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Contests

May Members-Only Contest

Details of the May 2026 contest will be available in the Spring 2026 Stanza.

Winners of our September 2025 Members-only Contest

Contest: A Prose Poem Portrait
Judge: Carol Bachofner

First Place - “Self Portrait as Constellation,” Jeanne Julian
Second Place - “Ghost Fruit,” Sara Lynn Eastler
Third Place - “The Caterpillar,” Julie Meyer

1st Honorable Mention - “Fritzi,” Laura Buxbaum
2nd Honorable Mention - “Anxiety as Bald Spot,” Gus Peterson
3rd Honorable Mention - “Gutsy,” Laura West

 

PRIZE POEM CONTEST INFORMATION

Our Prize Poem Contest, a state-wide writing contest we have offered since 2018, is back. There’s a category for published poets and another for poets who have yet to have their work published, with prizes of $150 and $75 respectively. With the exception of MPS board members, this is open to our members who live in Maine for at least part of each year as well as to other Maine residents. Submissions close on the last day of March. We encourage those who have not yet been published to enter the unpublished category. And if you’ve had your poems in print—here’s another great opportunity, but please do not send anything that has been previously published or is currently out for consideration. We sincerely hope our members will enter and share the information with the wider poetry community. Here is a link that will take you to the flyer with the details. Contest Details

 
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