The Deep Wild Journal invites entries for its international free-to-enter Graduate Student Poetry Contest for students currently enrolled on graduate courses. There are prizes of $300, $200 and $100 on offer for the top three poems plus publication and five complimentary copies. Other poems may be selected for Honourable Mentions and will receive a copy of the journal and possible publication online or in print.
Judges will be looking for poems that capture the ‘experiences, observations and insights of the back country’ meaning journeys undertaken away from roads by any non motorised means. Poems can be personal or political and only one submission may be made. This should be a single file of a maximum three poems of a total 100 lines. When submitting, include a cover letter with name and contact details, school/university affiliation, programme of study and expected graduation date. Entries must be made using your private college or university email account. If you do not have such an account this should be mentioned in the cover letter box on Submittable. JR