Ten Questions for D. S. Waldman
“Take your time.” —D. S. Waldman, author of Atria
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Genre: Poetry
Kalehua Kim: Mystique
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In this 2024 LanguageBack Retreat Reading hosted by Indigenous Nations Poets, Kalehua Kim reads her poem “Mystique.” Kim, author of Mele (Trio House Press, 2025), is featured in “New Ways of Seeing: Our Twenty-First Annual Look at Debut Poets” in the January/February 2026 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Millay House Rockland Writing Residency
Millay House Rockland offers two monthlong residencies, one in October and one in July, to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers in the duplex where the late poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine. Residents receive a $1,200 stipend from the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation and are provided with a private bedroom, a private bathroom, a study, a porch, and a fully equipped kitchen. Residents are responsible for their meals. During their residency, residents are asked to offer one public event.
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RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date:
October 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Millay House Rockland Writing Residency, P.O. Box 831, Rockland, ME 04841. (619) 840-7201. Melissa McKinstry, Board Member and Writing Residency Coordinator.
Melissa McKinstry
Board Member and Writing Residency Coordinator
Contact City:
Rockland
Contact State:
ME
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
04841
Country:
US
Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers Workshop
The 2026 Himalayan Literature Festival and Writers Workshop, sponsored by White Lotus Book Shop, will be held from May 29 to June 5 at the Malla Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. The writers workshop, which takes place from May 29 to June 3, includes two workshops held in temples and Buddhist monasteries, two workshops led by Himalayan shamans, and excursions to historical and cultural sites. The festival, which takes place from June 4 to June 5, features craft talks, reading events, and book launches for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators.
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CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date:
May 29, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers Workshop, White Lotus Book Shop, Hanumanthan, Kupondole, Kathmandu, Nepal. (981) 379-8573. Shreejana Bhandari, Director.
Shreejana Bhandari
Director
Contact City:
Kathmandu
Country:
NP
ART | WORK Retreat
ART | WORK Retreat, sponsored by the 32M Center for Creative Work, offers one- to two-week residencies to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from mid-May through mid-September in a nineteenth-century mill building on the banks of the Ashuelot river in New Hampshire. Writers have the option of scheduling critique or mentoring sessions with a partnering artist. The residency accommodates two visitors at a time. Each resident is provided with a private studio and bathroom, and a shared kitchen.
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RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date:
June 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Art | Work Retreat, P.O. Box 111, Ashuelot, NH 03441. (603) 239 6830. Julia Ferrari, Director.
Julia Ferrari
Director
Contact City:
Ashuelot
Contact State:
NH
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
03441
Country:
US
Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat
Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat was held from April 26 to May 1 for poets at the oceanfront Villa Besame & Dos Hermanas in the gated community of Pedregal in downtown Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The conference features workshops, generative writing prompts, one-on-one consultations, guided walks, and yoga. The faculty includes poets Kim Addonizio and Tracey Knapp. The cost, which includes lodging, transfers to and from San José del Cabo International Airport to downtown Cabo, a welcome dinner, and breakfast and lunch each day, is $3,600.
Type:
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
no
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat, 780 Morosgo Drive NE, Suite 13227, Atlanta, GA 30324. (404) 538-0487. Cynthia Good, Event Organizer.
Cynthia Good
Event Organizer
Contact City:
Cabo San Lucas
Country:
MX
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Virtual Craft Chat: Ally Ang
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In this Virtual Craft Chat event hosted by Poet Lore and the Writer’s Center, Ally Ang reads from their debut collection, Let the Moon Wobble (Alice James Books, 2025), and talks about how formal challenges and constraints can inspire new poems in a conversation with Emily Holland.
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Associations of Love
“I love snow and briefly. / I love the first minutes in a warm room after stepping out of the cold. / I love my twenties and want them back every day. / I love time. / I love people. / I love people and my time away from them the most.” In his poem “Love,” published in the American Poetry Review, Alex Dimitrov lists dozens of beloved things, each line beginning simply with, “I love.” The items listed often play off of each other and seem to meander associatively, in a stream-of-consciousness manner. Compose a poem that uses a list format to meditate on things you love. You might begin each line with a repeated phrase, or allow the entire poem to encompass one long list. Try experimenting with associative thinking, fluctuations of line length, and playful tones.
Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
Banipal Trust for Arab Literature
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
March 31, 2026
A prize of £3,000 (approximately $4,038) is given annually for a poetry collection or a book of fiction translated from Arabic into English and published for the first time in English during the previous year. A runner-up will receive £1,000 (approximately $1,346). Translations of Arabic works of poetry or fiction originally published in or after 1967 are eligible. Publishers may submit five copies of a book in English translation published between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, three copies of the original work, and a digital copy in both languages by March 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Pinch Literary Award in Poetry
Pinch
Entry Fee:
$28
Deadline:
March 31, 2026
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Pinch will be given annually for a single poem. Using only the online submission system, submit up to six poems totaling no more than 12 pages with a $28 entry fee by March 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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