Call for Entries: Poe-etry Contest

A call for entries for the 2026 Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards opened January 19, Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday. Deadline for entries is May 30.

The Saturday Visiter Awards are presented by Poe Baltimore to recognize a new generation of artists continuing Edgar Allan Poe’s legacy in the arts and literature around the world. The prizes celebrate media, art, performance and writing that adapts or is inspired by Poe’s life and works. 

Though not wealthy in his lifetime, Edgar Allan Poe was the first American writer to support himself entirely by his pen. The Saturday Visiter was the name—and spelling—of a local periodical that held a contest for poetry and short stories. Poe won the award for his short story “MS Found in a Bottle” (which he wrote at Poe House.) The Saturday Visiter Awards are named after the prize a young Edgar Allan Poe won while he lived in Baltimore which helped to launch the famed writer’s career.

Visit the awards website for more information and guidelines for entry: SaturdayVisiterAwards.org or go directly to https://poefestinternational.com/saturday-visiter-awards