Genre: Poetry

Headlands Center for the Arts

May/June 2025

Headlands Center for the Arts offers four- to ten-week residencies from mid-March to mid-November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and graphic novelists at its retreat center in the coastal wilderness of the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and work space in a shared house, round-trip airfare, four meals per week, and a $1,000 monthly stipend. Writers not currently enrolled in an academic program are eligible.

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RESIDENCY
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Event Date: 
January 11, 2026
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January 11, 2026
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January 11, 2026
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Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Ft. Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965. (415) 472-9478. Holly Blake, Senior Residency Manager.

Holly Blake
Senior Residency Manager
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Sausalito
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CA
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94965
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US
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Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Taos Writers Conference

May/June 2025

The ninth annual Taos Writers Conference was held from July 25 to July 27 at Society of the Muse of the Southwest, a literary organization in Taos, New Mexico. The conference featured workshops for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and writers working in hybrid genres, as well as critique sessions, faculty readings, and roundtable discussions with authors on publishing. The faculty included poets Aaron Abeyta, Holly Day, Veronica Golos, and Kyle Laws; fiction and nonfiction writers Sallie Bingham, E.J.

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CONFERENCE
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January 11, 2026
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January 11, 2026
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January 11, 2026
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Taos Writers Conference, P.O. Box 3225, Taos, NM 87571. (575) 758-0081. Jan Smith, Executive Director.

Jan Smith
Executive Director
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Taos
Contact State: 
NM
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
87571
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 2025 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference was held from July 31 to August 2 on the Mendocino Coast in California. The conference featured workshops for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, as well as craft seminars, panels, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and open mics. The faculty included poets Linda Ravenswood and Brynn Saito; fiction writers Katya Apekina, James Bird, Tomas Moniz, Kimberly King Parsons, Allison Saft, and Rosiee Thor; and nonfiction writers Sarah Gerard and Greg Mania.

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CONFERENCE
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January 11, 2026
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January 11, 2026
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no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 11, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, P.O. Box 2087, Ft. Bragg, CA 95437. (323) 422-5980. Patty West, Operations Manager.

Patty West
Operations Manager
Contact City: 
Fort Bragg
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CA
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95437
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US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Vasto Arts Workshop

May/June 2025

The 2025 Vasto Arts Workshop was held from September 6 to September 13 at the liberty-style Villa Monteferrante in the town of Vasto, Italy, which overlooks the Adriatic Sea. Programming included workshops, a guided tour of Vasto’s historic center, and visits to local artists’ studios for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. The faculty included poet and fiction writer Carolyn Marie Souaid and fiction writer and creative nonfiction writer Christopher DiRaddo.

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CONFERENCE
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January 11, 2026
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Application Deadline: 
January 11, 2026
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no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 11, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vasto Arts Workshop, Villa Monteferrante, Via Francesco Paolo Tosti 6, 66054 Vasto, Italy. Luigi Monteferrante, Director.

Luigi Monteferrante
Director
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Vasto
Country: 
IT
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Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize

Bauhan Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
June 30, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Bauhan Publishing, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Anthony Walton will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $30 entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants

PEN America
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 1, 2025
Ten grants of $4,000 each are given annually to support the translation of book-length works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an “outdated or otherwise flawed translation.” A separate grant of $5,000, called the PEN Grant for the English Translation of Italian Literature, is also given to support the translation of a book of fiction or nonfiction from Italian into English. Manuscripts with up to two translators are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit a translation sample of 8 to 10 pages of poetry or prose, a copy of the same passage in the original language, a biography and bibliography of the translated author, a project statement, and the curriculum vitae of the translator by June 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Literary Awards

Los Angeles Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
July 31, 2025
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Los Angeles Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, a work of flash fiction, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of no more than 50 lines each, a short story or an essay of up to 2,500 words, or a work of flash fiction of no more than 1,000 words with a $20 entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prizes in Poetry and Prose

Bellevue Literary Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
July 1, 2025
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellevue Literary Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay about health, healing, illness, the body, or the mind. Patricia Spears Jones will judge in poetry, Joan Silber will judge in fiction, and Nicole Chung will judge in creative nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $20 entry fee by July 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Cow Creek Chapbook Prize

Pittsburg State University
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
May 15, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Pittsburg State University, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Rebecca Gayle Howell will judge. Submit a manuscript of 15 to 30 pages with a $15 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Blessing the Boats Selections

BOA Editions
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
August 1, 2025
A prize of $1,500 and publication by BOA Editions will be given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who is a woman of color and lives in the United States, “including poets who identify as cis, trans, and non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centers on women’s experiences, regardless of citizenship.” Submit a manuscript of 65 to 120 pages and a cover letter from July 1 to August 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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