Poetry Society of Virginia Annual Contests
The Poetry Society of Virginia hosts three contests each year: An annual competition with varied categories for adults and students each as well as an annual Book Award.
Student contests are free of charge. Adult contest submissions are free to PSoV members and $5 per submission for non-members.
The submission period for the 2021 Book Award will open in October 2020. Details to follow. Click here to read the rules.
The 2020 Adult Contest Winners list is now viewable from the announcements grid on the Home Page.
Click here to read more about the 2020 and 2021 Student Poetry Contests.
Click here to read more about the 2020 and 2021 Adult Poetry Contests.
Contest Rules
Click here to view the Adult Contest Rules.
Click here to view the Student Contest rules.
Click here to view the Book Award Rules.
Winners of our 2019 contests are listed below. In the single poem categories, we also give the full text of every award-winning poem:
2019 Poetry Society of Virginia Annual Adult Contest Winners
2019 Poetry Society of Virginia Annual Student Contest Winners
2019 Poetry Society of Virginia Book Award Winner