Genre: Poetry

Surrealist Poetry Prize

Willow Springs Magazine
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Willow Springs Magazine will be given annually for a surrealist poem. Melissa Kwasny will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $15 entry fee by October 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow

September/October 2024

The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow offers residencies of two days to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Residents are provided with a private room and bathroom, work space, weeknight dinners, and a communal kitchen for all additional meals. The cost of the residency is $95 per night, which includes all meals. An additional $30 flat-rate cleaning fee is charged. To apply, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages of poetry or prose, a résumé, and a 500-word project description with a $35 application fee.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 25, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 25, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 25, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, 515 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, AR, 72632. (479) 253-7444. Jeanne Glass, Director.

Jeanne Glass
Director
Contact City: 
Eureka Springs
Contact State: 
AR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
72632
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Jake Adam York Prize

Copper Nickel
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions is given annually for a first or second poetry collection. Matthew Olzmann will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Copper Nickel, by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prizes in Books

Pulitzer Prizes
Entry Fee: 
$75
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
Six prizes of $15,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, general nonfiction, U.S. history, biography, and memoir first published in the United States during the current year. Eligible authors include U.S. citizens and permanent residents or those who have made the United States their longtime primary home. Using only the online submission system, submit a digital copy of a book published in 2024 with a $75 entry fee by October 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Winning Writers
Entry Fee: 
$22
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
Two prizes of $3,500 each, two-year gift certificates for membership to the literary database Duotrope, and publication on the Winning Writers website are given annually for a poem in any style and a poem that either rhymes or is written in a traditional style. Briana Grogan, Michal “MJ” Jones, and Dare Williams will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit any number of poems of up to 250 lines each with a $22 entry fee for each submission of up to three poems by October 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Evaristo Prize for African Poetry

African Poetry Book Fund
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
A prize of $1,500 is given annually for a group of poems by an African poet who has not published a full-length collection. Writers who were born in Africa, are nationals or residents of an African country, or whose parents are African are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 published or unpublished poems of up to 40 lines each by November 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Prize

Dzanc Books
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Dzanc Books will be given for a poetry collection. Jonathan Fink and Keith Taylor will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 60 pages, a synopsis, and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award

Red Hen Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $3,000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Jason Schneiderman will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 96 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize

Yale University Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Yale University Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has not published a full-length book of poetry and who resides in the United States. The winner also receives a writing fellowship at the James Merrill House in Stonington, Connecticut. Rae Armantrout will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Alice James Award

Alice James Books
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
October 11, 2024
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Alice James Books is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $30 entry fee by October 11. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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