January, 2026
Event Details
The Rattle Chapbook Prize is organized by the Rattle, an American poetry magazine. The competition is open to writers worldwide. Each poet may submit 15 – 30 pages of poetry. Poems must
Event Details
The Rattle Chapbook Prize is organized by the Rattle, an American poetry magazine. The competition is open to writers worldwide.
Each poet may submit 15 – 30 pages of poetry. Poems must be written in English.
Individual poems may be previously published in any format, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished as a collection.
Three winners, judged by the editors of Rattle in an anonymized review, will receive $5,000 and 500 author copies of their chapbook, which will also be distributed to all of Rattle’s 7,000+ subscribers along with a future issue of the magazine. At least one of the winners will be a poet who has never published a full-length collection of poetry (48 pages or more) prior to 2025.
Is this competition legit?YES! – Based on our research this event is legitimate and the organizer is well established. However, as with any event, please remember to do your own research before submitting your work.
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