Genre: Poetry

Prayer by January Gill O’Neil

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“Tonight I pray to the god / of small children and broken toys,” reads January Gill O’Neil from her poem “Prayer” in this installment of the P.O.P. series, shot and edited by Rachel Eliza Griffiths in partnership with the Academy of American Poets. O’Neil’s fourth collection, Glitter Road (CavanKerry Press, 2024), is featured in Page One in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

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Etel Adnan Poetry Prize

University of Arkansas Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
April 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Arkansas Press is given annually for a first or second poetry collection by a writer of Arab heritage. Series editors Hayan Charara and Fady Joudah will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by April 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Single Poem Contest

Omnidawn Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$12
Deadline: 
April 12, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem. The winner also receives 20 copies of a letterpress broadside of the winning poem. Claire Marie Stancek will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of 8 to 24 lines with a $25 entry fee ($15 for each additional poem) by April 12. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Award

Moon City Press
Entry Fee: 
$27
Deadline: 
June 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Moon City Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $27 entry fee by May 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Disability Poetics: Cyrée Jarelle Johnson

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In this video for the Disability Poetics series, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson speaks about the intersection between disability and enslavement, and reads his poem “Eating the Other,” which appears in his second poetry collection, Watchnight (Nightboat Books, 2024). Watchnight is featured in Page One in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

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Southampton Writers Conference

The 49th annual Southampton Writers Conference was held from July 10 to July 14 at the Stony Brook Southampton campus in Southampton, New York, located on the Atlantic coast 90 miles east of New York City. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and an agent panel. The faculty included poets Billy Collins and Diana Khoi Nguyen, fiction writer Julia Phillips, fiction and nonfiction writers Matthew Klam and Frederic Tuten, and memoirist Nadia Owusu.

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CONFERENCE
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yes
Event Date: 
December 26, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
December 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Southampton Writers Conference, Stony Brook Southampton, Chancellors Hall, 239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY 11968. (631) 632-5007. Christian McLean, Conference Director. 

Christian McLean
Conference Director
Contact City: 
Southampton
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11968
Country: 
US

Sewanee Writers’ Conference

The 34th annual Sewanee Writers’ Conference was held from July 16 to July 28 on the campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The conference featured workshops, special topics classes, lectures, one-on-one meetings with faculty, and readings for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty included poets Marianne Chan, Eduardo C.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 26, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
December 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sewanee Writers’ Conference, University of the South, 735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383. 

Contact City: 
Sewanee
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37383
Country: 
US

National Black Writers Conference

The 17th National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) was held from March 20 to March 23 at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 26, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

National Black Writers Conference, Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Charlotte Hunter, Chief of Staff. 

Charlotte Hunter
Chief of Staff
Contact City: 
New York
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11225
Country: 
US

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