- Winners for poetry and prose categories published in the Summer issue of Vermont Magazine and each receive $1,250
- Deadline to enter is January 1, 2026
- Annual contest by Vermont Magazine and Green Mountain Power celebrates and explores the Vermont experience – its people, history and culture
COLCHESTER, Vt. – Green Mountain Power (GMP) is reminding Vermonters to enter the Vermont Writers’ Prize by submitting a poem or work of prose by January 1, 2026. The annual contest celebrates Vermont and offers a way for Vermonters to explore and share their experiences.
Two prizes are awarded – for poetry and prose. Winners will be announced in late spring 2026 and their works will be published in the Summer issue of Vermont Magazine. Each winner receives $1,250.
“There is still time to get typing and share your work. The Vermont experience continues to evolve and each year it is exciting to see how the entries reveal the depth of creativity and thought of so many Vermonters and how this state inspires them,” said Kristin Carlson, a Prize judge and GMP vice president.
The contest is open to Vermont residents and entries are accepted for poetry and prose categories. Employees of Vermont Magazine and GMP and their families are not eligible to enter. Your poem, short story, essay, or play should explore Vermont – its people, places, values, or history. You can learn more details and submit entries for the 2026 Vermont Writers’ Prize here. The deadline to enter is January 1, 2026. You can read the 2025 winners for Poetry and Prose here.
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 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.
There is still time to get typing and share your work. The Vermont experience continues to evolve and each year it is exciting to see how the entries reveal the depth of creativity and thought of so many Vermonters and how this state inspires them.
