Genre: Poetry

Event Horizon

November/December 2024

Event Horizon offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on eight acres of olive groves in Crete, Greece. Residents are provided with lodging on site or in nearby affiliate housing, which includes a traditional Cretan house, a converted stone windmill, and two caravans, as well as work space in modern studios built from converted shipping containers. Residents will have access to nearby beaches and towns, including Fourní Village, Mirabello Bay, and Neapolis.

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RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date: 
June 5, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 5, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Event Horizon, Fourní Village, Lasithi, 72400, Crete, Greece. Julienne Dolphin Wilding, Director. 

Julienne Dolphin Wilding
Director
Contact City: 
Crete
Country: 
GR
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Poetry Chapbook Contest

Center for Book Arts
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
A prize of $500 and letterpress publication by the Center for Book Arts is given annually for a poetry chapbook. The winner also receives 10 copies of their chapbook, an additional $500 to give a reading with the contest judge at the Center for Book Arts in New York City in fall 2025, and a free weeklong residency at Millay Arts in Austerlitz, New York, for their Wintertide Rustic Retreat. Submit a manuscript of up to 21 pages (or 450 lines) with a $30 entry fee by December 20. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition

Munster Literature Centre
Entry Fee: 
$8
Deadline: 
November 30, 2024
A prize of €2,000 (approximately $2,202) and publication in Southword is given annually for a single poem. The winner will also receive a four-night hotel stay with room and board to give a featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival in Cork, Ireland, in May 2025 and will be featured on the Southword Poetry Podcast. Submit a poem of up to 40 lines with a €7 (approximately $8) entry fee or five poems of up to 40 lines each with a €30 (approximately $33) entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

Waywiser Press
Entry Fee: 
$29
Deadline: 
December 1, 2024
A prize of $3,000 and publication by the Waywiser Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published no more than one previous collection. The winner will also give a reading with the contest judge at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Shane McCrae will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 88 pages with a $29 entry fee by December 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Pauline Uchmanowicz Poetry Award

Codhill Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
December 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Codhill Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. James Sherwood will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 70 pages with a $30 entry fee by December 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Prize

Nightboat Books
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
Up to four prizes of $1,000 each, publication by Nightboat Books, and 25 author copies are given annually for poetry collections. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $28 entry fee by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Prize

White Pine Press
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
November 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by White Pine Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 60 to 80 pages with a $20 entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Colorado Prize for Poetry

Colorado Review
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 14, 2025
A prize of $2,500 and publication by the Center for Literary Publishing is given annually for a poetry collection. Craig Morgan Teicher will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee ($28 for online submissions), which includes a subscription to Colorado Review, by January 14, 2025. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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