Deadline: April 15, 2026

One winning poem will be awarded $1,000, two runners-up will be awarded $100 each, and 3-5 honorable mentions will be selected. All winning poems, honorable mentions, and several finalists are published in the winter issue of SRPR. Moreover, the contest winner will be invited to read his/her winning poem at the annual SRPR Lucia Getsi Poetry Reading Bloomington-Normal, IL.

Finalists are read by 2026 judge Aditi Machado, who also writes an introduction to the winning poem. Recent judges include Aaron Coleman, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Jonah Mixon-Webster, GC Waldrep, Rachel Zucker, Joshua Corey, Juliana Spahr, David Baker, C.S. Giscombe and Jeanne Marie Beaumont. 

Entry Fee: Our entry fee of $25 includes a one-year subscription to SRPR (two issues). If you already subscribe, then we will extend your subscription. International contestants will receive PDF versions of SRPR.

Guidelines

• Please submit up to 3 poems, maximum ten pages in length. Also, please submit all poems in one file, separated by page breaks.
• Entries must be unpublished in any format including print and online. 
• No identifying information should appear anywhere on one copy of your poems.
• Fill in all of your contact information. 
• Fill in the title(s) of the work(s) you are submitting. If you are submitting multiple works, separate titles with commas.