• Contest is CLOSED.
• Open to all CWC members and to non-member residents of the North and South Carolina.
• Contest is for poetry of fewer than 50 lines; haiku excluded.
• Entries must be original and unpublished.  This includes blogs, Facebook, websites and any other digital media.
• Poems must be single-spaced.
• Please follow guidelines in General Manuscript Requirements, Eligibility & Submission Information.
• Multiple entries are NOT allowed. Choose your best poem to submit.
• Entry Fee: CWC Members: $15, Non-members: $20, Undergraduate students: $10
• Prizes: First Place (one will be awarded in both the general and undergraduate categories): $150, Second Place: $75, Third Place: $25
• Prizes will be awarded in April at the CWC general meeting.
• For inquiries or questions, contact David Poston, Contest Chair.

Poetry Contest Judge 

TBD

Poetry Contest Past Winners

Deane Ritch Lomax Poetry Prize Past Winners

Anthony Abbott Poetry Competition Past Winners