Genre: Poetry

John Updike Tucson Casitas Fellowship

John Updike Society
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and a two-week residency at the Mission Hill Casitas in Tucson, Arizona, will be given annually for a group of poems or a work of fiction or nonfiction. The fellowship selection committee will judge. Submit five pages of poetry or prose (excerpts from a longer work are accepted), a brief bio, and a project description by November 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Patricia Dobler Poetry Award

Carlow University
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Voices From the Attic is given annually to a woman poet over 40 who has not published a full-length poetry collection. The winner also receives a travel and lodging stipend to give a reading with the contest judge at Carlow University. E-mail one or two poems of up to 75 lines each with a $20 entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Barbara Stevens Poetry Book Manuscript Competition

National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by National Federation of State Poetry Societies Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner also receives an invitation to read at the National Federation of State Poetry Societies convention with a travel stipend of $300. Diane Seuss will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee ($20 for NFSPS members) by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Humor Story Contest

TulipTree Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
October 17, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in the Fall/Winter issue of TulipTree Review is given annually for a humorous poem, story, or essay. Submit a poem of up to five pages or a work of prose of no more than 10,000 words with a $20 entry fee by October 17. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Open Season Awards

Malahat Review
Entry Fee: 
$26
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
Three prizes of $2,000 Canadian (approximately $1,461) each and publication in Malahat Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of no more than 100 lines each or a short story or essay of up to 2,500 words with a $35 Canadian (approximately $26) entry fee by the early-bird deadline of September 30 or a $45 Canadian (approximately $33) entry fee by November 1. All entry fees include a subscription to Malahat Review. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Derricotte/Eady Chapbook Prize

Cave Canem Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
September 15, 2024

A prize of $1,000; publication by O, Miami Books; and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook by a Black poet.

James Hearst Poetry Prize

North American Review
Entry Fee: 
$23
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in North American Review is given annually for a single poem. Stephanie Burt will judge. Submit up to five poems of any length with a $23 entry fee, which includes an issue of North American Review, by November 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines. 


Helena Whitehill Book Award

Tupelo Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Tupelo Press will be given annually for a full- or chapbook-length poetry collection or a book of nonfiction (including memoir, essays, and hybrid work). The winner will also receive a one-week residency at Gentle House in Port Angeles, Washington. Submit a manuscript of poetry or prose of any length with a $30 entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Washington Island Literary Festival

September/October 2024

The Washington Island Literary Festival, sponsored by Write On, Door County, was held from September 19 to September 21 at the Trueblood Performing Arts Center and other venues in Washington Island, Wisconsin. The festival featured workshops, panel discussions, author presentations, and a community creative lab for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
July 22, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
July 22, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
July 22, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Washington Island Literary Festival, Write On, Door County, P.O. Box 457, Fish Creek, WI 54212. (920) 868-1457. Jerod Santek, Founding and Artistic Director.

Jerod Santek
Founding and Artistic Director
Contact City: 
Washington
Contact State: 
WI
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
54246
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Poetry Book Prize

Changes Press
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
A prize of $10,000, publication by Changes Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a first or second poetry collection. The winner will also receive an all-expenses-paid book launch in New York City in 2026. Terrance Hayes will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 96 pages, a brief bio, and a list of previously published poems by October 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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