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Writers Write Poetry
Online poetry resource with chat, message boards, links to poetry resources, poetry literature and poetry books.
www.writerswrite.com/

Winning Writers
Offers several annual competitions, among them a contest on the specific theme of War and a parody competition. Includes link lists, recommendations for reading and an online guide to poetry contests for subscribers.
www.winningwriters.com/

Cross Way Publications Poetry Contest
Closing December 30, this semi-annual contest is open to all Christian poets. All forms of poetry are accepted.
www.christianpoetry.org/

Juniper Prize for Poetry Contest
Original manuscripts of at least fifty pages are sought by The University of Massachusetts Press which will publish the winning collection of original poetry. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: September 30, 2003.
www.umass.edu/

The Poetry Kit
Listings includes publishers, competitions, courses, funding, events and magazine listings. Offers a critique mailing list.
www.poetrykit.org/

Ariadne's Poetry Web
The craft of poetry creation (particularly through leverage and adaptation of classical forms and techniques) and how to find poetry publisher. Free exercises and tutorials.
www.baymoon.com/

The Poetry Business competition
Contestants submit a collection of poems (16–24 pages). Up to five winners share a pool of One Thousand Pounds, plus publication. Closing date: 31 October. Entry fee: £18 per collection.
www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/

Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award
Annual contest offers a $1,000 cash award, plus publication, for an imaginative work. Reading fee: $10. Deadline: June 15.
www.bitteroleander.com/

Colorado Review Poetry Contest
An annual contest for a book-length collection of poems, ranging from forty to one hundred manuscript pages. Prize is $1,500, plus publication. Closing date: mid-January. Sponsored by the University of Colorado.
www.coloradoreview.com/

The New Writer Poetry and Prose Prizes
Annual contest seeks both single and multiple (six to ten) poems, plus short stories and essays. 2,500 pounds in prize pool. Entry fees vary from 4 pounds to 10 pounds. Closing date: October 31, 2003.
www.thenewwriter.com/