Editorial Focus
Themed issues with suggested prompts, but open to off-topic submissions of strong, personal, timely, or narrative poetry. Find the latest prompt on Last Stanza Poetry’s Facebook page. There's no reading fee. Prize of $100 for one outstanding poem per issue. Nominates for Pushcart Prize. The prize-winner’s interview will be published in each issue (optional). Published worldwide in softcover, full-color illustrated hardcover, and ebook. Not seeking horror, fantasy, juvenilia, or erotica.
Tips From the Editor
Submit up to three non-rhyming poems in a single Word document or in the body of your email to laststanza@outlook.com. Each issue is sent to libraries throughout the United States. Limit submissions to three poems per issue. Any form, up to sixty-four lines. Most poems will be edited. Published in ebook, softcover, and color-illustrated hardcover. All back and current issues are available worldwide. Prefer unpublished. Please note credit if submitting one previously published. No payment/no contributor copy—sorry—other than the single $100 prize.
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