The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers $10,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine. Ten finalists will also receive $200 each and publication, and be eligible for the $2,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote.
Additional poems from the entries are frequently offered publication as well. In 2017 we published 20 poems that had been submitted to the contest from just over 4,000 entries.
WORTH
The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers
- $10,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine.
- Ten finalists will also receive $200 each and publication, and be eligible for the $2,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote.
- Additional poems from the entries are frequently offered publication as well. In 2017 20 poems were published that had been submitted to the contest from just over 4,000 entries.
- The entry fee is a one-year subscription to Rattle (or a one-year extension for subscribers) at the regular $25 rate
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to writers, worldwide
- Poems must be written in English (no translations).
- Rattle’s winter issue must be a potential first publication of all works submitted. No previously published works, or works accepted for publication elsewhere.
To apply and for more information visit here