Button Poetry
First Book Contest
Judged by Founder Sam Van Cook
NOW OPEN
April 15, 2025 – May 30, 2025
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- Open to all previously unpublished, full-length manuscripts of poetry (loosely defined as 48+pages of poetry) written in English
- Manuscripts that contain previously published poems are eligible, so long as the manuscript is unpublished as a collection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