Genre: Poetry

Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 

Arrowsmith Press
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
February 15, 2025
A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a writer who is not a citizen of the United States published in English during the previous year. Authors or publishers may submit two copies of one or more books published in 2024 with a $20 entry fee by February 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Translation Projects Fellowship

National Endowment for the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
January 16, 2025
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 United States 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, 2010, and January 16, 2025, 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 16. 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 3, 2025
A prize of $6,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Monica Youn will judge. Submit 40 to 120 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 3. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Hyperlocal Lore

12.10.24

For nearly three decades, from the early 1980s until 2013, Dr. Jonathan Zizmor’s skincare ads for his dermatology practice were a mainstay in New York City subway cars, touting treatments for various skin problems and displaying the doctor’s own slightly smiling visage. A 2016 New York Times article noting his retirement stated: “To know Dr. Zizmor is to know the city’s secret handshake, to appreciate its quirkier, more pedestrian pleasures that natives claim as their own.” What’s hyperlocal to where you live? Brainstorm some ideas of things that might qualify as local lore, your city’s secret handshake—perhaps some idiosyncratic window displays or advertisements, a distinctive element of the urban landscape, a quirk of the natural environment, or public street art. Write an ode to one of these items, to commemorate and share its pedestrian pleasures.

The Wright Conversations: Nikki Giovanni

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In this video, Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems and speaks about her life and career for the Wright Conversations series hosted by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit and PBS Books. Giovanni died at the age of eighty-one on December 9, 2024.

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A.I.R. Studio Paducah

A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Lower Town Arts District of Paducah, Kentucky. Residents are provided with a private apartment and studio space. The cost of the residency is $700 for two weeks or $1,000 for one month. To apply, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a cover letter, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 29, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 29, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 29, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

A.I.R. Studio Paducah, c/o Alonzo Davis, 4410 Oglethorpe Street, #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (202) 374-5650. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator.

Kay Lindsey
Communications Coordinator
Contact City: 
Paducah
Contact State: 
KY
Country: 
US

Macondo Writers Workshop

The 2025 Macondo Writers Workshop will be held from July 21 to July 27 at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. The program features writing workshops, seminars, and free public readings for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who also identify as social activists. The faculty includes poet Kevin Young; poet and fiction writer Benjamin Alire Sáenz; poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Cristina Rivera Garza; and nonfiction writer Sarah Schulman. The cost of the program, which includes room and board, is $830.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 23, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
February 23, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Macondo Writers Workshop, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, Northrup Hall 244, San Antonio, TX 78212. Pat Alderete, Applications Administrator.

Pat Alderete
Applications Administrator
Contact City: 
San Antonio
Contact State: 
TX
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
78212
Country: 
US

Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program

The U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offer one- to two-week residencies from June through August to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who wish to take part in stewardship projects in the wilderness of Alaska. Residents are paired with a wilderness ranger with whom they explore the national forests, parks, or refuges, while assisting with research, fieldwork, and other light ranger duties.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 29, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Girdwood, AK 99587. Barbara Lydon, Program Coordinator. 

Barbara Lydon
Program Coordinator
Contact City: 
Girdwood
Contact State: 
AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
99587
Country: 
US
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Voices of the Wilderness

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program

The annual Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 8 to June 12 at the Hollins University campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The conference features generative manuscript workshops and tutorials in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and multigenre work, as well as craft talks, individual conferences with faculty members, readings, and social events. The faculty includes poet and nonfiction writer James McKean; fiction writers Amanda Cockrell, Dorothy Hassan, Fred G. Leebron, Daniel Mueller, and Rachele Salvini; and nonfiction writer Kristin Dombek.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 8, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 29, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 3, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program, Hollins University, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA 24020. (540) 362-6225. Christine Powell, Program Director.

Christine Powell
Program Director
Contact City: 
Roanoke
Contact State: 
VA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
24020
Country: 
US
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