PST Contests

Monthly Contests (Deadline: 15th of preceding month)

Annual Contests (2026 Contest Brochure – hot off the presses!)
UPDATE 2/24/2026: Contest Brochure has been updated and replaced. See the contest page for specific changes.

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.)

Guidelines for Judging PST Poetry Competitions

NFSPS Contests

NFSPS 2025 Barbara Stevens Poetry Book Manuscript Competition (Submissions window: August 15, 2026 – October 15, 2026 (at midnight PST))

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

NFSPS 36th Annual College Undergraduate Poetry Contest (Current contest deadline has passed.)

BlackBerry Peach Spoken and Written Word Contest (Current contest deadline has passed.)

Annual NFSPS Poetry Contests (Current contest deadline has passed.)