The 6th Annual Beyond Baroque Poetry contest is now accepting entries. This years judge is D.A. Powell. The contest accepts entries from anywhere in the United States.

PRIZES
First Prize: $1,000
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $250  

Five Honorable Mentions will also be awarded. All winners and honorable mentions will be invited, at their own expense, to read their poem(s) at the Beyond Baroque Poetry Contest Reading on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in Venice, California.

D.A. Powell was born in Albany, Georgia. He received his M.F.A. degree from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop in 1996. His books Cocktails (Graywolf Press, 2004) and Chronic (Graywolf Press, 2009) were nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award.

Submissions: From June 1, 2015 – September 1, 2015

Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/poetry_contest.html 

For more information contact: specialevents@beyondbaroque.org.