Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest with Prize Pool of $3750 and publication
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Winning Writers is accepting entries for Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry contest.
Submit one humor poem. This poem should be your own original work. You may submit the same poem simultaneously to this contest and to others, and you may submit a poem that has been published or won prizes elsewhere. (However, please do not submit a poem that has previously received recognition at Winning Writers.)
In general, poems written with the aid of a text-generating AI such as ChatGPT are not eligible. However, if you have employed an AI in a way that gets really funny results, please email info@winningwriters.com for a ruling on the eligibility of your entry.
Benefits
- First Prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value)
- Second Prize: $500
- Third Prize: $250
- Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each
- Top 12 entries published online
- All entries that win cash prizes will be published on the Winning Writers website and announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter (circulation 50,000+).
Eligibility criteria
- Length Limit: Your poem should not exceed 250 lines in length. Exclude the title and blank lines from your count.
- Most Countries Eligible; English Language: Due to US government restrictions, we regret we are unable to accept entries from authors in Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, and Belarus. Authors from all other countries are eligible. The poem you submit should be in English. If you have written a work in another language, you may submit an English translation (made by you). Inspired gibberish is also accepted. See (example). Read the winning poems from our 22nd contest.
- No Age Restriction: Poets of all ages may enter.
About Winning Writers:
Winning Writers finds and creates quality resources for poets and writers. It was founded by Jendi Reiter and Adam Cohen in 2001. It is located in Western Massachusetts. They sponsor four annual contests: the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the North Street Book Prize for self-published books, the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, and the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest.
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