Entries must be 500 words minimum, 2,000 words maximum (not including title).

Entrants must be citizens of a Caribbean or Central American Country, or descended from a Caribbean/Central American country by no more than two generations. I.E, as far back as your grandparents.

Entries must be unpublished and remain unpublished in any language until August 25, 2023.

Only one entry per writer may be submitted for the Caribbean Magazine Plus Poetry Contest – the poem must be the entrant’s own work. The poem must be original work and should not have been published.