Penrose Poetry Prize: an award for outstanding poetry by LGBTQIA+ writers.
We hope to do our part in championing new, emerging, and established LGBTQIA+ voices by awarding $200, $100, and $50 cash awards to one grand prize winner and two runners up, with works to be published in a special Penrose volume of Oroboro, and a special note on the first place work selected from our guest judge.
Grand Prize winner will receive the $200 prize, a written review from guest judge + publishing
Two selected finalists will relieve $100 and $50 prizes + publishing
Short list, long list, and honorable mentions from contest will be announced at publication.
The intention of the Oroboro: Penrose Poetry Prize is to uphold and celebrate LGBTQIA+ voices in the poetry community; those who do not identify as LGBTQIA+ will have the opportunity to submit to other writing contests hosted by Oroboro in the future. Past submitters and/or folks published in previous issues of Oroboro are totally welcome to submit! Info on how to submit below.
Read 2020 Penrose Poetry Collection here.
Read 2021 Penrose Poetry Collection here.
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Penrose Poetry Prize 2022 Submission Requirements:
1-3 poems maximum per entry
We accept submissions from all ages and from anywhere in the world.
All submissions must include a cover letter including how you fit the contest requirements. A cover letter includes why you are submitting to the Oroboro Penrose Poetry Prize and a short biography about yourself and/or your work.
Submissions should include work in one file in .docx or pdf.
Please do not send us previously published work.
We also recommend that this *not* be a simultaneous submission as pieces that might be published elsewhere during the submission and jurying period cannot be considered for the prize as we would not want to publish a piece that will have thusly been previously published before the award is given.
Only one submission per open reading period. All rights revert to the authors upon publication, though we ask you cite OROBORO Penrose Poetry Prize when published elsewhere or in anthology.
If you are unable to submit your work online or experience any difficulties with our submittable, please let us know at deathrattlewriter@gmail.com
