BEALS PRIZE FOR YOUNG POETS

Beals Prize for Young Poets
Call For Entries

Submission deadline: Friday, October 24

Prize money: $150 first / $75 second / $50 third

Competition rules:

Contestants must be in grades 9-12 and go to one of these schools: Murdock, Monty Tech, The Winchendon School, Narragansett, Gardner, Oakmont, Sizer, Cushing Academy, Athol, St. Bernard's, or Conant in N.H. Homeschooled students are also welcome.
You may submit only one poem
Only original, unpublished poems will be accepted
Submissions must be emailed to:
Bealspoetryprize@gmail.com (word docs preferred)
Notification of entry will be sent via email.
Ten finalists will be chosen to compete for the
Prize money on Thursday, November 20
All submissions are judged blindly
Previous winners are not eligible to enter.

Submission deadline: Friday, October 24, 2025

Competition rules:

Contestants must be in grades 9-12 and go to one of these schools: Murdock, Monty Tech, The Winchendon School, Narragansett, Gardner, Oakmont, Sizer, Cushing Academy, Athol, St. Bernard's, or Conant in N.H. Homeschooled students are also welcome.
You may submit only one poem
Only original, unpublished poems will be accepted
Submissions must be emailed to Bealspoetryprize@gmail.com (word docs preferred)
Notification of entry will be sent via email
All submissions are judged blindly.
Previous winners are not eligible to enter.

Submission Information:

In the body of the email put the following:
- Your Name
- Contact Information (email preferred)
- Address
Email Attachment:
- Poem Title
- Poem Itself