Genre: Poetry

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Winning Writers
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
April 1, 2025
A prize of $2,000, a gift certificate for a two-year membership to the literary database Duotrope, and publication on the Winning Writers website is given annually for a humorous poem. A second-place prize of $500 is also awarded. Jendi Reiter and Lauren Singer will judge. Unpublished and previously published works are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of up to 250 lines by April 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sawako Nakayasu on Creativity and Translation

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In this event hosted by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, poet and translator Sawako Nakayasu reads from her books Some Girls Walk Into the Country They Are From (Wave Books, 2020) and Pink Waves (Omnidawn, 2023), and talks about the creative repetition inherent to translation and her relationship to improvisational forms in music and dance.

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Poetry
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Sawako Nakayasu
Helen Zell Writers' Program
University of Michigan
Some Girls Walk Into the Country They Are From
Wave Books
Pink Waves
Omnidawn
2024

La Baldi Residency

March/April 2025

The La Baldi Residency, sponsored by the arts collective Cultivate, will offer two-week and one-month residencies from April through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators in apartments and a small terratetto house in the historic hilltop village of Montegiovi, Italy. Residents will stay in private lodging with a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom, and an outside sitting area. Some lodging options include a study. Individual writers and collaborative teams may apply.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
April 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

La Baldi Residency, 15504 Moravia Court, Derwood, MD 20855. Susan Main, Cultivate Director.

Susan Main
Cultivate Director
Contact City: 
Montegiovi
Country: 
IT
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

March/April 2025

The 2025 AWP Conference and Bookfair was held from March 26 to March 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and also included a virtual component comprising prerecorded and live streamed events. The conference featured panel discussions, readings, discussion rooms, and a bookfair. Prior to March 25, the cost of the conference for in-person preregistration, including all virtual programming and content, was $375 for nonmembers, $255 for members, $105 for seniors, and $70 for students.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 24, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair, 440 Monticello Avenue, Suite 1802, PMB 73708, Norfolk, VA 23510. (240) 696-8273.

Contact City: 
Los Angeles
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
90015
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Washington Prize

The Word Works
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
March 15, 2025
A prize of $1,500 and publication by the Word Works is given annually to a U.S. or Canadian poet for a poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm

March/April 2025

Good Contrivance Farm, an educational nonprofit, offers residencies of up to four weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a Victorian farm in Reisterstown, Maryland, located 24 miles north of Baltimore. Workshops and craft classes with visiting faculty are offered outdoors from May to September. The faculty includes poet and nonfiction writer Ross Gay, memoirist R. Eric Thomas, and publishing professional Jane Friedman (Jane Friedman Media).

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 24, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm, 2015 Emory Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136. (443) 529-2939. 

Contact City: 
Reisterstown
Contact State: 
MD
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
21136
Country: 
US
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Barn apt
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference

March/April 2025

Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference was held from May 27 to May 30 at Mercy by the Sea, a retreat center and private beach in Madison, Connecticut. The conference featured workshops, seminars, readings, and panels. The faculty includes poets Chad Abushanab, Austin Allen, Melissa Balmain, Oliver de la Paz, Anna M. Evans, David Groff, Didi Jackson, Major Jackson, David M. Katz, Joshua Mehigan, and Clare Rossini. Participating publishing professionals include editors Jennifer Franklin (Hudson Valley Writers Center) and Allison Joseph (Crab Orchard Review).

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 24, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference, 63 Parry Drive, Hainesport, NJ 08036. (609) 346-5011. Anna M. Evans, Board President. 

Anna M. Evans
Board President
Contact City: 
Madison
Contact State: 
CT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
06443
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry

Poetry at Round Top Festival

March/April 2025

The 23rd annual Poetry at Round Top Festival will be held from April 25 to April 27 at the Round Top Festival Institute campus in Round Top, Texas. The program features workshops, readings, craft talks, open mics, panel discussions, and manuscript consultations. The faculty includes poets Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Hayan Charara, Mark Doty, Amanda Johnston, Joan Logghe, Cecily Parks, and Kim Stafford. Poets Katie Dozier and Timothy Green will be the workshop leaders. The cost of the conference is $150 ($50 for students) or $75 to attend only Saturday programming.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
April 25, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Poetry at Round Top Festival, Round Top Festival Institute, 248 Jaster Road, Round Top, TX 78954. (979) 249-3129. Katherine Durham Oldmixon Garza, Director. 

Katherine Durham Oldmixon Garza
Director
Contact City: 
Round Top
Contact State: 
TX
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
78954
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry

American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute

March/April 2025

The American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute will offer workshops to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from July 1 to July 23 on the university’s campus in the seventh arrondissement of Paris. The faculty includes poet and fiction writer Siân Melangell Dafydd; poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Biswamit Dwibedy; poet and nonfiction writer Lisa Robertson; and fiction writer Amanda Dennis. The cost of tuition is €2,224 (approximately $2,289) for auditors or €4,448 (approximately $4,577) for transferable academic credit.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute, 5 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris, France. Andrea Christmas, Summer School and Financial Aid Coordinator.

Andrea Christmas
Summer School and Financial Aid Coordinator
Contact City: 
Paris
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
75007
Country: 
FR
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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