WHere can I find poetry contests? (for teens)?

Question

I want to find one. I know about http://www.poetry.com

But I want some more options. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

http://www.poets.org/

Answer 2

Please do not submit your work to poetry.com. It is just a scam-- they will publish ANYTHING as long as you can fork over the money to buy a copy of the "anthology" it is being printed in.

I'd actually suggest skipping the contests and submitting your work to real magazines, journals, and websites. Check out a copy of Writer's Market and see if you can find places that suit your work.

You should not have to pay to get your work published!

Answer 3

Here are a few sites to try:

http://teenink.com/Contests/PoetryC.html
http://www.poetryamerica.com/teen-poetry-contest.asp
http://www.voya.com/Contests/index.shtml
http://www.winningwriters.com/resources/ur_web_detail.php?subcategory_code=STUD
http://www.fashionclub.com/perks-and-prizes/poetry/poetry-corner.shtm
http://www.mitaliperkins.com/teencontests.htm
http://www.youngpoets.ca/links/links.php
http://dorothysargentrosenbergmemorialfund.org/

Hope that 's enough to get you started! Lots of luck to you!! :)

Answer 4

I don't know about all of them, but some of them are scams. They will publish anything and tell you you have talent. Then they will publish you in a real honest-toogoodness book. You will have an option to buy a copy. They will offer amenities to it and many things you can pay for. You are published but there isn't much distinctive about it.

Answer 5

http://www.teenink.com/Contests/PoetryC.html, http://www.poetryamerica.com/
http://www.teenoutreach.com/freestuff/contests/poetry.htm

Answer 6

http://allpoetry.com/ has contests there that you can do for fun.