Genre: Poetry

Pushcart Prizes

Pushcart Press
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
December 1, 2024
Publication in The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses is awarded annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction published by literary magazines or small presses during the current year. Editors may nominate up to six poems, short stories, novel chapters, or essays published, or scheduled to be published, in 2024; submit one copy of each work by December 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
essays | short stories | small press | literary magazines

William Matthews Poetry Prize

Asheville Poetry Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
January 15, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Asheville Poetry Review is given annually for a single poem. The winner is also invited to give a reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina. Nickole Brown will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length with a $20 entry fee by January 15, 2025. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Canadian First Book Prize

Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
A prize of $10,000 Canadian (approximately $7,349) is awarded for a debut poetry collection by a living Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada published during the current year. Publishers may submit four copies of a book published between July 1 and December 31 by December 20. The deadline for books published during the first half of the year was June 21. Self-published books are not accepted. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Contest

Quarter After Eight
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
November 30, 2024
A prize of $1,008.15 and publication in Quarter After Eight is given annually for a prose poem, a short short story, a micro essay, or other work of short prose. Lily Hoàng will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three pieces of no more than 500 words, each with a $15 entry fee, by November 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Pacific Residency Writers Conference

November/December 2024

The Pacific Residency Writers Conference, sponsored by Pacific University’s creative writing MFA program, was held from January 9, 2025, to January 19, 2025, in the beachside resort town of Seaside, Oregon. The conference featured craft talks, workshops, panels, roundtable discussions, and student and faculty readings for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty included poets Ellen Bass, Leila Chatti, Adrienne Christian, Eduardo C. Corral, Kwame Dawes, Tyree Daye, Frank X.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 9, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
December 2, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 21, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Pacific Residency Writers Conference, 530 NW 12th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209. (503) 352-1531. Scott Korb, Director.

Scott Korb
Director
Contact City: 
Seaside
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
97138
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Rising Writer Prize

Autumn House Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given in alternating years for a debut work of poetry or fiction. The 2025 prize will be given for fiction. The winner will also receive a $1,000 stipend for travel and book promotion. K-Ming Chang will judge. Submit a novel, novella, or story collection of 100 to 200 pages with a $30 entry fee by November 15. The submission fee may be waived in cases of financial need. All finalists are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Emily Dickinson Award for Poetry

LitMag
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
A prize of $1,500 and publication in LitMag will be given annually for a single poem. The winner will also have their work reviewed by agents Amy Bishop-Wycisk (Trellis Literary Management), Kelsey Day (Aragi), Hailey Hedemann (William Morris Endeavor), PJ Mark (Janklow & Nesbit), Rayhane Sanders (Massie & McQuilkin), and Emily Wescott (Creative Artists Agency). The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems with an $18 entry fee by November 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Chapbook Contest

Slipstream Press
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
December 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Slipstream Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. The editors will judge. Submit a manuscript of up to 40 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of the winning chapbook and an issue of Slipstream, by December 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Falling

The Time Is Now
10.8.24

“One by one, like leaves from a tree, / All my faiths have forsaken me; / But the stars above my head / Burn in white and delicate red, / And beneath my feet the earth / Brings the sturdy grass to birth,” begins Sara Teasdale’s 1915 poem “Leaves.” Write a poem that uses rhythm and meter to evoke the feeling of the autumn season and describes the sights and sounds of the natural environment drying and withering, beginning the descent to decomposition. You might use this as an opportunity to ruminate on the larger themes of slowing down, and cycles of renewal and decay. Pay particular attention to consonance, short and long vowel sounds, and the length of your words and lines to create the desired tone of your poem.

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