Prose Poetry Contest 2026, Submit Prose Poems Online
Quick answer: Enter Writory's monthly prose poetry contest. Prose poems judged with full respect, cash prizes, certificates for all, and a five criteria score breakdown.
The prose poem lives between worlds, a paragraph with the pulse of a poem, and too many contests do not know what to do with it. Writory does. Our monthly international poetry contest welcomes prose poetry as a legitimate form in its own right. Entries open on the 1st and close on the 25th of every month, results land on the 30th, winners earn cash prizes, and every entrant receives a participation certificate.
Judging is transparent. Every poet sees a five criteria score breakdown in their profile covering creativity, emotion, structure, language, and impact and resonance. Whether your piece reads like a compressed story or a lyric meditation, it competes fairly alongside poets from 40 countries.
Writory's monthly poetry contest fully accepts prose poems, judging them on craft with transparent scoring, cash prizes, and certificates for every entrant.
Why enter
- Prose poems are judged as poems, on rhythm, image, and compression rather than line breaks
- A new contest opens every month, so your next chance is always weeks away, not a year
- No theme restrictions, write about anything that presses on you
- Prose adjacent forms are welcome, including the prose poem, lyric fragment, flash lyric, and haibun
- An international readership, with poets from 40 countries entering each month
What winners and entrants receive
- Cash prizes for the winning poets every month
- Winners get free entry into next month's contest
- A participation certificate for every single entrant
- Top 10 poems featured on the public leaderboard
Prose poems, haibun, lyric fragments, flash lyric pieces, and hybrid paragraphs that refuse a category are all welcome here.
Key facts
- Entries open the 1st, close the 25th at 11:59 PM IST, results on the 30th.
- One poem costs $5, two $8 and five $15. In India: Rs 150, Rs 220 and Rs 450. Optional add-ons are shown separately before payment.
- Every poem scored by human judges on five criteria: creativity, emotion, structure, language and impact and resonance.
- 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
Does a prose poem really count as poetry in this contest?
Yes, completely. Writory accepts any style and any theme, and the prose poem is treated as a full poetic form, not a compromise. Your piece is judged on the strength of its language, imagery, and emotional effect.
How is a prose poem judged fairly without line breaks?
Every entry receives a five criteria score covering creativity, emotion, structure, language, and impact and resonance. For prose poetry, structure means the shape and movement of your sentences and paragraphs, so the form is scored on its own terms.
What is the entry fee for the prose poetry contest?
The fee is small and displayed in your local currency on the submit page before you confirm. Winners earn free entry the following month, and three consecutive months of participation also earns a free entry.
When are results announced each month?
Entries open on the 1st and close on the 25th, and results are announced on the 30th of the same month. Your five criteria score breakdown appears in your profile alongside the results.
By the Writory editorial team. Updated September 2026.
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