The University of Hartford may nominate one student poet to compete with student poets from around the state in the Connecticut Poetry Circuit student competition. The winners (five poets) will go on a Connecticut Poetry Circuit tour, giving readings at colleges and universities all around our state. There is also money involved: payment for each reading (money for reading your poems!).
The readings are scheduled for spring 2025. To enter, you must be available to read during this time. Readings are sometimes held in the evenings. Please do not enter the contest if you aren’t available for spring 2025 evening readings.
In the past decade, we’ve had students win this competition many times. Why? Because we have great poets!
Submissions Guidelines:
1. Submit five pages of poems. No more than one poem per page, though you may submit poems longer than one page.
2. Do not put your name on the poems themselves. Include a cover letter with your name, contact information (telephone and email), and the poem titles.
3. Email the poem to grossberg@hartford.edu as one .docx file (not a PDF).
4. The deadline is Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. No late submissions considered.
Questions? Contact grossberg@hartford.edu.