Submissions

Two ways to submit to Poetry International:

Individual Poem Competitions

Every year Poetry International holds two contests, The C.P. Cavafy Prize and The Poetry International Prize. The winner of each is awarded a cash prize of $1,000 and publication. For more information, including submissions guidelines and past winners, please click on the links for each.

Chapbook Competitions

Every year Poetry International selects at least two chapbook collections for publication in an upcoming issue. Chapbook reading periods are open in summer and winter. For submission guidelines, please go here

Please note Poetry International no longer accepts hard-copy submissions and only accepts submissions through Submittable