Guidelines:

• One entry is 2-4 original poems of any style or theme, written in English, with a combined length of up to 400 lines.
• Unlimited entries per person. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Please notify the Festival if your work is accepted elsewhere.
• Author’s name should only appear on cover page.
• Include a separate page with poem titles, number of total lines, plus poet’s name, address, phone, and email address.

Eligibility:

• Only open to writers who have not yet published a book of poetry. Authors who have self-published or have published chapbooks are eligible provided that their poetry collection does not have an ISBN number.
• Authors who have published in other genres are eligible.
• Only previously unpublished poems accepted.

Entry Fee: $20

Manuscripts will not be returned.

To enter online: Electronic submissions are preferred and must be in .doc, .rtf or PDF formats. If you are using the latest version of Microsoft Word, please save your submission as .doc and not a .docx file before sending it to us. We accept entry fees via Discover, MasterCard and Visa only.

To enter by mail: Send your manuscript and check or money order for $20 (made out to the: Tennessee Williams Literary Festival) to: Poetry Contest Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514 New Orleans, LA 70113. Do not send submissions by certified mail or signature required delivery.

Poetry Contest Online Submission Step 1: Entry Fee

To begin the contest submission process by paying your $20 entry fee, click the button below. Once you've paid your entry fee, you'll be taken to the Entry Submission form to provide additional information and upload your contest entry.