Sponsored by Hollins University, the 58th Annual Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest provides scholarships, prizes, and recognition for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school.
DEADLINE: October 31, 2021.
WHO CAN ENTER: Female-identified students in grades 10 & 11.
HOW TO ENTER: Online.
WHAT TO ENTER: Up to two poems.
PRIZES: $350 cash prize; publication; scholarships to Hollins University; free tuition, housing for the university’s Hollinsummer creative writing program.