6th Annual Jack Grapes Poetry Prize

Cultural Weekly’s 6th annual Jack Grapes Poetry Prize is now closed. The deadline was August 31, 2018.

There will be 3 WINNERS and 6 FINALISTS. WINNERS will receive $200 each, plus publication. FINALISTS will receive $50 each, plus publication.

The Prize is free to enter. This year, the Prize will be judged by poets F. Douglas Brown, Rocío Carlos, and Alexis Rhone Fancher.

The Rules

  1. You may submit up to 3 previously unpublished poems. What do we mean by unpublished? If it has appeared in any book, magazine or edited website, then it is published.
  2. NO SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS. We promise to make a quick decision.
  3. All submissions must be made through SUBMITTABLE. (There is a direct link at the bottom.) THIS CONTEST IS FREE TO ENTER. You may submit only once. Choose your best work!
  4. You must follow the formatting rules. Submissions that do not follow these rules may not be considered.
  5. Submissions must be in .doc or .docx format. (No “pages,” “txt” “pdf” or other formats).
  6. Your submissions must all be in a single document. In other words, if you submit 3 poems, they should all be in 1 document, not in 3 separate documents.
  7. Make the name of the file the title of your first poem.
  8. Pages must be numbered.
  9. No unusual spacing or fonts. 12 point, Times New Roman preferred.
  10. The judges will read all submissions blind. List the titles of your poems on the cover page.
  11. Remember: your name, address, phone number and email address must appear on the cover page only! All other pages of your submission must contain NO identifying information. Follow the guidelines on the Submittable page.
  12. No poems will be accepted after August 31st, 2018, Midnight, Pacific Time. No entries will be considered after that date.
  13. By entering this contest you guarantee that the work you are submitting is your own original poetry, that it has never been published electronically or in print, and that it has not been submitted nor accepted for publication elsewhere.

Cultural Weekly’s poetry editor will contact all those who submitted with the results soon after the contest ends. Your patience is appreciated. The decision of the judges is final.

[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep poetry alive and kicking!.[/alert]

Photo by Alexis Rhone Fancher

What are you looking for?