Editorial Focus
Themed issues with suggested prompts, but open to off-topic submissions of strong, personal, humorous, timely, or narrative poetry. Find the latest prompt on Last Stanza Poetry’s Facebook page. There's no reading fee. Prize of $100 for one outstanding poem per issue. Nominates for Pushcart Prize. Prize-winner’s interview will be published in each issue (optional). In print in softcover, full-color illustrated hardcover, and ebook.
Tips From the Editor
Submit up to three non-rhyming poems in a single Word document or in the body of your email to laststanza@outlook.com. Each issue is sent to libraries throughout the United States. Limit submissions to five poems per issue. Any form, up to sixty-four lines. Most poems will be edited. Published in ebook, softcover, and color-illustrated hardcover. All back and current issues are available worldwide. Prefer unpublished. Please note credit if submitting one previously published. No payment/no contributor copy—sorry—other than the single $100 prize.