Call for Submissions: 12th Annual Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest

Submissions open on November 15, 2026, with a deadline at 11:59 pm EST on January 15, 2027. The submission period will close earlier if we receive 500 submissions.

$500 for first place, $150 for second place, $75 for third place.  There will also be cash awards for honorable mentions. Prize money is provided through a grant from the Hudson Valley Writers Guild.

The prize-winning and final poems will be listed and published on the contest website in April2027.   By submitting you give your consent for publication.  We will inform finalists of their selection prior to the final judging, which takes place in February.  We will also try to notify you as soon as possible if your poem is not selected.  

There are no entry fees.  You can only submit one poem. (Paid up members of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild may send 2 poems with their submission.)    The poem must be in English.  Do notput your name on the poem.  Anyone can submit.  No subject or length restrictions.  Published poems are accepted.

To submit, fill out the form below.  Submissions that do not include an email address and a full residence address with not be accepted.  

Submissions are currently closed. Check back in November for information on to submit to the Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize.