Poetry Contest 2027 — Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival ($1,000, Emerging Poets)
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Annual poetry contest of the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival for poets without a published poetry book.
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Grand prize $1,000, a VIP All-Access Festival pass ($600 value), a public reading at the Festival in New Orleans, publication in French Quarter Journal, an interview feature and a two-year Duotrope gift certificate. Top finalists receive a LitPass ($100 value). Judge: Gina Ferrara.
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Open only to emerging writers who have not yet published a book of poetry (including self-published books and chapbooks with an ISBN; books in other genres are fine). A collection of 2–4 original, unpublished poems in English, up to 400 lines in total; poems that have won or placed in another contest are ineligible. Students and faculty of the University of New Orleans Film & Theatre Arts Graduate Program and Creative Writing Workshop are ineligible. Unlimited entries; anonymous judging.
Dates & details
- Programme dates
- Next Festival: 17–21 March 2027, New Orleans
- Costs to the artist
- Entry fee only; submission online