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This contest sponsored by Winning Writers pokes fun at the low standards of vanity poetry contests by awarding prizes for poems so bad they're good. From the off-color to the merely off-the-wall, these poems will give you a good laugh while also instructing you in how well-intentioned serious work can go awry. Squeamish folks beware.
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Categories: Poetry and Humor
Prizes: $3,750
Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: May 1, 2025
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Prizes: $22,000
Deadline: Jul 1, 2025
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
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