Cascadia Poetics Lab’s Poetry Postcard Fest
Join Eat the Storms Poetry Podcast out of Ireland Saturday, July 9th, when Damien B. Donnelly shares poetry from a cast of poets including Beth Bonness.
Calls for submission
BlackBerryPeach Prizes Blend Page and Stage
Poetry readings need not be boring. The National Federation of State Poetry Societies invites all poets to try blending a little theater with their poetry for the 2022 BlackBerryPeach Prizes for Poetry: Spoken and Heard. The contest deadline is March 15. Winners win cash awards, $1,000 for first place, $500 for second, and $250 for …
Call for Submissions: A Collection of Voices Capturing the Universal Sisterhood of Survivorship
A call to all women who have experienced abuse in any of its many
forms. Please submit your original works of journey and survival.
All submissions will be treated as confidential.
Announcing OPA’s 2022 Youth Poetry Contest
Youth Contest Chair report for January 18th board meeting.
Announcing OPA’s 2022 Adult Spring Poetry Contest
OPA’s 2022 Adult Spring Contest opens February 1st!
C-Tran buses seek poems
Fresh crop of poems sought for C-Tran buses Artstra is accepting submissions for Season 11 of Poetry Moves, for a new group of poems to be showcased on C-Tran buses. The program welcomes poets of any age living in the Portland-Vancouver regional area served by C-Tran. A maximum of two poems may be submitted, each …
OPA Spring 2021 Poetry Contest
OPA Spring 2021 Poetry Contest Contest dates: February 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 Categories Please remember that if you are not a current member of OPA you must submit your entries through the non-member Submittable portal in order for them to be accepted. Limit: one entry per category (no duplicates). 1) Poet’s Choice: Limit 80 lines, …
2021 Student Contest has been cancelled
We regret to announce that due to the pandemic, the 2021 Student Poetry Contest has been cancelled. When schools reopen the Student Contest will resume. Questions or concerns can still be addressed to the Student Contest Chair and will be answered by the OPA web master.
Deadlines Extended
OPA Fall Contest deadline extended to September 15th. Click here for details. OPA Pandemic deadline extended to September 8th. Click here for details.
Fall 2020 Poetry Contest Deadline: September 1, 2020
Categories Limit: one entry per category. 1) Poet’s Choice: Limit 80 lines, any subject, any form. Judge: Pepper Trail. 2) Members Only: Limit 20 lines, any subject, any form. Entrant must be a current OPA member. Judge: Amy Miller. 3) New Poets: Limit 30 lines, any subject, any form. A new poet is someone with no more than two poems published …
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