Submissions for the 2023 Poetry Prize are open until February 15, 2023
The Furious Flower Poetry Prize for emerging writers is open for submissions from December 15 to February 15 annually ($15 submission fee). Poets with no more than one published book are invited to submit up to three poems (no more than a total of 6 pages) for consideration. The winner and honorable mention receive $1500 and $750 respectively and will be invited to read (virtually or in-person) as a part of the Furious Flower Reading Series. The winner, honorable mention, and select finalists will also be published in Obsidian. Winners are announced in late March/early April.
How to submit your work
Go to Submittable
- Make a free Submittable account
- Fill out the form and pay the non-refundable $15 submission fee
- Attach a pdf of your poems (no more than 6 pages) and ensure no identifying information is in the file
Past Winners
2022
- Ariana Benson - Winner
- Benin Lemus - Honorable Mention
2021
- Aurielle Marie - Winner
- Jennifer Bartell - Honorable Mention
2020
- Diamond Forde - Winner
- Nathan John - Honorable Mention
2019
- Rachelle Parker - Winner
- Cynthia Manick - Honorable Mention
Past Prizes
Furious Flower Quarantine Kwansaba Contest (2020)
Furious Flower Poetry Contest for emerging creative writers in response to the COVID-19 quarantine.
Winner:
Turning - Angel C. Dye
My panic does not move heaven so
I try turning instead; till terror into
verse, plant praise song and patient seeds
for what remains of spring. Breather- full,
deep. Drink salt- sweet to shed when
I weep, but I never wither. Intern;
turn inward, away from fear of still.
Finalists:
Glenis Redmond, Believed to be the First Black Woman Photographed with a Typewriter
Sherese Francis, Dream Conducts a Mother Tongue's Memory.
