Genre: Poetry

ART | WORK Retreat

March/April 2026

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.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 11, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 11, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 11, 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
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat

March/April 2026

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: 
May 11, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 11, 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
Genre: 
Poetry

Associations of Love

The Time Is Now
2.10.26

“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.

Literary Awards

Bellingham Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
March 15, 2026
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellingham Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The Parallel Award for Poetry is given for a poem or group of poems. The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction is given for a short story or a work of flash fiction. The Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction is given for an essay or a work of flash nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length, three pieces of flash fiction or nonfiction of up to 1,500 words each, or a story or essay of up to 4,000 words with a $15 entry fee by March 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award

Plough
Entry Fee: 
$7
Deadline: 
April 30, 2026
An award of $2,000 and publication in Plough will be given annually for a single poem that reflects Rhina Espaillat’s “lyricism, attention to form, empathy, and ability to find grace in everyday events of life.” Jane Clark Scharl will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of no more than 50 lines each with a $7 entry fee per poem by April 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Susan Kamil Emerging Writers Prize

Book Industry Charitable Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
Five prizes of $10,000 each are given annually for an excerpt of a poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction manuscript-in-progress written by a bookseller. Writers who are working on full-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction (including graphic novels), or creative nonfiction (including memoirs), who have not previously published a book in any genre, and who are currently employed at a bookstore or comic bookstore in the United States (after at least three consecutive months of employment) are eligible.

Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize

American Literary Translators Association
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 16, 2026
A prize of $10,000 is given annually for a poetry collection or a text from Zen Buddhism translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year. Publishers or translators may submit a book translated from Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai, or Vietnamese into English and published in 2025 by March 16. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Hudson Prize

Black Lawrence Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a collection of poems, short stories, essays, or hybrid work. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 45 to 95 pages or a prose manuscript of 120 to 280 pages with a $30 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Emerging Writers’ Contest

Ploughshares
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Ploughshares are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Each winner also receives a consultation with the literary agency Aevitas Creative Management. Writers who have not published a book or a chapbook with a print run of over 350 copies are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit three to five pages of poetry or up to 6,500 words of prose with a $30 entry fee (there is no entry fee for current subscribers), which includes a subscription to Ploughshares, by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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