• One First Prize:  $100
• One Second Prize $50
• Two Third Prizes:  Books of Poetry*

NOW ACCEPTING ONLINE SUBMISSIONS!  

Entries accepted November 15^st, 2010 through January 31^st, 2011.  Winners announced in February, 2011.  See contest rules below: 

Entry fee:  $1 per poem, payable in U.S. Dollars via PayPal or by check or money order payable to Tom Rubenoff

• No entry fees will be refunded
•  Submit up to 5 poems
•  Poems can be any style, no more than 400 words
•  Poems must be original, previously unpublished 

To enter electronically:

1. Use the contact form below my lovely picture on the right side of this page to send me your entries or paste them in the body of an email and send it to me at  
   NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE.  Emails with attachments will be deleted unopened.   
2. Click the “Add to Cart” button below to pay the entry fee by PayPal or mail a check made out to Tom Rubenoff to the address shown below.  

Eye on Life Poetry Contest 
c/o Tom Rubenoff, Poetry Editor 
P.O. Box 35457 
Brighton, MA 02135 

• No poems submitted to this competition will be returned
• No entries will be accepted without payment

The top five poems will be published at Eye On Life Online Magazine.  Honorable mentions may be given as well.  

*The Third Prize books of poetry are: 

• “World Enough” by Maureen N. McLane 
• “Time You Let Me In” anthology edited by Naomi Shihab Nye 

Other prizes may be announced.  If you would like to donate a prize to the Eye On Life Poetry Contest, please email