The Academy of American poets is hosting a free poetry contest for writers in the U.S. The contest is for poems that “help readers recognize the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment.”

The contest offers three prizes for individual poems, with a first place prize of $1,000 USD.

According to their website:

The Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize is given to honor exceptional poems that help readers recognize the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment.

Established in 2019 with generous support from Treehouse Investments, the prize will honor three poets. First place will receive $1,000; second place, $750; and third place, $500. In addition, all three poems will be published in the popular Poem-a-Day series, which is distributed to 500,000+ readers. Poems may also be featured in the award-winning education series Teach This Poem, which serves 40,000+ educators each week. 

Submissions for the 2024 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize are accepted from September 15, 2023 through November 15, 2023. The judges are poet Elizabeth Bradfield and climate scientist Kate Marvel, PhD.

To learn more, and to submit, be sure to visit this page.