PoetryPrizes.com

People Before Profits Poetry Prize
An annual prize for an original poem on a "people before profits" theme. $10 entry fee. $200 prize. Deadline: March 1.
www.bbbooks.com/

Colorado Prize for Poetry
Literary magazine sponsors an annual poetry book contest. Includes guidelines.
www.coloradoreview.com/

Juniper Prize for Poetry Contest
Original manuscripts of at least fifty pages are sought by The University of Massachusetts Press which will publish the winning collection of original poetry. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: September 30, 2003.
www.umass.edu/

Indiana Review Annual Poetry Prize
Prize: $1000 plus publication. Deadline: March 2005. Reading Fee: $15 (includes a year's subscription).
www.indiana.edu/

Margaret Reid Poetry Prize for Traditional Verse
Annual awards totaling $2,000 (including a $1,000 First Prize) are made for poems in traditional verse forms. Any variations on metrical, rhyming and/or formal poems are eligible. The judge's interpretation of "traditional" is loose rather than strict. No restriction on previous publication or previous awards. Minimum: 25 lines. Maximum: No limit. Minimum entry fee: $5. Closing date: June 30.
www.poetrycontests.exactpages.com/

Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize
Annual contest. Prize: Publication and $300. Deadline: May 31, 2005. There is a $15 per entry fee. No more than six manuscript pages. Women writers only.
www.proaxis.com/

Strokestown Poetry Prize
Three categories of poetry are sought, each with a limit of 70 lines. Cash prizes total $7,000. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: February 18.
www.strokestownpoetryprize.com/

Tampa Review Prize for Poetry
Literary magazine sponsors annual book contest. Includes submission guidelines.
tampareview.ut.edu/

Wick Poetry Prize
Book contest sponsored by university press. Includes guidelines.
dept.kent.edu/

Griffin Poetry Prize
Griffin Poetry Prizes, worth C$40,000 each, are annual international and Canadian literary awards for poetry written or translated into English. Publishers only are invited to submit collections of poetry in traditional print format each calendar year.
www.griffinpoetryprize.com/