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Submissions for Our South Dakota - 2025 Anthology of Poems
Apr
1
to Aug 1

Submissions for Our South Dakota - 2025 Anthology of Poems

SOUTH DAKOTA POET LAUREATE’S CALL FOR POEMS FOR ANTHOLOGY – SUBMISSIONS DUE AUG 1ST. South Dakota's Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, wants to hear from you. He's putting together an anthology of poems about South Dakota persons, events, fauna, flora, anything that happened in South Dakota.

If you are from South Dakota or have been touched by South Dakota, please send up to three poems April 1–August 1. For more information, go to scurfpeapublishing.com and click on “Call for Poems – South Dakota Poet Laureate’s Anthology.” We encourage submissions from Native American poets whose work reflects the rich diversity of experience, culture and traditions.

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Submissions to Pasque Petals
Apr
1
to Aug 1

Submissions to Pasque Petals

Pasque Petals

Submissions for each issue open once the current issue is published, closing February 1 for the spring issue and August 1 for the fall.

Pasque Petals, the South Dakota State Poetry Society’s literary magazine, is published twice a year.

Guidelines: All guidelines are listed on Submittable. Entries that do not follow those guidelines will be disqualified.

Fees: If you are a member of SDSPS, there is no fee; if you are not a member, there is a $3 fee.

To Submit: https://sdsps.submittable.com/submit

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Youth Poetry Contest
Aug
1
to Nov 15

Youth Poetry Contest

Middle school and high school students in South Dakota, submit up to three of your best poems that somehow relate to the overarching theme “growing up in South Dakota.”

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Annual Poetry Contest
Aug
1
to Dec 1

Annual Poetry Contest

Submissions are now open for the Annual Poetry Contest hosted by the South Dakota State Poetry Society! From August 1 to December 1, poets are invited to showcase their work in two distinct categories: the peoples and land of South Dakota

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