Ukrainian Children Turn to Poetry
The Odesa Poetry Studio is a free program that creates space for children to gather, write poems, and share their work with one another, validating their voices and feelings as they live through ongoing war.
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Genre: Poetry
International Short Story and Poetry Awards
Bedford Competition
Entry Fee:
$11
Deadline:
October 31, 2024
Two prizes of £1,500 (approximately $1,951) each and publication in the Bedford Competition anthology are given annually for a poem and a short story. Jessica Mookherjee will judge in poetry, and Olivia Maidment will judge in fiction. Submit a poem of up to 40 lines or a short story of up to 3,000 words with an £8.50 (approximately $11) entry fee by October 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Poetry Prize
Lightscatter Press
Entry Fee:
$30
Deadline:
September 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000, multimodal publication by Lightscatter Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection or hybrid work written by an emerging writer. John Murillo will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $30 entry fee by September 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Poetry Contest
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Entry Fee:
$15
Deadline:
October 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a group of poems by a writer who has not published a chapbook or full-length book of poetry. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival in March 2025. Karisma Price will judge. Submit two to four poems totaling no more than 400 lines with a $15 entry fee by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Wisconsin Prize for Poetry in Translation
University of Wisconsin Press
Entry Fee:
$28
Deadline:
November 7, 2024
A prize of $1,500 and publication by University of Wisconsin Press will be given for a poetry collection in translation. Idra Novey will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 75 to 250 pages of poetry along with the matching selection in the original language, brief bios of the author and translator, a project description, and proof of permission to translate the work with a $28 entry fee by September 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Book Contest
Brick Road Poetry Press
Entry Fee:
$35
Deadline:
November 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Brick Road Poetry Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Miriam Calleja will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $35 entry fee by November 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Journal/Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize
Mad Creek Books
Entry Fee:
$23
Deadline:
October 9, 2024
A prize of $2,500 and publication by Mad Creek Books, the literary trade imprint of Ohio State University Press, is given annually for a poetry collection. Marcus Jackson will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $23 entry fee ($11.50 for BIPOC writers), which includes a subscription to Journal, the Ohio State University MFA program’s literary magazine, by October 9. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize
Texas Review Press: The University Press of SHSU
Entry Fee:
$28
Deadline:
September 30, 2024
A prize of $10,000, publication by Texas Review Press: The University Press of SHSU, and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner also receives a three-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $28 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
Academy of American Poets
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
November 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Academy of American Poets website will be given for a poem “that help[s] readers recognize the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment.” Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of any length by November 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Philip Levine Prize for Poetry
California State University in Fresno
Entry Fee:
$25
Deadline:
September 30, 2024
A prize of $2,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner is also invited to give a public reading at California State University in Fresno. Diana Khoi Nguyen will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee by September 30 (a limited number of fee waivers based on financial need are available upon request until September 20). Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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