Genre: Poetry

Housatonic Book Awards

Western Connecticut State University
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
June 14, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published in the previous year. The winners also receive $500 in travel expenses and a hotel stay to give a reading and teach a master class at Western Connecticut State University’s low-residency MFA program. Using only the online submission system, submit a PDF of a book published in 2023 with a $25 entry fee by June 14. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize

American Poetry Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
May 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in American Poetry Review is given annually for a single poem by a poet under the age of 40. The editors will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than three pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Griffin Poetry Prize

Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 21, 2024
A prize of $130,000 Canadian (approximately $96,268) is given annually for a poetry collection written in or translated into English by a living poet or translator from anywhere in the world and published during the previous year. Finalists receive $10,000 Canadian (approximately $7,405) each for their participation in the shortlisted authors event to be held in Toronto in June. Should the prize-winning book be a translation, 60 percent of the prize is awarded to the translator and 40 percent to the poet. Publishers may submit four copies of a book published between January 1 and June 30 by June 21. The deadline for books published during the second half of the year is December 20. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

North Street Book Prize

Winning Writers
Entry Fee: 
$79
Deadline: 
July 1, 2024
A grand prize of $10,000 and additional prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for self-published and hybrid-published books (works published by presses that coordinate all aspects of book publication in exchange for a fee) in genres including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and graphic narrative. Each of the winners also receives publication of an excerpt on the Winning Writers website; a marketing consultation with author and publishing consultant Carolyn Howard-Johnson; $500 in credit at BookBaby, a distributor for self-published authors; three months of Plus service from Book Award Pro (plus $250 in account credit for the grand prize winner), a literary award database and submission platform; and free advertising in the Winning Writers e-mail newsletter. Ellen LaFleche and Jendi Reiter will judge. Submit a book of up to 200,000 words with a $79 entry fee by July 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Anhinga Prize for Poetry

Anhinga Press
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
May 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Anhinga Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $28 entry fee by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

African Diaspora Award

Kinsman Quarterly
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Kinsman Quarterly will be given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short short story, a short story, or an essay on a theme related to African culture or subculture. The winner will also have their work featured in the 2025 anthology Black Butterfly: Voices of the African Diaspora. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages, a short short story of up to 1,000 words, a short story of 1,000 to 5,000 words, or an essay of up to 1,000 words with a $20 entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Anthology Poetry Competition

Anthology Magazine
Entry Fee: 
$16
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,090) and publication in, plus a subscription to, Anthology Magazine is given annually for a single poem. Rachael Hegarty will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of no more than 40 lines with a €15 (approximately $16) entry fee by the early bird deadline of June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Prize

Autumn House Press
Entry Fee: 
$35
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner also receives a $1,500 travel and publicity grant. Kazim Ali will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $35 entry fee (fee may be waived for those experiencing financial hardship) by June 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
May 15, 2024
Awards of $15,000 each are given annually to women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Philadelphia area who have been creating art for social change for five or more years. Writers who have lived in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties for at least two years and who are not full-time students in a degree-granting arts program are eligible. Submit a completed application form, which includes an artist information questionnaire, a list of relevant experience, and a description of the applicant’s art for social change work by May 15. A panel of community-based artists will review applications and invite selected poets and writers to submit work for the second stage of the application process. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required application form and complete guidelines.

Chapbook Contest

Omnidawn Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
June 14, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. T.J. Anderson III will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 25 to 45 pages with a $30 entry fee from May 1 to June 14. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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