Genre: Poetry

Individual Artist Grants for Women

Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 31, 2024
Grants of up to $2,000 each are given in alternating years to feminist poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. This year grants will be awarded to fiction writers. English translations of works originally written in another language are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 to 15 pages of fiction, a statement regarding interest in receiving support from a feminist fund, a project description, a budget, and a résumé with a $25 entry fee by January 31. A limited number of fee waivers are available upon request. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature

Schaffner Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Schaffner Press is given annually for a poetry collection, a novel, a story collection, an essay collection, or a memoir that “deals in some way with the subject of music and its influence.” English translations of works originally written in another language with the author’s permission are accepted. Submit a poetry collection of at least 60 pages; a story collection of 50,000 to 80,000 words; or a novel, essay collection, or memoir of 75,000 to 100,000 words with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Lando Grants

The de Groot Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$22
Deadline: 
February 5, 2024
Three grants of $3,000 each will be given annually to writers “exploring the issues and challenges of immigration, migration, and/or the refugee experience” in any genre, including poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Three Lando Writer of Note Grants of $1,500 each will also be awarded. Writers who are currently engaged in a writing project are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of five pages (graphic novelists may include up to 10 pages of prose and graphics), a brief bio, and a personal statement with a $22 entry fee by February 5. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Airlie Prize

Airlie Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
March 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Airlie Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Creative Writing Fellowships

National Endowment for the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 13, 2024
Approximately 35 grants of $25,000 each are given annually in alternating years to poets and prose writers to “enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.” This year submissions in poetry are accepted. Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and who have published at least 20 pages of poetry in five or more literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or other publications that regularly feature literature, or at least one poetry collection of 48 pages or more over the last seven years are eligible. Manuscripts written in another language are accepted when accompanied by an English translation. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of 7 to 10 pages of poetry, a brief project description, and a list of publications by March 13. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prizes in Poetry and Prose

Slippery Elm
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
February 1, 2024
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Slippery Elm are given annually for a single poem and a short story or essay. Paula J. Lambert will judge in poetry and Michael Czyzniejewski will judge in prose. English translations of works originally written in another language, in collaboration with or with permission of the author, are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $15 entry fee, which includes the latest issue of Slippery Elm, by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

First/Second Poetry Book Contest

Omnidawn Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$35
Deadline: 
February 29, 2024
A prize of $3,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies is given annually for a first or second poetry collection. Desirée Alvarez will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 40 to 90 pages with a $35 entry fee by February 16. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Literary Arts Fellowships

Alabama State Council on the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 1, 2024
At least two fellowships of $5,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in the state of Alabama for a minimum of two years. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 20 pages of poetry or prose and a résumé including a list of publications by March 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Translation Projects Fellowship

National Endowment for the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
January 18, 2024
Approximately 20 grants of up to $25,000 each are given annually to translators of poetry and prose. Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and who have published, alone or in collaboration, at least 20 pages of literary translation in digital or print publications, or at least one book or other volume of translation of at least 20 pages between January 1, 2009, and January 18, 2024, are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 to 15 pages of translation along with the corresponding pages from the original work, a project description, a bio, a résumé for the original author, a justification of retranslation (if applicable), a list of published translations into English, and proof of the right to translate the specified work by January 18. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Michael Waters Poetry Prize

Southern Indiana Review
Entry Fee: 
$35
Deadline: 
February 1, 2024
A prize of $6,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Fady Joudah will judge. Submit 40 to 100 pages of poetry (no more than one poem per page) with a $35 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Southern Indiana Review, by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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