Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest: Win $3,500 for a Poem

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Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

The deadline is October 1 for the 22nd annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. We will award the Tom Howard Prize of $3,500 for a poem in any style or genre, and the Margaret Reid Prize of $3,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style.

The entry fee is $22 for each submission of 1-3 poems. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $300 each (any style). The top 12 entries will be published online. The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from our co-sponsor, Duotrope.

Submit published or unpublished work online via Submittable. Most countries eligible. Length limit per poem: 250 lines. This contest is recommended by Reedsy.

Please enjoy the ten most recent winning poems below.

2023 Winners

Kizziah Burton / Tom Howard Prize
Cist  

Mikaela Hagen / Margaret Reid Prize
Sestina for My Daughter  

2022 Winners

Maurya Kerr / Tom Howard Prize
Orion  

Tamara Panici / Margaret Reid Prize
Elegy for Childhood Written in a Language I Did Not Yet Speak, Addressed to the God I Once Knew

2021 Winners

Qin Qin / Tom Howard Prize
Bastards’ Tongue  

Edythe Rodriguez / Margaret Reid Prize
afro/latin/a  

2020 Winners

Tony Keith Jr. / Tom Howard Prize
Black Man on Fire  

Kayleb Rae Candrilli / Margaret Reid Prize
Ghazals Connected as Though Cargo Freights  

2019 Winners

Melissa Studdard / Tom Howard Prize
Migration Patterns  

Chelsea Dingman / Margaret Reid Prize
Psychogeography