Call For Submissions
The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2026
The Poetry Box is open for submissions to their 9th annual chapbook contest from Feb 1 – Mar 15, 2026.
This year’s guest judge is award-winning poet, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, who will choose the grand prize winner.
The contest welcomes both established and emerging poets alike and is open to all poets residing in the United States.
TWO Poets win publication of their chapbook with worldwide distribution and the following:
- Grand Prize Award:$750 plus 10 copies of their published chapbook
(chosen by contest judge for 2026: Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer) - Editor’s Choice Award:$250 plus 10 copies of their published chapbook
(chosen by The Poetry Box founding editor, poet: Shawn Aveningo Sanders)
For details visit: https://thepoetrybox.com/chapbook-prize
Contest Submission Deadline: March 15, 2026.
Submission Period
February 1, 2026 - March 15, 2026
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Shawn Aveningo Sanders
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