CRWROPPS Post: 2020 Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition
Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition
Postmark deadline: March 1
To submit as a Member of NCWN ($10), click here.
To submit as a Non-Member of NCWN ($15), click here.
If submitting by mail, send submissions to:
Terry L. Kennedy
MFA Writing Program
3302 MHRA Building
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Postmark deadline: March 1
The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers' Network, accepts one-poem submissions. The contest awards the winner $200 and publication in storySouth. Questions may be directed to Terry L. Kennedy, Associate Director, MFA Writing Program, at tlkenned@uncg.edu.
Final judge: Nicole Stockburger, author of Nowhere Beulah (2019), winner of the Unicorn Press First Book Award.
Eligibility and Guidelines
* The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina Writers' Network.
* The postmark deadline is March 1
* Entries can be submitted one of two ways:
* Send one printed copy through the U.S. Postal Service (see guidelines and address below), along with a check for the appropriate fee, made payable to the North Carolina Writers' Network.
* Submit an electronic copy online at http://ncwriters.submittable.com, and pay by VISA or MasterCard.
* Simultaneous submissions ok, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
* Poem will not be returned. If submitting by mail, include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a list of winner and finalists. The winner and finalists will be announced in May.
* An entry fee must accompany the poem. Multiple submissions are accepted, one poem per entry fee: $10 for NCWN members, $15 for nonmembers.
* You may pay member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission. Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers' Network.
* Submissions should be one poem only (40-line limit), original, and previously unpublished*.
* Poem must be typed (single-spaced) and stapled in the left-hand corner.
* Author's name should not appear on manuscripts. Instead, include a separate cover sheet with name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and manuscript title. (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information.)
* When you submit online at https://ncwriters.submittable.com/submit, Submittable will collect your entry fee via credit card ($15 NCWN members / $25 non-members). (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information. For more information about Submittable, click here.)
Eligibility and Guidelines
* The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina Writers' Network.
* The postmark deadline is March 1
* Entries can be submitted one of two ways:
* Send one printed copy through the U.S. Postal Service (see guidelines and address below), along with a check for the appropriate fee, made payable to the North Carolina Writers' Network.
* Submit an electronic copy online at http://ncwriters.submittable.com, and pay by VISA or MasterCard.
* Simultaneous submissions ok, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
* Poem will not be returned. If submitting by mail, include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a list of winner and finalists. The winner and finalists will be announced in May.
* An entry fee must accompany the poem. Multiple submissions are accepted, one poem per entry fee: $10 for NCWN members, $15 for nonmembers.
* You may pay member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission. Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers' Network.
* Submissions should be one poem only (40-line limit), original, and previously unpublished*.
* Poem must be typed (single-spaced) and stapled in the left-hand corner.
* Author's name should not appear on manuscripts. Instead, include a separate cover sheet with name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and manuscript title. (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information.)
* When you submit online at https://ncwriters.submittable.com/submit, Submittable will collect your entry fee via credit card ($15 NCWN members / $25 non-members). (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information. For more information about Submittable, click here.)
To submit as a Member of NCWN ($10), click here.
To submit as a Non-Member of NCWN ($15), click here.
If submitting by mail, send submissions to:
Terry L. Kennedy
MFA Writing Program
3302 MHRA Building
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
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