5th Biennial Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest

Congratulations to Jed Myers and Peter Ludwin! 

Jeffrey Morgan has selected these two poets as our 2026 PLE Contest winners.  They will both be featured poets at the 2026 13th Biennial Skagit River Poetry Festival, October 22-24.

Thank you to all who submitted your poems. It is always an act of courage to put your poetry out there.  I hope that you will continue to write and submit.  And please, come to the festival to  celebrate the finalists and all those remarkable 2026 festival poets.

Open to all Pacific Northwest poets: Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia, Canada

2026 PLE Submission Guidelines

Contest Judge: Jeffrey Morgan

All submissions must be received on or before April 30, 2026, by 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact Molly McNulty at directorsrpp@gmail.