10th Annual Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest Now Accepting Submissions
Submissions to be judged by poet/novelist Marge Piercy
Provincetown, MA, January 6, 2023: In honor of former Cape Cod Poet Laureate Joe Gouveia, WOMR continues an annual tradition to honor his commitment to the poetry community while supporting a great community asset. Judge Marge Piercy will once again select the finalists for both the international and regional categories. The contest awards $1,300 in prizes; $1,000 to the international winner and $300 to a regional, Cape Cod-based poet.
The annual contest, named for the late Cape Cod poet laureate Joe Gouveia, elicits hundreds of entries from all over the world. Novelist and poet Marge Piercy will judge the poetry and selected local poets will be invited to appear for an evening event in the spring where they read their winning poems.
Poets may enter up to five unpublished poems of any style or subject matter—no more than seven pages in total—and a $15 submission fee with a check made payable to Outermost Community Radio with “Poetry Contest” written in the memo line of the check.
Winners and finalists will be announced on February 16th, 2023, with announcements posted on the Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest Facebook page and at WOMR.org
“We’re delighted to once again be honoring Joe through this contest that he started shortly before his death,” says John Braden, WOMR’s executive director. “And we’re honored to once again have Marge Piercy on board as judge.”
The deadline for postmarked submissions is January 31, 2023.
Only unpublished work will be considered. Names and other identifying information must not appear anywhere on or in the poems.
Instead, submissions should include a cover letter w/ name, address, phone number, and email address, the titles of poems, and the first five words of each poem.
More information about this year’s contest can be obtained by emailing info@womr.org or calling the station at 508.487.2619.