4 Poetry Contests to Enter in January

Deadlines are soon but you could be the poet they are waiting on to submit

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A new year should bring on bigger and better endeavors and if you haven’t already ventured into the world of Writing Contests, now is a great time to do so. Here’s a list of some great poetry contests to get you started. Apply, you never know what can happen!

• Discovery Poetry Contest
  Deadline: January 8, 2021
  Entry Fee: $15 Cash Prize: $500
  https://www.92y.org/poetry/discovery-contest.aspx
  They will pick 4 winners for the cash prize and publication and online submissions are open so enter now!
• New American Press
  Deadline: January 15, 2021
  Entry Fee: $20 Cash Prize: $1,500
  http://www.newamericanpress.com/contests/
  The will pick a winner for the cash prize and publication and 25 Author Copies.
• Sixfold
  Deadline: January 24, 2021
  Entry Fee: $5 Cash Prize: $1,000
  http://www.sixfold.org/
  There will be 2 winners and a publication prize and you can submit up to 5 poems.
• Regal House Publishing
  Deadline: January 31, 2021
  Entry Fee: $25 Cash Prize: $1,000
  https://www.regalhousepublishing.com/
  Hopefully you have already started working on a collection because they are in need of at least a 48 page manuscript but if you’re not ready to submit an entire collection at…