Genre: Poetry

Emerging Voices Fellowship

PEN America
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 31, 2025
Nine fellowships of $1,500 each and participation in a virtual five-month mentorship program, which includes one-on-one mentorship with an established writer; introductions to editors, agents, and publishers; a professional headshot; and a one-year PEN America membership, are given annually to emerging poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers “from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world.” Fellows also participate in workshops on editing, marketing, and building a professional platform. Writers who have not yet published a book and who do not hold an advanced degree in creative writing are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages of poetry or 15 pages of prose, a series of personal statements, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for at least one reference with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Note: This listing has been updated to include information provided by the sponsoring organization after the issue went to press.

Wild Women Story Contest

TulipTree Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
March 8, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in TulipTree Review is given annually for a single poem, a short story, or an essay “whose main characters embody the wild woman spirit.” Submit up to five pages of poetry or up to 10,000 words of prose with a $20 entry fee by March 8. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize

Academy of American Poets
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
February 15, 2025
A prize of $10,000 is given biennially for the translation into English of a work of modern, standard (non-dialect) Italian poetry. Books by living translators are eligible. Anna Kraczyna, Jennifer Scappettone, and Charif Shanahan will judge. Using only the online submission system, publishers may submit any number of books published in any year by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award

Persea Books
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
March 7, 2025
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Persea Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who is a U.S. citizen or resides in the United States and who has published at least one book of poetry. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $30 entry fee by March 7. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Snowbound Chapbook Award

Tupelo Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
February 28, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Tupelo Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Deborah Landau will judge. Submit a manuscript of 20 to 36 pages with a $25 entry fee by February 28. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
chapbooks | book awards

Self-Publishing Literary Awards

Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
February 28, 2025
Two prizes of $2,500 each are given annually for a poetry e-book and a fiction e-book self-published by an African American writer during the previous year. The awards honor books that depict “cultural, historical, and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.” Using only the online submission system, submit an e-book self-published in 2024 by February 28. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards

Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
February 1, 2025
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Paterson Literary Review is given annually for a single poem. A second-place prize of $1,000 and publication is also given. The winning poets are invited to give a reading at the Poetry Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Submit three copies of up to five poems of no more than two pages each with an $18 entry fee by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Judith Siegel Pearson Award

Wayne State University
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 1, 2025
A prize of $500 will be given annually for a chapbook-length work of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. The 2025 prize will be given in poetry. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of up to 30 pages by March 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Big Moose Prize

Black Lawrence Press
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
January 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a novel. The contest is open to traditional novels as well as “novels-in-stories, novels-in-poems, and other hybrid forms that contain within them the spirit of a novel.” The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 90 to 1,000 pages with a $28 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
novel

Paterson Poetry Prize

Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
February 1, 2025
A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a poetry collection published in the previous year. The winning poet is expected to participate in an awards ceremony, give a reading, and teach a workshop at the Poetry Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Publishers and authors may submit two copies of books of at least 48 pages published in 2024 by February 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

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