A meeting place for poets in NW Houston
third Saturday monthly 10 a.m. - noon
our next meeting
Saturday January 19, 2019
The William D. Barney Memorial Chapbook Contest, 2019
The contest will honor deceased Fort Worth poet William D. Barney, one of the most distinguished poets Fort Worth has produced, a former member of FWPS, and past president of the Poetry Society of Texas. He won the national Robert Frost Award in 1961 and was Texas Poet Laureate in 1982-83.
Entries will be accepted with postmarks between January 1 and February 15, 2019.
Check the link for full details of submission.
The contest will honor deceased Fort Worth poet William D. Barney, one of the most distinguished poets Fort Worth has produced, a former member of FWPS, and past president of the Poetry Society of Texas. He won the national Robert Frost Award in 1961 and was Texas Poet Laureate in 1982-83.
Entries will be accepted with postmarks between January 1 and February 15, 2019.
Check the link for full details of submission.
Get ready for Poetry at Round Top!
Check out the incredible poets and various workshops available.
Registration will open February 18, 2019.
Workshops fill up very quickly.
Check out the incredible poets and various workshops available.
Registration will open February 18, 2019.
Workshops fill up very quickly.
The National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) is a non-profit organization, exclusively educational and literary. Its purpose is to recognize the importance of poetry with respect to national cultural heritage. It is dedicated solely to the furtherance of poetry on the national level and serves to unite poets in the bonds of fellowship and understanding.
The NFSPS sponsors fifty annual poetry contests with cash prizes totaling over $6,000, including a grand prize of $1,000. It also sponsors the Stevens Manuscript contest for a collection of poems by one poet, with a cash prize of $1,000 plus publication, the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Awards, with total cash prizes of $1,750.00, plus publication, and the College Undergraduate Poetry competition, which awards two $500 prizes, plus publication.
If you are a PST member, you are also a member of NFSPS. Time to check out the contests and polish up those poems! Deadline is March 15, 2019.
The NFSPS sponsors fifty annual poetry contests with cash prizes totaling over $6,000, including a grand prize of $1,000. It also sponsors the Stevens Manuscript contest for a collection of poems by one poet, with a cash prize of $1,000 plus publication, the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Awards, with total cash prizes of $1,750.00, plus publication, and the College Undergraduate Poetry competition, which awards two $500 prizes, plus publication.
If you are a PST member, you are also a member of NFSPS. Time to check out the contests and polish up those poems! Deadline is March 15, 2019.
