The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards honoring Allen Ginsberg’s contribution to American literature and his Paterson upbringing is an annual poetry competition. The first prize is $2000, the second prize is $1000, and the third prize is $500 for a single poem.
1. Up to five unpublished poems per person will be accepted for consideration.
2. Three copies of each poem should be submitted for distribution to the judges.
3. Each poem should be no longer than two manuscript pages.
4. Pages with poems should not include the poet’s name; instead a separate cover sheet should list the poet’s name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and poem titles.
5. Poems cannot be returned. Please do not submit poems that imitate Allen Ginsberg’s work.
6. A check for $18.00 payable to PCCC must accompany the submission (write “Poetry Contest” in the memo section of the check). There is a $55 bounced check fee for checks returned for insufficient funds.
7. Deadline: February 1, 2025 (postmarked).
The winners will be announced in spring 2025. Poems by the Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Editor's Choice recipients are included in the Paterson Literary Review (PLR), and the poets are invited to read at The Poetry Center in historic downtown Paterson.
For full contest guidelines for the 2025 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards (pdf) see poetrycenterpccc.com/awards
Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow, and the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings.
Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.
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