05/19/2026
Win your way to this summer's National Federation of State Poetry Societies conference in Overland Park, Kansas!
CONVENTION MADNESS! POETRY CONTEST
Win Your Way to 2026 NFSPS, Inc Convention in Overland Park, Kansas July 23 through July 26, 2026
Advocacy! Activism! Community!
Must attend to receive prizes
1st Place— 5 nights stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kansas City-Overland Park (approximately $800.00)
2nd Place—All meals (package) (approximately $375.00)
3rd Place—Registration Fee ($125.00)
4th Place-- a package of Poetry Books by speakers
Any form, any subject, limit one page, 12 point type. May be previously published. Simultaneous submissions acceptable.
Fee: NFSPS, Inc. Members 6 poems for $30.00. Non-members 3 poems for $25.00. Make payment on Submittable to the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc.
No limit on number of submissions, so long as a new entry fee is included for each set of poems.
To submit: Go to nfsps.submittable.com
Name, address, phone number, e-mail, and State Society membership to be included in Submittable information No acknowledgements for previously published; if a winner, poem will be acknowledged. No illustrations or pictures. No identifying marks or your name on actual poems.
Extended DEADLINE: May 31, 2026
