Note: please don't submit the same work/packet to the JAL contest and our general submissions. Our inaugural poetry prize honors and remembers Jennifer A. Lurie, a vibrant artist, mother, and vital community member who passed away in 2023. While we aren’t defining a theme for this prize, we’re looking for poetry that celebrates the natural world, creates pockets of joy, and brings us together through language. Guest judged by Natalie Shapero ‍Natalie Shapero's most recent book is Stay Dead, longlisted for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize. Her poems appear in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Granta, and elsewhere. She lives in Los Angeles and teaches writing at UC Irvine. First place wins $750, second $150, third $50. all other submissions will be considered for publication. Our submission fee is $15, and we’re open from 8/1 - 11/14. The winning poems will be published in Outskirts Issue 05, Spring 2027. All other submissions will be considered for publication. Please review our full guidelines and adherence to CLMP's Code of Ethics Guidelines: Submit 1-5 poems (for a maximum of 10 pages) in a single Word Document. Your name shouldn’t appear in your manuscript or file title. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted for publication elsewhere via Submittable message. Don’t withdraw your entire submission unless all of your work has been accepted. We only consider unpublished work. We aren't interested in any submissions generated, informed, or edited by AI. Multiple entries are allowed, but you will need to pay an additional $15 per submission. We cannot accept revisions for any poems while they’re under consideration. If your work is accepted, you’ll have an opportunity to revise as needed.