"Masters" Poetry Contest Information

The 2023 Poetry Masters Contest has a special twist this year... published and awarded poets may enter AND emerging and unpublished poets may enter.

Five Poets: Showcase up to 20 poems in a “2023 Poetry Masters Anthology.”

To Enter: Submit 1-3 of your best poems in Submittable.

Entrance Fee: 25.00

Deadline: May 18th, 2023




Read Full Rules Here

  

 

Prizes

Contest entries for The Poetry Masters Contest will be accepted March 15, 2023 through May 18th, 2023. Oprelle’s Poetry Masters Contest winners will be posted on our site on or before June 30, 2023.


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First Place : 500.00, a trophy, and a collection of their poems in a beautiful book.
Second Place: 400.00, a trophy, and a collection of their poems in a beautiful book.
Third Place: 300.00, a trophy, and a collection of their poems in a beautiful book.
Fourth Place: 200.00, a trophy, and a collection of their poems in a beautiful book.
Fifth Place: 100.00, a trophy, and a collection of their poems in a beautiful book.

Eligibility

To enter this contest, you must share 1 to 3 of your best poems. ( If you are placed in a possible winners group...we may ask you to send a few more poems before our final winners decisions are made. ) Both published and unpublished poetry are acceptable in any subject/style. No single poem is to exceed 20 lines. (Not counting spaces or title.) Entrants also must be age 14 or over. International entries that are interpreted in English are welcome.


Judges

Your judges for the 2023 Poetry Masters include:

A multi-award winning poet with an MFA in poetry
A college professor and former English teacher
A lead editor and former literary agency employee


Examples



“She was a storm
not the kind
you run from
but the kind
you chase”
- Excerpt from r.h.Sin

“but this smart snow erases
nothing, seeps everywhere,
the search engine is inside us,
the world is our display”


― Excerpt from Engines Within the Throne, by Cathy Park Hong

“And she’s going to learn that this life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.”
- Excerpt from If I Should Have a Daughter, By Sarah Kay