Welcome to the Shadows Ink Poetry Contest! This poetry contest is open to all poets over the age of 13 and from around the world. Poetry contest submissions must be unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere, written on any subject, with a maximum limit of 24 lines, and be the original work of the poet. Poems may be written on any subject, free verse or traditional, and entries are limited to 10 per poet per year. Please read the Official Rules for more in depth information.

A new contest will run once per year. Entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2008 to qualify. Winners will be announced on February 1, 2009.

Prizes:

1st Place: $100.00, Chapbook Publication Deal, and a Shadows Ink Chapbook
2nd Place: $75.00 and a Shadows Ink Chapbook
3rd Place: $35.00 and a Shadows Ink Chapbook

Winners will also receive a poetry certificate, a printed copy of their poem, and a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place ribbon.

The top forty scoring poems from each contest will grace the pages of a Shadows Ink Chapbook: Series 2, Volume 6. Each poet appearing within this chapbook will receive one free copy of this book after the yearly winners are announced. These chapbooks will also be available for purchase at the end of each contest for $5.00 each. Please click on Poetry Chapbooks for more details.

There is a small entry fee of $5.00 per poem. Contestants may enter via PayPal or through the mail. An entry form is provided in the Enter Now section.

The Shadows Ink Poetry Contest is listed in the 2007 Poet's Market book, page 410.