Genre: Poetry

Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 30th annual Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) Postgraduate Writers’ Conference will be held from August 2 to August 8 on the Champlain College campus in Burlington, Vermont. Designed for writers with graduate degrees or equivalent experience, the conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings, craft talks, and one-on-one consultations with faculty members. Each workshop is limited to five or six participants. The faculty includes poets Kathleen Graber, Tomás Q.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
August 2, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. Ellen Lesser, Director.

Ellen Lesser
Director
Contact City: 
Burlington
Contact State: 
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
05401
Country: 
US
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A red building with a green roof on the campus of the Vermont College of Fine Art
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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 Dungy, and Linda Gregerson. Residents are provided with a private apartment that includes a bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom, and studio.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
November 15, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 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
Genre: 
Poetry

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The twelfth annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference will be held from June 22 to June 28 on the St. Mary’s College campus in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. The conference features lectures, craft talks, readings, panel discussions, and daily workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty includes poet Heather Green, fiction writer Jerry Gabriel, and creative nonfiction writers Eva Freeman and Angela Pelster. The cost of tuition is $850; the cost of tuition with college course credit is $1,450.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
June 22, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference, St. Mary’s College, Montgomery Hall, 47645 College Drive, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686. Crystal Oliver, Conference Director.

Crystal Oliver
Conference Director
Contact City: 
St. Mary’s City
Contact State: 
MD
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
20686
Country: 
US
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An aerial shot displaying a small peninsula extending into a large body of water.
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Gell Writing Residency

May/June 2025

The Gell Writing Residency, sponsored by Writers & Books, offers one- to three-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat in Naples, New York, situated on 24 acres in the Bristol Mountain foothills. Residents are provided with a renovated cottage with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a modern kitchen, a spacious living and dining area with a writing nook, and an outdoor deck.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Gell Writing Residency, c/o Writers & Books, 740 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. (585) 473-2590, ext. 104. Chris Fanning, Deputy Director.

Chris Fanning
Deputy Director
Contact City: 
Naples
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
14512
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Poetry in the Park: Aleena Ahmed, Ajamou Butler, Steven Espada Dawson, and Margaret Rozga

Caption: 

In this Poetry in the Park event in Milwaukee’s Juneau Park hosted by Juneau Park Friends and Woodland Pattern, poets Aleena Ahmed, Ajamou Butler, Steven Espada Dawson, and Margaret Rozga read a selection of poems. Dawson, author of Late to the Search Party (Scribner, 2025), is featured in Literary MagNet in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

Genre: 
Poetry
Tags: 
Aleena Ahmed
Ajamou Butler
Steven Espada Dawson
Margaret Rozga
Woodland Pattern
Late to the Search Party
Literary MagNet
May/June 2025

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.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 11, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 2, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Ft. Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965. (415) 472-9478. Holly Blake, Senior Residency Manager.

Holly Blake
Senior Residency Manager
Contact City: 
Sausalito
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
94965
Country: 
US
Add Image: 
A large white house nestled in trees and mountains.
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Loghaven Artist Residency

May/June 2025

Loghaven offers residencies of two to six weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in five rehabilitated historic log cabins and newly built facilities on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. The residency includes an $850 weekly stipend for supplies and expenses, a travel subsidy on a sliding scale from $400 to $800, and up to $200 in reimbursement for shipping materials.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 11, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Loghaven Artist Residency, 1001 Loghaven Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. (865) 617-0353.

Contact City: 
Knoxville
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37920
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize

American Poetry Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
May 15, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in American Poetry Review is given annually for a single poem by a poet under the age of 40. The editors will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than three pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Canadian First Book Prize 

Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 20, 2025
A prize of $10,000 Canadian (approximately $6,960) is awarded for a debut poetry collection by a living Canadian poet or permanent resident. The winner is also offered a six-week fellowship with the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in Perugia, Italy. Publishers may submit four copies of a book of at least 48 pages in length published between January 1 and June 30 by June 20. The deadline for submitting books published during the second half of the year is December 19. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Chapbook Prize

Tusculum Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
June 15, 2025
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Tusculum Review is given annually for a collection of poems, a short story, or an essay in alternating years. The winner’s work is also published as a limited-edition stand-alone chapbook with original art. This year’s prize will be awarded in fiction. Jaime Cortez will judge. Submit a manuscript of 2,000 to 7,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Tusculum Review, by June 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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