The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards, honoring Allen Ginsberg’s contribution to American literature and his Paterson upbringing, are now open for submissions.
For 2026, submissions for this annual poetry competition will be using the online Submittable website. Entries will not be accepted using email or snail mail. A free Submittable account is required to submit poems using the service.
This competition awards a first prize of $2000, a second prize of $1000, and a third prize of $500 for a single poem.
GUIDELINES
Submit up to five unpublished poems per person, with each poem no longer than two manuscript pages.
Submit up to five unpublished poems per person, with each poem no longer than two manuscript pages.
Pages with poems should not include the poet’s name. A separate cover section of the online form will list the poet’s name, mailing address, and e-mail address.
Please do not submit poems that imitate Allen Ginsberg’s work.
A fee of $20.00 must accompany your submission through Submittable.
The submission period is October 1 - February 1 (11:59 ET)
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. Winners will be announced in spring 2026 on this website and through your Submittable account.
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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