March/April 2018 - Recent Winners

American Literary Translators Association
National Translation Awards
Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize
Jennifer Freeley of South Lyon, Michigan, won the 2017 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize for her translation from the Chinese of Xi Xi's poetry collection Not Written Words (Zephyr Press). She received $5,000. Eleanor Goodman, Kendall Heitzman, and Aditi Machado judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year. (See Deadlines.)
Italian Prose in Translation Award
Matt Holden of Coburg, Australia, won the 2017 Italian Prose in Translation Award for his translation from the Italian of Nanni Balestrini's novel We Want Everything (Verso Books). He received $5,000. Elizabeth Harris, Jim Hicks, and Olivia Sears judged. The annual award is given for a book of fiction or nonfiction translated from Italian into English and published in the previous year. (See Deadlines.)
Cliff Becker Book Prize in Translation
Anne O. Fisher and Derek Mong, both of Crawfordsville, Indiana, won the 2018 Cliff Becker Book Prize for their translation from the Russian of Maxim Amelin's poetry collection The Joyous Science. They received $1,000 and publication of their translation by White Pine Press. Anthony Anemone, Diana Thow, and Joanna Trzeciak Huss judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry translated from any language into English. (See Deadlines.)
American Literary Translators Association, Fire Works, 3rd Floor, 701 S. 50th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143. Rachael Daum, Assistant Managing Director.
rachaeldaum@literarytranslators.org
www.literarytranslators.org

Anhinga Press
Anhinga–Robert Dana Prize for Poetry
Joaquin Zihuatanejo
of Dallas won the 2017 Anhinga–Robert Dana Prize for his poetry collection Arsonist. He received $2,000, and his book will be published by Anhinga Press in Fall 2018. Eduardo C. Corral judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is May 30.
Anhinga Press, Anhinga–Robert Dana Prize for Poetry, P.O. Box 3665, Tallahassee, FL 32315. (850) 577-0745. Kristine Snodgrass, Contact.
info@anhinga.org
www.anhingapress.org

Arts & Letters
Arts & Letters Prizes
George Looney of Erie, Pennsylvania, won the Arts & Letters Prize for poetry for a group of poems. Leslie Kirk Campbell of San Francisco won in fiction for her story "The Tasmanians." Courtney Zoffness of New York City won in creative nonfiction for her essay "It May All End in Aleppo." They each received $1,000, and their winning works were published in the Fall 2017 issue of Arts & Letters. Richard Garcia judged in poetry, Amy Hassinger judged in fiction, and Sonja Livingston judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. (See Deadlines.)
Arts & Letters, Arts & Letters Prizes, Georgia College, Campus Box 89, Milledgeville, GA 31061. (478) 445-1289. Laura Newbern, Editor.
artsandletters.gcsu.edu

Ashland Poetry Press
Richard Snyder Publication Prize
Michael S. Moos of Saint Paul won the 2017 Richard Snyder Publication Prize for his poetry collection The Idea of the Garden. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Ashland Poetry Press in the fall. Elizabeth Spires judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Ashland Poetry Press, Richard Snyder Publication Prize, Ashland University, 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805. Cassandra Brown, Managing Editor.
www.ashlandpoetrypress.com/guidelines/snyder-prize

Autumn House Press
Literary Prizes
Melissa Cundieff-Pexa
of Saint Paul won the 15th annual Autumn House Press Poetry Prize for her collection, Darling Nova. Glori Simmons of Oakland won the 10th annual fiction prize for her story collection Carry You. Dickson Lam of Oakland won the sixth annual nonfiction prize for his memoir, Paper Sons. They each received $1,000, and their books were published by Autumn House Press. Each winner also received a $1,500 travel grant for promotion of his or her published book. Alberto Ríos judged in poetry, Amina Gautier judged in fiction, and Alison Hawthorne Deming judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poetry collection, a short story collection or novel, and a book of creative nonfiction. The next deadline is June 30.
Autumn House Press, Literary Prizes, 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
www.autumnhouse.org/contest-submissions

Bard College
Fiction Prize
Carmen Maria Machado of Philadelphia won the 2018 Bard Fiction Prize for her story collection, Her Body and Other Parties (Graywolf Press, 2017). She received $30,000 and a one-semester appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College. The annual award is given to an emerging U.S. writer under the age of 40. The next deadline is June 15.
Bard College, Fiction Prize, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504. (845) 758-7087.
bfp@bard.edu
www.bard.edu/bfp

Before Columbus Foundation
American Book Awards
Sixteen writers won 2017 American Book Awards in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The winners in poetry are Holly J. Hughes of Indianola, Washington, for Passings (Expedition Press), Solmaz Sharif of Oakland for Look (Graywolf Press), and Adam Soldofsky of Los Angeles for Memory Foam (Disorder Press). The winners in fiction are Yaa Gyasi of New York City for her novel, Homegoing (Knopf); Randa Jarrar of Fresno, California, for her story collection, Him, Me, Muhammad Ali (Sarabande Books); Bernice L. McFadden of New York City for her novel The Book of Harlan (Akashic Books); Marc Anthony Richardson of Philadelphia for his novel, Year of the Rat (Fiction Collective Two); Shawna Yang Ryan of Manoa, Hawai’i, for her novel Green Island (Knopf); and Alfredo Véa of San Francisco for his novel The Mexican Flyboy (University of Oklahoma Press). The winners in nonfiction are Rabia Chaudry of Washington, D.C., for Adnan’s Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After “Serial” (St. Martin’s Press); Flores A. Forbes of New York City for Invisible Men: A Contemporary Slave Narrative in the Era of Mass Incarceration (Skyhorse Publishing); Brian D. McInnes of Duluth, Minnesota, for Sounding Thunder: The Stories of Francis Pegahmagabow (Michigan State University Press); Patrick Phillips of New York City for Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America (W. W. Norton); Vaughn Rasberry of Mountain View, California, for Race and the Totalitarian Century: Geopolitics in the Black Literary Imagination (Harvard University Press); Ruth Sergel of Berlin and New York City for See You in the Streets: Art, Action, and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (University of Iowa Press); and Dean Wong of Seattle for Seeing the Light: Four Decades in Chinatown (Chin Music Press). The annual awards are given for books published in the United States during the previous year. The next deadline is December 31.
Before Columbus Foundation, American Book Awards, Raymond House, 655 13th Street, Suite 302, Oakland, CA 94612. (510) 268-9775.
beforecolumbusfoundation@gmail.com
www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com

Beloit Poetry Journal
Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry
Michael Wasson
of Kagoshima-ken, Japan, won the inaugural Adrienne Rich Award for “Self-Portrait As Article [1]. [Treaty With the Nez Percé, 1855]: Cession of Lands to the United States.” He received $1,500. Carolyn Forché judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. (See Deadlines)
Beloit Poetry Journal, Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry, P.O. Box 1450, Windham, ME 04062. Rachel Contreni Flynn, Contact.
www.bpj.org

Bitter Oleander Press
Library of Poetry Book Award
Ray Keifetz of El Sobrante, California, won the 2017 Library of Poetry Book Award for Night Farming in Bosnia. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Bitter Oleander Press in Spring 2018. Silvia Scheibli judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is June 15.
Bitter Oleander Press, Library of Poetry Book Award, 4983 Tall Oaks Drive, Fayetteville, NY 13066. Paul B. Roth, Editor.
info@bitteroleander.com
www.bitteroleander.com

Black Lawrence Press
Hudson Prize
Beth Mayer of Lakeville, Minnesota, won the 2017 Hudson Prize for her story collection, We Will Tell You Otherwise. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Black Lawrence Press. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a collection of poetry or short stories. (See Deadlines.)
Black Lawrence Press, Hudson Prize, 279 Claremont Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10552.
editors@blacklawrencepress.com
www.blacklawrence.com

Black Warrior Review
Writing Contests
Sarah María Medina
of the Pacific Northwest; Tess Allard of Pittsburgh; and Tony Wei Ling of Berkeley, California, won the 12th annual Black Warrior Review Writing Contests. Medina won in poetry for her poem “From a Poet to Her Rumbero”; Rachel McKibbens judged. Allard won in fiction for her story “The World Holds What It Remembers Most”; Nicola Griffith judged. Wei Ling won in nonfiction for his essay “The Best Lighting for My Body Was at the White Horse Inn and Bar, Oakland, California”; Hanif Abdurraqib judged. They each received $1,000 and publication in Issue 44.2 of Black Warrior Review. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and an essay. The next deadline is September 1. 
Black Warrior Review, Writing Contests, University of Alabama, Office of Student Media, Box 870170, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Gail Aronson, Editor.
www.bwr.ua.edu

Boulevard
Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets
Elizabeth Hoover of Milwaukee won the 2017 Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets for a group of poems. She received $1,000, and her poems will be published in the Spring 2018 issue of Boulevard. Edward Nobles judged. The annual award is given for a group of poems by a poet who has not published a book of poetry with a nationally distributed press. The next deadline is June 1.
Boulevard, Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets, P.O. Box 325, 6614 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights, MO 63117. Jessica Rogen, Editor.
www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

Carlow University
Patricia Dobler Poetry Award
Deborah Allbritain of San Diego won the 2017 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award for her poem "Sorrow I Will Lead You Out Somewhere." She received $1,000, publication of her poem in Voices From the Attic, and an all-expenses-paid trip to Carlow University in Pittsburgh to give a reading. Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon judged. The annual award is given to a woman poet over 40 who has not published a book in any genre. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Carlow University, Patricia Dobler Poetry Award, 3333 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. (412) 578-6346. Sarah Williams-Devereux, Contact.
sewilliams412@carlow.edu
www.carlow.edu/dobler_poetry_award.aspx

Carve Magazine
Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
David J. Wingrave of Warsaw, Poland, won the 2017 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest for "Richard." He received $1,500, and his story was published in the Fall 2017 issue of Carve Magazine. Pinckney Benedict judged. The annual award is given for a short story. (See Deadlines.)
Carve Magazine, Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, P.O. Box 701510, Dallas, TX 75370. Anna Zumbahlen, Managing Editor.
www.carvezine.com/raymond-carver-contest

Center for Fiction
First Novel Prize
Julie Lekstrom Himes of Marblehead, Massachusetts, won the 2017 First Novel Prize for Mikhail and Margarita (Europa Editions). She received $10,000. The finalists were Simeon Marsalis of New York City and New Orleans for As Lie Is to Grin (Catapult); Kaitlin Solimine of San Francisco for Empire of Glass (Ig Publishing); Susan Rivers of Blacksburg, South Carolina, for The Second Mrs. Hockaday (Algonquin Books); Jaroslav Kalfar of New York City for Spaceman of Bohemia (Little, Brown); Annabelle Kim of West Windsor, New Jersey, for Tiger Pelt (Leaf~Land Press); and Bethany Ball of New York City for What to Do About the Solomons (Atlantic Monthly Press). They each received $1,000. Sonya Chung, Kia Corthron, Anne Landsman, Fiona Maazel, and Rick Moody judged. The annual award is given for a debut novel published in the United States during the previous year. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Center for Fiction, First Novel Prize, 17 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017. (212) 755-6710.
info@centerforfiction.org
www.centerforfiction.org/awards

Cleveland State University Poetry Center
Poetry Book Competitions
Anna Maria Hong of Philadelphia won the 2017 First Book Prize for her poetry collection, The Glass Age. Suzanne Buffam judged. Nicholas Gulig of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, won the 2017 Open Book Competition for his poetry collection Orient. They each received $1,000, and their books will be published by the Cleveland State University Poetry Center. Rebecca Gayle Howell, Lo Kwa Mei-en, and Lee Upton judged. The annual awards are given for poetry collections by an unpublished and a published writer. (See Deadlines.)
Essay Collection Competition
Shaelyn Smith of Auburn, Alabama, won the 2017 Essay Collection Competition for her collection, The Leftovers. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by the Cleveland State University Poetry Center. Renee Gladman judged. The annual award is given for an essay collection. (See Deadlines.)
Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Rhodes Tower, Room 1841, Cleveland, OH 44115. Caryl Pagel, Director.
poetrycenter@csuohio.edu
www.csupoetrycenter.com

Cloudbank Books
Vern Rutsala Book Prize
Christopher Buckley of Santa Barbara, California, won the 2017 Vern Rutsala Book Prize for his poetry collection The Far Republics. He received $1,000, and his book was published by Cloudbank Books. Dennis Schmitz judged. The annual award is given for a collection of poetry or flash fiction. The next deadline is October 31.
Cloudbank Books, Vern Rutsala Book Prize, P.O. Box 610, Corvallis, OR 97339. (877) 768-6762. Roberta Sperling, Associate Editor.
roberta@cloudbankbooks.com
www.cloudbankbooks.com

Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
Literary Awards
Patricia Engel of Miami won the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction for her novel The Veins of the Ocean (Grove Atlantic). David Wood of Silver Spring, Maryland, won in nonfiction for his book What Have We Done: The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars (Little, Brown). They each received $10,000. Yaa Gyasi of New York City won the runner-up prize in fiction for her novel, Homegoing (Knopf), and Ben Rawlence of Black Mountain, Wales, won the runner-up prize in nonfiction for his book City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp (Picador). They each received $2,500. Robin Hemley and Gish Jen judged in fiction; Alan Taylor and Helen Thorpe judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given to honor books published in the previous year that "foster peace, social justice, and global understanding." (See Deadlines.)
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, Literary Awards, P.O. Box 461, Wright Brothers Branch, Dayton, OH 45409. (937) 298-5072. Sharon Rab, Contact.
sharon.rab@daytonliterarypeaceprize.org
www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org

Del Sol Press
First Novel Competition
Pattie Palmer-Baker of Portland, Oregon, won the 2017 First Novel Prize for Mall. She received $1,500, and her novel will be published by Del Sol Press. Hallie Ephron judged. The annual award is given for a first novel. (See Deadlines.)
Del Sol Press, First Novel Competition, 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 443, Washington, D.C. 20006. Chris Stewart, Editor in Chief.
editor@delsolpress.com
www.delsolpress.org/DSP-NovelCompetition.htm

Elixir Press
Antivenom Poetry Award
Erin Hoover of Tallahassee, Florida, won the 2017 Antivenom Poetry Award for her collection, Barnburner. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Elixir Press. Kathryn Nuernberger judged. The annual award is given for a first or second poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Elixir Press, Antivenom Poetry Award, P.O. Box 27029, Denver, CO 80227.
info@elixirpress.com
www.elixirpress.com

Finishing Line Press
New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition
Kimberly Quiogue Andrews of New Haven, Connecticut, won the 2017 New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition for Between. She received $1,000, and her chapbook will be published by Finishing Line Press. Leah Maines judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook written by a woman who has not yet published a full-length collection. (See Deadlines.)
Finishing Line Press, New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition, P.O. Box 1626, Georgetown, KY 40324. Chris Kincaid, Editor.
finishingbooks@aol.com
www.finishinglinepress.com

Florida Review
Editors' Awards
Allison Adair of Brookline, Massachusetts, won the 2017 Editors' Award in poetry for "City Life" and "Hitching." Eliza Robertson of Montreal won the fiction award for her story "Louise McKinney Correctional Center for Women." Renee Branum of Phoenix, Illinois, won the creative nonfiction award for her essay "Bolt." They each received $1,000, and their winning works will be published in Florida Review. The editors judged. The annual awards are given for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. (See Deadlines.)
Florida Review, Editors' Awards, University of Central Florida, English Department, P.O. Box 161346, Orlando, FL 32816. Lisa Roney, Editor.
flreview@ucf.edu
floridareview.cah.ucf.edu

Four Way Books
Levis Prize in Poetry
Sam Ross of New York City won the 2017 Levis Prize in Poetry for his collection, Company. He received $1,000 and publication by Four Way Books, and will be invited to participate in a Four Way Books reading in New York City. Carl Phillips judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Four Way Books, Levis Prize in Poetry, P.O. Box 535, Village Station, New York, NY 10014. (212) 334-5430.
editors@fourwaybooks.com
www.fourwaybooks.com/site/guidelines

Gemini Magazine
Flash Fiction Contest
Kim Trevathan of Maryville, Tennessee, won the 2017 Flash Fiction Contest for "Neptune Society." He received $1,000, and his story was published in the November 2017 issue of Gemini Magazine. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a short short story. The next deadline is August 31.
Gemini Magazine, Flash Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA 02558. (339) 309-9757. David Bright, Editor.
editor@gemini-magazine.com
www.gemini-magazine.com

Georgia Review
Loraine Williams Poetry Prize
Elly Bookman of Atlanta won the fifth annual Loraine Williams Poetry Prize for her poem "Lesson." She received $1,000 and publication in Georgia Review. Naomi Shihab Nye judged. The annual award is given for a poem. (See Deadlines.)
Georgia Review, Loraine Williams Poetry Prize, University of Georgia, 706A Main Library, 320 South Jackson Street, Athens, GA 30602. Jenny Gropp, Managing Editor.
thegeorgiareview.com

Ghost Story
Supernatural Fiction Award
A. J. Rutgers of White Rock, Canada, won the Fall 2017 Supernatural Fiction Award for his story "The Salish Sea Zombie." He received $1,000, and his story was published on the Ghost Story website. The editors judged. The award is given twice yearly for a short story with a supernatural or magic realism theme. (See Deadlines.)
Ghost Story, Supernatural Fiction Award, P.O. Box 601, Union, ME 04862. Paul Guernsey, Editor.
www.theghoststory.com/tgs-fiction-award

Glimmer Train Press
Fiction Open
Arianna Reiche of London won the Fiction Open for her story "Archive Warden." She received $3,000, and her story will be published in Issue 102 of Glimmer Train Stories. Randolph Thomas of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, won the $1,000 second-place prize for his story "Heir Apparent." His story will be published in Glimmer Train Stories. The editors judged. The award is given twice yearly for a short story. (See Deadlines.)
Very Short Fiction Award
Chase Burke of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, won the Very Short Fiction Award for "That's That." He received $2,000, and his story will be published in Issue 101 of Glimmer Train Stories. The editors judged. The award is given twice yearly for a short story of up to 3,000 words. (See Deadlines.)
Glimmer Train Press, P.O. Box 80430, Portland, OR 97280. (503) 221-0836. Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies, Coeditors.
www.glimmertrain.com

Grayson Books
Poetry Award
Sharron Singleton of Seattle won the 2017 Grayson Books Poetry Award for Our Hands a Hollow Bowl. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Grayson Books. Barbara Crooker judged. The annual award is given for poetry collection. The next deadline is August 15.
Grayson Books, Poetry Award, P.O. Box 270549, West Hartford, CT 06127.
www.graysonbooks.com/contest.html

Gulf Coast
Barthelme Prize for Short Prose
D. J. Thielke of Houston, Texas, won the 2017 Barthelme Prize for Short Prose for her story "Pedro." She received $1,000, and her story was published in the spring issue of Gulf Coast. Roxane Gay judged. The annual award is given for a prose poem, a piece of flash fiction, or a micro essay of up to 500 words. The next deadline is August 31.
Gulf Coast, Barthelme Prize for Short Prose, University of Houston, English Department, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77204. (713) 743-3223. Luisa Muradyan Tannahill, Editor.
gulfcoastme@gmail.com
www.gulfcoastmag.org

Hippocampus Magazine
Remember in November Contest
Anne Gudger of Portland, Oregon, won the 2017 Remember in November Contest for her essay "Helix." She received $1,000, publication in Hippocampus Magazine, and admission to Hippocamp, Hippocampus Magazine's annual writing conference, in September. Laurie Jean Cannady and Dina Honour judged. The annual award is given for an essay. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Hippocampus Magazine, Remember in November Contest, 22 East Walnut Street, Suite 2, Lancaster, PA 17602.
info@hippocampusmagazine.com
www.hippocampusmagazine.com

Hurston/Wright Foundation
Legacy Awards
Donika Kelly of Allegany, New York, won the 2017 Legacy Award in poetry for her collection, Bestiary (Graywolf Press). JJ Amaworo Wilson of Silver City, New Mexico, won the 2017 Legacy Award in debut fiction for his novel, Damnificados (PM Press). Colson Whitehead of New York City won the 2017 Legacy Award in fiction for his novel The Underground Railroad (Doubleday). Kali Nicole Gross of New Brunswick, New Jersey, won the 2017 Legacy Award in nonfiction for her book Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America (Oxford University Press). Remica Bingham-Risher, Jericho Brown, and Geffrey Davis judged in poetry; Breena Clarke, Anthony Grooms, and Kim McLarin judged in debut fiction; Preston L. Allen, Sanderia Faye, and Crystal Wilkinson judged in fiction; and Saladin Ambar, Paula Giddings, and Karla Holloway judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by black writers published in the previous year. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Hurston/Wright Foundation, Legacy Awards, 840 First Street NE, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 248-5051.
info@hurstonwright.org 
www.hurstonwright.org/legacy-awards

Kundiman/Tupelo Press
Kundiman Poetry Prize
Adeeba Shahid Talukder of New York City won the 2017 Kundiman Poetry Prize for her collection, Shahr-e-jaanaan: The City of the Beloved. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Tupelo Press. The board members of Kundiman and the Tupelo Press editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection by an Asian American poet. (See Deadlines.)
Kundiman/Tupelo Press, Kundiman Poetry Prize, Fordham University, English Department, 113 West 60th Street, Room 924, New York, NY 10023.
www.kundiman.org/prize

Leapfrog Press
Fiction Award
Sandra Hunter of Ventura, California, and George Looney of Erie, Pennsylvania, both won the 2017 Leapfrog Press Fiction Award. Hunter won for her story collection, Trip Wires, and Looney won for his novel, Report From a Place of Burning. They each received $1,000, and their books will be published by Leapfrog Press. Sara Pritchard and the Leapfrog editors judged. The annual award is given for a short story collection, a novella, or a novel. (See Deadlines.)
Leapfrog Press, Fiction Award, P.O. Box 505, Fredonia, NY 14063. Lisa Graziano, Managing Editor.
fictioncontest@leapfrogpress.com
www.leapfrogpress.com

Moon City Press
Poetry Award
Clayton Adam Clark of Saint Louis won the 2017 Moon City Press Award for his collection, A Finitude of Skin. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Moon City Press. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Fiction Award
Kim Magowan of San Francisco won the 2017 Moon City Press Fiction Award for her story collection, Undoing. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Moon City Press. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a short story collection. The next deadline is October 1.
Moon City Press, Missouri State University, English Department, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806. (417) 836-6565. Michael Czyzniejewski, Editor.
mczyzniejewski@missouristate.edu
moon-city-press.com

Munster Literature Center
Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition
Louise Nealon
of County Kildare, Ireland, won the 2017 Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition for “What Feminism Is.” She received €2,000 (approximately $2,360), a weeklong residency at Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat, accommodations to attend the Cork International Short Story Festival, and publication of her story in Southword. Paul McVeigh judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is July 31.
Munster Literature Center, Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition, Frank O’Connor House, 84 Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland.
munsterlit@eircom.net
www.munsterlit.ie

National Endowment for the Arts
Creative Writing Fellowships
Thirty-six fiction and creative nonfiction writers each received a $25,000 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. They are Dena Afrasiabi, Jennifer duBois, Dominic Smith, and Kirk Wilson, all of Austin, Texas; Nat Akin of Memphis; Jane Armstrong of Flagstaff, Arizona; Molly Brodak of Atlanta; Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson of Baltimore; Camille T. Dungy of Fort Collins, Colorado; Elizabeth Evans of Tucson, Arizona; Angela Flournoy, Jaroslav Kalfar, Maaza Mengiste, Jennifer Sears, and Cutter Wood, all of New York City; Dionne Ford of Montclair, New Jersey; Amanda Goldblatt and Vu Tran, both of Chicago; Kevin A. González, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Adam Ehrlich Sachs, all of Pittsburgh; Irene Keliher of Seattle; Sandra Gail Lambert of Gainesville, Florida; Rachel Levy of Salt Lake City; Alexander Lumans of Denver; Lucas Mann of Providence; Jennifer Maritza McCauley of Columbia, Missouri; Andrew Malan Milward of Auburn, Alabama; Sean W. Murphy of Rancho de Taos, New Mexico; Patrick Rosal of Philadelphia; Renee Simms of University Place, Washington; Austin Smith of Oakland; Shilpi Suneja and Paul Yoon, both of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Jerald Walker of Hingham, Massachusetts; and Elissa Washuta of Columbus, Ohio. The annual creative writing fellowships are given in alternating years to poets and prose writers to allow for research, travel, time to write, and career development. The 2018 fellowships will be given in poetry; the deadline is March 7.
National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Writing Fellowships, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20506.
www.arts.gov

Naugatuck River Review
Narrative Poetry Contest
Gail Thomas of Northampton, Massachusetts, won the ninth annual Narrative Poetry Contest for "Wisteria." She received $1,000, and her poem will be published in the Winter/Spring 2018 issue of Naugatuck River Review. Kaveh Akbar judged. The annual award is given for a narrative poem. The next deadline is September 1.
Naugatuck River Review, Narrative Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 368, Westfield, MA 01085. Lori Desrosiers, Publisher.
naugatuckriverreview.com

Omnidawn Publishing
Jose-Luis Moctezuma of Chicago won the 2017 Omnidawn First/Second Book Poetry Prize for his collection, Place-Discipline. He received $3,000, publication of his book by Omnidawn Publishing in Fall 2018, and 100 author copies. Myung Mi Kim judged. The annual award is given for a first or second book of poetry. The next deadline is June 18.
Omnidawn Publishing, First/Second Book Poetry Prize, 1632 Elm Avenue, Richmond, CA 94805. (510) 237-5472. Rusty Morrison and Ken Keegan, Coeditors.
submissions@omnidawn.com
omnidawn.com/poetry-contests.htm

The Pinch
Literary Awards
Kate Gaskin of Montgomery, Alabama, won the 2017 Pinch Poetry Award for "What the War Was Not." Blair Hurley of Mississauga, Canada, won the 2017 Pinch Fiction Award for "The Replacement Wife." Eliza Smith of Columbus, Ohio, won the 2017 Pinch Creative Nonfiction Award for "All These Apocalypses." They each received $1,000, and their winning works will be published in the Spring 2018 issue of the Pinch. Amorak Huey judged in poetry, Caitlin Horrocks judged in fiction, and Jill Talbot judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and an essay. (See Deadlines.)
The Pinch, Literary Awards, University of Memphis, English Department, Memphis, TN 38152. Courtney Miller Santo, Editor in Chief.
editor@pinchjournal.com
www.pinchjournal.com

Poetry Foundation
Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
Five poets each received a $25,800 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. They are Fatimah Asghar and Emily Jungmin Yoon, both of Chicago; Sumita Chakraborty of Atlanta; Cortney Lamar Charleston of Jersey City; and Roy G. Guzmán of Minneapolis. The winners also had their work published in Poetry. The editors judged. The annual awards are given to poets between the ages of 21 and 31 to support their continued study and writing of poetry. (See Deadlines.)
Poetry Foundation, Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60654. Holly Amos, Contact.
hamos@poetrymagazine.org
www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/prizes-fellowship

Poetry International
Poetry International Prize
Anders Carlson-Wee of Minneapolis won the 2017 Poetry International Prize for "Cutting for Sign." He received $1,000, and his poem will be published in Poetry International. Sherwin Bitsui judged. The annual award is given for a poem. (See Deadlines.)
Poetry International, Poetry International Prize, San Diego State University, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Mail Code 6020, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182. (619) 594-1522. Ilya Kaminsky, Editor.
poetryinternational.sdsu.edu

Press 53
Award for Poetry
Marilyn Annucci of Madison, Wisconsin, won the 2018 Press 53 Award for Poetry for her collection, The Arrows That Choose Us. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Press 53. Tom Lombardo judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is July 31.
Press 53, Award for Poetry, 560 North Trade Street, Suite 103, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. (336) 770-5353. Kevin Morgan Watson, Publisher.
kevin@press53.com
www.press53.com/award-for-poetry

Slippery Elm
Poetry and Prose Prizes
A. K. Drees of Defiance, Ohio, won the 2017 Poetry Prize for her poem "How the Rain Gets In." David Lee Garrison judged. David Armstrong of San Antonio won the 2017 Prose Prize for his story "Parabolic." Mary Grimm judged. They each received $1,000 and publication in Slippery Elm. The annual awards are given for a poem and a short story or essay. The next deadline is September 1.
Slippery Elm, Poetry and Prose Prizes, University of Findlay, 1000 North Main Street, Mail Box 1615, Findlay, OH 45840. David Essinger, Editor.
slipperyelm@findlay.edu
slipperyelm.findlay.edu

Slope Editions
Book Prize
Terri Witek of DeLand, Florida, won the 16th annual Slope Editions Book Prize for her poetry collection The Rape Kit. She received $1,000 and publication of her book by Slope Editions. Dawn Lundy Martin judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Slope Editions, Book Prize, 847 Bernardston Road, Greenfield, MA 01301. Christopher Janke, Senior Editor.
slope.editions@gmail.com
www.slopeeditions.org

Sonora Review
Annual Contests
Benjamin Krusling of Iowa City won the 2017 Poetry Prize for his poem "I Want to Die in Designer"; Anselm Berrigan judged. Kate Berson of Pittsburgh won the 2017 Fiction Prize for her story "Luz, Milagro"; Brian Evenson judged. Easton Smith of Salt Lake City won the 2017 Essay Prize for his essay "The Pace of Death: On Illness and Borders in the Sonora"; Irina Dumitrescu judged. They each received $1,000 and publication in Sonora Review. The annual awards are given for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. (See Deadlines.)
Sonora Review, Annual Contests, University of Arizona, English Department, 1423 East University Boulevard, Room 445, Modern Languages Building, Tucson, AZ 85721.
www.sonorareview.com

Southeast Missouri State University Press
Cowles Poetry Book Prize
Emma Bolden of Birmingham, Alabama, won the 2017 Cowles Poetry Book Prize for her poetry collection House Is an Enigma. She received $2,000, and her book will be published by Southeast Missouri State University Press. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Southeast Missouri State University Press, Cowles Poetry Book Prize, 1 University Plaza, Mail Stop 2650, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. James Brubaker, Publisher.
upress@semo.edu
www.semopress.com/events/cowles-prize

Spoon River Poetry Review
Editors' Prize
Kelly Michels of Raleigh, North Carolina, won the 2017 Editors' Prize for her poem "Elegy for the Poppy." She received $1,000 and publication in Spoon River Poetry Review. Ewa Chrusciel judged. The annual award is given for a poem. (See Deadlines.)
Spoon River Poetry Review, Editors' Prize, Illinois State University, English Department, 4241 Publications Unit, Normal, IL 61790. (309) 438-3025. Kirstin Hotelling Zona, Editor.
kirstinhotellingzona@gmail.com
www.srpr.org/contest.php

Sustainable Arts Foundation
Writing Awards
Twelve writers received Sustainable Arts Foundation Fall 2017 awards. They are poets Victoria Chang of Rossmoor, California, Elizabeth Hughey of Birmingham, Alabama, Keith Leonard of Columbus, Ohio, and Eve Williams of Buffalo; fiction writers Kenneth Barrett of New York City, Clare Beams of Pittsburgh, Eli Brown of Santa Rosa, California, Traci Dant of Oswego, Illinois, Susan Muaddi Darraj of Phoenix, Maryland, and Ying-Ju Lai of Brighton, Massachusetts; creative nonfiction writer Krys Malcolm Belc of Marquette, Michigan; and graphic novelist Jeffrey Spencer Chapman of Royal Oak, Michigan. They each received $5,000. The annual grants are given to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers with children. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Sustainable Arts Foundation, Writing Awards, 1032 Irving Street #609, San Francisco, CA 94122.
www.sustainableartsfoundation.org

Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm
Frost Farm Prize
Caitlin Doyle of Cincinnati won the seventh annual Frost Farm Prize for her poem "Wish." She received $1,000 and a scholarship to give a reading at the Frost Farm Poetry Conference at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, New Hampshire. Deborah Warren judged. The annual award is given for a poem written in metrical verse. (See Deadlines.)
Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm, Frost Farm Prize, c/o Robert Crawford, 280 Candia Road, Chester, NH 03036.
www.frostfarmpoetry.org/prize

Zone 3 Press
Creative Nonfiction Book Award
Kelly Beard of Athens, Georgia, won the 2017 Zone 3 Press First Creative Nonfiction Book Award for her memoir, An Imperfect Rapture. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Zone 3 Press in Fall 2018. Janisse Ray judged. The biennial award is given for a memoir or essay collection. The next deadline is April 1, 2019.
Zone 3 Press, Creative Nonfiction Book Award, Austin Peay State University, P.O. Box 4565, Clarksville, TN 37044. (931) 221-7031. Amy Wright, Acquisitions Editor.
wrighta@apsu.edu
www.zone3press.com