Button Poetry
First Book Contest WINNER + RUNNER UP;
THE 2025 WINNER IS…
Tooth Gaps in the Archives by Francis Waguespack!
THE 2025 RUNNER UP IS…
Worm Girl by Bleah Patterson!
The following are the eight finalists! Thank you to everyone who submitted this year.
General Guidelines
Entry Details:
- $25 entry fee, per submission (multiple and simultaneous submissions allowed)
- Prize: $1,000 + Publication + 25 Author Copies
Submitter Eligibility:
- This competition is open to writers of ALL AGES from anywhere in the world. If chosen for publication and under the age of majority, you will need a signature from a legal guardian
- Submitters must not have a full length published poetry collection available or forthcoming from any press
- If submitters have previously published in a different genre or a chapbook collection, they may still submit
Manuscript Eligibility:
- Open to all previously unpublished, full-length manuscripts of poetry (loosely defined as 48+pages of poetry) written in English
- Manuscripts that contain previously published poems are eligible, so long as the manuscript is unpublished as a collection
- Previously self-published manuscripts are eligible
More detailed guidelines will be available via Submittable when the contest opens on April 15th. If you have questions please reach out to support@buttonpoetry.com