Annual poetry prize with September deadline, $5 entry fee for four poems, $500 prize money distributed among winners/runners-up.
Submissions for the 2025 PRINCEMERE Poetry Prize will be accepted through midnight on Friday, September 19, 2025.
$300 will be awarded to the winning poem, and $200 to be divided among runners-up.
Deadline: September 19, 2025 Entry fee: $5
Manuscript limit: 4 poems
No AI-generated or aided poems.
Entry format: We prefer that entries be typed, single-spaced, and that they be uploaded as a DOC, DOCX, RTF, or TXT. (Use PDF for nonstandard formatting.)
Name should not appear on the poems. Include a cover page with name, contact information, and the titles of poems. Submissions are judged blind.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know if your work is placed elsewhere.
Winning poem(s) will be published on Princemere.com.
Previous prize winners, Princemere staff, and their friends and family members are ineligible.
No changes to poems after winners and runners-up are named, please.
Paper submissions accepted from incarcerated poets at Princemere Poetry Prize, 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham, MA 01984.
Results will be announced on November 30, 2025.
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