Contests
First Light Fall 2026 Poetry Contest (#3)
Open for submissions. Deadline: September 14, 2026.
Archived Contests
First Light Spring 2026 Poetry Contest (#2)
Deadline: March 9, 2026. Submissions will open in the middle of November for our Spring 2026 Poetry Contest.
Annual Children’s Poetry Contest
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED. Download Flyer Meet Contest Judge, Maryam Chida Maryam Chida works in the children's department at a public library. She also serves as the Editor…
First Light Fall 2025 Poetry Contest
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED. Deadline: August 26, 2025; Entry Fee: $5 for up to three poems, $3 for each additional poem; Cash prize for winner. Publication in First Light Fall 2025 Issue …