Submission Deadline: December 15, 2024


  • Submission of six poems, no longer than 20 lines each NOTE: NO Submission will be accepted without SIX poems.)
  • Write poems about witnessing some every-day occurrence in winter
  • Must be original unpublished work.
  • Winner or winners to be published online on our winning writers page.
  • Writer owns all rights
  • Writers Rising Up reserves the right to declare no winner
  • We do not accept submissions from writers who have their own pay for view/purchase web site for their work
  • $25 Award for winner
  • Award to one winner only in each category.
  • You can submit to multiple submission opportunities at WRU only.
  • You can not submit your work to WRU and other contests simultaneously.
  • Art and photos can be included.
  • Must be original writing and or work by artist/photographer included as part of submission.
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