Up North Poetry Prize

Win $500 + Publication / Poetry / opening Spring 2020

2020 Judge: TBA

Contest Guidelines:

  • Open to anyone with ties to or writing about the Midwest.

  • Submit up to three poems (no more than 10 pages).

  • All work will be considered for inclusion in Up North Lit.

  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if the work we are considering has been accepted elsewhere.

  • Winner and finalists to be published in Up North Lit.

  • Only previously unpublished work will be considered.

  • This contest will be judged blindly, so please include your cover letter, your name, or any contact information only in Submittable and not on the manuscript itself.

  • Submit your work as a single .doc, .docx, or .pdf file.

  • Previous prize winners, close friends of the judge, as well as close friends or family of Up North Lit editors, staff, and readers are prohibited from submitting.

  • $10 entry fee to submit.

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