Frontier Annual Poetry Award Now Open For Submission | $5,000 Cash Prize

Deadline: November 15th.
In our pursuit to recognize today’s best poets, we want to celebrate one outstanding piece of poetry, OPEN to all poets regardless of publication history, with a $5000 award and publication. Ten finalists will also receive $100 each and all winners will earn publication with Frontier Poetry.
The Frontier staff will select the winners and finalists. The winners and honorable mentions will be announced in February 2019. We look forward to offering this annual prize where emerging and established poets are considered in equal measure.
Guidelines: 
  • Submissions are open to all poets: emerging and established. 
  • No identifying information in the submission document. 
  • Unpublished poetry only. 
  • We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us if your work is picked up elsewhere. 
  • No more than ONE poem per submission. There is no line-limit. Poems may be any length, any style, or any subject. 
  • Multiple submissions are allowed, but each new poem requires a new submission and fee. 
  • Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history and about yourself. 
  • International submissions are welcome. 
  • Submission fee of $20. 
If you have any questions about submissions of any kind or would like to query a current submission, please visit our FAQ page or send an email to: contact (at) frontierpoetry (dot) com

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