You're invited to enter the 19th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. We will award the Tom Howard Prize of $3,000 for a poem in any style or genre, and the Margaret Reid Prize of $3,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. This contest is recommended by Reedsy.

This year, we've slashed the effective entry fee in half. Now you can enter two poems for each $15 entry fee. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $200 each (any style). The top 12 entries will be published online. The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from our co-sponsor, Duotrope. Submit published or unpublished work online via Submittable. Most countries eligible. Length limit per poem: 250 lines. Read the past winning entries. See advice from our final judge, S. Mei Sheng Frazier. She is being assisted this year by Vernon Keeve III.

Please enter by September 30. Click to submit online below or, to enter by mail, please send your poems and $15 entry fee to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street Suite B PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3998. You may include multiple entries in the same envelope. Checks must be drawn on US banks, payable to Winning Writers. US money orders and currency are also welcome.