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Five Points James Dickey Prize for Poetry
Eligible Entry: up to 3 unpublished poems, each no more than 50 lines
Open to: No restrictions indicated
Entry Fee: $20, includes subscription to Five Points, a literature & art journal
Prize: $1,000 plus publication in Five Points

Welcome to the second Postal Poetry contest. Here are the contest directions:

Get a feather boa.
Get drunk and/or hopped up on sour apples, preferably both.
Scroll down and stare at the pictures one by one until they begin to speak to you.
Write down everything you hear. (In pig latin, of course.)
Throw out all that shit crap [...]

Welcome to the first-ever Postal Poetry contest. Here are the contest directions:

Get naked.
Get drunk and/or stoned, preferably both. (And just so we’re clear, we’re not advocating that you do either, or both, even though we just told you to do either, or both.)
Scroll down and stare at the pictures one by one until they [...]

Gival Press Poetry Award
Eligible Entry: at least 45 pages of original poetry
Open to: No restrictions indicated.
Entry Fee: $20
Prizes: $1,000 plus publication. The poet receives 20 copies of the published chapbook.

Merton Prize For Poetry of the Sacred
Eligible Entry: one original, unpublished poem in English, 100 lines or less
Open to: No restrictions indicated
Entry Fee: No entry fee
Prizes: 1st Prize: $500 plus publication in The Merton Seasonal;$100 for 3 honorable mentions