Genre: Poetry

Minds on Fire Open Book Prize

Conduit Books & Ephemera
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
November 3, 2024
A prize of $1,500, publication by Conduit Books & Ephemera, and 30 author copies is given annually for a book of poetry. The editors will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 3. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Perugia Press Prize

Perugia Press
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
A prize of $2,000, publication by Perugia Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a first or second poetry collection by a writer who identifies as a woman. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 45 to 85 pages with either a $30 entry fee, which includes a Perugia Press title, or a $15 reduced-rate fee by November 15. There is no entry fee for BIWOC poets. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Brittingham and Felix Pollak Prizes

University of Wisconsin Press
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
September 15, 2024
Two prizes of $1,500 each and publication by University of Wisconsin Press are given annually for poetry collections. Ron Wallace will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 90 pages with a $28 entry fee by September 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Wonder Mountain Desert Cabin

September/October 2024

The Wonder Mountain Desert Cabin, sponsored by You Joy Life, offers two-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the Wonder Mountain Open Source Center, 15 miles northeast of Joshua Tree National Park on the ancestral homelands of the Serrano, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, and Mohave (Mojave) indigenous communities in California. Residents are provided with a private bedroom, desk, and patio in a newly renovated, ranch-style house, as well as shared bathrooms.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 23, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 23, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 23, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Wonder Mountain Desert Cabin, Wonder Mountain Open Source Space, 5268 Danby Road, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277. (206) 992-3932. Emily Baker, Founder and Director.

Emily Baker
Founder and Director
Contact City: 
Twentynine Palms
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
92277
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Vivian Shipley Poetry Award

Connecticut Poetry Society
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Connecticut River Review and on the Connecticut Poetry Society website is given annually for a single poem. Aaron Caycedo-Kimura will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of no more than 80 lines each with a $15 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

National Poetry Competition

Poetry Society of the United Kingdom
Entry Fee: 
$10
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of £5,000 (approximately $6,504) and publication on the Poetry Society of the United Kingdom website is given annually for a single poem. A second-place prize of £2,000 (approximately $2,602) and a third-place prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,301) are also given. The top three winners will be published in Poetry Review. Poems written in English by poets from any country are eligible. Romalyn Ante, John McAuliffe, and Stephen Sexton will judge. Submit a poem of up to 40 lines with an £8 (approximately $10) entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

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 23, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 23, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 23, 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.

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