The submission period runs from mid-July through mid-October each year.
To submit, read the entry requirements on this page, then at the bottom of the page click on the Submit button.
Submission Procedure
All poems must be submitted and entry fees paid via the online submissions service, Submittable. If you find you are unable to use the Submittable.com website, please write to reubenrosepoetrycompetition@gmail.com.
The 2025 submission period runs from July 15th through October 15th 2025.
Entry fees for the 2025 competition:
US$6.00 for 1 poem; US$14.00 for 3 poems; US$19.00 for 6 poems.
Prizes: First prize: $500; Second prize: $200; Third prize: $100. Ten Honourable Mentions will also be awarded.
The judges for the 36th (2025) competition will be:
- Baruch November, an acclaimed U.S. poet, our International Judge for 2025.
- Judith R. Robinson – the 2024 First Prize winner.
- Fran Levin – one of the 2024 Honourable Mention winners.
Requirements for Entry
Please follow these Guidelines to ensure your entry/ies will be accepted:
Anyone, anywhere may submit.
Line limit per poem: 41 lines, including any stanza breaks, dedication, epigraph, etc., but not including the title. Lines that are too long to fit on one page line using a standard 12-pt font will be counted as two lines.
Do not use unconventional formatting (such as tilting words, inserting symbols, mixing font sizes, etc.).
We do not accept illustrations. Any included with the submitted poems will be discarded.
Poems must be in English and previously unpublished, in print or online, and must remain unpublished until the list of winners is e-mailed to the entrants. Inclusion in the monthly Voices Israel newsletter or in a chapbook from Voices Israel workshops is not considered publication.
Poems must have been written by the owner of the Submittable account used to submit them. Do not use someone else’s account, e.g. that of a friend or relative, to submit — the submission will be recorded as the work of the account owner.
Poems are judged anonymously, without the poets’ names. Please make sure that your name appears only on the Submission page, not anywhere in the file you send or in the file’s name. Failure to observe this rule may result in your inability to enter the competition.
No poet may win more than one prize or Honorable Mention in the same year’s competition – i.e. among the top 13, no poet will be included more than once.
We retain a non-exclusive right to publish and republish the winning poems and honorable mention winners in all media, while the poet retains copyright and can also publish elsewhere after the winners are announced.
The submission period for the 2025 competition is July 15th through October 15th, 2025. To submit, during the submission period only, please click on the button below.
Voices Israel Group of Poets in English 