Academy of American Poets
Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize
Patrick Barron of Boston won the 2008 Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize for his translations in The Selected Poetry and Prose of Andrea Zanzotto.
He received $5,000. The judges were Eamon Grennan, Michael Moore, and
Emanuel de Pasquale. The biennial award is given to a U.S. citizen to
honor a translation into English of a significant work of modern
Italian poetry.
Walt Whitman Award
Jonahan Thirkield of New York City won the 2008 Walt Whitman Award for his poetry collection The Waker’s Corridor.
He received $5,000 and a monthlong residency at the Vermont Studio
Center in Johnson. His book will be published by Louisiana State
University Press next spring. Linda Bierds judged. The annual award is
given to a U.S. citizen who has not published a book of poems in a
standard edition. (See Deadlines.)
Academy of American Poets, 584 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY
10012-3210. (212) 274-0343, ext. 18. CJ Evans, Awards Associate.
www.poets.org/awards
Ahsahta Press
Sawtooth Poetry Prize
Barbara Maloutas of Los Angeles won the Sawtooth Poetry Prize for the whole Marie.
She received $1,500, and her poetry collection will be published by
Ahsahta Press in January 2009. C. D. Wright judged. The annual prize is
given for a book-length poetry collection.
Ahsahta Press, Sawtooth Poetry Prize, Department of English, Boise
State University, 1910 University Drive, Mail Stop 1525, Boise, ID
83725-1525. (208) 426-3134. Janet Holmes, Director.
ahsahta@boisestate.edu
ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Literature Awards
Seventeen writers received awards in literature from the American
Academy of Arts and Letters. Academy Awards in Literature, which honor
writers of exceptional talent, were given to poets Dan Chiasson of Sherborn, Massachusetts, and Fanny Howe of West Tisbury, Massachusetts; fiction writers Rikki Ducornet of Denver and Mona Simpson of Santa Monica, California; creative nonfiction writer Brian Doyle of Portland, Oregon; and translator Edith Grossman of New York City. They each received $7,500. Hayden Carruth of Munnsville, New York, received the Arthur Rense Poetry Prize, given to an exceptional poet. Poet A. E. Stallings of Athens, Greece, won the Benjamin H. Danks Award, given to encourage a talented young writer. Fiction writer John Lanchester
of London received the E. M. Forster Award, given to a young writer
from the United Kingdom or Ireland for a stay in the United States.
Fiction writer John Edgar Wideman of New York City won the
Katherine Anne Porter Award, given to honor the achievements of a prose
writer. They each received $20,000. Maxine Swann of Buenos Aires whose most recent novel is Flower Children
(Riverhead, 2007), 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 Ben Marcus of New York City won the $10,000 Morton Dauwen Zabel Award, given to a writer for progressive or experimental writing. Christopher Reid of London received the $5,000 Michael Braude Award for Light Verse. Richard Lange of Los Angeles won the $5,000 Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for his short story collection Dead Boys
(Little, Brown, 2007). The award honors a book of fiction published in
the previous year that is a considerable literary accomplishment. Frances Hwang of Berkeley, California, received the $5,000 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction for her short story collection Transparency (Back Bay Books). The award honors a first novel or short story collection published in the preceding year. Brad Kessler Sandgate, Vermont, and Dana Spiotta
of Cherry Valley, New York, each received Rome Fellowships 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
Poet Paul Muldoon of Griggstown, New Jersey, and fiction writer Joy Williams of
Tucson, Arizona, were 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 Academy of Arts & Sciences
Fellows in Literature
Novelist Edward P. Jones of
Washington, D.C., was elected as a 2008 Fellow in Literature by the
American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Fellows are recognized for
their distinguished contributions to the arts, science, scholarship,
business, and public affairs. Current members nominate and elect new
fellows each year. There is no application process.
American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 576-5000.
aaas@amacad.org
www.amacad.org
American Booksellers Association
Book Sense Book of the Year Award
Khaled Hosseini of San Jose, California, won the 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award in adult fiction for his novel A Thousand Splendid Suns (Riverhead Books). Barbara Kingsolver of Meadowview, Virginia, won the award for adult nonfiction for Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
(HarperCollins). The annual prize is given by the American Booksellers
Association and Book Sense to honor the book its members most enjoyed
selling in the previous year. There is no application process.
American Booksellers Association, 200 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591. (800) 637-0037.
info@bookweb.org
www.bookweb.org/news/awards
American Poetry Review
Jerome J. Shestack Poetry Prizes
Claudia Keelan of Las Vegas and Robert Hass of
Inverness, California, each won a 2007 Jerome J. Shestack Poetry Prize.
Keelan’s “Everybody’s Autobiography” appeared in the January/February
2007 issue of APR, and Hass’s “Consciousness” and other poems
appeared in the September/October 2007 issue. They each received
$1,000. The annual prizes honor the best poems published in APR during the previous year. There is no application process.
American Poetry Review, 1700 Sansom Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 496-0439. Elizabeth Scanlon, Editor.
www.aprweb.org
University of Arizona Poetry Center
Summer Residency Program
Fiction writer Shashi Bhat
of Baltimore received $500 and a monthlong residency at the University
of Arizona Poetry Center in Tucson. Esther Lee and Delphine Red Shirt
judged. The annual award is given to a poet, fiction writer, or
creative nonfiction writer who has published no more than one
full-length book. The next deadline is January 16, 2009.
University of Arizona Poetry Center, Summer Residency Program, 1508
East Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721. (520) 626-3765. Renee Angle,
Programs Coordinator.
poetry@email.arizona.edu
www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu
Balcones Center for Creative Writing
Balcones Poetry Prize
Aimee Nezhukumatathil of Dunkirk, New York, won the Balcones Poetry Prize for her collection At the Drive-In Volcano (Tupelo
Press). She received $1,000. The annual prize honors a book of poetry
published during the previous year. As of this writing, the next
deadline has not been set.
Balcones Center for Creative Writing, Balcones Poetry Prize, Austin
Community College, 1212 Rio Grande Street, Austin, TX, 78701. (512)
828-9368. John Herndon, Associate Director.
jherndon@austincc.edu
www.austin.cc.tx.us/crw/balcones_prize.html
Bellingham Review
Literary Awards
Kaveh Bassiri of Bronxville, New York, won the 2008 49th Parallel Poetry Award for “Invention of God.” Edward O’Connell of Bellingham, Washington, won the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction for “The Hunting Horn.” Lauren Smith Traore
of Whitewater, Wisconsin, won the Annie Dillard Award for Creative
Nonfiction for “The Widow’s Tale.” They each received $1,000, and the
winning works will be published in Bellingham Review. The
judges were Aimee Nezhukumatathil in poetry, Ann Pancake in fiction,
and Stephen Kuusisto in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are
given for a poem, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction. The
next deadline is March 15, 2009.
Bellingham Review, Literary Awards, Mail Stop 9053, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225. Kenny Hanour, Managing Editor.
bellingham.review@wwu.edu
www.wwu.edu/bhreview
Binghamton University
Book Awards
Albert Goldbarth of Wichita, Kansas, won the 2008 Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award for his collection The Kitchen Sink: New and Selected Poems 1972–2007 (Graywolf
Press). He received $1,000. Denise Duhamel judged. The annual award is
given to a poet over 40 for a poetry collection published in the
previous year. Jonis Agee of Denton, Nebraska, won the 2008 John Gardner Fiction Book Award for her novel The River Wife (Random
House). She received $1,000. Vivian Shipley judged. The annual award is
given for a novel or collection of short fiction published in the
previous year. The next deadline for both awards is March 1, 2009.
Binghamton University, Book Awards, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902. (607) 777-2713. Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Director.
english.binghamton.edu/cwpro
Birmingham-Southern College
Hackney Literary Award
Sandra Kolankiewicz of Marietta, Ohio, won the 2007 Hackney Literary Award for her novel Blue Eyes Don’t Cry.
She received $5,000. Awarded annually as part of Writing Today, the
Birmingham-Southern College writers conference, the prize is given for
an unpublished novel.
(See Deadlines.)
Birmingham-Southern College, Hackney Literary Award, Box 549066, Birmingham, AL 35254. (205) 226-4921. Sandy Barr, Contact.
sbarr@bsc.edu
www.writingtoday.org
Blue Metropolis Foundation
Arab Literary Prize
Poet Saadi Yousef of London won
the second annual Arab Literary Prize. He received $2,000. Among the
judges were John Asfour, Issa J. Boullata, Magda El Guindi, Hassan
Isidean, and Linda Leith. The prize honors the lifetime literary
achievement of an Arab poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction
writer. There is no application process.
Blue Metropolis Foundation, 661 Rose de Lima, Montreal QC H4C 2L7, Canada. (514) 842-5087. Christopher DiRaddo, Contact.
diraddo@videotron.ca
bluemetropolis.org
Boston Review
Short Story Contest
Patricia Engel of Miami won the 15th annual Short Story Contest
for “Desaliento.” She received $1,500, and her story was published in
the May/June issue of Boston Review. Chris Abani was the judge. The prize is given for a short story. (See Deadlines.)
Boston Review, Short Story Contest, 35 Medford Street, Suite 302, Somerville, MA 02143. (617) 591-0505.
review@bostonreview.net
bostonreview.net/contests.html
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Bakeless Literary Publication Prizes
The Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference of Middlebury College has announced
the winners of the 13th annual Bakeless Literary Publication Prizes. Leslie Harrison of Sandsfield, Massachusetts, won the poetry prize for her collection Displacement. Eavan Boland judged. Skip Horack of San Francisco won the fiction prize for his collection of stories The Southern Cross. Antonya Nelson judged. Vicki Forman of La Canada, California, won the creative nonfiction prize for her memoir This Lovely Life.
Tom Bissell judged. The winning manuscripts will be published by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and each winner will receive a fellowship to
the 2009 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. The awards support emerging
writers by ensuring the publication of their first books. (See Deadlines.)
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Bakeless Literary Publication Prizes,
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753. Jennifer Bates, Coordinator.
bakelessprize@middlebury.edu
www.bakelessprize.org
Bronx Writers’ Center
Chapter One Fiction Competition
Fiction writers Mai Hoang, Marie Holmes, Darleen Lev, Suzan Sherman, and Jessica Stilling,
all of New York City, won the 2008 Chapter One Fiction Competition.
They each received $1,000 and an invitation to give a reading in the
Bronx. The annual awards are given for first chapters of unpublished
novels by fiction writers living in New York City. (See Deadlines.)
Bronx Writers’ Center, Chapter One Fiction Competition, 1738 Hone
Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. (718) 931-9500, ext. 35. Lydia Clark, Arts
Service Associate.
lydia@bronxarts.org
www.bronxarts.org/bwc_chapterone.asp
Brown University
International Writers Project Fellowship
Fiction writer Ma Thida
of Myanmar won the 2008 International Writers Project Fellowship for a
yearlong residency at Brown University. She received a stipend of
$45,000. The annual fellowship, sponsored by the Brown Graduate Program
in Literary Arts and the Thomas J. Watson Institute for International
Studies, is given to an established international writer “who is unable
to practice free expression in his or her homeland.” The next deadline
is February 1, 2009.
Brown University, International Writers Project Fellowship, Literary
Arts Program, Box 1923, Providence, RI 02912. (401) 863-3260. Gale
Nelson, Assistant Director of Literary Arts.
Gale_Nelson@brown.edu
www.brown.edu/Departments/Literary_Arts/IWP
Centenary College of Louisiana
John William Corrington Award
Alice McDermott of Bethesda, Maryland, won the 18th annual John
William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence. McDermott, whose most
recent novel is After This (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006),
received $2,000. Named for the writer and Centenary College alumnus,
the award recognizes a career of dedication to literary excellence.
There is no application process.
Centenary College of Louisiana, Department of English, Shreveport, LA 71134-1188. (318) 869-5085. David Havird, Coordinator.
Center for Book Arts
Poetry Chapbook Competition
Robert Ostrom of New York City won the 13th annual Poetry Chapbook Competition for To Show the Living.
He received $500, and his manuscript will be published as a
limited-edition chapbook, letterpress-printed and bound by artists at
the Center for Book Arts. He will also receive a $500 honorarium for
taking part in a reading at the Center. Sharon Dolin and Tomaž Šalamun
judged. The annual award is given for a poetry manuscript of up to 24
pages. The next deadline is December 1.
Center for Book Arts, Poetry Chapbook Competition, 28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001. (212) 481-0295.
www.centerforbookarts.org
Chautauqua Literary Journal
Writing Contests
Jude Nutter of Edina, Minnesota, won the 2008 Chautauqua Literary Journal Prize for Poetry for a group of four poems. Jill Koenigsdorf
of Santa Fe, New Mexico, won the prize in prose for her short story
“Browsers and Grazers.” They each received $1,500 and publication of
their winning works in Chautauqua Literary Journal. The annual
prizes, given for a poem or group of poems and for a work of fiction or
creative nonfiction, will rotate between poetry, fiction, and creative
nonfiction. (See Deadlines.)
Chautauqua Literary Journal, Writing Contests, P.O. Box 28, Chautauqua, NY 14722. Jill Gerard, Editor.
clj@uncw.edu
writers.ciweb.org
Comstock Review
Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest
Jennifer Key of Dallas won the 2007 Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest for The Manifest Destiny of Desire.
She received $1,000, publication, and 50 author copies. Kathleen Bryce
Niles judged. The biennial prize is given for a chapbook-length poetry
collection. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Comstock Review, Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest, 4956 St. John
Drive, Syracuse, NY 13215. John Bellinger, Managing Editor.
www.comstockreview.org
Crazyhorse
Poetry and Fiction Prizes
Jeff Walker of Bogor, Indonesia, won the 2008 Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize for “Itchy Is as Scratchy Does.” Billy Collins judged. Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
of New York City won the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize for “Pertussis.” Ha
Jin judged. Each winner received $2,000, and their winning works were
published in Crazyhorse. The annual prizes are given for a poem and a short story. The next deadline is December 16.
Crazyhorse, Poetry and Fiction Prizes, Department of English,
College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424. Garrett
Doherty, Editor.
crazyhorse@cofc.edu
crazyhorse.cofc.edu
Dana Awards
Literary Competition
Joan Frank of Santa Rosa, California, won the 2007 Portfolio
Award for her manuscripts of two novels, “Make It Stay” and “Scarlet
and Melanie,” and her short story “Sandy Candy.” She received $3,000. Sandra Stone of Portland, Oregon, won the Poetry Award for “Reading the Flamingo’s Smile” and four other poems. Deanne Lundin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the Short Fiction Award for “What a Man Can Carry.” Thad Nodine
of Santa Cruz, California, won the Novel Award for “Going Home.” They
each received $1,000. The annual awards are given for unpublished works
of poetry and fiction. (See Deadlines.)
Dana Awards, Literary Competition, 200 Fosseway Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455. Mary Elizabeth Parker, Chair.
danaawards@pipeline.com
www.danaawards.com
Del Sol Press
Robert Olen Butler Prize
Kimberly Willardson of Carrboro, North Carolina, won the 2008
Robert Olen Butler Prize for her short story “Winter Memories of the
Summer Bear.” She received $1,200 and publication of her story in an
anthology by Del Sol Press. Robert Olen Butler judged. The annual prize
is given for a published or unpublished short story. (See Deadlines.)
Poetry Prize
Lisa Suhair Majaj of Nicosia, Cyprus, won the 2007 Del Sol Press Poetry Prize for Geographies of Light.
She received $1,200, and her collection will be published by Del Sol
Press. Martha Rhodes judged. The annual prize is given for a
book-length poetry collection. The next deadline is January 15, 2009.
Del Sol Press, 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 443, Washington, D.C. 20006. Jonathan Weinert, Managing Editor.
www.delsolpress.org
DIAGRAM
Innovative Fiction Contest
Debra Di Blasi of Kansas City, Missouri, won the 2008 DIAGRAM
Innovative Fiction Contest for “Quell the Mayhem Night.” She received
$1,000, and her story was published in DIAGRAM 8.3. Kelly Link judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is April 1, 2009.
DIAGRAM, Innovative Fiction Contest, 648 Crescent Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Ander Monson, Editor.
editor@thediagram.com
www.thediagram.com/contest.html
Dogwood
Poetry and Fiction Prizes
Claire Zoghb of New Haven, Connecticut, won the 2008 Dogwood Poetry Prize for “Apples.” Micheal O’Siadhail judged. Catherine Brown
of Chicago won the fiction prize for “Riceville, Summer, 1976.” Abby
Frucht judged. They each received $1,000, and their winning works were
published in the Spring 2008 issue of Dogwood. The annual prizes are given for a single poem and a short story. (See Deadlines.)
Dogwood, Poetry and Fiction Prizes, Department of English,
Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824-5195.
(203) 254-4000, ext. 2795. Kim Bridgford, Editor.
www.faculty.fairfield.edu/dogwood
Elixir Press
Poetry Awards
Katie Cappello of Walnut Grove, California, won the eighth annual Elixir Press Poetry Award for Perpetual Care.
She received $2,000 and publication of her collection by Elixir Press.
Jake Adam York judged. The annual award is given for a book-length
poetry collection.
(See Deadlines.)
Elixir Press, Poetry Awards, P.O. Box 27029, Denver, CO 80227. Dana Curtis, Editor.
info@elixirpress.com
www.elixirpress.com
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Writing Fellowships
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown has awarded 10 writing
fellowships to emerging poets and fiction writers. The fellows in
poetry are Deborah Bernhardt of Baraboo, Wisconsin, who received a Second-Year Fellowship; Erica Ehrenberg and Michael Morse, both of New York City; Sarah Rose Nordgren of Durham, North Carolina; and Sam Henry Reed of Fairfax, California. The fellows in fiction are Charles Conley of North Merrick, New York; Amanda Coplin of Wenatchee, Washington; E. A. Durden of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Nadia Kalman (who received a Second-Year Fellowship) and Sophie McManus,
both of New York City. Each fellow receives a seven-month stay at the
Work Center, from October 1 to April 30, and a monthly stipend of $650.
The next deadline is December 1.
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Writing Fellowships, 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. (508) 487-9960.
www.fawc.org
Fordham University at Lincoln Center
Poets Out Loud Prize
Amy Catanzano of Boulder, Colorado, won the ninth annual Poets Out Loud Prize for her collection Multiversal.
She received $2,000, publication of her collection by Fordham
University Press, and an invitation to give a reading at the Poets Out
Loud series at Lincoln Center. Michael Palmer judged. The prize is
given for a book-length poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Poets Out Loud Prize, 113 West
60th Street, Room 924 I, New York, NY 10023. (212) 636-6792. Elisabeth
Frost, Contact.
www.fordham.edu/pol
French-American Foundation
Translation Prize
Linda Coverdale of New York City won the 21st annual
French-American Foundation Translation Prize in fiction for her
translation of Jean Echenoz’s novel Ravel (New Press). She
received $10,000. The judges were Linda Asher, Thomas Bishop, Antoine
Compagnon, Richard Howard, and Lily Tuck. The award is given for a
translation from French into English of a book of fiction published
during the previous year.
(See Deadlines.)
French-American Foundation, Translation Prize, 28 West 44th Street,
Suite 1420, New York, NY 10036. (212) 829-8800, ext. 13. Emma Archer,
Director of Cultural Programs.
earcher@frenchamerican.org
www.frenchamerican.org
Georgetown Review
Literary Prize
Emily Hipchen of Carrollton, Georgia, won the 2008 Georgetown
Review Prize for her essay “Sentencing.” She received $1,000, and her
essay was published in Georgetown Review. The annual prize is given for a single poem, a short story, or an essay. (See Deadlines.)
Georgetown Review, Literary Prize, 400 East College Street, Box 227, Georgetown, KY 40324. Steven Carter, Editor.
georgetownreview.georgetowncollege.edu
Gival Press
Poetry Award
Richard Carr of Minneapolis won the ninth annual Gival Press Poetry Award for Honey.
He received $1,000 and publication of his book by Gival Press. Barbara
Louise Ungar judged. The prize is given for a book-length poetry
collection. The next deadline is December 15.
Gival Press, Poetry Award, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203. (703) 351-0079. Robert Giron, Publisher.
givalpress@yahoo.com
www.givalpress.com
Glimmer Train Press
Family Matters
Carmiel Banasky of New York City won the Family Matters
competition for her short story “Save.” She received $1,200, and her
story will be published in the Summer 2009 issue of Glimmer Train Stories. The editors judged. The award is given quarterly for a short story about family.
(See Deadlines.)
Very Short Fiction Award
Cynthia Gregory of Concord, California, won the Very Short
Fiction Award for “Melting at Both Ends.” She received $1,200, and her
story will be published in the Summer 2009 issue of Glimmer Train Stories.
The editors judged. The award is given twice yearly for a short story
of no more than 3,000 words. The next deadline is February 28, 2009.
Glimmer Train Press, 1211 NW Glisan Street, Suite 207, Portland, OR
97209. (503) 221-0836. Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies,
Coeditors.
www.glimmertrain.org
Great Lakes Colleges Association
New Writer Awards
Lynne Thompson of Los Angeles won the 2008 New Writers Award in poetry for Beg No Pardon (Perugia Press, 2007). Andrew Mozina of Kalamazoo, Michigan, won in fiction for The Women Were Leaving the Men (Wayne State University Press, 2007). Ander Monson of Grand Rapids, Michigan, won in creative nonfiction for Neck Deep and Other Predicaments
(Graywolf Press, 2007). The winners will give readings, meet with
students, and lead classes at several of the Great Lakes Colleges
Association’s 12 member colleges, each of which pays an honorarium of
approximately $500. The annual awards are given to honor first books of
poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. As of this writing, the next
deadline has not been set.
Great Lakes Colleges Association, New Writer Awards, 535 West William
Street, Suite 301, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. (734) 661-2350. Deanna
Shackelford, Office Manager.
shackelford@glca.org
www.glca.org/?p_id=244
Greensboro Review
Robert Watson Literary Prizes
Melody Gee of Lafayette, Indiana, won the 2008 Robert Watson Literary Prize in poetry for “The Voice Before.” Aimee Pokwatka of
Syracuse, New York, won the award in fiction for “The Glass Mountain.”
They each received $500, and the winning works were published in the
Spring 2008 issue of Greensboro Review. The awards are given annually for a single poem and a short story. (See Deadlines.)
Greensboro Review, Robert Watson Literary Prizes, MFA Writing
Program, 3302 Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building,
P.O. Box 26170, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
27402-6170. (336) 334-5459. Allison Seay, Contact.
anseay@uncg.edu
www.greensbororeview.org
Griffin Trust
Griffin Poetry Prize
Robin Blaser of Kitsilano, British Columbia, won the 2008 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize for The Holy Forest: Collected Poems of Robin Blaser (University of California Press). John Ashbery of Hudson, New York, won the International Prize for Notes From the Air: Selected Later Poems
(Ecco). Each poet received $50,000 Canadian (approximately $48,960).
George Bowering, James Lasdun, and Pura López Colomé were the judges.
The annual awards are given for books of poetry published in the
previous year by a living Canadian poet or translator and a living poet
or translator from any country, which may include Canada. The next
deadline is December 31.
Griffin Trust, Griffin Poetry Prize, 6610 Edwards Boulevard,
Mississauga ON L5T 2V6, Canada. (905) 565-5993. Ruth Smith, Manager.
info@griffinpoetryprize.com
www.griffinpoetryprize.com
Harvard University
Radcliffe Institute Fellowships
Poets Gwyneth Lewis of Cardiff, England, Gail Mazur of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Sarah Messer of Wilmington, North Carolina, and fiction writers Benjamin Markovits of London and Elizabeth McCracken
of Iowa City have been awarded fellowships at the Radcliffe Institute
for Advanced Study at Harvard University. The annual fellowships,
valued at up to $70,000 each, are given to poets, fiction writers, and
creative nonfiction writers with substantial publications or a current
contract for the publication of a book. (See Deadlines.)
Harvard University, Radcliffe Institute Fellowships, Fellowship Office, 8 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 496-1324.
fellowships@radcliffe.edu
www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships
Human Rights Watch
Hellman/Hammett Grants
Poets Saroop Dhruv of India, Kamran Mir Hazar of Afghanistan, Nguyen Xuan Nghia and Le Quoc Quan, both of Vietnam, and creative nonfiction writers Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan of Somalia and Nguyen Xuan Tu
of Vietnam received 2008 Hellman/Hammett Grants. The annual grants,
ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 each, are given to writers who have been
targets of political persecution. The next deadline is December 8.
Human Rights Watch, Hellman/Hammett Grants, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118. (212) 216-1246. Marcia Allina, Contact.
allinam@hrw.org
www.hrw.org
Illinois Arts Council
Literary Awards
Eleven writers won 2008 Literary Awards from the Illinois Arts Council. Awards of $1,000 each were given to poets Joan Colby of Elgin and Larry Janowski of Chicago; fiction writers Julie Benesh, Joe Meno, Paul Pekin, Jill Summers, Brent Van Horne, and Shelba White, all of Chicago, and Geoffrey Forsyth of LaGrange Park; and creative nonfiction writers Kathleen Rooney of Woodridge and Fred Sasaki
of Chicago. Geeta Kothari, Alberto Ríos, and Robert Stewart judged. The
awards are given annually to noncommercially published writers who are
Illinois residents. The next deadline is February 15, 2009.
Illinois Arts Council, Literary Awards, 100 West Randolph, Suite
10-500, Chicago, IL 60601. (312) 814-6762. Alex Shapiro, Director.
www.state.il.us/agency/iac
Indiana Review
Poetry Prize
Pilar Gómez-Ibáñez of Cambridge, Wisconsin, won the 2008 Poetry
Prize for “Losing Bedrock Farm.” She received $1,000 and publication of
her poem in the Winter 2008 issue of Indiana Review. Naomi Shihab Nye judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. The next deadline will be in March 2009.
Indiana Review, Poetry Prize, Ballantine Hall 465, 1020 East
Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103. (812) 855-3439. Jenny
Burdge, Editor.
inreview@indiana.edu
www.indiana.edu/~inreview
Inkwell
Poetry and Short Fiction Competitions
Kathryn Shaver of Louisville, Kentucky, won the 10th annual Inkwell Short Fiction Competition for “Lipstick Peonies.” She received $1,500. Cynthia Lowen
of Provincetown, Massachusetts, won the 11th annual Poetry Competition
for “Hibakusha.” She received $1,000. Both winning works will be
published in Inkwell, the literary journal of Manhattanville
College’s Master of Arts Writing Program. Pablo Medina judged in
fiction, and Ellen Bryant Voigt judged in poetry. The prizes are given
for a short story and a poem. (See Deadlines.)
Inkwell, Poetry and Short Fiction Competitions,
Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577. (914)
323-7239. Autumn Kindelspire, Editor.
www.inkwelljournal.org
Italian Americana
John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry
Lawrence Ferlinghetti of San Francisco won the 2008 John Ciardi
Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry. He received $1,000. His most
recent poetry collection is Americus: Book I (New Directions,
2004). The annual prize is given to a poet whose work has been
published widely and who is dedicated to serving the art of poetry. As
of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Italian Americana,
John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry, Feinstein College,
University of Rhode Island, 80 Washington Street, Providence, RI
02903-1803. Carol Bonomo Albright, Editor.
bonomoal@etal.uri.edu
Alice James Books
Beatrice Hawley Award
Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno of Oreland, Pennsylvania, won the 2008 Beatrice Hawley Award for her poetry collection Slamming Open the Door. She received $2,000, and her book will be published by Alice James Books in April 2009. Kevin Goodan of Amherst, Massachusetts, won the $1,000 runner-up award for Winter Tenor.
His book will be published in May 2009. The annual awards are given for
book-length poetry collections. The next deadline is December 1.
Alice James Books, Beatrice Hawley Award, 238 Main Street, Farmington,
ME 04938. (207) 778-7071. Lacy Simons, Managing Editor.
ajb@umf.maine.edu
www.alicejamesbooks.org
Kansas Arts Commission
Artist Fellowships
Poet Elizabeth Dodd and fiction writer Susan Jackson Rodgers,
both of Manhattan, won 2007 Kansas Master Fellowships. They each
received $5,000. The fellowships are awarded annually to established
poets and fiction writers who are residents of Kansas. The next
deadline is November 24.
Kansas Arts Commission, Artist Fellowships, 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1004,
Topeka, KS 66603-3774. (785) 368-6544. Christine Dotterweich Bial,
Program Manager.
christine@arts.ks.gov
arts.state.ks.us
Kore Press
Short Fiction Award
Rena Mosteirin of Chicago received the 2007 Short Fiction Award
for her story “Mike Trail’s Thumb.” She received $1,000 and publication
of her story as a chapbook by Kore Press. Lydia Davis judged. The
annual prize is given for a short story by a woman author. (See Deadlines.)
Kore Press, Short Fiction Award, P.O. Box 42315, Tucson, AZ 85733-2315. (520) 629-9752. Shannon Cain, Executive Director.
kore@korepress.org
www.korepress.org
Ledge Press
Poetry Chapbook Competition
Michael Colonnese of Fayetteville, North Carolina, won the 14th annual Poetry Chapbook Competition for Temporary Agency.
He received $1,000 and publication of his chapbook by Ledge Press. The
award is given annually for a poetry collection of 16 to 28 pages. (See Deadlines.)
Ledge Press, Poetry Chapbook Competition, 40 Maple Avenue, Bellport, NY 11713. Timothy Monaghan, Publisher.
tkmonaghan@aol.com
www.theledgemagazine.com
Library of Congress
Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry
Bob Hicok of Blacksburg, Virginia, and Charles Wright of
Charlottesville, Virgin-ia, both won the 2008 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt
National Prize for Poetry. Hicok won for his collection This Clumsy Living (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007) and Wright, whose most recent book is Littlefoot: A Poem (Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 2007), was honored for lifetime achievement. They
each received $5,000. Mark Doty, Betty Sue Flowers, and Ira Sadoff
judged. The biennial prize is given to recognize the lifetime
achievement of a U.S. poet or to honor a book of poetry written by a
U.S. poet and published during the preceding two years. As of this
writing, the next deadline for publishers to submit books has not been
set.
Library of Congress, Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry,
Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, D.C.
20540-1610.
www.loc.gov
Loft Literary Center
McKnight Artist Fellowships
Four Minnesota poets received 2008 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers from the Loft Literary Center. The fellows are Ed Bok Lee and David Mura, both of Minneapolis; Jude Nutter of Edina; and Larry Schug
of St. Wendel Township. Each received $25,000. Martín Espada judged.
The annual fellowships are given to allow Minnesota writers time to
concentrate on their writing. In 2009, four fellowships will be offered
in prose. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Loft Literary Center, McKnight Artist Fellowships, Open Book, Suite
200, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415. (612)
215-2575.
www.loft.org
Los Angeles Times
Book Prizes
Stanley Plumly of Gaithersburg, Maryland, won the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in poetry for Old Heart (Norton). Andrew O’Hagan of London won the prize in fiction for his novel Be Near Me (Harcourt). Dinaw Mengestu of New York City won the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction for his novel The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (Riverhead Books). Maxine Hong Kingston
of Oakland, California, whose most recent book is The Fifth Book of
Peace (Knopf, 2003), won the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime
achievement. Each received $1,000. The annual prizes are given forbooks
of poetry and fiction published in the previous year. The winners are
nominated and selected by panels of writers. There is no application
process.
Los Angeles Times, 202 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. (800) 528-4637, ext. 75775. Ann Binney, Book Prizes Administrator.
www.latimes.com/bookprizes
Lotus Press
Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award
Crystal Williams of Lake Oswego, Oregon, won the 2007 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award for The Playground’s Curious Argot.
She received $500 and publication of her poetry collection by Lotus
Press. Marian Nelson judged. The award is given to an African American
writer for a poetry collection. The next deadline is March 31, 2009.
Lotus Press, Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award, P.O. Box 21607, Detroit,
MI 48221. (313) 861-1280. Constance Withers, Assistant to the Editor.
lotuspress@aol.com
www.lotuspress.org
Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship
Kathleen Graber of Wildwood, New Jersey, won the 2008–2009 Amy
Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship. She received $50,000. The annual
scholarship is given to a U.S. poet to spend one year outside North
America in a country the recipient feels will most advance his or her
work.
(See Deadlines.)
Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship, Choate, Hall & Stewart, 2
International Place, Boston, MA 02110. (617) 248-4855. Cathleen Croft,
Contact.
www.amylowell.org
Maine Community Foundation
Martin Dibner Memorial Fellowship
Sara Donnelly of Portland won the 2008 Martin Dibner Memorial
Fellowship for an excerpt from her story “My Favorite Ugly.” She
received $1,000. Bill Roorbach judged. The annual fellowship is given
to a poet or fiction writer who lives in Maine. The award alternates
yearly between poetry and fiction. The next deadline, for poetry, is
January 15, 2009.
Maine Community Foundation, Martin Dibner Memorial Fellowship, 245 Main
Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605. (877) 700-6800. Carl Little, Contact.
www.mainecf.org
University of Massachusetts Press
Juniper Prizes
L. S. Klatt of Grand Rapids, Michigan, won the 2008 Juniper Prize for Poetry for his collection Interloper. Daniel Hoyt of Berea, Ohio, won the Prize for Fiction for his short story collection A Sort of Family.
Both winners received $1,500, and their books will be published by
University of Massachusetts Press in 2009. The annual poetry prize,
which alternates between first and subsequent books, is given for a
book-length poetry collection, and the fiction prize is given for a
book-length work of fiction. (See Deadlines.)
University of Massachusetts Press, Juniper Prizes, East Experiment
Station, 671 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003. (413) 545-2217.
www.umass.edu/umpress/juniper.html
Ellen Meloy Fund
Desert Writers Award
Poet and creative nonfiction writer Joe Wilkins of
Forest City, Iowa, won the 2008 Desert Writers Award. He received
$2,000. Established to honor the memory of Ellen Meloy, the annual
award provides support to poets, fiction writers, and creative
nonfiction writers “whose work reflects the spirit and passions for the
desert embodied in Meloy’s writing” to spend time in a desert
environment. The next deadline is December 31.
Ellen Meloy Fund, Desert Writers Award, P.O. Box 484, Bluff, UT 84512. (435) 669-5326. Greer Chesher, Contact.
fund@ellenmeloy.com
www.ellenmeloy.com
Narrative Magazine
Story Contest
Elizabeth Stuckey-French of Tallahassee, Florida, won the Love Story Contest for her story “Interview With a Moron.” She received $2,500. Maud Newton
of New York City won the $1,500 second prize for her essay
“Conversations You Have at Twenty.” Both winning works will be
published in Narrative Magazine. The annual awards are given for works of fiction or creative nonfiction on a theme. The next deadline is March 31, 2009.
Narrative Magazine, Story Contest, P.O. Box 29272, San Francisco, CA 94129. (415) 346-4477. Tom Jenks and Carol Edgarian, Coeditors.
www.narrativemagazine.com/shared/contest.php
National Endowment for the Arts
Literature Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded 104 arts organizations
a total of $1,907,000 in the discipline of literature for fiscal year
2008. This year’s organizational grants were divided into two
categories: Access to Artistic Excellence I grants, given to support
literary presses and publications, and Access to Artistic Excellence II
grants, given to promote audience and professional development. The
Access I grant recipients are Academy of American Poets, New York City ($30,000); American Poetry Review, Philadelphia ($10,000); Archipelago Books, New York City ($25,000); Arizona State University/Bilingual Review Press, Tempe, Arizona ($7,500); Aspect/Zephyr Press, Brookline, Massachusetts ($10,000); Aunt Lute Books, San Francisco ($17,500); Ausable Press, Keene, New York ($7,500); Bard College/Conjunctions, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York ($10,000); Bard College/Words Without Borders, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York ($30,000); Big River Association/River Styx, St. Louis ($7,500); BOA Editions, Rochester, New York ($30,000); Boston University/AGNI, Boston ($15,000); CALYX, A Journal of Arts & Literature by Women, Corvallis, Oregon ($5,000); Center for Religious Humanism/Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion, Seattle ($17,500); Coffee House Press, Minneapolis ($20,000); College of Charleston/Crazyhorse, Charleston, South Carolina ($10,000); Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, Washington ($50,000); Curators of the University of Missouri at Columbia/Missouri Review, Columbia, Missouri ($10,000); Curbstone Press, Willimantic, Connecticut ($15,000); Dalkey Archive Press, Champaign, Illinois ($40,000); Etruscan Press, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ($5,000); Feminist Press, New York City ($25,000); Fence magazine, Albany, New York ($10,000); Four Way Books, New York City ($20,000); Graywolf Press, St. Paul ($40,000); University of Hawaii at Manoa/Manoa, Honolulu ($10,000); University of Houston/American Book Review, Victoria, Texas ($10,000); Hudson Review, New York City ($12,500); Alice James Books, Farmington, Maine ($35,000); Kenyon Review, Gambier, Ohio ($10,000); Louisiana State University/Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($15,000); University of Massachusetts/Jubilat, Amherst, Massachusetts ($7,500); Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis ($40,000); University of Nebraska/University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska ($20,000); Ploughshares, Boston ($10,000); Poetry Daily, Charlottesville, Virginia ($5,000); Poetry Flash, Berkeley, California ($10,000); Rain Taxi, Minneapolis ($7,500); Sarabande Books, Louisville, Kentucky ($25,000); Small Press Distribution, Berkeley, California ($45,000); Southern Methodist University/Southwest Review, Dallas ($5,000); Threepenny Review, Berkeley, California ($10,000); and Ugly Duckling Presse, New York City ($10,000. Access to Artistic Excellence II grants were given to the 92nd Street Y/Unterberg Poetry Center, New York City ($40,000); Academy of American Poets, New York City ($55,000); Adirondack Community College/Writers Project, Queensbury, New York ($5,000); American Library Association, Chicago ($25,000); University of Arizona/Poetry Center, Tucson, Arizona ($10,000); Art Sanctuary, Philadelphia ($5,000); Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Fairfax, Virginia ($60,000); Brooklyn Public Library, New York City ($15,000); California State University Auxiliary Services, Los Angeles ($10,000); Center for the Art of Translation, San Francisco ($10,000); City of Riverside/Riverside Public Library, Riverside, California ($15,000); Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, New York City ($60,000); Fishtrap, Enterprise, Oregon ($12,500); Gemini Series/Gemini Ink, San Antonio ($10,000); Grub Street, Boston ($5,000); Haleakala/The Kitchen, New York City ($15,000); Heyday Institute/Heyday Books, Berkeley, California ($10,000); University of Houston/Arte Público Press, Houston, Texas ($30,000); Richard Hugo House, Seattle ($15,000); Humanities Montana, Missoula, Montana ($15,000); Inprint, Houston, Texas ($20,000); Just Buffalo Literary Center, Buffalo ($20,000); Kent State University/Wick Poetry Center, Kent, Ohio ($15,000); Literary Arts, Portland, Oregon ($10,000); Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis ($40,000); Maine Humanities Council, Portland, Maine ($15,000); Marygrove College, Detroit ($5,000); Mercantile Library Center for Fiction, New York City ($5,000); University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi ($5,000); Minnesota Humanities Center, St. Paul ($5,000); National Book Foundation, New York City ($15,000); Northern California Center for the Arts/Literature Alive!, Grass Valley, California ($5,000); University of North Texas, Denton, Texas ($5,000); NY Writers Coalition, New York City ($5,000); PEN American Center, New York City ($40,000); PEN Center USA, Los Angeles ($25,000); PEN/Faulkner Foundation, Washington, D.C. ($20,000); University of Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh ($10,000); Poetry Center of Chicago, Chicago ($20,000); Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, New York City ($10,000); Poetry Society of America, New York City ($35,000); Poets & Writers, New York City ($65,000); Poets House, New York City ($35,000); Rattapallax, New York City ($5,000); San Francisco State University/The Poetry Center, San Francisco ($12,500); Seattle Arts & Lectures, Seattle ($20,000); Small Press Distribution, Berkeley, California ($35,000); University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana ($5,000); Teachers & Writers Collaborative, New York City ($30,000); University of Texas/American Literary Translators Association, Dallas ($40,000); Utah Humanities Council, Salt Lake City ($10,000); Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia ($15,000); Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, Charlottesville, Virginia ($15,000); White Pine Press, Buffalo ($25,000); Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, New Orleans ($10,000); Woodland Pattern Book Center, Milwaukee ($20,000); Writer’s Garret, Dallas ($20,000); Writers & Books, Rochester, New York ($10,000); Writers Room, New York City ($10,000); Writers’ Room of Boston, Boston ($5,000). This year’s deadlines have passed; as of this writing, the next deadlines have not been set.
National Endowment for the Arts, Literature Grants, 1100 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20506. (202) 682-5771. Amy Stolls,
Literature Program Officer.
www.arts.gov
National Writers’ United Service Organization
Bellwether Prize
Heidi Durrow of Los Angeles won the 2008 Bellwether Prize for her novel Light-skinned-ed Girl.
She received $25,000, and her novel will be published by Algonquin
Books. The judges were Ernest Hebert, John Nichols, and Kathy Pories.
The biennial prize, established and funded by Barbara Kingsolver, is
given to a U.S. writer who has not published a book-length work of
fiction in an edition of more than 10,000 copies for a novel whose
content addresses social responsibility. The next deadline is September
30, 2009.
National Writers’ United Service Organization, Bellwether Prize, 113 East University Place, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003-4527.
www.bellwetherprize.org
New Issues Poetry & Prose
New Issues Poetry Prize
Justin Marks of New York City won the 2008 New Issues Poetry Prize for A Million in Prizes.
He received $2,000, and his poetry collection will be published by New
Issues next spring. Carl Phillips judged. The annual prize is given to
a poet who has not published a full-length poetry collection. The next
deadline is November 30.
New Issues Poetry & Prose, New Issues Poetry Prize, Western
Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI
49008-5463. (269) 387-8185. Marianne Swierenga, Managing Editor.
new-issues@wmich.edu
www.wmich.edu/newissues
New South
Writing Contest
Laurie Capps of Hendersonville, North Carolina, won the 2008 New South Po-etry Prize for “The Making of History.” Paul Byall
of Savannah won the Fiction Prize for “Smoke and Mirrors.” They each
received $1,000, and their winning works were published in the
Spring/Summer 2008 issue of New South (formerly GSU Review).
Kristy Bowen judged in poetry, and Michael Martone in fiction. The
annual prizes are given for a single poem and a short story. As of this
writing, the next deadline has not been set.
New South, Writing Contest, Campus Box 1894, Georgia State
University, MSC 8R0322, Unit 8, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083. (404) 651-4804.
Chris Bundy, Editor.
www.review.gsu.edu
New York Foundation for the Arts
Artists’ Fellowships
Eighteen fiction writers received $7,000 fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts in 2008. The fellows are Salar Abdoh, Gabriel Brownstein, James Cañón, Ann Darby, Lesley Dormen, Garth Hallberg, David Heatley, Paul La Farge, Manuel Muñoz, Meera Nair, Christine Schutt, Ranbir Sidhu, Mume Yoshiwara, and Leni Zumas, all of New York City; Mermer Blakeslee of Roscoe; Arthur Flowers of Syracuse; Janet McNally of Buffalo; and Dana Spiotta of Cherry Valley. The
jurors were Dimitri Anastasopolous, Claudette Bakhtiar-Ericson, Tom
Beer, Deanna Fei, and Suzan Sherman. The fellowships in fiction
alternate annually with fellowships in poetry and creative nonfiction. (See Deadlines.)
New York Foundation for the Arts, Artists’ Fellowships, 155 Avenue of
the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013-1507. (212) 366-6900, ext.
240. David Terry, Awards and Creative Development Officer.
fellowships@nyfa.org
www.nyfa.org/afp
New York Public Library
Young Lions Fiction Award
Ron Currie Jr. of Waterville, Maine, won the eighth annual Young Lions Fiction Award for his novel God Is Dead
(Viking). He received $10,000. The award is given for a novel or short
story collection published within the past year by a U.S. author who is
35 or younger. This year’s deadline has passed; as of this writing, the
next deadline has not been set.
New York Public Library, Young Lions Fiction Award, 5th Avenue and 42nd
Street, Room 73, New York, NY 10018. (212) 930-0887. Jadrien Steele,
Contact.
jadrien_steele@nypl.org
www.nypl.org/yl
North American Review
James Hearst Poetry Prize
Kate Buckley of Laguna Beach, California, won the 2008 James
Hearst Poetry Prize for “The Life Cycle of Moths.” She received $1,000,
and her poem was published in the March/April 2008 issue of North American Review. The judge was Molly Peacock. The annual prize is given for a single poem. (See Deadlines.)
North American Review, James Hearst Poetry Prize, 1222 West 27th
Street, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0516. Vince
Gotera, Poetry Editor.
www.webdelsol.com/NorthAmReview/NAR
Oberon Foundation
Poetry Prize
Robert Savino of West Islip, New York, won the 2008 Oberon
Poetry Prize for “Breakfast With Sophia.” He received $1,000 and
publication of his poem in the sixth issue of Oberon, a literary journal published by the Oberon Foundation. Graham Everett judged. The annual prize is given for a single poem.
Oberon Foundation, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 713, Stony Brook, NY 11790. (631) 584-5736. Claire Nicholas White, Editor.
oberonmag@optonline.com
Ohio State University Press
Prize in Short Fiction
Paul Eggers of Forest Ranch, California, won the 2008 Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction for his collection The Departure Lounge.
He received $1,500, and his book will be published by Ohio State
University Press. The annual award, cosponsored by the OSU creative
writing department, is given for a collection of short stories,
novellas, or a combination of both. The next deadline is January 31,
2009.
Ohio State University Press, Prize in Short Fiction, 180 Pressey Hall,
1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002. (614) 292-6930.
info@osupress.org
www.ohiostatepress.org
Ohio University Press
Hollis Summers Poetry Prize
Jason Gray of Columbus, Ohio, won the 2008 Hollis Summers Poetry Prize for Photographing Eden.
He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Ohio University
Press in October. Heather McHugh judged. The annual prize, named after
poet and teacher Hollis Summers, is given for a book-length poetry
collection. (See Deadlines.)
Ohio University Press, Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, 19 Circle Drive,
The Ridges, Athens, OH 45701. (740) 593-1157. David Sanders, Director.
www.ohioswallow.com/poetry_prize
Orange Broadband
Fiction Awards
Rose Tremain of Norfolk, England, won the 2008 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction for her novel The Road Home (Chatto
& Windus). She received £30,000 (approximately $58,635). The judges
were Lisa Allardice, Phillipa Gregory, Kirsty Lang, and Bel Mooney. The
prize is awarded for a novel published in the United Kingdom. Joanna Kavenna of Duddon Valley, England, won the 2008 Orange Broadband Award for New Writers for her novel Inglorious
(Faber and Faber). She received £10,000 (approximately $19,545). Clare
Allan, Shami Chakrabarti, and Suzi Feay judged. The prize is awarded
for a first novel, a short story collection, or a novella published in
the United Kingdom. Both awards are given for books published between
April 1 of the preceding year and March 31 of the award year. The next
deadline is November 30.
Orange Broadband, Fiction Awards, 45 East Hill, London, SW18 2QZ, United Kingdom. Tarryn McKay, Contact.
tarryn@booktrust.org.uk
www.orangeprize.co.uk
Passaic County Community College Poetry Center
Paterson Prizes
Stanley Plumly of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Franz Wright of Waltham, Massachusetts, both won the 2008 Paterson Poetry Prize. Plumly won for his collection Old Heart (Norton) and Wright won for God’s Silence (Knopf). Each received $500. Maria Mazziotti Gillan judged. Tom Perrotta of Belmont, Massachusetts, and Dalia Sofer of New York City both won the 2008 Paterson Fiction Prize. Perrotta won for his novel The Abstinence Teacher (St. Martin’s Press) and Sofer won for her novel, The Septembers of Shiraz
(HarperCollins). Each received $500. Laura Boss judged. The annual
awards are given for a poetry collection and a novel or short story
collection published in the previous year. The next deadline for the
poetry prize is February 1, 2009; the next deadline for the fiction
prize is April 1, 2009.
Passaic County Community College Poetry Center, Paterson Poetry Prizes,
1 College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ 07505-1179. (973) 684-6555. Maria
Mazziotti Gillan, Director.
mgillan@pccc.edu
www.pccc.edu/poetry
PEN American Center
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
Rosmarie Waldrop of Providence received the $3,000 PEN Award
for Poetry in Translation for her translation from the German of Ulf
Stolterfoht’s collection Lingos I–IX (Burning Deck Press).
Marilyn Hacker was the judge. The annual prize honors a book-length
translation of poetry from any language into English published in the
United States during the previous year. The next deadline is December
16.
PEN/Beyond Margins Awards
Four fiction writers received $1,000 PEN/Beyond Margins Awards. The prizes were given to Chris Abani of Los Angeles for his novella Song for Night (Akashic Books), Amiri Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, for his short story collection Tales of the Out and Gone (Akashic Books), Frances Hwang of South Bend, Indiana, for her short story collection Transparency (Back Bay Books), and Naeem Murr of Chicago for his novel The Perfect Man
(Random House). The annual awards recognize book-length works by
authors of color published in the United States during the previous
year. The next deadline is December 31.
PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship
Fiction writer Dalia Sofer of New York City was awarded the PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers for her novel, The Septembers of Shiraz (Ecco).
She will receive a stipend of $35,000 to “pursue a second work of
literary fiction.” The judges were David Leavitt, Elizabeth Strout, and
Lily Tuck. The fellowships are given annually to a writer whose first
novel or story collection, published during the previous year,
“represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great
promise.” The next deadline is January 14, 2009.
PEN Translation Prize
Margaret Jull Costa of Leicester, England, won the $3,000
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for her translation from
the Portuguese of Eça de Qierós’s novel The Maias (New
Directions). The judges were John Balcom, Mary Ann Caws, and Shelley
Frisch. The annual prize honors a book-length literary translation from
any language into English published in the United States. The next
deadline is December 16.
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
Kimiko Hahn of New York City was awarded the $5,000
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry. The judges were Kwame Dawes, Mark Doty,
and Marie Howe. The award is given biennially to honor a U.S. poet
“whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a
notable and accomplished presence in American literature.” There is no
application process.
PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012. (212) 334-1660.
www.pen.org
PEN New England
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
Joshua Ferris of New York City received the 2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for his novel Then We Came to the End
(Little, Brown). He received $8,000, a one-week residency in the
Distinguished Visiting Writers Series at the University of Idaho’s MFA
Program in Creative Writing, and a residency at the Ucross Foundation’s
retreat for writers in Wyoming. The judges were Ana Castillo, Jennifer
Haigh, and Ernest Hebert. Established in 1976, the annual prize is
given to honor a first book of fiction by a U.S. writer published in
the preceding year. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been
set.
PEN New England, Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, Lesley University, 29
Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 349-8113. Karen Wulf,
Contact.
www.pen-ne.org
Pleiades Press
Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Series Award
Susan Parr of Seattle won the 2008 Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Series Award for Pacific Shooter.
She received $1,000 and publication of her book by Pleiades Press.
Susan Mitchell judged. The annual award is given for a poetry
collection by a North American poet. (See Deadlines.)
Pleiades Press, Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Series Award, Department
of English, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO 64093.
(660) 543-8106. Kevin Prufer, Director.
pleiades@ucmo.edu
www.ucmo.edu/englphil/pleiades
Poetry Society of America
Shelley Memorial Award
Ed Roberson of Chicago won the 2008 Shelley Memorial Award. He
received $7,083. Lyn Hejinian and C. D. Wright judged. The annual prize
is awarded by nomination to an American poet or poets. 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
Poetry Society of the United Kingdom
National Poetry Competition
Sinéad Morrissey of Belfast, Ireland, won the 2007 National
Poetry Competition for her poem “Through the Square Window.” She
received £5,000 (approximately $9,800). Rosemary Norman of
London won the £1,000 (approximately $1,960) second prize for her poem
“The Hairdresser From Beirut.” The judges were E. A. Markham, Michael
Schmidt, and Penelope Shuttle. The annual prizes are given for poems
written in English. (See Deadlines.)
Poetry Society of the United Kingdom, National Poetry Competition, 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, United Kingdom.
www.poetrysociety.org.uk
Polish American Historical Association
Creative Arts Award
Poet Linda Nemec Foster of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, won the 2008 Polish American Historical Association
Creative Arts Award. She received $1,000. The judges were William
Galush, Karen Majewski, Brian McCook, and Neal Pease. The annual award
is given to a writer whose work has “promoted an awareness of the
Polish experience in America.” This year’s deadline has passed; as of
this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Polish American Historical Association, Creative Arts Award, Central
Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT
06050. Magda Jaques, Contact.
jaquesm@ccsu.edu
www.polishamericanstudies.org
Publishing Triangle
Triangle Awards
Peter Cameron of New York City won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Gay Fiction for his novel Someday This Pain Will Be Useful (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Ali Liebegott of San Diego won the Award for Lesbian Fiction for her novel The IHOP Papers (Carroll & Graf). Myriam Gurba of Long Beach, California, won the Edmund White Prize for Debut Fiction for Dahlia Season (Manic D Press). Janet Malcolm of New York City won the Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction for Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice (Yale University Press). Michael Rowe of Toronto won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction for Other Men’s Sons (Cormorant).
They each received $1,000. The annual awards honor books of fiction and
creative nonfiction by gay and lesbian authors or with a gay or lesbian
theme published in the United States or Canada during the previous
year. The next deadline is December 1.
Publishing Triangle, Triangle Awards, 332 Bleecker Street, #D36, New York, NY 10014.
www.publishingtriangle.org
Quercus Review Press
Poetry Series Book Award
Dan Nowak of Lincoln, Nebraska, won the 2007 Poetry Series Book Award for Recycle Suburbia.
He received $1,000, publication by Quercus Review Press, and travel
expenses to give a reading at Modesto Junior College in Modesto,
California. Sam Pierstorff judged. The annual award is given for a
book-length poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Quercus Review Press, Poetry Series Book Award, English Department,
Modesto Junior College, 435 College Avenue, Modesto, CA 95350. Sam
Pierstorff, Editor.
www.quercusreview.com
Reed Magazine
John Steinbeck Short Story Award
Renato Escudero of Alameda, California, won the 2008 John
Steinbeck Short Story Award for “Barrio Exorcism.” He received $1,000
and publication in Reed, the literary magazine of San Jose State University. ZZ Packer judged. The annual award is given for a short story.
(See Deadlines.)
Reed Magazine, John Steinbeck Short Story Award, English
Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Square, San Jose,
CA 95192-0090. Nick Taylor, Contact.
reed@email.sjsu.edu
www.reedmag.com
Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg
Poetry Prizes
Awards ranging from $1,000 to $7,500 were given to 52 poets. Kelli Russell Agodon of Kingston, Washington; Srinjay Chakravarti of New Delhi; Danielle Cadena Deulen of Madison, Wisconsin; Jeannine Hall Gailey of Redmond, Washington; Katherine Anne Hays of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Dove Rengger-Thorpe of Coffee Camp, Australia; Rachel Richardson of Greensboro, North Carolina; Avery Slater of Seattle; and Gillian Wegener of Modesto, California, each received $7,500. Craig Arnold of Laramie, Wyoming; Nicole Beauchamp of Wales, Wisconsin; Robin Ekiss, Sara Michas-Martin, and Melissa Stein, all of San Francisco; Miriam Bird Greenberg of Austin, Texas; Mihan Han of Richmond Hill, Canada; Rebecca Lindenberg of Salt Lake City; Tod Marshall of Spokane; Nancy Pearson of Provincetown, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Percer of Redwood City, California; Felicity Plunkett of Wooloowin, Australia; Eleanor Stanford of Philadelphia; Sridala Swami of Hyderabad, India; Rhett Iseman Trull of Greensboro, North Carolina; and Amanda Turner of Portland, Oregon; each received $5,000. Marla Alupoaicei of Frisco, Texas; Timothy Bradford of Paris; Temple Cone of Annapolis, Maryland; Keith Ekiss and Karen Llagas, both of San Francisco; Ari Finkelstein and Idra Novey, both of New York City; Tess Jolly of Hove, England; and Jennifer Key of Dallas each received $2,500. K. B. Ballentine of Dayton, Tennessee; Susan Briante of Dallas; Chad Davidson of Carrollton, Georgia; Katy Didden and Emily Roskoe, both of Columbia, Missouri; Brieghan Gardner of Nottingham, New Hampshire; Henrietta Goodman of Missoula, Montana; Alisa Gordaneer of Victoria, Canada; Heather Hartley of Paris; Kristen Henderson of Red Hook, New York; Catherine Hope of Mount Waverley, Australia; Nina Lindsay of Oakland; Jenna Martin of Austin, Texas; Valerie McKee of New Haven, Connecticut; Michelle McLean of New Brunswick, Canada; Alexis Orgera of Santa Monica, California; and Lisa Ortiz and Joshua Rivkin, both of San Francisco, each received $1,000. The annual awards are given for lyric poems celebrating the human spirit. (See Deadlines.)
Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg, Poetry Prizes, P.O. Box 2306, Orinda, CA 94563.
www.dorothyprizes.org
Salem College Center for Women Writers
International Literary Awards
Terry Godbey of Maitland, Florida, won the Rita Dove Poetry Award for “Produce Man.” Becky Hagenston of Mississippi State, Mississippi, won the Reynolds Price Short Fiction Award for “Secrets of Old Time Science Experiments.” Pascha Stevenson
of Lincoln, Nebraska, won the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award
for “Spanish Girls.” They each received $1,200. The judges were Naomi
Shihab Nye in poetry, David Jauss in fiction, and Trudier Harris in
creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a single poem, a
work of short fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. The next
deadline is February 2, 2009.
Salem College Center for Women Writers, International Literary Awards, 601 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.
www.salem.edu/go/cww
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
Individual Artist Grants
Anne Panning of Brockport, New York, and Tea Obreht Bajraktarevic
of Ithaca, New York, each received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant in
Fiction from the Constance Saltonstall Foundation. Beth Lordan and
Micah Perks judged. The annual grants are awarded to poets, fiction
writers, and creative nonfiction writers who are at least 21 years of
age and live in one of the following New York counties: Allegheny,
Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland,
Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara,
Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben,
Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. The next deadline is
January 15, 2009.
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Individual Artist
Grants, 435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Judy Barringer,
Program Director.
saltonstall@frontiernet.net
www.saltonstall.org
Silverfish Review Press
Gerald Cable Book Award
Joel Friederich of Sarona, Wisconsin, won the 2007 Gerald Cable Book Award for At the Hour of Our Latest War.
He received $1,000, and his poetry collection will be published by
Silverfish Review Press in February 2009. Rodger Moody judged. The
annual award is given for a first book of poetry. (See Deadlines.)
Silverfish Review Press, Gerald Cable Book Award, P.O. Box 3541,
Eugene, OR 97403. (541) 344-5060. Rodger Moody, Series Editor.
sfrpress@earthlink.net
www.silverfishreviewpress.com
Southern Indiana Review
Mary C. Mohr Award
Kristine Rae Anderson of Riverside, California, won the 2007
Mary C. Mohr Poetry Award for “Skin.” She received $1,000 and
publication of her poem in Southern Indiana Review. Andrew Hudgins judged. The award is given annually for a poem, a short story, or a work of creative nonfiction. (See Deadlines.)
Southern Indiana Review, Mary C. Mohr Award, University of
Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712.
(812) 464-1855. Ron Mitchell, Editor.
sir@usi.edu
www.southernindianareview.org
Sycamore Review
Wabash Prize for Poetry
Jude Nutter of Edina, Minnesota, won the 2007 Wabash Prize for Poetry for “Goats.” She received $1,000 and publication of her poem in Sycamore Review. Eavan Boland judged. The annual prize is given for a single poem. (See Deadlines.)
Wabash Prize for Fiction
Matthew Simmons of Seattle won the 2008 Wabash Prize for Fiction
for “Saxophone Lung Explodes.” He received $1,000 and publication of
his story in Sycamore Review. Richard Bausch judged. The annual prize is given for a short story. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Sycamore Review, Department of English, Purdue University, 500 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906. Mehdi Okasi, Editor in Chief.
sycamore@purdue.edu
www.sycamorereview.com/contest
University of Texas at Austin/Texas Institute of Letters
Dobie-Paisano Fellowships
Michael Erard of Portland, Maine, and poet Vanessa Ramos
of St. Paul each won a 2008 Dobie-Paisano Fellowship. Erard won the
Ralph A . Johnston fellowship for a four-month stay at Paisano, a
retreat west of Austin, and a monthly stipend of $5,000. Ramos received
the Jesse H. Jones fellowship for a five-and-a-half month stay and a
monthly stipend of $3,000. The fellowships are given annually to
writers who are native Texans, who have lived in Texas for at least
three years, or who have used Texas as a subject of published work. The
next deadline is January 15, 2009.
University of Texas at Austin/Texas Institute of Letters, Dobie-Paisano
Fellowships, Graduate School, 1 University Station, G0400, Austin, TX
78712-0531. Michael Adams, Director.
www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano
Texas Institute of Letters
Literary Awards
Three writers won 2007 Literary Awards from the Texas Institute of Letters. John J. McLaughlin of Seattle won the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction for his novel, Run in the Fam’ly
(University of Tennessee Press). He received $6,000. McLaughlin also
won the $1,000 Steven Turner Award for Best First Novel. Cate Marvin of New York City received the $1,200 Helen C. Smith Memorial Award for Best Book of Poetry for her collection Fragment of the Head of a Queen (Sarabande Books). Rick Bass of
Troy, Montana, won the $750 Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story
for “The Elephant,” which was published in the Summer 2007 issue of Tin House.
Given for works published in the previous year, the annual awards are
open to authors who have lived in Texas for two consecutive years or to
nonresidents whose work concerns Texas. As of this writing, the next
deadline has not been set.
Texas Institute of Letters, Literary Awards, 9021 Gunnison Drive, Dallas, TX 75231. Darwin Payne, Secretary.
www.texasinstituteofletters.org
Tupelo Press
Dorset Prize
G. C. Waldrep of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, won the 2007 Dorset Prize for his poetry collection Archicembalo.
He received $10,000 and publication of his book by Tupelo Press. The
editors judged. The annual prize is given for a book-length poetry
manuscript. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Tupelo Press, Dorset Prize, P.O. Box 539, Dorset, VT 05251. Jeffrey Levine, Publisher.
www.tupelopress.org
Tusculum Review
Poetry Contest
Heather Winterer of Las Vegas won the 2008 Tusculum Review Poetry Contest for a group of poems. She received $1,000 and publication in Tusculum Review. Mary Jo Bang judged. The next deadline is March 15, 2009.
Tusculum Review, Poetry Contest, Campus Box 5113, 60 Shiloh
Road, Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN 37743. (423) 636-7300, ext.
5697. Richard Greenfield, Editor.
rgreenfield@tusculum.edu
www.tusculum.edu/tusculumreview
Wasatch Journal
Quick-Draw Story Contest
Tom Groneberg of Polson, Montana, won the first Quick-Draw Story
Contest for “Small World.” He received $1,000 and his story was
published in the Winter 2008 issue of Wasatch Journal, a
quarterly magazine of the arts and outdoors. The editors judged. The
annual prize is given for a short-short story on a Western theme. (See Deadlines.)
Wasatch Journal, Quick-Draw Story Contest, 357 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. (801) 433-4414. Dorothee Kocks, Fiction Editor.
fiction@thewasatchjournal.com
www.thewasatchjournal.com
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships
The Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing has chosen six fellows for 2008–2009. Traci Brimhall of New York City received the Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellowship; Jill Osier of Greene, Iowa, received the Diane Middlebrook Poetry Fellowship; Andrew Milward of Iowa City received the James C. McCreight Fiction Fellowship; Stuart Nadler of Iowa City received the Carol Houck Smith Fiction Fellowship; and Amanda Rea
of New York City received the Carl Djerassi Fiction Fellowship. Each
fellow will receive a grant of $25,000 plus benefits and is required to
teach one creative writing workshop each semester and give one public
reading. The nine-month fellowships provide time, space, and an
intellectual community for writers working on a first book. Applicants
must hold an MFA or PhD in creative writing and must not have published
a book. The next deadline is February 28, 2009.
University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing
Fellowships, Department of English, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI
53706. Jesse Lee Kercheval, Director.
creativewriting.wisc.edu
Writers at Work
Fellowship Competition
Writers at Work has announced the winners of its 2008 fellowship competition. Margot Wizansky of Brookline, Massachusetts, won in poetry for “Cosmography” and other poems. Kim Addonizio judged. Ben Roberts of Ogden, Utah, won in fiction for his story “The Three Nephites.” Steve Almond judged. Valerie Due
of San Diego won in creative nonfiction for her essay “The Skinning
Board.” Abigail Thomas judged. Each winner received $1,500, publication
of their winning works in Quarterly West, and a featured
reading at the 2008 Writers at Work Conference in Salt Lake City. The
annual awards are given for works of poetry, fiction, and creative
nonfiction by writers who have not published a book in the genre in
which they enter. The next deadline is March 1, 2009.
Writers at Work, Fellowship Competition, P.O. Box 540370, North Salt Lake, UT 84054-0370. Lisa Peterson, Contact.
lisa@writersatwork.org
www.writersatwork.org
Yale University Press
Yale Series of Younger Poets
Fady Joudah of Houston, Texas, won the 2007 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition for The Earth in the Attic.
His collection was published by Yale University Press in March, and he
will receive royalties. Louise Glück judged. The annual award is given
to a poet who has not published a volume of poetry or who has published
a chapbook in an edition of no more than 300 copies. (See Deadlines.)
Yale University Press, Yale Series of Younger Poets, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040.
yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/youngerpoets.asp
