The LemonLight Prize 2026 Is Now Open
$3,000 Prize Fund - Open Early for Substack
Ink & Ribbon Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit poetry publisher, is proud to exclusively open early submissions to our Substack subscribers for The LemonLight Prize 2026 — $3,000 Prize Fund
Submit Here » The LemonLight 2026 Submission Portal «
Quick Facts
$3,000 total prize fund
$2,000 Winner
4 × $250 Honorable Mentions
10–20 additional poets selected for publication
Publication in The LemonLight Anthology 2026 (limited to 250 copies)
Open: March 1, 2026
Close: May 30, 2026
Entry: $15 per submission
Up to 5 unpublished poems per entry
Blind judging
Open worldwide (English-language poetry)
Winner and Honorable Mentions receive contributor copies; all selected poets appear in the anthology.
Optional Add-On:
At checkout, you may pre-order the limited-edition anthology for $25 (250 copies only). Pre-orders directly support prize funding and production.
Submissions are unlimited. Simultaneous submissions are welcome.
We publish fewer books. We make them unforgettable.
Submit now at inkandribbon.org
Questions: admin@inkandribbon.org
Submit Here » The LemonLight 2026 Submission Portal «
Thank you for this. Going to prepare a submission.
Unpublished works meaning “physically” correct? I publish myself here on Substack but nothing is yet physically published.