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Grants & Awards: Your Guide to Writing Contests
The Grants & Awards database includes details about every writing contest we've published in Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. Use it to meet deadlines and understand application requirements and procedures.
Sponsor and Award | Entry Fee | Genre | Cash Prize | Prize includes | Deadline |
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Academy of American Poets
Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
A prize of $1,000 is given annually to a U.S. citizen for a translation of a book of poetry from any language into English published in the United States during...
| None | Poetry | $1,000 | Dec 31 | |
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Academy of American Poets
Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize
A prize of $5,000 is given biennially for a translation into English of modern Italian poetry by an American translator. Publishers may submit four copies of published books by December...
| None | Poetry | $5,000 | Dec 31 | |
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Academy of American Poets
James Laughlin Award
A prize of $5,000 is given annually to honor a second book of poetry by a U.S. poet. Copies of the winning book will be purchased and distributed to over...
| None | Poetry | $5,000 | May 15 | |
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Academy of American Poets
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
A prize of $25,000 is given annually for an outstanding book of poems written by a living U.S. citizen and published in the United States during the previous year. A...
| $25 | Poetry | $25,000 | Jun 15 | |
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Academy of American Poets
Walt Whitman Award
A prize of $5,000, publication by Louisiana State University Press, and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson is given annually for a poetry collection by a...
| $25 | Poetry | $5,000 | Publication, Residency | Nov 15 |
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Ahsahta Press
Sawtooth Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Ahsahta Press is given annually for a poetry collection. C. D. Wright will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit a...
| $25 | Poetry | $1,500 | Publication | Mar 01 |
