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The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association was founded as the Science Fiction Poetry Association in 1978 to bring together poets and readers interested in speculative poetry. Members voted to rename the organization in 2017.
Nominees for each year's Rhysling Awards are selected by the membership of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Each member is allowed to nominate one work in each of two categories: “Best Long Poem” (50–299 lines; for prose poems, 500–1,999 words) and “Best Short Poem” (11–49 lines; for prose poems, 101–499 words).
The 2025 SFPA Speculative Poetry Contest will open for entries on June 1, 2025. The deadline will be August 31. Contest Rules: The SFPA speculative poetry contest is open to all poets, including non-SFPA-members. Prizes will be awarded for best unpublished poem in 3 categories: Dwarf (poems 1–10 lines [prose poems 0–100 words]); Short (11 ...
Star*Line has become not only an SFPA forum and networking tool, but a literary magazine for poets of the genre persuasion: imaginative poetry from hard science fiction to high fantasy, from the macabre to straight science, and from rigid formalism to experimental and surrealist works.
Listings are for markets that explicitly seek or publish speculative poetry and do not charge for submissions. A listing on this page is not an endorsement by SFPA. Listed markets may not currently be open to submissions.
Open to all genres of speculative poetry, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and “unclassifiable, but speculative.” Poems must be no more than ten lines (or no more than 100 words for prose poems) not including title or stanza breaks, and first published in the preceding year; include publication credit.
2024 Poetry Contest Winners Judge Stephanie M. Wytovich selected the winners of this year’s SFPA Poetry Contest. Prizes were offered in three divisions: Dwarf (≤10 lines), Short, and Long (50+ lines).
So you're wondering what you'll get out of membership in the Science Fiction Poetry Association? You get a yearly subscription to Star*Line, a journal filled with poetry, reviews, articles, and more. You get the annual Rhysling Anthology, filled with the best sf poetry
Speculative Poetry Books Bibliography of English-Language Science-Fiction, Science, Fantasy, and Horror poetry collections from SFPA authors and editors:
fiction poetry” publications and collections of “science fiction poetry.” We need at least these five labels: science poem; fantasy poem; horror poem; science fiction poem; speculative poem.