Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest 2027 — $1,000 National Prize, Judged by Marge Piercy (WOMR, Cape Cod)
WOMR Outermost Community Radio
Provincetown, MA, USA (entries by post)Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
WOMR is a community radio station on Cape Cod that runs the annual Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest in memory of the former Cape Cod Poet Laureate.
Benefits
Judge Marge Piercy selects the finalists in the National and Regional categories: $1,000 to the National winner and $300 to a Regional, Cape Cod-based poet. Winners and finalists are announced on 15 February 2027 on WOMR.org and the contest Facebook page. The contest honours former Cape Cod Poet… Read more
Eligibility
Poets submitting up to 5 unpublished poems, any style or subject, no more than 7 pages, by post; work published anywhere (book, journal, magazine, chapbook, online, including self-published) or published elsewhere before 31 December 2026 is not eligible. Anonymous entries with a cover letter.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- (postmark), entries by post
- Results
- 15 February 2027
- Costs to the artist
- $15 per 5 poems; postage
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.