Genre: Poetry

Housatonic Book Awards

Western Connecticut State University
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
July 18, 2025
Three prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published in the previous year. The winners also receive $500 in travel expenses and a hotel stay to give a reading and teach a master class at Western Connecticut State University’s low-residency MFA program. Using only the online submission system, submit a PDF of a book published in 2024 with a $25 entry fee by July 18. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Arteles Creative Center

July/August 2025

The Arteles Creative Center’s Silence Awareness Existence Residency Program offers one-month residencies to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators from January to March in the countryside region of Hämeenkyrö, Finland. Each resident is provided with a private bedroom and desk as well as access to shared kitchens, bathrooms, and studio spaces in two residency buildings. Residents also have access to a range of facilities, including a library, a meditation space, a sauna, and common areas. Two cars are available for transportation and exploration.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 31, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
July 31, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Arteles Creative Center, Hahmajärventie 26, 38490 Haukijärvi, Finland. Amber Harmon, Residency Coordinator. 

Amber Harmon
Residency Coordinator
Contact City: 
Hämeenkyrö, Finland
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Literary Awards

Dogwood
Entry Fee: 
$12
Deadline: 
September 5, 2025
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Dogwood are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 22 pages of prose with a $12 entry fee by September 5. Writers who are incarcerated may submit to the contest free of charge via postal mail or the Dogwood website. All submissions are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

New Millennium Writing Awards

New Millennium Writings
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
July 31, 2025
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings and on the journal’s website are given biannually for a poem, a short story, a short short story, and an essay. Works that have not appeared in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000, as well as previously unpublished works, are eligible. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages, a short short story of up to 1,000 words, or a story or essay of up to 7,499 words with a $20 entry fee by July 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Civitella Ranieri Foundation

May/June 2025

The Civitella Ranieri Foundation “Nature of Wonder” workshop will be held from November 15 to November 24 at the 15th-century Civitella Ranieri Castle in Umbria, Italy. The workshop features writing sessions, craft lectures, and excursions to museums, local towns, religious sites, and natural settings for poets. The faculty includes poets David Baker, Camille T. Dungy, and Linda Gregerson. Residents are provided with a private apartment that includes a bedroom, a kitchenette, a bathroom, and a studio.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
November 15, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
September 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Civitella Ranieri Foundation, 28 Hubert Street, New York, NY 10013. (212) 226-2002. Greta Caseti, Program Assistant.

Greta Caseti
Program Assistant
Contact City: 
Umbria
Country: 
IT
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Genre: 
Poetry

Book Contest

Dynamo Verlag
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
August 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Dynamo Verlag will be given biennially for a book-length work of poetry, prose, or hybrid work. The editors will judge. E-mail a manuscript of 7,000 to 100,000 words (poetry manuscripts must be at least 80 pages in length) with an $18 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Open Book Contest

Omnidawn Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
August 16, 2025
A prize of $3,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Jose-Luis Moctezuma will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 40 to 120 pages with a $30 entry fee from July 1 to August 16. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program

July/August 2025

The Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program offers a six-month residency from January to June to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer at the historic Concord Free Public Library (CFPL) in Concord, Massachusetts. The writer-in-residence is given a $10,000 stipend with the expectation that they will spend an average of eight hours a week at the library for the duration of the program and will develop public programming and social opportunities for the CFPL community.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742. (978) 318-3383. Ricky Sirois, Assistant Library Director.

Ricky Sirois
Assistant Library Director
Contact City: 
Concord
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
01742
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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