Poetry Contest
CALLING ALL MONTANA POETS! Our first Broadside Contest is here!
We’re partnering with our friend Aaron Parrett at Territorial Press, a poetry focused letterpress in Helena, Montana, to celebrate words, ink, and paper.
We’re looking for one poem inspired by the idea “Treasure State” to bring to life as an original letterpress broadside—a beautiful meeting of poetry and the printed page.
THE PRIZE
The winning poet will receive:
- $200 cash prize
- 10 copies of their original letterpress broadside
- Included in the spring editions of the Montana Quarterly, The Deadrock Review, Anemone, and Big Sky Journal
HOW TO ENTER
- Submit one poem by January 1, 2027.
- Poems must be no more than 20-25 lines. .
- Entry fee: $10. Fee waivers are available upon request. Entry fees will help fund the prize and printing costs.
- Open to all Montana writers.
- Judging will be anonymous.
MEET OUR JUDGES
We’re honored to have three outstanding literary voices judging the submissions:
- Allen Morris Jones, Montana Poet Laureate
- Dalton Brink, editor-in-chief of The Deadrock Review
- Corrie Williamson,
We can’t wait to see what Montana poets make of Treasure State—and to give one poem a new life in ink and paper.