Genre: Poetry

The Writer’s Hotel Maine “Mini MFA” All-Genre Writers Conference

March/April 2024

The 2024 Writer’s Hotel Maine “Mini MFA” All-Genre Writers Conference will be held from June 5 to June 11 at the Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The conference features a full-manuscript pre-conference reading with two sets of editorial comments, workshops, and attendee and faculty readings. One-on-one agent pitching as well as pitching practice sessions will take place post-conference via Zoom on June 29.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 5, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
April 22, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 23, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

The Writer’s Hotel Maine “Mini MFA” All-Genre Writers Conference, P.O. Box 472, Brunswick, ME 04011. Shanna McNair, Founding Director. 

Shanna McNair
Founding Director
Contact City: 
Boothbay Harbor
Contact State: 
ME
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
04538
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

Academy of American Poets
Entry Fee: 
$75
Deadline: 
May 15, 2024
A prize of $25,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a living poet published in the United States during the previous year. The winner also receives a 10-day residency at the Glen Hollow cottage in Naples, New York. Copies of the winning book are distributed to approximately 200 members of the Academy of American Poets. Self-published books are not eligible. Using only the online submission system, U.S. publishers may submit a PDF of a book of at least 48 pages published in 2023 with a $75 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Hillary Gravendyk Prizes

Inlandia Institute
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
April 30, 2024
Two prizes of $1,000 each, publication by the Inlandia Institute, and 20 author copies are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing or working in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties as well as any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry and Short Story Awards

Sixfold
Entry Fee: 
$5
Deadline: 
April 23, 2024
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 20 pages of prose with a $5 entry fee by April 23. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Writing Residencies

March/April 2024

The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology offers two- to twelve-week residencies from October 2024 to April 2025 to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the Center’s adjacent 80-acre property, located within the unique ecosystems of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary in Otis, Oregon. Each resident is provided with a private room, bathroom, and kitchen in a house, as well as private studio space and access to the Hale Reference Library. Residents are responsible for travel and living costs.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
October 1, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 23, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Writing Residencies, 56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368. (541) 994-5485. Maria Elting, Workshop Coordinator. 

Maria Elting
Workshop Coordinator
Contact City: 
Otis
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
56605
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

James Laughlin Award

Academy of American Poets
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
May 15, 2024
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a second book of poetry by a living poet to be published in the next calendar year. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at the Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Copies of the winning book are distributed to approximately 1,000 members of the Academy of American Poets. Using only the online submission system, U.S. publishers may submit a PDF of a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages that has come under contract for publication in 2025 by May 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Paul Engle Prize

Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 31, 2024
A prize of $25,000 is given annually to a writer ?who, like Paul Engle, represents a pioneering spirit in the world of literature through writing, editing, publishing, or teaching, and whose active participation in the larger issues of the day has contributed to the betterment of the world through the literary arts.? Poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers are eligible. Submit a nomination, including a list of the writer?s works and a statement about how the writer embodies the spirit of the prize, by March 31. Self-nominations are not accepted. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

100-Word Writing Contest

Tadpole Press
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
April 30, 2024
A prize of $2,000 is given biannually for a work of flash poetry or prose. Manuscripts written in a language other than English are accepted when accompanied by an English translation. Submit a work of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction of up to 100 words with a $15 entry fee by April 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sewanee Writers’ Conference

March/April 2024

The 34th annual Sewanee Writers’ Conference will be held from July 16 to July 28 on the campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The conference features workshops, special topics classes, lectures, one-on-one meetings with faculty, and readings for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets Marianne Chan, Eduardo C.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 16, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sewanee Writers’ Conference, University of the South, 735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383. 

Contact City: 
Sewanee
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37383
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize

American Literary Translators Association
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 18, 2024
A prize of $6,000 is given annually for a book of poetry or a text from Zen Buddhism translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year. Publishers or translators may submit a book translated from Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai, or Vietnamese into English and published in 2023 by March 18. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

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