SFPA Annual Poetry Contest (N/A)
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Organization: SFPA
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The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association’s Annual Poetry Contest is open for submissions of poetry in dwarf, short, and long poem divisions from June 1st to August 31st 2026.
SFPA has run an annual poetry contest since 2006, with the rules and guidelines consistent since the 2013 edition.
The contest is intended to raise funds for SFPA (a small donation is required with each entry), as well as to draw more attention to speculative poetry and reward writers of good speculative poems.
Each year, members and non-members submit speculative poems in long, short, and dwarf poem divisions, which are then judged by a guest judge. The top three winners of each division receiving cash prizes and publication on the SFPA website.
Prizes will be awarded for best unpublished poem in 3 categories:
- Dwarf (poems 1–10 lines [prose poems 0–100 words])
- Short (11–49 lines [prose poems 101–499 words])
- Long (50 lines and more [prose 500 words and up]).
The first, second, and third place winners of each category receive publication on the SFPA website and a cash prize: $150 First Prize, $75 Second Prize, and $25 Third Prize.
Submit your entries using the following form: https://bit.ly/SFPAcontest2026
For more details: https://sfpoetry.org/wp/annual-contest/
Duotrope listing: https://duotrope.com/contest/sfpa-speculative-poetry-contest-3055
https://sfpoetry.org/wp/annual-contest/
Michael Hessel-Mial, Contest Chair