2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize

The 2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize, organized by Rattle, an American poetry magazine, is now open for entries. Writers worldwide are invited to submit their best poems for consideration.

About the Competition

Rattle believes that poetry should be a powerful, accessible experience for all, and chapbooks—concise collections of poems—embody that ideal. Chapbooks offer an intimate reading experience, perfectly suited to the 21st century.

The prize honors the value of poetry, aiming to remind readers of the unique power of language and its ability to convey deeply moving emotions. Through this competition, Rattle seeks to promote poetry as a medium that can reach everyone, not just scholars.

The winners will be announced on April 15th.

Submission Details

• Manuscript Length: 15–30 pages of poems (excluding front or back matter).

• Font: Any reasonable font or font size (e.g., 12 pt).

• Language: Poems must be written primarily in English.

• Previously Published Work: Individual poems may have been published in any format, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished.

  
  

Who Can Enter?

The competition is open to writers worldwide.

Prizes

• Three Winners: Each will receive $5,000 and 500 copies of their chapbook.

• The chapbooks will be distributed to Rattle's 7,000+ subscribers along with a future issue of the magazine.

• At least one of the winners will be a poet who has not published a full-length poetry collection (48 pages or more) before 2024.

  
  

Entry Fees

• Entry Fee: $30 (includes a one-year subscription to Rattle or an extension for existing subscribers).