Genre: Poetry

Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

Academy of American Poets
Entry Fee: 
$75
Deadline: 
May 15, 2025
A prize of $25,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a living poet published in the United States during the previous year. The winner also receives a 10-day residency at the Glen Hollow cottage in Naples, New York. Copies of the winning book are distributed to approximately 2,500 members of the Academy of American Poets. Self-published books are not accepted. Using only the online submission system, U.S. publishers may submit PDF copies of any number of books of at least 48 pages published in 2024 with a $75 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Maya Angelou Book Award

Kansas City Public Library
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
April 1, 2025
A prize of $10,000 is given in alternating years for a poetry collection or a book of fiction by an author whose work “demonstrates a commitment to social justice and diversifies contemporary American literature.” This year the award will be given for a poetry collection. The winner agrees to participate in a reading tour of Missouri colleges, universities, and libraries as well as a ceremony sponsored by the Kansas City Public Library, the University of Missouri, and the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Publishers may submit a digital copy or five print copies (or unbound galleys) of a poetry collection published in 2024 (or scheduled to be published by the end of November 2025) by April 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Louise Bogan Award

Trio House Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
March 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Trio House Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet living in the United States. Randall Mann will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 120 pages and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sawako Nakayasu on Creativity and Translation

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In this event hosted by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, poet and translator Sawako Nakayasu reads from her books Some Girls Walk Into the Country They Are From (Wave Books, 2020) and Pink Waves (Omnidawn, 2023), and talks about the creative repetition inherent to translation and her relationship to improvisational forms in music and dance.

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Poetry
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Sawako Nakayasu
Helen Zell Writers' Program
University of Michigan
Some Girls Walk Into the Country They Are From
Wave Books
Pink Waves
Omnidawn
2024

La Baldi Residency

March/April 2025

The La Baldi Residency, sponsored by the arts collective Cultivate, will offer two-week and one-month residencies from April through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators in apartments and a small terratetto house in the historic hilltop village of Montegiovi, Italy. Residents will stay in private lodging with a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom, and an outside sitting area. Some lodging options include a study. Individual writers and collaborative teams may apply.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date: 
June 11, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
May 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

La Baldi Residency, 15504 Moravia Court, Derwood, MD 20855. Susan Main, Cultivate Director.

Susan Main
Cultivate Director
Contact City: 
Montegiovi
Country: 
IT
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

March/April 2025

The 2025 AWP Conference and Bookfair was held from March 26 to March 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and also included a virtual component comprising prerecorded and live streamed events. The conference featured panel discussions, readings, discussion rooms, and a bookfair. Prior to March 25, the cost of the conference for in-person preregistration, including all virtual programming and content, was $375 for nonmembers, $255 for members, $105 for seniors, and $70 for students.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
March 26, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair, 440 Monticello Avenue, Suite 1802, PMB 73708, Norfolk, VA 23510. (240) 696-8273.

Contact City: 
Los Angeles
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
90015
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Washington Prize

The Word Works
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
March 15, 2025
A prize of $1,500 and publication by the Word Works is given annually to a U.S. or Canadian poet for a poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Lit Fest

March/April 2025

The Lighthouse Writers Workshop’s 2025 Lit Fest will be held from June 6 to June 13 online and at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop headquarters in Denver. The festival features weekend and weeklong workshops, craft seminars, salons, business panels, and agent consultations for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets Eduardo C.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
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no
Event Date: 
June 6, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 8, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 8, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Lit Fest, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 3844 York Street, Denver, CO 80205. (303) 297-1185. Torin Jensen, Assistant Director of Special Programs.

Torin Jensen
Assistant Director of Special Programs
Contact City: 
Denver
Contact State: 
CO
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
80205
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Chicago Writers Association Conference

March/April 2025

The Chicago Writers Association Conference was held from March 21 to March 23 at the Warwick Allerton Hotel in Chicago. The program featured faculty presentations, workshops, panel discussions, master classes, pitch sessions, author interviews, and social events for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty included poet Curtis L. Crisler; poet and fiction writer Stuart Dybek; poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Dipika Mukherjee; and fiction writers Ann Garvin, Dana Kaye, Eric Charles May, and Jeremy T. Wilson.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
March 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 14, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 11, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Chicago Writers Association Conference, P.O. Box 6505, Evanston, IL 60204. (312) 520-5090. Samantha Hoffman, Executive Director.

Samantha Hoffman
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Chicago
Contact State: 
IL
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
60611
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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