2026 CONTEST OVERVIEW

• Submissions Open:

MAY/01/2026

• Submissions Close:

AUG/01/2026

• Finalists Announced:

OCT/19/2026

• Winner Announced:

OCT/29/2026

• Contest Judge: 

Katherine Riegel

 

PRIZES

• Winner: $350 (CAD), publication on MoonLitGetaway.com and publication in Harvest Moon, Volume Three (September 2027)

• Runner-Up (x2): publication on MoonLitGetaway.com and publication in Harvest Moon, Volume Three (September 2027)

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CONTEST ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES​

• Work must be previously unpublished (including social media and personal websites)

• One poem per submission (.docx or PDF file formats only)

• The length of each poem must not exceed 100 lines

• Identifying information (entrant's name, email, phone number, etc.) must not appear on the same document as the poem. Entrants' information is concealed during deliberations

 

• Cover letter must include:

  • Full name and mailing address

  • Submission title

  • Bio (max 600 words)

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​Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but entrants must notify us immediately if their submission is accepted elsewhere. Multiple entries are allowed, but must be made as separate submissions. 

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Failure to comply with contest submission guidelines will immediately disqualify any entry, regardless of when the ineligibility is discovered in the process of adjudication. 

 

No refunds for withdrawn or disqualified submissions.

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RIGHTS

MoonLit Getaway secures First Canadian Serial Rights, meaning the poems should not appear in any print or digital publication before the release of the issue in which the work appears. All rights will revert to the author upon publication.

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​SELECTION

​Finalists are chosen by  MoonLit Getaway's Editorial Team and forwarded to the judge who selects one winner and two runners-up. All entries are judged anonymously.​

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​ENTRY FEES

• Canadian citizens or residents:

$5 CAD

• International entrants:

$8 CAD​

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