The Kingfisher Poetry Prize Closes Soon!

Only Two Days Left to Enter!

The 2023 Kingfisher Poetry Prize closes Wednesday, November 15th.

This contest is for powerful poems of up to 20 lines. So send us your work that, though small in size, is mighty in depth!

The winner and runners-up will be announced mid-December, and published in Pulp Literature Issue 42, Spring 2024.

First Prize: $300
Runners up (2): $50 each

The entry fee is just $15, and all entrants receive a 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature.

And remember, this contest is for previously unpublished poems of up to 20 lines in length.

For all the details, and to enter, visit the contest page!

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Meet Kingfisher Judge, Jude Neale!

Jude Neale is a master educator, Canadian poet, vocalist, spoken-word performer, workshop facilitator, and mentor. As well, she has written twelve collections of poetry. At eight years old, Jude had her first publication, when she won a CBC youth competition on travel. Fast forward a few years and now, coming in the fall, is her latest book, Water Forgets Its Own Name (Ekstasis Editions), a collaboration with the visual artist Nicholas Jennings. We are delighted to have published two of Jude’s poems: ‘About Light’ in Pulp Literature Issue 13, and ‘Blaze of the Universe’ in Issue 37. Visit her at judeneale.ca.