- Annual prizes for poetry and prose celebrating Vermont are awarded by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Magazine
- Winning entries in each category are published in the summer issue of Vermont Magazine and receive $1,250
- Deadline to enter is January 1, 2025
COLCHESTER, Vt. – Entries are open for the 2025 Vermont Writers’ Prize, which is awarded each year in two categories: prose and poetry. This is the 35th year of the prize, which celebrates all things Vermont. The prize is open to Vermont residents and your poem, short story, essay, or play should explore Vermont – its people, places, values, or history.
“Vermont is always changing, and it is so inspiring to read the entries and see how writers express the Vermont experience,” said Kristin Carlson, a GMP vice president who serves as a judge for this prize. “Vermont means so many things to different people – and we invite everyone to share their story or poem.”
You can learn more details and submit your for the 2025 Vermont Writers’ Prize here. The deadline to enter is January 1, 2025.
About Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power serves more than 275,000 residential and business customers in Vermont with electricity that’s 100% carbon free and 80% renewable on an annual basis. GMP is partnering with customers to provide solutions that deliver resiliency and affordability while cutting carbon and costs for all. GMP is the first utility in the world to get a B Corp certification, meeting rigorous social, environmental, accountability and transparency standards and committing to use business as a force for good. GMP was named to Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies in the World list, the sixth time earning that honor. In 2024, 2023 and 2021 the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) honored GMP as a nationwide leader in energy transformation. And, in 2022 GMP was named to TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential Companies for its groundbreaking resiliency work to transform the grid for customers.
Vermont is always changing, and it is so inspiring to read the entries and see how writers express the Vermont experience.
