Where can I enter my poems?

Question

I am 13 and want to enter poems in contests and such. Where can I?

Answer 1

There are a couple of scholastic publications out there as well as some magazines that feature teen work. You're best bet would be to go to the reference desk at your library and ask for The Poet's Market, hopefully the 2008 edition. You will find at the back of the book a group of indices one being the "Special Indexes" and look for "Subject Index" and then the section "Poetry by Teens". There are at least fifty or so magazines in that section.

Some misguided souls might tell you to go to poetry.com and that would be a mistake, because they will take advantage of you and take your money if you let them.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Go to the library and get a copy of Poet's Market. It's like Writer's Market but features exclusively poetry. Neat, huh?

The book lists pretty much all publishers and contests that exist at the time they print it. It includes a good handful of places that take work from teens, even some that publish exclusively student work.

Good luck!