Genre: Poetry

Steve Kowit Poetry Prize

San Diego Entertainment & Arts Guild
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in San Diego Poetry Annual is given annually for a single poem. The winner also receives an invitation to read at an award ceremony in April 2025. Ellen Bass will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of any length with a $15 entry fee, which includes a digital copy of San Diego Poetry Annual, by October 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry

African Poetry Book Fund
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry by an African poet published in the previous year. Writers who were born in Africa, who are a national or a resident of an African country, or whose parents are African are eligible. Aracelis Girmay will judge. Publishers may submit four copies (or unbound proofs) of a poetry collection of at least 48 pages published in 2023 by October 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Rome Prize

American Academy in Rome
Entry Fee: 
$50
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
Half-term and full-term fellowships of $16,000 and $30,000 respectively are given annually to artists, academics, and creative writers, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, to support the development of a project. In addition to a stipend, the fellows are each provided with meals, a private workspace, and a bedroom with a private bathroom as they join the Academy’s residential community on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, alongside other fellows and visiting artists and scholars. All applicants, except those applying for the National Endowment for the Humanities postdoctoral fellowships, must be United States citizens at the time of their application. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 20 pages of poetry or prose, a résumé, a project proposal, and contact information for three references with a $50 entry fee by November 1 (or an $80 entry fee by November 15). Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetic Justice Institute Prizes

Fordham University at Lincoln Center
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by Fordham University Press are given annually for poetry collections. The winners also receive a one-on-one publicity consultation and a virtual book launch. All writers are eligible for the Poetic Justice Institute Prize; the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize is given for a poetry collection by a BIPOC writer. Eligible writers may enter both contests. Meg Day will judge the Poetic Justice Institute Prize, and Elisabeth Frost will judge the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 120 pages with a $28 entry fee (there is no entry fee for the Editor’s Prize) by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Malinda A. Markham Translation Prize

Saturnalia Books
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Saturnalia Books is given annually for a poetry collection in translation. Translators who identify as female (including those who are assigned-female-at-birth [AFAB] nonbinary, genderfluid, agender, and intersex) and who are translating the work of a woman poet (including those who are AFAB nonbinary, genderfluid, agender, and intersex) are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 120 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Literary Awards

American Literary Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in American Literary 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 any length, a story of up to 8,000 words, or an essay of up to 6,000 words with a $15 entry fee by October 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

John Lewis Writing Grants

Georgia Writers
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
Three grants of $500 each are given annually in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to “elevate, encourage, and inspire the voices of Black writers in Georgia.” Grantees also receive a scholarship to attend the Red Clay Writers Conference and an invitation to present a reading, talk, or combination of both as part of a future Georgia Writers program event. Black writers who have been residents of Georgia for at least one year (or who are full-time students at a Georgia college or university at the time of application and on the date of the award) and who have published no more than one book are eligible to apply. Submit a poetry or prose writing sample of up to 10 pages and an essay of at least 500 words discussing your work and goals as a writer by October 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for an application and complete guidelines.

Gerald Cable Book Award

Silverfish Review Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Silverfish Review Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a debut poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a copy of the winning book, by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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