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Food Verse Contest

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PLEASE NOTE
WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING SUBMISSIONS
until further notice *

Please read our post about this here.

* except for the current Fiction Awards contest, which is open until Jan 2020

Literal Latté
Food Verse Contest

  • First Prize
    $500

Contest Guidelines

  1. Send unpublished poems with food as an ingredient. 2,000 words max. All styles and subjects welcome.
  2. Postmark by March 15th. CONTEST IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
  3. Name, Address, Telephone Number, Email Address (optional) — on Cover Page only.
  4. Please put poem titles/first lines on Cover Page as well.
  5. If by regular “snail mail” post: include Self Addressed Stamped Envelope or email address for reply.
  6. Include $10 Reading Fee per set of up to 6 poems — OR —
    $15 Reading Fee for set of 12 poems.
  7. All entries considered for publication.

All currency above given in US dollars.

We are now accepting online submissions via Submittable! Click the button below to visit our Submittable page.

Online Submissions – Click Below

Snail-Mail Submissions: Reading fees — by check or money order — should be made out to Literal Latté and included with your entry manuscript.) Mail to:

Literal Latté Awards

200 East 10th Street, Suite 240
New York, NY 10003
(212) 260-5532

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Literal Latte Food Verse Contest Winners

Please note that this listing may be incomplete.