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Aldrich Poetry Competition
Sponsored by the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, this annual contest seeks original poems by emerging writers. Two winners will receive $500 each, plus publication. Submission fee: $15. Deadline: July 31.

Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards
Annual contest seeks original, unpublished poems, no more than two manuscript pages in length, on any themes, and in any genre. Prize money totals $1,300. Sponsored by the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College. Deadline: April 1, 2004.

Annual Short Grain Contest
Seeks original, unpublished poems in four categories. Prize money totals $6,000. Deadline: January 31, 2004.

Brick and Mortar's Biannual Poetry Contest
Contest is open to both experienced and emerging poets. First place: $1,000; Second: $250; Third: $100. Minimum entry fee: $15 (for three poems). Deadline: January 1, 2004.

Bridport Prize
An international creative writing competition for poetry (under 42 lines) and short stories (under 5,000 words). Prize money totals ten thousand pounds. Entry fee: Six pounds. Deadline: June 30, each year.

Cambridge Poetry Awards
Dedicated to the promotion of poetry, the Cambridge Center for Adult Education offers Annual awards for performance and written poetry, to the poets of Massachusetts.

Cherry Grove Collections
Offers two contests annually, closing March 15 and June 15, respectively. Both seek original full-length (minimum: 48 pages) manuscripts. Reading fee: $20. Prizes in each case: $1,000, plus publication.

Christian Poetry Contest
Seeks Christian poetry. Maximum length: 350 words. No entry fees.

Colorado Review Poetry Contest
An annual contest for a book-length collection of poems, ranging from forty to one hundred manuscript pages. Prize is $1,500, plus publication. Closing date: mid-January. Sponsored by the University of Colorado.

Comstock Review Annual Poetry Contest
Original, unpublished poems are sought. Maximum length: 40 lines. Entry fee: $3 per poem. Prize pool: $1,350. Deadline: July 1. Selected poems will be published.

Cross Keys Press Annual Poetry Contest
Offers cash prizes for original poems on any theme, up to sixty lines in length. Deadline: July 31.

Cross Way Publications Poetry Contest
Closing December 30, this semi-annual contest is open to all Christian poets. All forms of poetry are accepted. Entry fee: $3 per poem (no more than a single page in length). Prize money totals $95.

Dog River Publishing
Offers a romantic poetry contest, closing July 6, 2003. Entries must be lodged electronically. $2 entry fee per poem. Extremely modest cash prizes.

Emily Dickinson Poetry Awards
An annual contest for original, unpublished poems, not exceeding six pages in length. Winning entries are published in an anthology. Reading fee: $12. Deadline: August 31.

Excalibur Contest for Unpublished Poetry
Original poems are sought, under 200 words (not lines) in length. Email submissions only. Deadline: November 30. Entry fee: C$10. First prize: C$200. Second prize: C$50.

First Writer Poetry Competition
Annual contest offers $200 as First Prize for a poem in any style and on any subject. Length: under 30 lines. Minimum entry fee: 3 pounds. Deadline: October 1, 2003.

Foley Poetry Contest at America Magazine
America magazine sponsors annually the Foley Poetry Award with a $1,000 prize. Submit only one poem of 30 lines or fewer. Poems must arrive between January 1 and the third Friday of April. Free entry. No email submissions.

Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award
Annual contest offers a $1,000 cash award, plus publication, for an imaginative work. Reading fee: $10. Deadline: June 15.

Georgia Poetry Society Contests
Offers a number of contests throughout the year, international in scope, for short poems.

Glacier Press Poetry Contest
Seeks all genres of Poetry. Requires a collection of up to 10 poems per entry. Prize: $500, plus publication. Deadline: April 30. Entry fee: $25.

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