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16th ANNUAL POETRY OPEN
WIN $1,000 & PUBLICATION!
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The Sixteenth Annual
POETRY OPEN
FIRST PRIZE: $1,000
Second Prize: $100
Four Honorable Mentions: $25
Entry Fee: $10 (up to 3 poems)
Deadline: January 2, 2026
All Six Finalists Will Be Published
Online in Spring 2026
All Six Finalists Will Be
Published Online in
Spring 2026
- Any Subject, Style or Length
- Entries Must Be Unpublished
- Poems on Personal Blogs OK
- Translations Are Allowed
- All Entries Are Read Blind
ENTER BY EMAIL:
- Pay entry fee with credit, debit or PayPal: $10 for each group of three poems. You will receive a transaction or receipt number.
- Paste the number you receive into an email.
- Attach entries as a Word or .pdf file with NO identifying information or paste into body of email. Send to poetryopen@gemini-magazine.com.
DO NOT include bio. Include contact info in email only. (It is removed before reading.)
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ENTER BY SNAIL MAIL:
Mail previously unpublished entries with $10 check or money order, payable to Gemini Magazine, to:
Gemini Magazine
Poetry Open
P.O. Box 1485
Onset, MA 02558 USA
Include $10 for each batch of three poems. Put name and contact info on separate page only. Include SASE for reply.
Postmark deadline: Jan. 2, 2026
READ PREVIOUS WINNERS HERE:
Jack’s fingers flew over the keys while his headphones blocked out the world around him. The code was landing on the screen almost faster than he could type it.
“Jack. A word.”
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