Are you a college-age poet looking for a contest that’s just for you? Well, you’ve found it! The 8th annual Dan Veach Prize for Younger Poets is looking for fresh, wonderful poetry written by people from ages 18-23. You could win $100 plus publication in the Fall/Winter issue! Please upload 2 of your best poems
We’re excited to announce that Elina Kumra from Sunnyvale, California, is this year’s Dan Veach Prize winner for her wondrous prose poem “God Is My Love.” Elina is Reed Magazine‘s 2024 Emerging Writer. She has won First Place in Third Coast Magazine and Polyphony as well as a Marin County Poetry Award. She also won
We’re thrilled to announce that Carter Rekoske has won this year’s Dan Veach Prize for his poem, “Prayer for Gratitude.” He has won $100 and his poem will be published in the upcoming Fall issue. Carter is a 21 year old creative writing student at Bryan College in Tennessee. He won the poetry award in
This year, two poems submitted for the Dan Veach Prize for Younger Poets were so exceptional, they both had to win. That’s right: we had a tie! Both Ivy Marie Clarke, for her poem “Where to Find Poetry,” and Rema Shbaita, for their poem “Palestine is Upsidedown” will win the $100 prize, and their work
Attention undergraduate poets–here’s a bright idea for you: Would you like to see your poem in print AND win $100 prize? Of course you would! The Dan Veach Prize for Younger Writers is open to undergraduate students from 18-23, and it’s free to enter. (You just need a Submittable account, which is also free, to
