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TOPS runs many contests throughout the year both for its members and
for poets at large. Check out the links below for the details of each contest.


For Poets at Large:

The Long Poem Competition - Closes December 25, 2024

The Entitled Titles Poetry Competition - Closes January 31, 2025

The Golden Grassroots Chapbook Award - Closes March 25, 2025

CUTTING THE UMBILICAL CORD - TRANSITIONS POETRY CONTEST - Closes September 30, 2025

The Ultra Short Poem Competition - Closes July 31, 2025

The Ellen S. Jaffe Humanist Award for Poetry - Closes March 15, 2026

---------------- completed contests ----------------

The Ultra Short 2024 Contest - Winners

Across the Universe Contest 2024 - Winners

The $500 Ellen S. Jaffe Humanist Award for Poetry 2024 - Winners

The High Spirits Poetry Contest 2024 - Winners

The Entitled Titles Poetry Competition 2024 - Winners

Translating the Cosmos Poetry Competition 2023 - Winners

The Ultra Short 2023 Contest - Winners

The Spring Peepers Poetry Competition, 2023 - Winners

The World Around Us Chapbook Anthology Contest, 2023 - Winners

Across the Universe Contest, 2023 - Winners

Contest Rule for Prize Winning Poems

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