CRWROPPS Post: The MacGuffin's Poet Hunt


The MacGuffin's 28th Annual Poet Hunt Contest

Deadline June 15, 2023

  • Guest judged by Barbara Crooker.
  • The contest opens on April 1 and closes June 15.
  • One (1) First Place Winner will receive a prize of $500 and publication.
  • Up to two (2) Honorable Mentions may also be awarded and published.
  • Each entrant will receive one free issue of The MacGuffin that includes the winners of the 28th Annual Poet Hunt contest.
  • Past and present staff members and their families are not eligible to participate.

General Submission Guidelines

  1. An entry may consist of up to 5 poems. If more than 5 are sent, only the first 5 will be considered. Each poem can be up to 400 lines long. Poems longer than 400 lines will not be considered.
  2. There is a $15 entry fee. If paying by check or money order, please make payable to "SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE."
  3. Poems submitted may not be previously published and must be the original work of the contestant. Poems may be under consideration elsewhere. The MacGuffin reserves the right to disqualify work that is accepted elsewhere. If possible, please send all withdrawals by Monday, July 31, 2023.
  4. Entries will be initially screened by The MacGuffin staff through a blind review process. Based on an anonymous vote, 15 to 20 finalists will be sent to the guest judge for a final blind review with one (1) first-place winner and up to two (2) honorable mentions ultimately being selected from this pool.
  5. Winners will be announced in September 2023.

Please direct any questions to Gordon Krupsky, Managing Editor, via email at macguffin@schoolcraft.edu. Happy writing and good luck!

For additional information, visit the MacGuffin website.

 

 

 

Brett M. Griffiths

Ph.D. English and Education

M. F. A, Poetry

She/her/hers

FT English Instructor

Schoolcraft College

bgriffit@schoolcraft.edu

734-462-7187

 

Treasurer, Two-Year College English Association, Midwest (TYCA MW)

https://brettgriffiths.academia.edu/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brett-Griffiths

 

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