June

June explores autonomy, release, desire, escape, and choosing yourself.

This month is about what freedom means, what it costs, and the courage it takes to claim it.

Craft Focus:

  • Voice and personal agency

  • Momentum and movement

  • Risk-taking and self-liberation

Your chapbook will capture moments of liberation, choice, and self-discovery. By the end of June, your poems will reflect independence, courage, and the emotional complexity of freedom.

Here are sample prompts. The full 20-prompt list is included when you join the challenge:

  1. Write about reclaiming yourself after loss or confinement.

  2. Write about boundaries you set or violated.

  3. Explore freedom that felt lonely or risky.

Sample Writing Prompts

Why This Month Matters Now

Freedom rarely arrives without fear. This theme is for the moment you consider choosing yourself, even if it costs comfort or certainty.

Once freedom is claimed, its urgency fades. June matters because it captures the desire before it’s acted on or dismissed. These poems document courage at the exact moment it’s most vulnerable.

Participation Options

This month, would you like to simply participate in the challenge or would you like a full publication package?

Option 1: Challenge-Only Package

Who it’s for: Poets who want guided prompts and structure, but do not plan to create a chapbook or prefer to handle publication themselves.

Includes:

  • 20 detailed January writing prompts

  • Craft guidance and inspiration for your poems

  • Support for producing at least 20 poems

  • Tips for compiling and arranging your chapbook

What You’ll Do:
Write, revise, and polish your poems using the prompts. At the end of January, you’ll have 20-30 completed poems ready to share with your readers or ready to put in a complete manuscript and publish on your own.

Price: $28

Select Challenge-Only Package

Option 2: Full Publication Package

Who it’s for: Poets who want to focus solely on writing while we handle the rest.

Includes everything in the Challenge-Only Package, plus:

  • Professional formatting for print publication

  • Custom cover design aligned with January’s theme

  • Publishing your chapbook on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

    • You receive 100% of rights and royalties

  • Guidance on distribution and marketing

What You’ll Do:
Focus on your writing - our team takes care of turning your poems into a professional chapbook that’s ready to share with the world.

Price: $124

Select Full Publication Package