PST Contests

Monthly Contests (Deadline: 15th of preceding month)

Annual Contests (2025 Winners Announced! 2026 Contest Brochure should be posted by early February.)

Annual Student Contests (2025 Winners Announced!)

Catherine Case Lubbe Manuscript Contest (Current contest deadline has passed.)

The William D. Barney Memorial Chapbook Contest (Current contest deadline has passed.)

Rubric (Guidelines for Judging PST Poetry Competitions)

NFSPS Contests

NFSPS 2024 Barbara Stevens Poetry Book Manuscript Competition (Current contest deadline has passed.)

NFSPS Manningham Trust Student Poetry Contest (Current contest deadline has passed.)

NFSPS 36th Annual College Undergraduate Poetry Contest (Submission period: December 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026)

BlackBerry Peach Spoken and Written Word Contest (Submission period: January 1 – March 15

Annual NFSPS Poetry Contests (Submission period: January 1 – March 15)