Festival
The Poetry Society of Tennessee's (PST’s) 66th Annual Poetry Festival will be held April 15, 2023 on Zoom from 2:00 - 5:00 pm EDT.
The festival will feature a workshop and poetry reading. Dr. Rick Hilles, Associate Professor, Department of English/MFA Program in Creative Writing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, will lead the workshop.
Check back soon for more details.
Call for Submissions
Thank you to all who submitted poems for potential inclusion in the 2022-2023 edition of our anthology, Tennessee Voices.
The editorial board (Connie Jordan Green, Lacy Snapp, Maria Zoccola) is reviewing submissions. Monetary awards will be provided for the top 3 poems ($150/$100/$50) as determined by a panel of editors. Acceptances will be announced April 1, 2023. From those selected for publication, 25 authors, in order of their submission dates, will be offered the chance to read their poems at the PST Annual Poetry Festival on April 15, 2023.
Previous Contest Results
65th Annual Contest (2021) Winners
64th Annual Contest (2020) Winners
63rd Annual Contest (2019) Winners
62nd Annual Contest (2018) Winners
First place winners are published in Tennessee Voices, our annual anthology. See our publications page for information on how to purchase a copy.
Monthly Members-Only Contests
Looking for our monthly members-only contests? Please see our monthly contests page.
The Poetry Society of Tennessee's (PST’s) 66th Annual Poetry Festival will be held April 15, 2023 on Zoom from 2:00 - 5:00 pm EDT.
The festival will feature a workshop and poetry reading. Dr. Rick Hilles, Associate Professor, Department of English/MFA Program in Creative Writing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, will lead the workshop.
Check back soon for more details.
Call for Submissions
Thank you to all who submitted poems for potential inclusion in the 2022-2023 edition of our anthology, Tennessee Voices.
The editorial board (Connie Jordan Green, Lacy Snapp, Maria Zoccola) is reviewing submissions. Monetary awards will be provided for the top 3 poems ($150/$100/$50) as determined by a panel of editors. Acceptances will be announced April 1, 2023. From those selected for publication, 25 authors, in order of their submission dates, will be offered the chance to read their poems at the PST Annual Poetry Festival on April 15, 2023.
Previous Contest Results
65th Annual Contest (2021) Winners
64th Annual Contest (2020) Winners
63rd Annual Contest (2019) Winners
62nd Annual Contest (2018) Winners
First place winners are published in Tennessee Voices, our annual anthology. See our publications page for information on how to purchase a copy.
Monthly Members-Only Contests
Looking for our monthly members-only contests? Please see our monthly contests page.
Reelfoot Lake; Photo Credit, Lori Goetz
