Genre: Poetry

Jake Adam York Prize

Copper Nickel
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions is given annually for a first or second poetry collection. Matthew Olzmann will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Copper Nickel, by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prizes in Books

Pulitzer Prizes
Entry Fee: 
$75
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
Six prizes of $15,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, general nonfiction, U.S. history, biography, and memoir first published in the United States during the current year. Eligible authors include U.S. citizens and permanent residents or those who have made the United States their longtime primary home. Using only the online submission system, submit a digital copy of a book published in 2024 with a $75 entry fee by October 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize

Yale University Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Yale University Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has not published a full-length book of poetry and who resides in the United States. The winner also receives a writing fellowship at the James Merrill House in Stonington, Connecticut. Rae Armantrout will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Evaristo Prize for African Poetry

African Poetry Book Fund
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
A prize of $1,500 is given annually for a group of poems by an African poet who has not published a full-length collection. Writers who were born in Africa, are nationals or residents of an African country, or whose parents are African are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 published or unpublished poems of up to 40 lines each by November 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Prize

Dzanc Books
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Dzanc Books will be given for a poetry collection. Jonathan Fink and Keith Taylor will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 60 pages, a synopsis, and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award

Red Hen Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $3,000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Jason Schneiderman will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 96 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 31. 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.

Alice James Award

Alice James Books
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
October 11, 2024
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Alice James Books is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $30 entry fee by October 11. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition

Finishing Line Press
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
September 15, 2024
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook by a writer who identifies as a woman and has not yet published a full-length collection. Leah Huete de Maines will judge. Submit a manuscript of 16 to 30 pages and a brief bio with a $20 entry fee by September 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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.

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