Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition

New Postmark deadline: February 15th

The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition accepts one poem submissions. The contest awards the winner publication in The Crucible literary journal and $200. Questions may be directed to Terry Kennedy at   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The final judge for the Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition is Rhett Iseman Trull.
Rhett Iseman Trull's first book of poetry, The Real Warnings (Anhinga Press, 2009), received the 2008 Anhinga Prize for Poetry.  Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The American Poetry Review, Best New Poets 2008, Prairie Schooner, The Southern Review, and other publications.  Her awards include prizes from the Academy of American Poets and the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Foundation.  She received her B.A. from Duke University and her M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she was a Randall Jarrell Fellow.  She and her husband publish Cave Wall in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Eligibility and Guidelines

1. The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the NC Writers Network.
2. Submissions should be one poem only (40 line limit).
3. Poem must be typed (single-spaced) and stapled in the left-hand corner.
4. Names should not appear on the poem.
5. Include a separate cover sheet with name, address, phone number(s) and poem title.
6. Poem will not be returned. Include a SASE for a list of winners.
7. An entry fee must accompany the poem. Multiple submissions are accepted, one poem per entry fee: $10/NCWN members, $15/non-members (You may pay member entry fee if you join NCWN with your submission.)

The winner is announced in May.

Send submissions, indicating name of competition to:

Terry Kennedy

MFA Writing Program
3302 MHRA Building
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network

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