Join The Phoenix Poetry Chapbook Challenge!
2025 Encore
January 27th-Feb 6th, 2025
Local Gems is very excited for our first challenge of 2025!!
These last few years have been tough ones...
But you know the old saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going..."
And poets are tough!
So we want to invite you to join us in starting 2025 with a chance to rise from the ashes like a Phoenix and complete a challenge, with a chance to show the world the results!
Can you write 15 poems in 10 days? A chapbook?
We challenge you!
This challenge was exceedingly popular the last three years, and so much great writing came from it.
We expect no less this year!!
New Videos!!
If you have taken this challenge before, fret not, you can take it again because this year will be including a number of new videos you haven't seen before!
These last few years have been tough ones...
But you know the old saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going..."
And poets are tough!
So we want to invite you to join us in starting 2025 with a chance to rise from the ashes like a Phoenix and complete a challenge, with a chance to show the world the results!
Can you write 15 poems in 10 days? A chapbook?
We challenge you!
This challenge was exceedingly popular the last three years, and so much great writing came from it.
We expect no less this year!!
New Videos!!
If you have taken this challenge before, fret not, you can take it again because this year will be including a number of new videos you haven't seen before!
How Does It Work?Step 1:
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100 Poetry Prompts
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Participation: 15 Poems in 10 Days
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 10 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: Opens January 1st!!
(Closes Jan 7th 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 Jan 27th with the introduction and first video (Be sure to check promotions and spam folders.)
Will you accept the challenge?
After registration you will get an email on Jan 27th with the introduction and first video (Be sure to check promotions and spam folders.)
Will you accept the challenge?