11th Annual Robert P. Collén Poetry Competition

Submit up to 3 poems on the topic of Water. Submissions must be Postmarked no later than Tuesday, October 1st to be considered.

Put on your thinking caps and sharpen your pencils; it's time for the Annual Robert P. Collén Poetry Competition!

Three prizes will be awarded in the amounts of $100, $50, and $25.

Submission Guidelines:

  • You may submit up to three poems about 'Water' as you define it.

  • Only unpublished poems will be accepted.

  • Please submit on white 8.5 x 11 paper, typed in a plain type face.

  • Place no personal information on the side where your poems appear.

  • On the reverse side, write your name, address, telephone number and email.

  • Notification of receipt of entry will be sent via email or telephone.

  • Poems will not be returned.

  • Ten finalists will be chosen to compete for the prize money on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024.

Send your submissions to:

Robert P. Collén Poetry Competition

Wheeler Memorial Library

49 East Main Street

Orange, MA 01364

Entries must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 to be considered.

Supported by the Friends of the Orange Public Libraries