All U.S. high school students are eligible to enter this contest by submitting a poem of their own creation. That eligibility is continuous until June 30 of their senior year. Poems must be 20 lines or less (titles and spaces between stanzas do not count), unpublished, the sole work of the entrant, and not be entered in any other concurrent contest. Only poems written in English can be judged. Only ONE poem per poet may be entered during any 90-day span.

Scholarship Amount: $500

Application Deadlines: 

Only one submission per poet per quarter. Deadlines for each quarterly publication are: ​

September 30 for the Fall issue

December 31 for the Winter issue

March 31 for the Spring issue

June 30 for the Summer issue.