Competitions and open calls you can take part in now, and the ones coming next. New competitions are announced here first.

Our upcoming global anthology. Share poems, personal essays and reflections or memoirs on healing, resilience, hope and growth after difficult times. The 100 best submissions will be featured.

Theme “The Light We Carry”. Poems in English, open to poets worldwide. Entry ₹99 (India) / US$5 (outside India) per poem. Last date 20 Dec 2026 · Results 25 Dec 2026.

Assamese Poetry Competition 2027 · বিষয় “মেজিৰ জুইৰ কাষত” (Beside the Meji Fire). ₹49 per poem, India only. Last date 8 Jan 2027 · Results on Magh Bihu, 15 Jan 2027.