We are now accepting Poetry submissions with the theme of Uncharted. Writers are invited to interpret the theme as loosely or closely as they wish. Deadline to submit up to 3 poems is October 31 2025, with a 60 line limit per poem.
Helga Kidder, prolific poet and founder of CWG, will judge this month’s submissions. Winners will be announced in May.
This contest is available to members only. Once logged into your account, the submission form is under the “Members” tab on our homepage. If you need help logging in, please contact contests@chattanoogawritersguild.org.
Please Note: In the past month, we have experienced a technical issue with our submission form, wherein members are receiving an error message upon submission, when in fact CWG has actually received the submission. If you receive such an error message, you can email us at contests@chattanoogawritersguild.org to get confirmation whether your submission was received. The board is working to troubleshoot the issue and hope to have it resolved soon. Thank you for your patience, and we deeply apologize for any inconvenience.
Our Monthly Contests open on the 1st of each month and close on the last day, with one winner and one runner-up announced the following month. The first-place winner receives $50. The work of the winner and runner-up will be submitted for publication in The Pulse and considered for publication in our anthology. Writers included in the anthology will receive one free copy, available the following year. Monthly Contests are available to current members of the Chattanooga Writers’ Guild only and are free to enter. To become a member, click HERE.
The Monthly Contests rotate through a pattern of Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction throughout the year, with a new theme each month. Go to the 2025 Monthly Contest Series page to view the genre and theme for each month.
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