• OPA sponsors two poetry contests each year for adults and one poetry contest for children; members receive a lower price to enter the contests
• The student contest culminates in a reading by the winners and a reception for the young poets and their guests
• The student contest has monetary prizes and is free for the students to enter
• The adult contest always include a category just for New Poets (those poets who have never before received a monetary award for their poetry)

 ADULT CONTEST WINNERS:

• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, Poet’s Choice December 22, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, Poet’s Choice December 21, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, Poet’s Choice December 20, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest, Poet’s Choice: Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments December 19, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, Members Only December 18, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, Members Only December 17, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, Members Only December 16, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest, Members Only: Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments December 15, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, New Poets December 14, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, New Poets December 13, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, New Poets December 12, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest, New Poets: Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments December 11, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: Traditional Form—1st Place, Blank Verse December 10, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: Traditional Form—2nd Place, Blank Verse December 9, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: Traditional Form—Blank Verse, 3rd Place December 8, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest, Traditional Form—Blank Verse: Honorable Mentions December 7, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: Theme—Our Common Life, 1st Place December 6, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: Theme—Our Common Life, 2nd Place December 5, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest Winner: Theme—Our Common Life, 3rd Place December 4, 2019
• 2019 Fall Contest, Theme—Our Common Life: Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments December 3, 2019
• Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2019 Contest Winners November 7, 2019
• Oregon Poetry Association Spring 2019 Contest Winners May 20, 2019
• 2018 Fall Contest, Theme – Harvest, 1st Place Winner November 20, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Theme – Harvest, 2nd Place Winner November 19, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Theme – Harvest, 3rd Place Winner November 18, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Theme – Harvest, Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments November 17, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Traditional Form – Rondeau, 1st place November 16, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Traditional Form – Rondeau, 2nd Place Winner November 15, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Traditional Form – Rondeau, 3rd Place Winner November 14, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Traditional Form – Rondeau, Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments November 13, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, New Poets, 1st Place Winner November 12, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, New Poets, 2nd Place Winner November 11, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, New Poets, 3rd Place Winner November 10, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, New Poets, Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments November 9, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Members Only, 1st Place Winner November 8, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Members Only, 2nd Place Winner November 7, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Members Only, 3rd Place Winner November 6, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest, Members Only, Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments November 5, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest: Poet’s Choice, 1st Place Winner November 4, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest: Poet’s Choice, 2nd Place Winner November 3, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest: Poet’s Choice, 3rd Place Winner November 2, 2018
• 2018 Fall Contest: Poet’s Choice, Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments November 1, 2018
• OPA Congratulates Fall 2018 Contest Winners! October 28, 2018
• 2017 Spring Contest, Theme – Oregon/Pacific NW: 1st Place Winner September 10, 2018
• 2017 Spring Contest, Theme – Oregon/Pacific NW: 2nd Place Winner September 7, 2018
• 2017 Spring Contest, Theme – Oregon/Pacific NW: 3rd Place Winner September 4, 2018
• 2017 Spring Contest, Theme – Oregon/Pacific NW: Honorable Mentions September 1, 2018
• Oregon Poetry Association Spring 2018 Contest Winners April 30, 2018
• 2107 Fall Contest New Poets: Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments December 4, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, New Poets December 3, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, New Poets November 18, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, New Poets November 17, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, Theme–Current Events November 15, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, Theme–Current Events November 14, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, Theme–Current Events November 13, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Traditional Form, Villanelle: Honorable Mentions and Judges’ Comments November 12, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, Traditional Form–Villanelle November 11, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, Traditional Form–Villanelle November 10, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, Traditional Form–Villanelle November 9, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Members Only: Honorable Mentions and Judges’ Comments November 8, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, Members Only November 7, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, Members Only November 6, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, Members Only November 5, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest: Poet’s Choice Honorable Mentions and Judge’s Comments November 4, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 3rd Place, Poet’s Choice November 3, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 2nd Place, Poet’s Choice November 2, 2017
• 2017 Fall Contest Winner: 1st Place, Poet’s Choice November 1, 2017
• Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2017 Contest Winners October 17, 2017
• OPA 2017 Spring Contest Winners May 17, 2017
• OPA 2016 Fall Contest Winners December 24, 2016
• Oregon Poetry Association – 2016 Spring Contest Winners April 19, 2016
• Oregon Poetry Association – Fall 2015 Contest Winners October 21, 2015
• Oregon Poetry Association – Spring 2015 Contest Winners May 4, 2015
• Oregon Poetry Association – Fall 2014 Contest Winners November 13, 2014
• Oregon Poetry Association – Spring 2014 Contest Winners April 12, 2014
• Oregon Poetry Association – Fall 2013 Contest Winners October 8, 2013
• Oregon Poetry Association – Spring 2013 Contest Winners April 2, 2013
• OPA – Contest Winners for 2011 and 2012 December 15, 2012

STUDENT CONTEST WINNERS:

• 2019 National Federation of State Poetry Societies MANNINGHAM TRUST STUDENT POETRY WINNERS June 24, 2019
• OPA Congratulates the 2019 Cascadia Contest Winners! April 15, 2019
• OPA Congratulates the 2018 Manningham Winners! May 22, 2018
• 2018 Cascadia Winners March 14, 2018
• 2017 Student Contest Winners February 14, 2017
• 2016 Oregon Student Poetry Contest Winners! March 19, 2016
• 2015 Oregon Student Poetry Contest Winners! November 25, 2015
• 2015 Manningham Student Contest Winners November 25, 2015
• 2015 Oregon Student Poetry Contest Winners! April 15, 2015

Please see the pages for student contest or the adult contest for more information including categories and rules.