Genre: Poetry

Open Poetry Book Contest

Omnidawn Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$27
Deadline: 
August 31, 2024
A prize of $3,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Katy Peterson will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 40 to 120 pages with a $27 entry fee from July 1 to August 16. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

First Book Award

Academy of American Poets
Entry Fee: 
$35
Deadline: 
September 1, 2024
A prize of $5,000 and publication by Graywolf Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has not published a book of poetry in a standard edition. The winning book will also be distributed to over 5,000 members of the Academy of American Poets. Alberto Ríos will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $35 entry fee (fee waivers may be requested via e-mail) from July 1 to September 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award

Comstock Review
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
July 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Comstock Review is given annually for a single poem. Charles Rafferty will judge. Submit up to five poems of no more than 60 lines each with a $27.50 entry fee (or $5 per poem via postal mail) by July 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Experimental Poetry Contest

Connecticut Poetry Society
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
July 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Connecticut River Review is given annually for an innovative poem. Claire Donato will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of no more than 80 lines each composed using a new form, an existing experimental form, or a radical subversion of a traditional form with a $15 entry fee by July 31. Audio and video recordings are also eligible. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Prize

Ex Ophidia Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
August 31, 2024
A prize of $2,000, publication by Ex Ophidia Press, and 10 author copies will be given annually for a poetry collection. Rebecca Lindenberg will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Barthelme Prize for Short Prose

Gulf Coast
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
August 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf Coast is given annually for a short work of prose. Submit up to three prose poems, works of flash fiction, or micro essays (or a mix of up to three works in those categories) of no more than 500 words each with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Gulf Coast, by August 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Ledbury Poetry Competition

Ledbury Poetry
Entry Fee: 
$8
Deadline: 
July 8, 2024
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,268) and publication on the Ledbury Poetry website is given annually for a single poem. The winner is also invited to attend a weeklong poetry course with Arvon, a London-based creative writing nonprofit, and to read at the Ledbury Poetry Festival in Ledbury, England, in July 2025 (travel expenses are not included). Using only the online submission system, submit up to ten poems of no more than 40 lines each with a £6 (approximately $8) entry fee per poem by July 8. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Support for Artists Grants

New York State Council on the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
July 17, 2024

Grants of $10,000 each will be given annually to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators who are residents of New York State and are sponsored by an eligible

Award for Poetry

Press 53 
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
July 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Press 53, and 53 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Tom Lombardo will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 120 pages with a $30 entry fee by July 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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