Genre: Poetry

Open Competition

National Poetry Series
Entry Fee: 
$35
Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Five prizes of $10,000 each and publication by participating trade, university, or small press publishers are given annually for poetry collections by U.S. poets. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $35 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
book awards

Frost Farm Prize for Metrical Poetry

Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm
Entry Fee: 
$6
Deadline: 
March 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem written in metrical verse. The winner also receives a scholarship to attend and give a reading at the Frost Farm Poetry Conference in Derry, New Hampshire, in August. A.M. Juster will judge. Submit any number of poems with a $6 entry fee per poem by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tremont Writers Conference

March/April 2024

The Tremont Writers Conference will be held from October 23 to October 27 at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont in a secluded campus in Townsend, Tennessee. The conference features workshops, author readings, and craft talks for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers, as well as outdoor activities, including hikes and campfires. Creative writers who are age 18 and over are eligible. The faculty includes poet Maurice Manning, fiction writer Monic Ductan, and nonfiction writer David Brill. Frank X Walker will be a guest poet.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
October 23, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
April 30, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 30, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tremont Writers Conference, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, 9275 Tremont Road, Townsend, TN 37882. (865) 448-6709. Frances Figart and Jeremy Lloyd, Codirectors. 

Frances Figart and Jeremy Lloyd
Codirectors
Contact City: 
Townsend
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37882
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Backwaters Prize in Poetry

Backwaters Press
Entry Fee: 
$32
Deadline: 
May 1, 2024
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Backwaters Press, an imprint of University of Nebraska Press, is given annually for a poetry collection. An honorable mention prize of $1,000 and publication by Backwaters Press is also given. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 60 to 85 pages with a $32 entry fee by May 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Literary Prizes

New Ohio Review
Entry Fee: 
$22
Deadline: 
April 15, 2024
Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in New Ohio Review are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Submit a poem or group of poems of up to six pages or a story or essay of up to 20 pages with a $22 entry fee, which includes a subscription to New Ohio Review, by April 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Berkshire Prize

Tupelo Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
April 30, 2024
A prize of $3,000, publication by Tupelo Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a first or second poetry collection. English translations of works originally written in another language are accepted. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 88 pages with a $30 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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: 
March 22, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 19, 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

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm

March/April 2024

Good Contrivance Farm, an educational nonprofit, offers residencies of up to four weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a Victorian farm in Reisterstown, Maryland, located 24 miles north of Baltimore. Residents are provided with private lodging in a renovated barn loft, which includes one bedroom, a bathroom, a full kitchen, a dining area, and a library; or in the Hen House Cottage, which includes a sleeping area with a queen-sized bed, a full kitchen, and a bathroom.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
April 19, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm, 2015 Emory Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136. (443) 529-2939. 

Contact City: 
Reisterstown
Contact State: 
MD
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
21136
Country: 
US
Add Image: 
Barn apt
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation

Banipal Trust for Arab Literature
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 31, 2024
A prize of ?3,000 (approximately $3,797) is given annually for a book of poetry or fiction translated from Arabic into English and published for the first time in English during the previous year. Translations of Arabic works of poetry or fiction originally published in or after 1967 are eligible. Publishers may submit five copies of a book in English translation published between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, with three copies of the original work by March 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

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