Entry Fee: $10 for up to three poems.
Eligibility: Open to anyone 18 years of age and older writing in English, from anywhere in the world. Contributors to any previous issue of RockPaperPoem are also eligible.
Guidelines:
- Send 1-3 of your best, previously unpublished poems. Poems published on a blog or social media are not eligible. No theme; any subject; maximum two pages per poem.
- Entries are only considered if sent through Submittable.
- Multiple submissions are fine.
- Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please notify us immediately through Submittable if a poem has been accepted elsewhere.
- Contest is open Monday, April 1 through midnight (CT) Friday, May 31, 2024. Winners will be announced in July.
- All submissions will be considered for publication and will receive a response, even if the poems do not win a prize.
- No identifying personal or contact information should appear on any poem or files containing poems.
- Once submitted, poems cannot be revised, unless requested by RockPaperPoem editors.
- By submitting, you agree to receive any cash prize electronically via PayPal or Zelle, if you are a winner.
- Initial review of submissions will be done by RockPaperPoem editors. Approximately 15-20 finalists will be sent as blind submissions to the Contest Judge, who will select Grand Prize and two Runner-Up Prize poems. Prize poems will appear in the next issue of RockPaperPoem.
- Entry fees are not refundable.
Terms and Conditions:
- If selected as a winner, you grant RockPaperPoem First North American Serial and First Electronic Rights to your submitted work. All rights revert to you after publication.
- You also confirm that your submission is solely your own, original, unpublished writing, and that no part of your submission has been generated by any AI content generator.
- If you re-publish any accepted work at a later date, you agree to name RockPaperPoem as the place where it first appeared.
