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Poetry Awards

ENTER NOW! Writer’s Digest’s only competition exclusively for poetry, the Annual Poetry Awards, is currently accepting entries. New categories and prizes.

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners poems from the 2015 WD Poetry Awards. For full coverage of the 2015 WD Poetry Awards, check out the July/August 2016 issue of Writer’s Digest. For…

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 2015 Poetry Awards, where writers submit their very best poetry of less than 32 lines. Please join us in congratulating our winners! For full coverage…

Below are the top 10 poems from the 2014 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards. Congratulations to all the winners! 1. What Goes Around, by Beverley Rose Enright to Weldon Kees Willie…

Nearly 2,300 poems were submitted in the seventh annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, and Linda Neal Rising’s “An Educated Woman Explains Why She Likes Bluegrass” claimed the No. 1 spot. Her prize: $500, a copy of the 2012 Poet’s Market and a trip to the WD Conference in New York City. Read her winning entry here.

Nearly 2,300 poems were submitted to the seventh annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, and Linda Neal Reising’s “An Educated Woman Explains Why She Likes Bluegrass” claimed the No. 1 spot. Her prize: $500, a copy of the 2012 Poet’s Market and a trip to the WD Conference in New York City.

Karin Bradberry’s “Javelina” took first place in WD’s 5th Annual Poetry Awards competition, taking home $500 in prize money. The online contest, which pulled in nearly 3,350 entries, was open to poems of any style that were original, unpublished and 32 lines or fewer.

Lee Tupman’s “The Forest of Lost Husbands” took first place in WD’s 3rd Annual Poetry Awards competition, taking home $500 in prize money. The online contest, which pulled in nearly 3,800 entries, was open to poems of any style that were original, unpublished and 32 lines or fewer. by Brian A. Klems

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