Recent Winners

Academy of American Poets
Walt Whitman Award
Chris Hosea of New York City won the 2013 Walt Whitman Award for his poetry collection, Put Your Hands In. He received $5,000, a monthlong residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, and his book will be published by Louisiana State University Press in 2014. John Ashbery judged. The annual award is given to a U.S. citizen who has not published a book of poems in a standard edition. The next deadline is November 15.
Academy of American Poets, Walt Whitman Award, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. (212) 274-0343. Patricia Guzman, Programs Assistant. 
www.poets.org/whitman

American Academy of Arts and Letters
Literature Awards 
Fifteen writers received awards in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Arts and Letters Awards in Literature, which honor writers of exceptional talent, were given to poets Joanna Klink of Missoula, Montana, and D. A. Powell of Iowa City and San Francisco; fiction writers Darryl Pinckney of New York City and Oxfordshire, England, and Brad Watson of Laramie, Wyoming; and creative nonfiction writers Katherine Boo of London and Mumbai, and Bill McKibben of Ripton, Vermont. Each received $7,500. Fiction writer Jennifer Egan of New York City received the $20,000 John Updike Award, given biennially to a writer in midcareer whose work has demonstrated consistent excellence. Fiction writer Adam Foulds of London received the $20,000 E. M. Forster Award, given annually to a young writer from the United Kingdom or Ireland for a stay in the United States. Claire Vaye Watkins of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, won the $10,000 Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for her short story collection, Battleborn (Riverhead Books). The annual award honors a book of fiction published in the previous year. Fiction writer Lydia Davis of East Nassau, New York, received the $10,000 Award of Merit Medal, given every six years to an outstanding short story writer. Fiction writer Christopher Benfey of Amherst, Massachusetts, received the $10,000 Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award, given to a writer whose work merits recognition for the quality of its prose style. Fiction writer Mischa Berlinski of Rome received the $10,000 Addison M. Metcalf Award, given to a young writer of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Kevin Powers of Florence, Italy, received the $5,000 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction for his novel, The Yellow Birds (Little, Brown). The award honors a first work of fiction published in the previous year. Poet Peter Streckfus of Fairfax, Virginia, and fiction writer Peter Bognanni of St. Paul each received a Rome Fellowship in Literature and will spend a year in residence at the American Academy in Rome. The annual awards are given by members of the Academy; there is no application process. 
New Members
Fiction writer Ward Just of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Members are selected annually by internal nomination; there is no application process.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, 633 West 155th Street, New York, NY 10032. 
www.artsandletters.org

American Poetry Review
Honickman First Book Prize 
Maria Hummel of San Francisco won the 16th annual APR/Honickman First Book Prize for her poetry collection, House and Fire. She received $3,000, and her collection will be published by American Poetry Review with distribution by Copper Canyon Press through Consortium. Fanny Howe judged. The award is given for a poetry collection by a writer who has not published a book of poems. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set. 
American Poetry Review, Honickman First Book Prize, 1700 Sansom Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
www.aprweb.org

A Room of Her Own Foundation
Gift of Freedom Award
Poet  Diane Gilliam of Akron won the sixth Gift of Freedom Award. She received $50,000. The finalists were fiction writer ire’ne lara silva of Austin, Texas, and creative nonfiction writer Florencia Ramirez of Oxnard, California. Each received $5,000. The biennial award is given to a woman poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer to fund a creative project. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Orlando Prizes
Four writers received the Fall 2012 Orlando Prizes. They areMarilyn McCabe of Saratoga Springs, New York, for her poem “On Hearing the Call to Prayer Over the Marcellus Shale on Easter Morning”; Sarah Elizabeth Schantz of Boulder, Colorado, for her short story “Sister”; Annie Dawid of Westcliffe, Colorado, for her short short story “Nitza Kosher Pizza”; and Ellen Smith of Pittsburgh for her essay “The Locust: A Foundational Narrative.” They each received $1,000, and their winning works were published in Los Angeles Review. Cynthia Hogue judged in poetry, Judith Freeman judged in fiction, Yi Shun Lai judged in flash fiction, and Michelle Aldredge judged in creative nonfiction. The awards are given twice yearly for works of poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction by women writers.(See Deadlines.)
To the Lighthouse Prize
Leia Penina Wilson of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, won the 2012 To the Lighthouse Prize for her poetry collection I built a boat with all the towels in your closet. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Red Hen Press. Evie Shockley judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection by a woman writer. (See Deadlines.)
A Room of Her Own Foundation, P.O. Box 778, Placitas, NM 87043. (505) 867-5373. Tracey Cravens-Gras, Associate Director.

The Backwaters Press
Poetry Prize
Susan Elbe of Madison, Wisconsin, won the 2012 Backwaters Prize for her poetry collection The Map of What Happened. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by The Backwaters Press in September. David Clewell judged. The annual prize is given for a poetry collection. The 2013 deadline has passed; as of this writing, the next deadline has not been set. 
The Backwaters Press, Poetry Prize, 3502 North 52nd Street, Omaha, NE 68104-3506. (402) 451-4052. Greg Kosmicki, Publisher. 
thebackwaterspress@gmail.com 
www.thebackwaterspress.org

Barnes & Noble
Discover Award
Amanda Coplin of Portland, Oregon, won the 2012 Discover Award for Fiction for her novel, The Orchardist (HarperCollins). She received $10,000. Karen Thompson Walker of Iowa City won the $5,000 second-place prize for her novel, The Age of Miracles(Random House), and Eowyn Ivey of Palmer, Alaska, won the $2,500 third-place prize for her novel, The Snow Child (Little, Brown). The judges were Lan Samantha Chang, Alan Cheuse, and Karl Marlantes. Cheryl Strayed of Portland, Oregon, won the $10,000 Discover Award for Nonfiction for her memoir, Wild (Knopf). Katherine Boo of London and Mumbai won the $5,000 second-place prize for Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Random House), and Kristen Iversen of Memphis won the $2,500 third-place prize for her memoir, Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats (Crown Publishing Group). The judges were Susan Cheever, Wendy McClure, and Touré. The annual awards are given for works of fiction and nonfiction featured in Barnes & Noble’s Discover Great New Writers program during the previous year. There is no application process. 
Barnes & Noble, 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. 
www.barnesandnoble.com/discover

Bauhan Publishing
May Sarton New Hampshire Book Prize
Nils Michals of Boulder, Colorado, won the 2012 May Sarton New Hampshire Book Prize for his poetry colletion Come Down to Earth. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Bauhan Publishing. Alice B. Fogel judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The 2013 deadline has passed; as of this writing, the next deadline has not been set. 
Bauhan Publishing, May Sarton New Hampshire Book Prize, P.O. Box 117, Peterborough, NH 03458. (603) 567-4430. 
www.bauhanpublishing.com/contest

Bear Deluxe Magazine
Doug Fir Fiction Award
David Armstrong of Las Vegas won the 2012 Doug Fir Fiction Award for his short story “A Different-Sized Us.” He received $1,000, publication of his story in Bear Deluxe Magazine, and a residency at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Oregon. Brian Doyle judged. The annual award is given for a short story relating to the natural world or sense of place. (See Deadlines.)
Bear Deluxe Magazine, Doug Fir Fiction Award, 810 SE Belmont Street, #5, Portland, OR 97214. Susan DeFreitas, Associate Editor. 
bear@orlo.org
www.beardeluxe.org

BOA Editions
A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize
Geffrey Davis of Tacoma, Washington, won the 2013 A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize for his collection, Revising the Storm. He received $1,500, and his book will be published by BOA Editions in 2014. Dorianne Laux judged. The annual prize is given for a first book of poetry. The next deadline is November 30.
BOA Editions, A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize, 250 North Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14607. (585) 546-3410. Jenna Fisher, Associate Director for Marketing and Production. 
jfisher@boaditions.org 
www.boaeditions.org

Carlow University
Patricia Dobler Poetry Award
Michelle Maher of Wexford, Pennsylvania, won the 2012 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award for her poem “At the Brera, Milan.” She received an all-expenses-paid trip to Carlow University in Pittsburgh to give a public reading and attend a ten-day session of the university’s low-residency MFA program, and her poem will be published in Voices From the Attic. Toi Derricotte judged. The prize, valued at $2,500, is given annually to a woman poet over 40 who has not published a book in any genre. The next deadline is in April 2014.
Carlow University, Patricia Dobler Poetry Award, 3333 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. (412) 578-6346. Sarah Williams-Devereux, Contact. 
sewilliams412@carlow.edu
gradstudies.carlow.edu/creative/dobler-award.html

Chautauqua
Writing Contest
Michelle Regalado Deatrick of Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the 2012 Chautauqua Prize for her poem “Incarnation: A Natural History.” She received $1,000, and her poem will be published in Chautauqua. Philip Terman judged. The annual award, which was given for a poem or group of poems, a short story, or an essay, has been discontinued and will be replaced in 2014 with the Chautauqua Editors Prize. 
Chautauqua, Creative Writing Department, 601 South College Road, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403. Jill Gerard, Editor. 
clj@uncw.edu 
www.ciweb.org/literary-journal

Claremont Graduate University
Tufts Poetry Awards 
Marianne Boruch of West Lafayette, Indiana, won the 21st annual Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for her collection The Book of Hours(Copper Canyon Press, 2011). She received $100,000 and a one-week appointment as poet-in-residence at Claremont Graduate University. The award is given annually for a book of poetry by a midcareer poet published in the previous year. Heidy Steidlmayer of Vacaville, California, won the 20th annual Kate Tufts Discovery Award for her collection, Fowling Piece (TriQuarterly, 2012). She received $10,000. The award is given for a first book of poetry published in the previous year. The judges for both awards were David Barber, Kate Gale, Ted Genoways, Linda Gregerson, and Carl Phillips. (See Deadlines.) 
Claremont Graduate University, Tufts Poetry Awards, 150 East 10th Street, Claremont, CA 91711. (909) 621-8974. ?
www.cgu.edu/tufts

Cleveland Foundation
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Eugene Gloria of Greencastle, Indiana, won the 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in poetry for his collection My Favorite Warlord(Penguin, 2012). Laird Hunt of Boulder, Colorado, and Kevin Powers of Florence, Italy, both won in fiction. Hunt won for his novelKind One (Coffee House Press, 2012) and Powers won for his novel, The Yellow Birds (Little, Brown, 2012). Andrew Solomon of London and New York City won in nonfiction for Far From the Tree (Scribner, 2012). The judges were Rita Dove, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Joyce Carol Oates, Steven Pinker, and Simon Schama. The annual prizes are given to honor books of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction that “contribute to society’s understanding of racism and foster an appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.” The next deadline is December 31.
Cleveland Foundation, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, The Cleveland Foundation, 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300, Cleveland, OH 44115. (216) 861-3810. Karen R. Long, Contact. 
submit@anisfield-wolf.org
www.anisfield-wolf.org

Codhill Press
Poetry Chapbook Award
Heather Cousins of Monroe, Georgia, won the 2012 Codhill Poetry Chapbook Award for Freeze. She received $1,000, publication of her chapbook by Codhill Press, and 50 author copies. Beginning this year, the annual award will be given for a full-length poetry collection. The next deadline is December 10. 
Codhill Press, Poetry Chapbook Award, P.O. Box 280, Bloomington, NY 12411. Pauline Uchmanowicz, Contest Coordinator. 
www.codhill.com/award-guide2013.html

Colorado Review
Colorado Prize for Poetry
Catherine Imbriglio of Riverside, Rhode Island, won the 19th annual Colorado Prize for Poetry for Intimacy. She received $2,000, and her collection will be published in November by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University. Stephen Burt judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is January 14, 2014.
Colorado Review, Colorado Prize for Poetry, English Department, 9105 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523-9105. (970) 491-5449. Stephanie G’Schwind, Director. 
coloradoprize.colostate.edu

Fish Publishing
Short Memoir Prize
Maureen Boyle of Belfast, Northern Ireland, won the 2013 Short Memoir Prize for “Luscus.” She received E1,000 (approximately $1,300) and publication in the 2013 Fish Anthology. Molly McCloskey judged. The annual award is given for an essay. The next deadline is January 31.
Fish Publishing, Short Memoir Prize, Durrus, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Clem Cairns, Editor.
info@fishpublishing.com
www.fishpublishing.com

Fishtrap
Writing Fellowships
Four writers each received a $1,500 fellowship from Fishtrap. They are poets Jose Alcantara of Carbondale, Colorado, and Nathan Slinker of Tempe, Arizona; fiction writer Rachel Khong of San Francisco; and creative nonfiction writer Kelly Wallace of Portland, Oregon. They each received an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in featured readings at Summer Fishtrap at Wallowa Lake, Oregon, in July. Jennifer Sahn judged. The fellowships are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who show promise at an early stage in their careers. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set. 
Fishtrap, Writing Fellowships, P.O. Box 38, Enterprise, OR 97828. (541) 426-3623. Ben Hayes, Program Coordinator. 
info@fishtrap.org 
www.fishtrap.org

The Formalist
Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
Gail White of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, won the 2012 Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award for “Old Photographs.” She received $1,000 and publication of her poem in Measure: A Review of Formal Poetry. Rhina P. Espaillat judged. The annual award is given for a sonnet. The next deadline is November 15.
The Formalist, Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award, 320 Hunter Drive, Evansville, IN 47711. 
theformalist.evansville.edu/contest.html

Friends of American Writers
Literary Awards
Christopher Hebert of Knoxville, Tennessee, won the 2013 Literary Award for fiction for his novel The Boiling Season (Harper). He received $2,000. Marjorie Celona of Cincinnati and Nick Healy of Mankato, Minnesota, shared the second-place prize. Celona won for her novel Y (Free Press), and Healy for his short story collection It Takes You Over (New Rivers Press). Each received $1,000. The annual awards are given for first, second, or third books of fiction or creative nonfiction published in the previous year by Midwest writers or books set in the Midwest. The next deadline for nominations is December 10.
Friends of American Writers, Literary Awards, 1179 Wenonah Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304. April Nauman, Awards Chair.
www.fawchicago.org/awards.php

The Frost Place Poetry Seminar
Bull City Chapbook Fellowship
Jill Osier of Fairbanks, Alaska, won the 2013 Bull City Chapbook Fellowship for Should Our Undoing Come Down Upon Us White. She received a fellowship of approximately $1,500 to attend the Poetry Seminar at the Frost Place and publication of her chapbook by Bull City Press. Patrick Donnelly judged. The fellowship is given annually for a poetry chapbook. The next deadline is December 31. 
The Frost Place Poetry Seminar, Bull City Chapbook Fellowship, P.O. Box 74, Franconia, NH 03580. Maudelle Driskell, Executive Director. 
mdriskell@frostplace.org 
www.frostplace.org/chapbook-contest

Gemini Magazine
Poetry Open
Leonore Hildebrandt of Harrington, Maine, won the 2013 Poetry Open for “Rock Me.” She received $1,000, and her poem was published in the March 2013 issue of Gemini Magazine. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poem. The next deadline is January 2, 2014.
Gemini Magazine, Poetry Open, P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA 02558. (339) 309-9757. David Bright, Editor.
editor@gemini-magazine.com
www.gemini-magazine.com

Glimmer Train Press
Short Story Award for New Writers
Christopher Marnach of Chicago won the Short Story Award for New Writers for “Death Week at the Funeral Card Company.” He received $1,500, and his story will be published in the Spring/Summer 2014 issue of Glimmer Train Stories. The editors judged. The award is given quarterly for a short story by a writer whose fiction has not appeared in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000.(See Deadlines.)
Glimmer Train Press, Short Story Award for New Writers, P.O. Box 80430, Portland, OR 97280. (503) 221-0836. Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies, Coeditors. 
www.glimmertrain.org

Great Lakes Colleges Association
New Writers Awards
Rowan Ricardo Phillips of New York City won the 2013 New Writers Award in poetry for his collection, The Ground (Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2012). Ismet Prcic of Portland, Oregon, won in fiction for his novel, Shards (Grove/Atlantic, 2011). Benjamin Busch of Reed City, Michigan, won in creative nonfiction for his memoir, Dust to Dust: A Memoir (HarperCollins, 2012). The winners will give readings, meet with students, and lead classes at several of the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s 13 member colleges, each of which pays an honorarium of at least $500. The judges in poetry were David Caplan, Jennifer Clarvoe, and Pablo Peschiera; the judges in fiction were Peter Grandbois, Jennifer Hayward, and Kirk Nesset; and the judges in creative nonfiction were Nels Christensen, Melinda Rhodes, and Lili Wright. The annual awards are given for first books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. (See Deadlines.)
Great Lakes Colleges Association, New Writers Awards, 535 West William Street, Suite 301, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Gregory Wegner, Director of Program Development. 
wegner@glca.org
www.glca.org/programs/new-writers-award

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Writing Fellowships
Twenty-three writers received 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships in creative writing. The fellows in poetry are L. S. Asekoff of Tivoli, New York; Kate Daniels of Nashville; Ross Gay of Bloomington, Indiana; Major Jackson of South Burlington, Vermont; Troy Jollimore of Chico, California; Benjamin Samuel Lerner, Brenda Shaughnessy, and Anne Waldman, all of New York City; Cleopatra Mathis of Post Mills, Vermont; and Joshua Weiner of Washington, D.C. In fiction, the fellows are Kiran Desai of Cold Spring, New York; Adam Johnson of San Francisco; Rachel Kushner of Los Angeles; Ben Marcus, Terese Svoboda, and Colson Whitehead, all of New York City; and David Means of Upper Nyack, New York. In creative nonfiction, the fellows are Joshua Foer of New Haven, Connecticut; J. C. Hallman of Perkins, Oklahoma; Bill Hayes of New York City; Sylvia Nasar of Tarrytown, New York; Carlin Romanoof Philadelphia; and David Rosenberg of Miami, Florida. The annual fellowships, which vary in amount but in the past have ranged from $30,000 to $40,000 each, are awarded in recognition of “achievement and exceptional promise.” (See Deadlines.)
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Writing Fellowships, 90 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. (212) 687-4470. 
www.gf.org

Kentucky Arts Council
Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships
Eight Kentucky writers each received a $7,500 fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council. The fellows in poetry are Adam Day andSean Patrick Hill, both of Louisville, and Bianca Spriggs of Lexington. In fiction, the fellows are Willie Davis of Whitesburg and Ellen Birkett Morris and Kaitlin Willihnganz, both of Louisville. In creative nonfiction, the fellows are Ron Ellis of Lakeside Park and Jason Howard of Berea. The fellowships are given biennially to Kentucky poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set. 
Kentucky Arts Council, Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships, 21st Floor, Capital Plaza Tower, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601. (502) 564-3757. Tamara Coffey, Individual Artist Director. 
tamara.coffey@ky.gov 
artscouncil.ky.gov

Kore Press
First Book Award
Jen McClanaghan of Nacogdoches, Texas, won the 2013 Kore Press First Book Award for her poetry collection, River Legs. She received $1,000 and publication of her book by Kore Press. Nikky Finney judged. The annual award is given for a poetry manuscript by a woman who has not yet published a full-length book. (See Deadlines.)
Kore Press, First Book Award, 240 North Court, Tucson, AZ 85701. (520) 327-2127. Laura Van Epps, Editorial Assistant.
laura@korepress.org
www.korepress.org 

Langum Charitable Trust
Prize for American Historical Fiction
Ron Rash of Cullowhee, North Carolina, won the 2012 David J. Langum Sr. Prize for American Historical Fiction for his novel The Cove(Ecco). He received $1,000. The annual award is given for a work of fiction published in the previous year that “helps to make the rich history of America accessible to the general reader.” The next deadline is December 1.
Langum Charitable Trust, Prize for American Historical Fiction, 2809 Berkeley Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242.
langumtrust@gmail.com
www.langumtrust.org

Library of Congress
Witter Bynner Fellowships
Poets Sharon Dolin of New York City and Shara McCallum of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, won 2013 Witter Bynner Fellowships. They each received $10,000 and gave a reading at the Library of Congress. Natasha Trethewey judged. The annual awards are given to poets to support the writing of poetry. There is no application process.
Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20540.
www.loc.gov

Literal Latté 
Ames Essay Award
Anita Sawyer of North Branford, Connecticut, won the 2012 Ames Essay Award for “The Other Chair.” She received $1,000, and her essay was published in Literal Latté. The editors judged. The annual prize is given for an essay. (See Deadlines.)
Literal Latté, Ames Essay Award, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, New York, NY 10003. (212) 260-5532. Jenine Gordon Bockman, Editor.
litlatte@aol.com 
www.literal-latte.com

Man Group
Man Asian Literary Prize
Tan Twan Eng of Cape Town, South Africa, won the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel The Garden of Evening Mists(Weinstein Publishing, 2012). He received $30,000. The annual award is given to an author of Asian citizenship for a novel written in or translated into English. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Man Group, Man Asian Literary Prize, Kai Tak Commercial Building, Room 201, 66-72 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong, China. Marina Ma, Prize Manager.
www.manasianliteraryprize.org

Michigan Quarterly Review
Literary Prizes
Rebecca Makkai of Lake Forest, Illinois, won the 35th annual Lawrence Foundation Prize for her short story “Cross,” which appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review. She received $1,000. The journal’s editorial board judged. Angie Estes of Urbana, Illinois, won the 11th annual Laurence Goldstein Poetry Prize for her poems “Item:” and “Le Plaisir,” which appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review. She received $500. Martha Collins judged. The annual awards are given for a short story and a poem published in Michigan Quarterly Review during the previous year. There is no application process.
Page Davidson Clayton Prize
Margaret Reges of Oakland won the fourth annual Page Davidson Clayton Prize for Emerging Poets for a group of poems that appeared in the Winter 2012 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review. She received $500. The editors judged. The prize is given for a poem or group of poems published in Michigan Quarterly Review by a poet who has not published a book at the time of publication in the journal. There is no application process.
Michigan Quarterly Review, 0576 Rackham Building, 915 East Washington Street, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. (734) 764-9265. Vicki Lawrence, Managing Editor.
www.michiganquarterlyreview.com

Milkweed Editions
Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry
Rebecca Dunham of Bayside, Wisconsin, won the second annual Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry for her collection Glass Armonica. She received $10,000, and her collection will be published by Milkweed Editions in December. G. C. Waldrep judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection by a resident of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Milkweed Editions, Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415. (612) 332-3192.
www.milkweed.org

Narrative
Fall Story Contest
Millicent Dillon of Palo Alto, California, won the 2012 Fall Story Contest for her short story “The Healer in the Motel.” She received $2,500. Spencer Wise of Tallahassee, Florida, won the $1,000 second-place prize for his short story “The Second-Worst Rug My Father’s Ever Seen.” The winning works were published in the Winter 2013 issue of Narrative. The annual prize is given for a short story, a short short story, an essay, or an excerpt from a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. The editors judged. The next deadline is November 30. 
Narrative, Fall Story Contest, 2443 Fillmore Street, #214, San Francisco, CA 94115. Tom Jenks, Editor.
www.narrativemagazine.com

National Book Critics Circle
Book Awards
D. A. Powell of Iowa City and San Francisco received the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry for his collection Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys (Graywolf Press). The finalists were David Ferry of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations (University of Chicago Press); Lucia Perillo of Olympia, Washington, for On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths (Copper Canyon Press); Allan Peterson of Gulf Breeze, Florida, for Fragile Acts (McSweeney’s); and A. E. Stallings of Athens, Greece, for Olives (TriQuarterly/Northwestern). Ben Fountain of Dallas received the fiction award for his novel, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (Ecco). The finalists were Laurent Binet of Paris for his novel HHhH (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); Adam Johnson of San Francisco for his novel The Orphan Master’s Son (Random House); Lydia Millet of Tucson, Arizona, for her novel Magnificence (Norton); and Zadie Smith of London and New York City for her novel NW (Penguin Press). Leanne Shapton of New York City received the autobiography award for Swimming Studies (Blue Rider Press). The finalists were Reyna Grande of Los Angeles for The Distance Between Us (Atria); Maureen N. McLane of New York City for My Poets (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); the late Anthony Shadid for House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt); and Ngugi wa Thiong’o of Irvine, California, for In the House of the Interpreter (Pantheon). The NBCC, a professional organization composed of 600 book critics and reviewers from across the country, annually honors books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction published in the previous year. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
National Book Critics Circle, Book Awards, 160 Varick Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10013. Megan O’Grady, Contact. 
bookcritics.org

New Millennium Writings
Short Short Fiction Prize
Dan Gemmer of Millersburg, Pennsylvania, won the 2013 Short Short Fiction Prize for his story “Sorter.” He received $1,000, and his story will be published in the 2014 issue of New Millennium Writings. The award is given twice yearly for a short short story under 1,000 words. The deadline has been extended to July 31.
New Millennium Writings, Short Short Fiction Prize, 4021 Garden Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918.
www.newmillenniumwritings.com

North Carolina Writers’ Network
Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
Kevin Winchester of Waxhaw, North Carolina, won the 2013 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize for “Waiting on Something to Happen.” He received $1,000, and his story will be considered for publication in the Thomas Wolfe Review. Ruth Moose judged. The annual award is given for a work of fiction. The next deadline is January 30, 2014. 
North Carolina Writers’ Network, Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, P.O. Box 7096, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035. Tony Abbott, Contact.
www.ncwriters.org

Pavement Saw Press
Transcontinental Poetry Award
Ethan Saul Bull of Portland, Oregon, won the 2012 Transcontinental Poetry Award for his collection Shut Off the Flowers. He received $1,000, publication of his collection by Pavement Saw Press, and 50 author copies. David Baratier judged. The annual award, which had been given for a first poetry collection, is now given for a first or second book of poetry. (See Deadlines.)
Pavement Saw Press, Transcontinental Poetry Award, 321 Empire Street, Montpelier, OH 43543. David Baratier, Editor.
info@pavementsaw.org 
www.pavementsaw.org

PEN Center USA
Emerging Voices Fellowships
Six writers received 2013 Emerging Voices Fellowships from PEN Center USA. They are poet Kima Jones of Los Angeles; fiction writers Krisserin Canary, Tommy Moore, and Lilliam Rivera, all of Los Angeles; and creative nonfiction writers Elle Brooks of San Diego and Terrance Flynn of Los Angeles. Each received $1,000 and will participate in a mentorship with a professional writer, two public readings, and other programming in Los Angeles. The annual awards are given to emerging poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. (See Deadlines.)
PEN Center USA, Emerging Voices Fellowships, P.O. Box 6037, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. (323) 424-4939. Libby Flores, Program Manager. 
ev@penusa.org
www.penusa.org

PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Award for Fiction
Benjamin Alire Sáenz of El Paso, Texas, won the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for his short story collection Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club (Cinco Puntos Press). He received $15,000. Four finalists each received $5,000. They are Amelia Gray of Los Angeles for her novel Threats (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); Laird Hunt of Boulder, Colorado, for his novel Kind One (Coffee House Press); T. Geronimo Johnson of Berkeley, California, for his novel Hold It ‘Til It Hurts (Coffee House Press); and Thomas Mallon of Washington, D.C., for his novel Watergate (Pantheon). Walter Kirn, Nelly Rosario, and A. J. Verdelle judged. The annual award is given to honor a work of fiction by a U.S. writer published in the previous year. The next deadline is October 31.
PEN/Faulkner Foundation, Award for Fiction, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. (202) 898-9063. 
www.penfaulkner.org

Persea Books
Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry
Leslie Shinn of Philadelphia won the 2013 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry for Inside Spiders. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Persea Books in April 2014. She also received a residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center, an artists retreat in Umbertide, Italy. The annual prize is given for a poetry collection by a woman who has not yet published a book. The next deadline is October 31.
Persea Books, Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry, P.O. Box 1388, Columbia, MO 65205. (212) 260-9256. Gabriel Fried, Poetry Editor. 
info@perseabooks.com
www.perseabooks.com

Ploughshares
Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction
Karl Taro Greenfeld of New York City won the inaugural Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction for his short story “Strawberries,” which was published in the Winter 2012 issue of Ploughshares. He received $1,000. The annual prize is given to the best piece of fiction published in the journal during the previous year. There is no application process.  
Ploughshares, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624. (617) 824-3757. Andrea Martucci, Manager Editor.
www.pshares.org

Poetry Foundation
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Marie Ponsot of New York City won the 2013 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Ponsot, whose most recent collection is Easy (Knopf, 2009), received $100,000. The annual prize is given to a U.S. poet in recognition of lifetime achievement. There is no application process. 
Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 787-7070. 
www.poetryfoundation.org

Poetry Society of America
Frost Medal
Robert Bly of Minneapolis won the 2013 Frost Medal. Bly, whose most recent poetry collection is Talking Into the Ear of a Donkey(Norton, 2011), received $5,000. The annual prize is given at the discretion of the PSA Board of Governors to recognize “distinguished lifetime achievement in American poetry.” There is no application process.
Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003. (212) 254-9628. Brett Fletcher Lauer, Managing Director. 
brett@poetrysociety.org
www.poetrysociety.org

Poets & Writers, Inc.
Jackson Poetry Prize
Arthur Sze of Santa Fe, New Mexico, won the seventh annual Jackson Poetry Prize. Sze, whose most recent poetry collection is The Ginko Light (Copper Canyon Press, 2009), and whose forthcoming collection, Compass Rose, will be published by Copper Canyon Press in 2014, received $50,000. The judges were Reginald Gibbons, Natasha Trethewey, and C. D. Wright. The award is given to “an American poet of exceptional talent who deserves wider recognition.” There is no application process.
Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Awards
Poet Jill Osier of Fairbanks, Alaska, and fiction writer Bryan Fierro of Anchorage, Alaska, won 2013 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Awards. They each received $500, a one-month residency at the Jentel Artist Residency Program in Wyoming, and an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with writers, agents, editors, and publishers. Afaa Michael Weaver judged in poetry, and Ann Napolitano judged in fiction. The annual awards are given to a poet and a fiction writer from a select area, typically a state. The next deadline is December 1.
Poets & Writers, Inc., 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10004. (212) 226-3586. 
www.pw.org

Pulitzer Prizes
Prizes in Letters
Sharon Olds of New York City won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for Stag’s Leap (Knopf). The finalists were the late Jack Gilbert for Collected Poems (Knopf) and Bruce Weigl of Oberlin, Ohio, for The Abundance of Nothing (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern). Carl Phillips, Maurice Manning, and C. D. Wright judged. Adam Johnson of San Francisco won the prize in fiction for The Orphan Master’s Son (Random House). The finalists were Nathan Englander of New York City for his novel What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Knopf) and Eowyn Ivey of Palmer, Alaska, for her novel The Snow Child (Reagan Arthur). Marie Arana, Geraldine Brooks, and John Dudley judged. Gilbert King of New York City won the prize in nonfiction for Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America (Harper). The finalists were Katherine Boo of London and Mumbai for Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Random House) and David George Haskell of Sewanee, Tennessee, for The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature (Viking). Thomas Levenson, Nonny Schlotzhauer, and David L. Ulin judged. Each winner received $10,000. The annual prizes honor books by U.S. writers published in the United States during the previous year. The annual deadlines are June 15 and October 1.
Pulitzer Prizes, Prizes in Letters, 709 Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. (212) 854-3841. 
www.pulitzer.org

Rattle
Poetry Prize
Anna Evans of Hainesport, New Jersey, won the 2012 Rattle Poetry Prize Readers’ Choice Award for “Zeitgeber.” She received $1,000, and her poem was published in Issue 38 of Rattle. The editors selected finalists, and Rattle subscribers selected the winner. The annual awards are given for a poem. (See Deadlines.)
Rattle, Poetry Prize, 12411 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604. (818) 505-6777. Timothy Green, Editor. 
tim@rattle.com
www.rattle.com/poetry/prize

Real Simple
Life Lessons Essay Contest
Adrienne Starr of Falls Church, Virginia, won the 2013 Life Lessons Essay Contest for “And Now, for an Encore.” She received $3,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with Real Simple editors, and her essay was published in Real Simple. Anne Gudger of Portland, Oregon, received the $500 second-place prize for “Doors.” The editors judged. The annual award is given for a personal essay. The next deadline is September 19.
Real Simple, Life Lessons Essay Contest, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
lifelessons@realsimple.com
www.realsimple.com/lifelessonscontest

Red Hen Press
Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award
Frannie Lindsay of Belmont, Massachusetts, won the 2012 Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award for her collection Our Vanishing. She received $3,000, and her book will be published by Red Hen Press. Katharine Coles judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Red Hen Press Poetry Award
Cynthia Schwartzberg Edlow of Gilbert, Arizona, won the 2012 Red Hen Press Poetry Award for her poem “Super Dan Comics Question Box Series #18.” She received $1,000, and her poem will be published in Los Angeles Review. Cynthia Hogue judged. The next deadline is September 30.
Short Fiction Award
Peter Ingersoll of Benicia, California, won the 2012 Short Fiction Award for “Toy Boat.” He received $1,000, and his story will be published in Los Angeles Review. Mary Guterson judged. The annual prize is given for a short story. The next deadline is June 30.
Red Hen Press, P.O. Box 40820, Pasadena, CA 91114. (626) 356-4760. Kate Gale, Managing Editor. 
www.redhen.org

River Styx
Schlafly Beer Micro-Brew Micro-Fiction Contest
Ben Hoffman of Wilmington, North Carolina, won the 2013 River Styx Schlafly Beer Micro-Brew Micro-Fiction Contest for his short story “Your Baby’s Mother.” He received $1,500 and publication of his story in River Styx. The annual award is given for a work of micro-fiction of under 500 words. The next deadline is December 31. 
River Styx, Schlafly Beer Micro-Brew Micro-Fiction Contest, 3547 Olive Street, Suite 107, Saint Louis, MO 63103-1014. Richard Newman, Editor.
bigriver@riverstyx.org 
www.riverstyx.org

Robert Frost Foundation
Robert Frost Award
Alfred Nicol of Newbury, Massachusetts, won the 2012 Robert Frost Award for his poem “November Guest.” He received $1,000, publication of his poem on the foundation’s website, and an invitation to read at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. Kathleen Aponick judged. The annual award is given for a poem written in the spirit of Robert Frost. The next deadline is February 1, 2014.
Robert Frost Foundation, Robert Frost Award, Lawrence Library, 3rd Floor, 51 Lawrence Street, Lawrence, MA 01841.
frostfoundation@comcast.net?
www.frostfoundation.org

Santa Cruz Writes
Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest
David Sullivan of Santa Cruz, California, won the 2012 Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest for his poem “Take Wing.” He received $1,000, publication of his poem in phren-Z, and an invitation to read at the third annual Moron Marcus Memorial Reading at the University of California. Al Young judged. The annual award is given for a poem. (See Deadlines.)
Santa Cruz Writes, Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest, 184 Kenny Court, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. (831) 476-6835. Jory Post, Cofounder. 
jory@santacruzwrites.org 
www.santacruzwrites.org

Southwest Review
Morton Marr Poetry Prize
Ellen Kaufman of New York City won the 2012 Morton Marr Poetry Prize for her poem “These Lines Are Beams of Light.” She received $1,000, and her poem was published in Volume 98, Number 1 of Southwest Review. John Koethe judged. The annual prize is given for a poem or group of poems written in traditional verse by a writer who has not published a book of poetry. The next deadline is September 30.
Southwest Review, Morton Marr Poetry Prize, Southern Methodist University, 6404 Robert Hyer Lane, Room 307, P.O. Box 750374, Dallas, TX 75275-0374. (214) 768-1037. Jennifer Cranfill, Senior Editor. 
www.smu.edu/southwestreview

The Story Prize
Claire Vaye Watkins of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, won the 2013 Story Prize for Battleborn (Riverhead Books). She received $20,000. The finalists were Dan Chaon of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, for Stay Awake (Ballantine Books) and Junot Díaz  of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for This Is How You Lose Her (Riverhead Books). Each received $5,000. The annual award is given for a collection of short fiction published during the previous year. Krys Lee of Seoul, South Korea, won the 2013 Story Prize Spotlight Award for Drifting House (Viking). She received $1,000. Jane Ciabattari, Yiyun Li, and Sarah McNally judged. The annual award is given for a collection of short fiction worthy of greater attention. (See Deadlines.)
The Story Prize, 41 Watchung Plaza, #384, Montclair, NJ 07042. Larry Dark, Director. 
info@thestoryprize.org 
www.thestoryprize.org

Summer Literary Seminars
Unified Literary Contest
Poet Jenny Zhang of New York City, fiction writer Ruth Joffre of Iowa City, and creative nonfiction writer Stuart Ross of Chicago won the 2013 Summer Literary Seminars Unified Literary Contest. They each received airfare, lodging, and tuition, an award valued at approximately $3,000, to attend the Summer Literary Seminars program in either Lithuania or Kenya, and their winning works will be published in Fence. Poet CAConrad of Philadelphia; fiction writer Andy Mozina of Kalamazoo, Michigan; and creative nonfiction writer Spring Ulmer of West Chester, Pennsylvania, won the second-place prizes; each received full tuition, valued at $1,950. The judges were Eileen Myles in poetry, Mary Gaitskill in fiction, and Ander Monson in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poem, a work of fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. The next deadline is February 28, 2014.
Summer Literary Seminars, Unified Literary Contest, English Department, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, LB 683.03, Montreal QC H3G 1M8, Canada. (514) 848-2424, ext. 4632. Ann Ward, Contact. 
ann@sumlitsem.org
www.sumlitsem.org/contest.html

Tampa Review
Danahy Fiction Prize
James Gordon Bennett of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, won the seventh annual Danahy Fiction Prize for his short story “A Family of Interest.” He received $1,000, and his story will be published in Tampa Review. The annual prize is given for a work of short fiction. The next deadline is November 1.
Tampa Review, Danahy Fiction Prize, 401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33606-1490. (813) 253-6266. Richard Mathews, Editor.
utpress@ut.edu
www.ut.edu/tampareview

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Fiction Contest
Ben Philippe of Austin, Texas, won the fifth annual Fiction Contest for his short story “Momentum.” He received $1,500, publication of his story in Louisiana Literature, and travel and lodging expenses to give a reading at the Tennessee  Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. Michael Cunningham judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is November 15.
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, Fiction Contest, 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514, New Orleans, LA 70113.
contests@tennesseewilliams.net 
www.tennesseewilliams.net

University of Notre Dame
Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry
Manuel Paul López of San Diego won the 2013 Ernest Sandeen Prize in Poetry for his poetry collection The Yearning Feed. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by University of Notre Dame Press. The biennial prize is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is September 1, 2015.
The Notre Dame Review Book Prize
James D. Redwood of Albany, New York, won the inaugural Notre Dame Review Book Prize for his short story collection Love Beneath the Napalm. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Notre Dame Press. The annual prize is given for a first collection of poetry or short stories by an author who has been published in the Notre Dame Review. The next deadline is March 31, 2014.
University of Notre Dame, English Department, 356 O’Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5639. Coleen Hoover, Contact.
creativewriting@nd.edu
www.english.nd.edu/creative-writing

University of Utah Press
Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize
Mark Jay Brewin Jr. of Providence won the 2012 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize for his poetry collection Scrap Iron. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by University of Utah Press in the spring of 2013. The annual prize is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is March 31, 2014. 
University of Utah Press, Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize, J. Willard Marriott Library, Suite 5400, 295 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. 
www.uofupress.com/ali-poetry-prize.php

Unterberg Poetry Center
“Discovery”/Boston Review Poetry Prizes
Four poets won 2013 “Discovery”/Boston Review Poetry Prizes. They are Catherine Blauvelt of Iowa City; Raena Shirali of Columbus, Ohio; Julia Guez of New York City; and Erika Sánchez of Chicago. Each received $500, publication of their work in Boston Review, and an invitation to give a reading at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Timothy Donnelly and Gregory Pardlo judged. The annual awards are given to poets who have not published a book of poems. The next deadline is January 24, 2014.
Unterberg Poetry Center, “Discovery”/Boston Review Poetry Prizes, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. (212) 415-5759. Ricardo Maldonado, Contact. 
unterberg@92y.org 
www.92y.org/Discovery

Yale University Press
Yale Series of Younger Poets 
Eryn Green of Denver won the 2013 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize for his collection, Eruv. His book will be published by Yale University Press in April 2014, and he will receive a residency at the James Merrill House in Stonington, Connecticut. Carl Phillips judged. The annual award is given to a poet under the age of 40 who has not published a volume of poetry. The next deadline is November 15.
Yale University Press, Yale Series of Younger Poets, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040.
yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/youngerpoets.asp

Zócalo Public Square
Book Prize
Jonathan Haidt of New York City won the third annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize for The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Knopf Doubleday). He received $5,000 and an invitation to give a lecture at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The annual award is given for a book published in the United States in the previous year that “best enhances our understanding of community, social cohesion, and human connectedness.” As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set. 
Zócalo Public Square, Book Prize, 5042 Wilshire Boulevard, #288, Los Angeles, CA 90036. (213) 381-2541. Sarah Rothbard, Managing and Books Editor. 
sarah@zocalopublicsquare.org 
zocalopublicsquare.org