Being in Bodies

Judge: John L. Stanizzi

1st prize £600
2nd prize £75
3rd prize £25

9 × COMMENDED POEMS £10 EACH

All prizewinning poems will also be published in a special issue of The Passionfruit Review. You can see previous issues here.

For this poetry contest, we are calling for poetry that engages with the experience of being in bodies. 

See our website for more details on the theme, including a note from the judge.

Submission Guidelines

• Entry fee: £4 for 1 poem, £5 for 2, or £6 for 3.
• Please submit up to three poems in a single document.
• Submissions are open to all poets writing in English.
• Poems must be previously unpublished.
• Strong language is fine – abusive or discriminatory language is not.
• Simultaneous submissions are welcome – just let us know promptly through the submissions manager if you need to withdraw any of your poems.
• Poems up to 40 lines – including spaces – will be considered (we consider longer poems as general submissions!)  Please do not include any identifying information on your attached document.
• All unsuccessful entries will also be considered for future publication in The Passionfruit Review.
• The review process will be anonymous. Please do not include any identifying information in your attached documents.