$1,200 for the winning poem!
Mudfish is now accepting submissions for the 19th Mudfish Poetry Prize to be judged by Billy Collins
Contest Submission Info:
Entry Fee: $20 for 3 poems ($3 for each additional poem)
Include a cover page with your name, email, mailing address, phone number, and titles of poems. Dp not put your name on the poems themselves.
A prize of $1,200 and publication in Mudfish is given annually for a single poem. Winning poem and two honorable mentions will be published in Mudfish 26.
ALL POEMS ARE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION.
Deadline: January 15th, 2026
All submissions may be emailed to [email protected] or via snail mail:
Mudfish/Box Turtle Press
184 Franklin St, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10013
Lifting the Veil on the Mudfish 25 Winners!
And the finalists are…
Past Mudfish Judges:
Mudfish 9 – Thomas Lux
Mudfish 10 – Charles Simic
Mudfish 11 – Jorie Graham
Mudfish 12 – C. K. Williams
Mudfish 13 – John Ashbery
Mudfish 14 – Charles Simic
Mudfish 15 – David Lehman
Mudfish 16 – Deborah Landau
Mudfish 17 – Mark Doty
Mudfish 18 – Charles Simic
Mudfish 19 – Edward Hirsch
Mudfish 20 – Philip Schultz
Mudfish 21 – John Yau
Mudfish 22 – Erica Jong
Mudfish 23 – Marie Howe
Mudfish 24 – Deborah Landau
Mudfish 25 – Vijay Seshadri
For Mudfish (non-contest submissions)
Please read Mudfish before submitting and send your best work (5 or 6 poems) to us via regular snail mail.
For Mudfish Individual Poet Series
To apply for publication of your full manuscript by Box Turtle Press, contact Jill Hoffman directly at [email protected]
All submissions may be emailed to [email protected] or via snail mail:
Mudfish/Box Turtle Press
184 Franklin Street, Ground Fl.
New York, NY 10013