Calling all DMV Women Poets!

DMV Poets (in D.C., Maryland, Virginia) are invited to enter a competition organized by the NLAPW (National League of American Pen Women). Professional poet judges will select the winners.

Three winners will be chosen (first-third). Winners and two honorable mentions will be invited to read their winning poems at a public event to be hosted at the Pen Arts Building parlor in the DuPont Circle area of Washington, D.C. In addition to the public reading, monetary prizes will be awarded to the winners in the amounts of $150, $100, and $75 for first-third.

All participants, as well as the winning poets, are welcome to invite family and friends to the celebratory reading event, which will take place on the evening of November 1, 2024. Refreshments and a reception will follow the poets’ reading at Pen Arts.

Deadline for entries is September 1, 2024. Winners will be notified by October 15.

Download the competition rules and entry form or complete the form online