Palette Poetry

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Palette Poetry publishes poetry online and runs year-round submissions alongside themed poetry contests.

Submission calls

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 6$20 reading fee per submission; free submissions for historically marginalized writers are closed.Pays: $3,000 winner; $300 second place; $200 third place; finalists and honorable mentions may be considered for publication.

Open to: Open internationally to any poet writing in English; translated work is accepted only when the submitter is also the original author.

The 2026 Ouroboros Prize seeks up to three poems about cycles, submitted in one document of under ten pages. The winner receives $3,000; second and third place receive $300 and $200. Submitters will be notified within twelve weeks after the December 6, 2026 closing date.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: $50 per accepted poem, up to $150.

Open to: Open internationally to any poet writing in English; translated work is accepted only when the submitter is also the original author.

Featured Poetry accepts up to five poems totaling no more than ten pages. It is open year-round and highly selective; responses typically take 12 weeks, and submitters are asked not to query until four months have passed.

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