The theme for Last Stanza Poetry Journal Issue #21 is Conversation. Conversations, painful or joyful discussions, debates, gossip, pillow talks, or conversations you've always wished you could have had.
The deadline for submissions is June 30th, 2025. A single $100 award will be given for an outstanding poem. There is never a reading fee. An interview with the Editor’s Choice Award winner will be published in the same issue (optional).
Poems may be any style, but preferably non-rhyming. Submit up to three poems, each no longer than 64 lines, to laststanza@outlook.com as a single Word document or within the body of an email. There is no budget for author copies, as proceeds are used to purchase copies for libraries. Published poems will be considered for a Pushcart Prize nomination. Authors retain all rights to their poems. Reprints are no longer accepted.
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does the submission need to include any particular details about the writer/poet need to be included with the submission?
ReplyDeleteNo.
DeleteI cannot find a way to submit to the conversation issue. Is there a particular aspect I am missing?
ReplyDeleteAs stated in the callout: "Submit up to three poems, each no longer than 64 lines, to laststanza@outlook.com as a single Word document or within the body of an email."
DeleteDo I submist here?
ReplyDeleteAre previously--but obscurely--published poems eligible?
ReplyDeleteI rarely accept previously published poems but will be happy to read them. Please state the place of prior publication.
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ReplyDeleteIs there any fee for entering? I have sent a email on the given email address. When will results be declared?
ReplyDeleteThere is no fee to submit. You should hear if you are accepted for publication within the month.
DeleteHi, when will results come out?
ReplyDeleteHopefully by mid-July.
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