Genre: Poetry

Front Range Book Prize

Alternating Current Press
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
December 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Alternating Current Press, and 25 author copies will be given annually for a poetry collection, story collection, essay collection, novel, memoir, or book-length hybrid work on the theme of Colorado or by a writer born, raised, or residing in Colorado (or who has resided in Colorado for at least three years). The winner will also be given the opportunity to participate in a book tour in Colorado. All entries are considered for publication. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length with an $18 entry fee by December 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Rising Writer Prize

Autumn House Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given in alternating years for a debut work of poetry or fiction. The 2025 prize will be given for fiction. The winner will also receive a $1,000 stipend for travel and book promotion. K-Ming Chang will judge. Submit a novel, novella, or story collection of 100 to 200 pages with a $30 entry fee by November 15. The submission fee may be waived in cases of financial need. All finalists are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Firecracker Awards 

Community of Literary Magazines & Presses
Entry Fee: 
$65
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
Three prizes of $2,000 each are given annually for a book of poetry, a book of fiction, and a book of creative nonfiction published by an independent press in the current year ($1,000 for each author and $1,000 for their respective publisher). Works in translation and graphic novels are accepted. Using only the online submission system, publishers may submit books of poetry or prose published in 2024 with a $65 entry fee ($55 for CLMP members) for the first book and a $30 fee ($25 for CLMP members) for each additional entry by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

Waywiser Press
Entry Fee: 
$29
Deadline: 
December 1, 2024
A prize of $3,000 and publication by the Waywiser Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published no more than one previous collection. The winner will also give a reading with the contest judge at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Shane McCrae will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 88 pages with a $29 entry fee by December 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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second book awards

Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher Residency

September/October 2025

The Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher Residency, sponsored by the Columbus Museum of Art, offers a three-month residency from May through July to a poet, fiction writer, or nonfiction writer at the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson home and studio in the Shepard neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The resident is provided with a $15,000 stipend and lodging in Robinson’s former bungalow-style home, which includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an art studio, a writing room, and other living spaces. The resident also has access to Robinson’s art, archive, and library.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
January 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
January 23, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 23, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher Residency, 480 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215. (614) 221-6801. Deidre Hamlar, Director.

Deidre Hamlar
Director
Contact City: 
Columbus
Contact State: 
OH
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
43219
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Falling

The Time Is Now
10.8.24

“One by one, like leaves from a tree, / All my faiths have forsaken me; / But the stars above my head / Burn in white and delicate red, / And beneath my feet the earth / Brings the sturdy grass to birth,” begins Sara Teasdale’s 1915 poem “Leaves.” Write a poem that uses rhythm and meter to evoke the feeling of the autumn season and describes the sights and sounds of the natural environment drying and withering, beginning the descent to decomposition. You might use this as an opportunity to ruminate on the larger themes of slowing down, and cycles of renewal and decay. Pay particular attention to consonance, short and long vowel sounds, and the length of your words and lines to create the desired tone of your poem.

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