"Coming Home" Poetry Contest Information

What does home look like to you? Is it an old farmhouse, a certain person, a childhood bedroom, a river you run to? Think about when you feel most rooted. Where in that world that you feel most at peace, most yourself?

Write a poem that takes us there with you. A home doesn’t have to be a building with four walls. It can be a state of being. We want to know what exactly “home” means to you! This year’s contest is very special because so many have requested that winners and finalists be published. We hear you and have made it so!




Full Rules Here


Enter the Contest

Prizes

This Holiday 2024 “COMING HOME” Contest is 15.00 to Enter. Deadline is extended to December 1, 2024.

Enter here with Submittable. (Submittable is free to use.) You may also mail your entry to: Oprelle Publications at 236 Twin Hills Rd. Grindstone, PA 15442



1st –

$200 in cash winnings.

  • CERTIFICATE AND PUBLICATION

    • 2nd –

    $100 in cash winings.

  • CERTIFICATE AND PUBLICATION

    • 3rd –

    $50.00 in cash winnings.

  • CERTIFICATE AND PUBLICATION

    • Eligibility

    The contest is open to anyone age 14 and up who writes poetry. Parents or Guardians can submit on behalf of their children who are ages 14-17.

    IN ADDITION, ALL FINALISTS IN THIS CONTEST WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A BEAUTIFUL ANTHOLOGY ENTITLED “COMING HOME, XXIV EDITION


    Judging

    Contest entries go through a preliminary judging by a highly educated panel of experts. Finalists are then judged by a published and award winning poet.