Deadline extended, prizes, publication.
The new annual Ellen Conroy Kennedy Poetry Prize honors our dear co-founder (1932-2020) and supports HoCoPoLitSo’s live literary programs.
The winning poet will be awarded a cash prize of $500, provided by the Friends of HoCoPoLitSo. The winning poem will be published in The Little Patuxent Review and HoCoPoLitSo’s website. Additionally, the winning poet will be celebrated with a press release, on social media, in a blog interview, and in the annual report. A second prize winner will also be selected and awarded $100.
Eligibility: We welcome submissions from poets all ages and in all styles, including experimental, traditional, and short narrative poems. Each poet may submit one or more previously unpublished, original poems to total no more than 60 lines or three pages. HoCoPoLitSo-appointed judges will consider each poem separately and without identifying author information to select one winning poem of exceptional quality. HoCoPoLitSo Board Members and staff are not eligible to submit.
Evaluation: Each poem will be judged separately and read anonymously.
Reading Fee: $10
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2021 [EXTENDED]
The winner will be notified by November 15, 2021.
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