Jeff Shearer and Trent Busch Win the 14th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
Our 14th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest received 2,926 entries from around the world. Jeff Shearer of Nashville, Tennessee won the Tom Howard Prize of $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre, for "The Fitting". Trent Busch of Lake Park, Georgia won the Margaret Reid Prize of $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style, for "Edges of Roads". $4,000 was awarded in all. Read the complete press release. Read the winning entries.
Published: April 15, 2017