The South Dakota State Poetry Society's annual contest is a long-standing regional competition that, in its Landscape category, asks poets to engage with the geography, places, and features that define South Dakota. This is not a broad thematic call but a deliberate, place-specific invitation: the jury seeks work that is rooted in the state's physical and cultural terrain, whether prairie, badlands, riverways, or the built environments that punctuate them. The category is open to non-members only, a structural choice that positions the contest as an entry point for poets outside the Society's existing membership. Submitters may send up to three poems in a single document, each on its own page, with no restriction on length or style. The absence of formal constraints places the weight of evaluation on the poems themselves—their precision, their sense of place, and their ability to render South Dakota's landscape with specificity rather than generality. The requirement that names be omitted from the poems ensures that judging is blind, a standard that signals the Society's commitment to assessing the work on its merits. What the contest offers is publication and recognition within a regional literary community that has sustained poetry in South Dakota for decades. The $10 fee per entry, per category, is modest and consistent with the Society's nonprofit, member-driven model. Poets should note that the deadline is December 1, 2026, and that submissions must be uploaded as .doc or .docx files. A brief third-person bio and physical mailing address are required as a cover letter. Instructions are enforced: submissions that deviate will not be considered.