Join The America 250 Poetry Chapbook Challenge!
July 15th- 25th 2026!
A ONE TIME ONLY Chapbook Challenge
For America's 250th Birthday
There is such a rich history in the story of America, and what better way to honor the anniversary than writing about it.
Step into the story of a nation and bring its history to life through your own words. This Chapbook Challenge will take participants on a guided literary journey across the centuries, exploring the people, events, ideals, conflicts, and defining moments that shaped the United States. Through a carefully crafted series of prompts, you'll move from chapter to chapter of America's remarkable story, transforming history into poetry while building a complete themed chapbook of your own. Whether celebrating iconic moments, uncovering forgotten voices, or reflecting on the enduring spirit of the nation, every poem becomes another piece of a larger historical tapestry.
We all know America is 250 years old! It only turns that way once, so as such we are offering this ONE TIME ONLY poetry chapbook challenge.
15 Poems in 10 Days
Will you accept the challenge?
Step into the story of a nation and bring its history to life through your own words. This Chapbook Challenge will take participants on a guided literary journey across the centuries, exploring the people, events, ideals, conflicts, and defining moments that shaped the United States. Through a carefully crafted series of prompts, you'll move from chapter to chapter of America's remarkable story, transforming history into poetry while building a complete themed chapbook of your own. Whether celebrating iconic moments, uncovering forgotten voices, or reflecting on the enduring spirit of the nation, every poem becomes another piece of a larger historical tapestry.
We all know America is 250 years old! It only turns that way once, so as such we are offering this ONE TIME ONLY poetry chapbook challenge.
15 Poems in 10 Days
Will you accept the challenge?
How Does It Work?Step 1:
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100 Poetry Prompts
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Participation:
Each day of the contest the participants will be emailed a prompt video for the day. They will also receive the 100 Poetry Prompt downloadable workbook the first day of the challenge. All participants are free to use the main prompts, prompts from the journal or any other ideas or inspiration they have for writing their poems, the only hard and fast rule is to write the 15 poems in 7 days!
PrintingIf the challenge is completed, the participant can inform us of the completion and then have the opportunity for Local Gems Press to print a chapbook for them--the finished chapbooks will be pocket-sized books, 4.25 by 6.9.
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Registration: Closes July 14th
Midnight EST (Or When Full)
Because of high demand, at this time we have to limit this challenge to the first 100 people who register. We will keep you updated with how many spots we have left, but we expect it to fill up quickly.
After registration you will get an email on July 15th with the introduction and day 1. (Be sure to check promotions and spam folders.)
Will you accept the challenge?
After registration you will get an email on July 15th with the introduction and day 1. (Be sure to check promotions and spam folders.)
Will you accept the challenge?