Genre: Poetry

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.

Nature Writing Prize

The Moth
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,094) and online publication in Irish Times is given annually for a poem, a story, or an essay that features “an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world.” The winner also receives a weeklong stay at the Circle of Misse artist’s retreat in Missé, France. Cal Flyn will judge. Submit a poem or a work of prose of up to 4,000 words with an entry fee of €15 (approximately $16) by September 30. Visit the website for the required entry form for submissions by post and complete guidelines.

Literary Awards

Tucson Festival of Books
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The winners will also receive scholarships to attend a workshop at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson in March 2025. Using only the online submission system, submit five poems of any length or a short story, essay, or excerpt from a novel or memoir of up to 5,000 words with a $20 entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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