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/span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>here</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="gmail-smallprose" style="text-align:justify;font-size:8pt"><em>Our contest is intended to raise funds for SFPA, as well as to draw more attention to speculative poetry and reward writers of good speculative poems. An<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></em><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/15survey.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">eligibility survey</a><em><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>was taken following the 2015 contest.</em></span><p class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204)">Contest Update:</p><p><strong>The 2024 Contest winners have now been announced. Congratulations to the winners!</strong></p><p><img src="https://www.sfpoetry.com/images/SFPAContestQR.png" align="right" width="200" height="200" alt="contest qr">The 2025 SFPA Speculative Poetry Contest will open for entries on<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>June 1</strong>, 2025. The deadline will be<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>August 31</strong>.<a href="https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://share.reedsy.com/best-writing-contests-2022.png" width="150" alt="Best Writing Contests of 2022, recommended by Reedsy" style="max-width: 100%;"></a></p><p><span class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204)">Contest Rules:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="gmail-prose" style="text-align:justify">The SFPA speculative poetry contest is open to all poets, including non-SFPA-members. Prizes will be awarded for best unpublished poem in 3 categories: Dwarf (poems 1–10 lines [prose poems 0–100 words]); Short (11–49 lines [prose poems 101–499 words]); Long (50 lines and more [prose 500 words and up]). Line count does not include title or stanza breaks. All sub-genres of speculative poetry allowed in any form. Entries are read blind; friends/family/students of the judge may not enter.</span></p><p class="gmail-prose" style="text-align:justify"><span class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204)">Prizes:</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>In each category (Dwarf, Short, Long): $150 First Prize, $75 Second Prize, $25 Third Prize. Publication on the SFPA website for first through third places.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p><span class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204)">2025 Judge: TBA</span></p><p><span class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204)">2025 Contest Chair: TBA</span><br></p><p class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204);clear:both">Submission guidelines:</p><ul><li style="margin-bottom:10px"><strong>The 2025 contest will open June 1. The deadline will be August 31</strong>. A submission link will be provided below when the contest is open.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px">Unpublished poems only. Per<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/ai-statement.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">SFPA's Statement on AI</a>,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>the submission of AI generated poetry is prohibited.</strong></li><li style="margin-bottom:10px">Author retains all rights, except that first through third place winners will be published on our website.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px">Enter as many poems as you like, but an entry fee of $3 per poem must be paid via PayPal at entry (credit card can be used without a PayPal account, and those unable to use PayPal may mail a check). Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but must be immediately withdrawn if accepted elsewhere.</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px">Entries will be read anonymously. Please do not include any identifying information in the file (file name can be anything); enter your name only in the form. The form can take a submission with multiple poems in the same category (dwarf, short, or long). Use a separate documents to submit poems from different categories. .rtf preferred.</li></ul><p>Confirmation of receipt of your submission should follow within 3 days.<br>Announcement of winners will be posted on the SFPA website.<strong class="gmail-second" style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"></strong></p></div><p class="gmail-heading" style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,102,204)">Previous SFPA Contests</p><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="60%" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/23contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2023 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/22contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2022 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/21contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2021 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/20contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2020 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/19contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2019 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/18contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2018 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/17contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2017 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/16contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2016 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/15contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2015 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/14contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2014 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/13contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2013 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/12contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2012 winning poems</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/10contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2010 New Poets Contest</a>:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Ekphrasis</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/08contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2008 Poetry Contest</a>:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Energy</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/07contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2007 Poetry Contest</a>:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Sonnets</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests/06contest.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">2006 Poetry Contest</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="right" valign="top">SFPA has published anthologies of past selected contest poems.<br><br><a href="http://spechouseofpoetry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://www.sfpoetry.com/books/covers/08SFPAenergy.jpg" alt="2008 SFPA Energy contest anthology" width="131" height="200" border="0"><br><br><img src="https://www.sfpoetry.com/books/covers/07SFPAsonnets.jpg" alt="2007 SFPA sonnet contest anthology" width="146" height="225" border="0"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br class="gmail-clearfloat" style="clear:both;height:0px;font-size:1px;line-height:0px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div id="gmail-footer" style="background:repeat rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px"><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/credits.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">© 2023 SFPA</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204)">•</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.sfpoetry.com/advertising.html" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">Advertising information</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-subheading" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,153,204)">•</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sfpaweb@sfpoetry.org" style="color:rgb(0,102,0);text-decoration:none">Webmaster</a></p></div></div></div>