Monthly Poetry Contest 2026, Enter Poems Every Month
Quick answer: Writory runs a monthly poetry contest with cash prizes, certificates for every entrant, and a five criteria score breakdown. Entries close the 25th each month.
Most poetry contests happen once a year, and if you miss the deadline, you wait twelve months. Writory runs a genuine monthly international poetry contest, entries open on the 1st, close on the 25th, and results are announced on the 30th, every month without fail. Winners receive cash prizes, every entrant earns a participation certificate, and the fee is small, shown in your local currency on the submit page.
It is also the rare contest that tells you how you did. Every poet sees a five criteria score breakdown in their profile covering creativity, emotion, structure, language, and theme. Any style, any theme, any language, with poets from more than 50 countries.
Writory's monthly poetry contest runs every month of the year, with cash prizes, certificates for all entrants, and a transparent five criteria score breakdown.
Why enter
- Twelve contests a year, entries open the 1st and close the 25th of every single month
- Consistency is rewarded, three consecutive months of participation earns a free entry
- No theme restrictions, submit whatever you wrote this month
- Every style and every language is welcome, free verse, sonnets, ghazals, haiku, slam pieces
- An international field of poets from 50+ countries competing each month
What winners and entrants receive
- Cash prizes for the winners every month of the year
- Winners receive free entry into the following month's contest
- A participation certificate for every entrant, every month
- The top 10 poems appear on the monthly leaderboard
Free verse, sonnets, ghazals, haiku, prose poems, slam pieces, and poems in any language are welcome every single month.
Key facts
- Entries open the 1st, close the 25th at 11:59 PM IST, results on the 30th.
- One poem $5, two poems $8, five poems $15 (Rs 150 / Rs 220 / Rs 450 in India).
- Every poem scored by human judges on five criteria: creativity, emotion, structure, language and theme.
- A participation certificate for every entrant, not only winners, and the score is visible in your profile.
- Cash prizes for winners, free entry the following month for winners, open worldwide from age 13, any language.
Questions
Is this really a monthly contest, or a yearly one with monthly rounds?
It is a complete contest every month. Entries open on the 1st, close on the 25th, and results with cash prizes are announced on the 30th. Then the next month's contest begins, all year round.
How is the monthly contest judged?
Every poem receives a five criteria score covering creativity, emotion, structure, language, and theme, and you can see the full breakdown in your profile. The same transparent standard applies every month, to every poet.
What does it cost to enter each month?
The entry fee is small and shown in your local currency on the submit page. Winners get free entry the following month, and three consecutive months of participation earns a free entry, so regulars are rewarded.
When are the monthly results announced?
Results are announced on the 30th of each month, five days after entries close on the 25th. Your certificate and score breakdown appear in your profile with the results.
By the Writory editorial team. Updated July 2026.
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