Genre: Poetry

Civitella Ranieri Foundation

May/June 2025

The Civitella Ranieri Foundation “Nature of Wonder” workshop will be held from November 15 to November 24 at the 15th-century Civitella Ranieri Castle in Umbria, Italy. The workshop features writing sessions, craft lectures, and excursions to museums, local towns, religious sites, and natural settings for poets. The faculty includes poets David Baker, Camille Dungy, and Linda Gregerson. Residents are provided with a private apartment that includes a bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom, and studio.

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CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
November 15, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Civitella Ranieri Foundation, 28 Hubert Street, New York, NY 10013. (212) 226-2002. Greta Caseti, Program Assistant.

Greta Caseti
Program Assistant
Contact City: 
Umbria
Country: 
IT
Genre: 
Poetry

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The twelfth annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference will be held from June 22 to June 28 on the St. Mary’s College campus in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. The conference features lectures, craft talks, readings, panel discussions, and daily workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty includes poet Heather Green, fiction writer Jerry Gabriel, and creative nonfiction writers Eva Freeman and Angela Pelster. The cost of tuition is $850; the cost of tuition with college course credit is $1,450.

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CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
June 22, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
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Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference, St. Mary’s College, Montgomery Hall, 47645 College Drive, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686. Crystal Oliver, Conference Director.

Crystal Oliver
Conference Director
Contact City: 
St. Mary’s City
Contact State: 
MD
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
20686
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Gell Writing Residency

May/June 2025

The Gell Writing Residency, sponsored by Writers & Books, offers one- to three-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat in Naples, New York, situated on 24 acres in the Bristol Mountain foothills. Residents are provided with a renovated cottage with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a modern kitchen, a spacious living and dining area with a writing nook, and an outdoor deck.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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no
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Gell Writing Residency, c/o Writers & Books, 740 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. (585) 473-2590, ext. 104. Chris Fanning, Deputy Director.

Chris Fanning
Deputy Director
Contact City: 
Naples
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
14512
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Poetry in the Park: Aleena Ahmed, Ajamou Butler, Steven Espada Dawson, and Margaret Rozga

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In this Poetry in the Park event in Milwaukee’s Juneau Park hosted by Juneau Park Friends and Woodland Pattern, poets Aleena Ahmed, Ajamou Butler, Steven Espada Dawson, and Margaret Rozga read a selection of poems. Dawson, author of Late to the Search Party (Scribner, 2025), is featured in Literary MagNet in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

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Poetry
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Ajamou Butler
Steven Espada Dawson
Margaret Rozga
Woodland Pattern
Late to the Search Party
Literary MagNet
May/June 2025

Headlands Center for the Arts

May/June 2025

Headlands Center for the Arts offers four- to ten-week residencies from mid-March to mid-November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and graphic novelists at its retreat center in the coastal wilderness of the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and work space in a shared house, round-trip airfare, four meals per week, and a $1,000 monthly stipend. Writers not currently enrolled in an academic program are eligible.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date: 
May 22, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 2, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Ft. Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965. (415) 472-9478. Holly Blake, Senior Residency Manager.

Holly Blake
Senior Residency Manager
Contact City: 
Sausalito
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
94965
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Loghaven Artist Residency

May/June 2025

Loghaven offers residencies of two to six weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in five rehabilitated historic log cabins and newly built facilities on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. The residency includes an $850 weekly stipend for supplies and expenses, a travel subsidy on a sliding scale from $400 to $800, and up to $200 in reimbursement for shipping materials.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 22, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Loghaven Artist Residency, 1001 Loghaven Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. (865) 617-0353.

Contact City: 
Knoxville
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37920
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Indiana University Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 2025 Indiana University Writers’ Conference will be held from June 5 to June 8 at University of Indiana in Bloomington. The conference features workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, and readings for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets janan alexandra and Safia Elhillo, fiction writers Stephen Amidon and Marguerite Sheffer, creative nonfiction writer John Cotter, and memoirist Elisa Gabbert. The cost of the conference, including tuition for a workshop and all classes, panels, and readings, is $825.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
June 5, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Indiana University Writers’ Conference, Ballantine Hall 440, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Bob Bledsoe, Director.

Bob Bledsoe
Director
Contact City: 
Bloomington
Contact State: 
IN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
47405
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 2025 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference will be held from July 31 to August 2 on the Mendocino Coast in California. The conference features workshops for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, as well as craft seminars, panels, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and open mics. The faculty includes poets Linda Ravenswood and Brynn Saito; fiction writers Katya Apekina, James Bird, Tomas Moniz, Kimberly King Parsons, Allison Saft, and Rosiee Thor; nonfiction writers Sarah Gerard and Greg Mania.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 31, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 30, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, P.O. Box 2087, Ft. Bragg, CA 95437. (323) 422-5980. Patty West, Operations Manager.

Patty West
Operations Manager
Contact City: 
Fort Bragg
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
95437
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Poetry Prize

Autumn House Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
June 30, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner also receives a $1,500 travel and publicity grant. Matthew Olzmann will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $30 entry fee (which may be waived for those experiencing financial hardship) by June 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
May 15, 2025
Awards of $15,000 each are given annually to women, transgender, and/or gender-nonconforming poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Philadelphia area who have been creating art for social change for five or more years. Writers who have lived in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties for at least two years and who are not full-time students in a degree-granting arts program are eligible. Submit a completed application form, which includes an artist information questionnaire, a list of relevant experience, and a statement demonstrating the applicant’s commitment to “art for social change work” by May 15. A panel of community-based artists will review applications and invite selected poets and writers to submit work for the second stage of the application process. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required application form and complete guidelines.

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