Gunpowder Press

Alta California Chapbook Prize

Deadline: 
November 16, 2026
Entry Fee: 
$15
Cash Prize: 
$1,000
E-mail address: 

A prize of $1,000, bilingual publication in English and Spanish by Gunpowder Press, and 10 author copies will be given annually for a poetry chapbook by a Latinx poet who is based in the United States. The winner also receives a travel stipend and lodging to give a reading in Santa Barbara, California, funded by Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies. Blas Falconer will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript in English or Spanish of 8 to 12 pages, a table of contents, and acknowledgement of any previously published poems with a $15 entry fee (a $20 entry fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook) by November 16. Financial assistance is available upon request. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Gunpowder Press, Alta California Chapbook Prize, P.O. Box 60035, Santa Barbara, CA 93160. Emma Trelles, Series Editor.

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