Genre: Poetry

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts

July/August 2025

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the bur oak forests of Nebraska City, Nebraska. Residents are provided with lodging, private studio space, and a $175 weekly stipend, as well as access to a shared living room, kitchen, and balcony.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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Event Date: 
January 5, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
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Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410. (402) 874-9600.

Contact City: 
Nebraska City
Contact State: 
NE
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
68410
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency

July/August 2025

The 23rd annual Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency will be held from January 8, 2026, to January 24, 2026, in Tepoztlán, Mexico, a village located one hour south of Mexico City. The program features master classes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as individual meetings with instructors, weekly open mics, readings, and conversations with guest writers, reporters, and scientists. Classes in all genres are offered both in Spanish and English.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 8, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency, c/o Magda Bogin, 425 Riverside Drive, 14H, New York, NY 10025.

Magda Bogin
Contact City: 
Tepoztlán
Country: 
MX
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Under the Volcano
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference

July/August 2025

The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference was held online from July 25 to July 28. The conference featured evaluation and discussion of book-length and chapbook-length poetry manuscripts with poets, editors, and publishers. The faculty included poet Joan Houlihan and poet and publisher Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books). The cost of the conference was $1,000. To apply, writers e-mailed three or four poems of any length and a brief bio. There was no application fee. Applications were accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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yes
Event Date: 
November 26, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
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Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742. Joan Houlihan, Director.

Joan Houlihan
Director
Contact City: 
Online
Genre: 
Poetry

Hambidge Creative Residency Program

July/August 2025

The Hambidge Creative Residency Program offers residencies of two to six weeks from mid-February to mid-December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 600 forested acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia. Residents are provided with a private cottage that features a kitchen, a bathroom, and studio space. The cost of the residency is $250 per week, which includes meals. Limited financial aid of up to $500 and several Distinguished Fellowships that cover a two-week residency and offer a $700 stipend are available.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
February 15, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Hambidge Creative Residency Program, P.O. Box 339, Rabun Gap, GA 30568. (706) 746-7324. Beth Loveland, Office and Residency Manager. 

Beth Loveland
Office and Residency Manager
Contact City: 
Rabun Gap
Contact State: 
GA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
30568
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Poetry Prize

Banyan Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
August 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Banyan Review is given for a single poem. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $20 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

1/2 K Prize

Indiana Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
August 15, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review is given annually for a poem or a work of flash fiction or creative nonfiction. Submit up to three poems, stories, or essays of up to 500 words each with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Indiana Review, by August 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tenth Gate Prize

The Word Works
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
July 15, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by the Word Works, and 30 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published at least two full-length books of poetry. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee (a limited number of fee waivers are available based on financial need) by July 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

St. Lawrence Book Award

Black Lawrence Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
August 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a debut collection of poems, short stories, or essays. The editors and a panel of previous St. Lawrence Book Award winners will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 45 to 95 pages or a prose manuscript of 120 to 280 pages with a $30 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Oregon Book Awards

Literary Arts
Entry Fee: 
$55
Deadline: 
September 5, 2025
Four prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and general nonfiction published in the current year by writers living in Oregon. Publishers, authors, and members of the public may submit three copies of a book published between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025, with a $55 entry fee by September 5. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Stories That Need to Be Told Contest

TulipTree Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
August 9, 2025
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem, a short story, or an essay that responds to the following prompt: “What if the only way to save yourself from this reality is to write yourself a new one?” The winner also receives a two-year subscription to the literary database Duotrope and publication in the annual Stories That Need to Be Told anthology. E-mail a poem of up to five pages or a story or essay of up to 10,000 words with a $20 entry fee (sent via postal mail or PayPal) by August 9. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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