Genre: Poetry

Brattleboro Literary Festival

The 23rd annual Brattleboro Literary Festival was held from October 18 to October 20 in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. The festival featured readings, panels, and author conversations. Participating writers included poets Sharon Dolin, Jessica Fisher, Kevin Goodan, Pablo Medina, January Gill O’Neil, Susan Rich, Leslie Sainz, Neil Shepard, and Heather Treseler; fiction writers M.T.

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FESTIVAL
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Event Date: 
October 18, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 10, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 10, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Brattleboro Literary Festival, P.O. Box 1116, Brattleboro, VT 05302. (802) 365-7673. Sandy Rouse, Festival Director. 

Sandy Rouse
Festival Director
Contact City: 
Brattleboro
Contact State: 
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
05302
Country: 
US
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Djerassi Resident Artists Program

The Djerassi Resident Artists Program offers monthlong residencies from February through November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on a 583-acre ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains, approximately 37 miles south of San Francisco. Residents are provided with lodging, meals, and studio space. To apply for residencies in 2025, writers submitted up to 10 pages of poetry (excerpts of a longer poem are accepted) or no more than 30 pages of prose and a curriculum vitae with a $40 application fee by October 1.

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RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
February 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 10, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside, CA 94062. 

Contact City: 
Woodside
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
94062

Vern Rutsala Book Prize

Cloudbank Books
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Cloudbank Books, and 50 author copies is given annually for a collection of poetry, flash fiction, or a combination of the two. Submit a manuscript of 60 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Cullman Center Fellowships

New York Public Library
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
September 27, 2024
Fifteen fellowships are given annually to artists, academics, and creative writers, including poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the New York Public Library. The fellows each receive $85,000, an office at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library’s main branch in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, and full access to the library’s collections from September 2025 through May 2026. Fellows will be required to work on their projects at the Cullman Center for the duration of the fellowship. Writers currently enrolled in a graduate degree-granting program are ineligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of up to 4,500 words, a project proposal of no more than 1,500 words, a curriculum vitae, and three reference letters by September 27. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Rome Prize

American Academy in Rome
Entry Fee: 
$50
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
Half-term and full-term fellowships of $16,000 and $30,000 respectively are given annually to artists, academics, and creative writers, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, to support the development of a project. In addition to a stipend, the fellows are each provided with meals, a private workspace, and a bedroom with a private bathroom as they join the Academy’s residential community on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, alongside other fellows and visiting artists and scholars. All applicants, except those applying for the National Endowment for the Humanities postdoctoral fellowships, must be United States citizens at the time of their application. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 20 pages of poetry or prose, a résumé, a project proposal, and contact information for three references with a $50 entry fee by November 1 (or an $80 entry fee by November 15). Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetic Justice Institute Prizes

Fordham University at Lincoln Center
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by Fordham University Press are given annually for poetry collections. The winners also receive a one-on-one publicity consultation and a virtual book launch. All writers are eligible for the Poetic Justice Institute Prize; the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize is given for a poetry collection by a BIPOC writer. Eligible writers may enter both contests. Meg Day will judge the Poetic Justice Institute Prize, and Elisabeth Frost will judge the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 120 pages with a $28 entry fee (there is no entry fee for the Editor’s Prize) by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Malinda A. Markham Translation Prize

Saturnalia Books
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Saturnalia Books is given annually for a poetry collection in translation. Translators who identify as female (including those who are assigned-female-at-birth [AFAB] nonbinary, genderfluid, agender, and intersex) and who are translating the work of a woman poet (including those who are AFAB nonbinary, genderfluid, agender, and intersex) are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 120 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Literary Awards

American Literary Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in American Literary Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length, a story of up to 8,000 words, or an essay of up to 6,000 words with a $15 entry fee by October 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

John Lewis Writing Grants

Georgia Writers
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
Three grants of $500 each are given annually in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to “elevate, encourage, and inspire the voices of Black writers in Georgia.” Grantees also receive a scholarship to attend the Red Clay Writers Conference and an invitation to present a reading, talk, or combination of both as part of a future Georgia Writers program event. Black writers who have been residents of Georgia for at least one year (or who are full-time students at a Georgia college or university at the time of application and on the date of the award) and who have published no more than one book are eligible to apply. Submit a poetry or prose writing sample of up to 10 pages and an essay of at least 500 words discussing your work and goals as a writer by October 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for an application and complete guidelines.

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