Genre: Poetry

Stegner Fellowships

Stanford University
Entry Fee: 
$55
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
Five fellowships in poetry and five fellowships in fiction, each of $51,000 per year to attend Stanford University’s two-year creative writing program, will be given annually for manuscripts of poetry and fiction. The creative writing faculty at Stanford University will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit 15 pages of poetry or up to 9,000 words of prose, a statement of purpose, a statement on your participation as a workshop member, and contact information for two references with a $55 entry fee (fee waivers are available based on financial need) by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

International Short Story and Poetry Awards

Bedford Competition
Entry Fee: 
$11
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
Two prizes of £1,500 (approximately $1,951) each and publication in the Bedford Competition anthology are given annually for a poem and a short story. Jessica Mookherjee will judge in poetry, and Olivia Maidment will judge in fiction. Submit a poem of up to 40 lines or a short story of up to 3,000 words with an £8.50 (approximately $11) entry fee by October 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

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.

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