The National Contest is now closed

Get your poems ready! The 2013 WyoPoets National Contest is open Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013. The contest will be judged by poet, Amanda Fall, who is creator and editor of Sprout Online Magazine.

See the contest guidelines

Chapbook submissions are now closed. 



Submission Deadline: October 15, 2013
Only paid-up members of WyoPoets are eligible for publication in this chapbook; all submissions must be the author's original work and include:
1.    A cover sheet with the poet's name, address, email and a list of the titles of all work submitted
2.    Two typewritten or computer- generated copies of each poem submitted for consideration
3.    A short author's biographical note of 50 words or less
Only one poem per page. Three page limit per author. Please keep copies of your work. Poems will not be returned.

Poems will be selected by a qualified juror and published in a slim volume of poetry. All rights will return to the author upon publication. Poets to be included in chapbook will be notified.

Guidelines: Poems must be titled except for haiku; use standard 81/2 x 11 white paper with a 12-point font size and Times New Roman font
Length:   36 lines and spaces counting title and space after title
Line-length: 60 characters or less
Theme:   "Wyoming's Weather"
Deadline:   October 15, 2013
Fee:   None
Compensation: One complimentary chapbook to each poet whose work is included in publication

Submit Poems to: Lee Ann Siebken, P.O. Box 155, Douglas, WY 82633

To join WyoPoets include $20 membership fee with poetry submission and receive four newsletters per year, two WyoPoet sponsored workshops, an annual contest and publishing opportunities for your work.