"Parnassus" by RaphaelThe 2025 Society of Classical Poets International Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2025 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests . First Prize: $2,000. Publication on the Society’s website and Journal. . Submission Fee: $20 (The fee comes with a free subscription to our monthly e-Newsletter.) . Submit: One to three poems on any topic. Altogether, the poems should total 108 lines or less. First click here to pay the submission fee, then email as a Word file or in the email body to [email protected]. Put “Poetry Contest Submission” in the subject line of the email. Poems must contain meter (beginners and students may simply count syllables). Rhyme and other traditional techniques are encouraged as well, but not required. (To learn how to write poetry with meter, see a brief beginner’s guide on common iambic meter here or a more elaborate beginner’s guide to many kinds of meter here. See a guide to poetry forms here.) You may alternatively mail a check made out to the Society of Classical Poets to Evan Mantyk, Society of Classical Poets. Email [email protected] for mailing address. You may pay up to $60 and send in up to three separate submissions. . Deadline: December 31, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EST. Winners announced February 1, 2026 on our e-Newsletter and on the Society’s homepage. (Annual submission dates Sept. 1 – Dec. 31.) . High School Prize: $200. See details here. . Judges: C.B. Anderson Susan Jarvis Bryant Margaret Coats Patricia Rogers Crozier Evan Mantyk Reid McGrath Joseph S. Salemi Adam Sedia James A. Tweedie Brian Yapko . Read about the Competition Judges here. . Who May Participate? Anyone from any country of any background. If you are outside the United States, you would need to have a PayPal account to receive the prize money should you win First Place. . Additional Details Poems should be written in 2025. They may be previously published. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Past First Place winners and the Society’s executive staff are prohibited from participating. You do not have to be a Member of the Society to participate. You will retain ownership of your submitted poetry. By submitting it to the Society for publication or for inclusion in the contest, should it rank among winners or receive an honorable mention, you give the Society permission to publish it online on this website, in the Society of Classical Poets Journal, and in publications promoting the SCP’s mission or this annual contest, but the SCP would not be able to sell your individual poem on its own or have any further rights over it beyond these purposes. You could publish it anywhere else or sell it to any publication as desired. You can enter up to three submissions, each containing one to three poems, not exceeding 108 lines in total per submission. Each submission requires the standard entry fee of $20. . Past Winners 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 . Poetry Writing Resources A Simple Guide to Forms and Examples from the Society of Classical Poets “Freeware Prosody” by Expansive Poetry Online How to Write Classical Poetry by the Society of Classical Poets “The Hard Edges of a Poem” by Joseph S. Salemi The Prosody Handbook: A Guide to Poetic Form by Robert Beum and Karl Shapiro Writing Metrical Poetry by William Baer . . NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. ***Read Our Comments Policy Here*** Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ