John Murillo has chosen Pagan Era by Philip Schaefer as the winner of our 2025 Poetry Book Prize. The Editors' Prize was awarded to Hurt Music by Genevieve Payne and Somewhere Horses by Jasmine Khaliq. These books will be available in late 2026/early 2027.

We're getting ready for our 2026 contest! This year's judge will be Srikanth Reddy. Please see 2026 guidelines here.

When the contest opens, submissions will be accepted via our Online Submission Manager. We will accept submissions until June 30th, 2026. In addition to our contest winner, at least one other book is chosen each year for our Editor's Prize.

Individual poems from submitted manuscripts have also been selected for publication in the Barrow Street journal and/or our affiliated multi-genre journal, Ocean State Review.

For contest queries, contact Rachel Rothenberg, Senior Associate Editor: rachelrothenberg@barrowstreet.org.

Send your submission for our upcoming issue through Submittable. Our reading period is from November 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. There is a $3 charge per submission, or for a $14 charge, you may submit your poems AND receive a 1-year subscription to our annual journal. If you cannot meet this fee, please contact ckell.barrowstreet@gmail.com to discuss a fee waiver or other alternatives.