SFPA's annual poetry contest is open to submissions!

The SFPA speculative poetry contest is open to all poets, including non-SFPA-members.

Prizes will be awarded for best unpublished poem in 3 categories:

• Dwarf (poems 1–10 lines [prose poems 0–100 words])
• Short (11–49 lines [prose poems 101–499 words])
• Long (50 lines and more [prose 500 words and up]).

Line count does not include title or stanza breaks. All sub-genres of speculative poetry allowed in any form. Entries must be anonymized to ensure fair judging; friends/family/students of the judge may not enter.

The first, second, and third place winners of each category receive publication on the SFPA website and a cash prize: $150 First Prize, $75 Second Prize, and $25 Third Prize.

The 2025 contest is open until August 31.

Learn more or submit your work on our annual poetry contest page.