The competition is organized by Rattle, an American poetry magazine. The competition is open to poets of any nationality writing in English.

You may submit up to four poems per entry.  Poems may be any length, any style, or any subject.

Poems must be written in English (no translations except by the original author).

Entries must not have been previously published. Entries must not have been previously published. They can’t have appeared in any books, e-books, magazines, or similar collections, online or in print.

The overall winner will receive a cash prize of $15,000 USD.

Ten finalists will each receive $500 USD, and be eligible for the $5,000 USD Reader’s Choice Award.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.