Author: Starboard Press
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Fall 2025 Poetry Contest Results
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We are excited to announce the results of our Fall 2025 Poetry Contest (contest #1). Contest Judge Oliver Khan carried out a blind reading and picked his top choices. Winners have been notified. Title Author First Place Breath-tender Cynthia Hahn Second Place Tiffany Angel of Dawn Sylvia Cavanaugh Third Place some days the moon Pauline…
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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.
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The Poetry of Oliver Khan
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Slightly Breathless by Khalid Mukhtar Sipping on the Poetry of Oliver Khan Read on Substack
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Annual Children’s Poetry Contest
Annual Children’s Poetry Contest SUBMISSIONS CLOSED Meet Contest Judge, Maryam Chida Maryam Chida works in the children’s department at a public library. She also serves as the Chief Editor at Starboard Press, perusing submissions and improving the quality of our publications. Maryam is a student of history and is enthusiastic about colonial history. Two of…
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First Light Fall 2025 Poetry Contest
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 for all winners.
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Steeled is now available to order
Our very first publication, an autobiographical nautical memoir penned by the late Captain Salim Chida, is now available to order. Order will be fulfilled as early as June 13. To read about the work, visit steeledbook.com and browse through the pages there.