Postmark deadline: March 1 (annual)
Submissions accepted: January 15 – March 1
The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition accepts one-poem submissions. The contest awards the winner $200, publication in storySouth, and an invitation to read his/her poetry at UNC Greensboro’s Founders Day activities. Questions may be directed to Terry L. Kennedy, Associate Director, MFA Writing Program, at
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Eligibility and Guidelines
- The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network.
- Submissions should be one poem only (40-line limit).
- Poem must be typed (single-spaced) and stapled in the left-hand corner.
- Author's name should not appear on the poem. Instead, include a separate cover sheet with author's name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and poem title.
- Poem will not be returned. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a list of winner and finalists. The winner and finalists will be announced in May.
- An entry fee must accompany the poem. Multiple submissions are accepted, one poem per entry fee: $10 for NCWN members, $15 for nonmembers.
- You may pay member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission. Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network.
- Send submissions to:
Terry L. Kennedy
MFA Writing Program
3302 MHRA Building
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Past Winners
2012
First Place: Michael Gaspeny, Greensboro, NC
Runner-Up: Sandra Ann Winters, Winston-Salem, NC
Runner-Up: Dannye Romine Powell, Charlotte, NC
2011
First Place: Dannye Romine Powell, Charlotte, NC
Runner-Up:Mary Jo Amani, Swannanoa, NC
Honorable Mention: Terri Kirby Erickson, Lewisville, NC
Honorable Mention: Maureen A. Sherbondy, Raleigh, NC
Honorable Mention: Nancy Martin Young
2010
First Place: Rebecca Warren, Greensboro, NC
Honorable Mention: Jeff Miles, Greensboro, NC
Honorable Mention: Dannye Romine Powell, Charlotte, NC
Honorable Mention: Lynn Veach Sadler, Sanford, NC
2009
First Place: Catherine Carter, Cullowhee, NC
Honorable Mention: Marjorie Hudson, Pittsboro, NC
Honorable Mention: Jeff Miles, Greensboro, NC
Honorable Mention: Mary Elizabeth Parker, Greensboro, NC
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Warren, Greensboro, NC
2008
First Place: Joanna Catherine Scott, Chapel Hill, NC
Honorable Mention: Allison Elrod, Davidson, NC
Honorable Mention: Marjorie Hudson, Pittsboro, NC
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