American Poetry Review
Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize
Mónica Gomery of unceded Lenni Lenape land in Philadelphia won the 2024 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for “The End Is the Beginning.” She received $1,000, and her poem was published in the September/October 2024 issue of American Poetry Review. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a single poem by a poet under the age of 40. (See Deadlines.)
American Poetry Review, Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 309-3722. Mike Duffy, Business Manager. duffym@aprweb.org aprweb.org
American-Scandinavian Foundation
Translation Awards
Rachel Rankin of Edinburgh won the 2024 Nadia Christensen Prize for her translation from the Norwegian of Karoline Brændjord’s novel Jeg vil våkne til verden (I Want to Wake Up to the World). She received $2,500 and publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review. Hazel Evans of Aarhus, Denmark, won the Inger and Jens Bruun Translation Prize for her translation from the Danish of Rasmus Daugbjerg’s novel Trold (Troll). She received $2,000 and publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review. The annual awards are given for unpublished translations of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from a Nordic language into English. The next deadline is September 15.
American-Scandinavian Foundation, Translation Awards, Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. (212) 779-3587. info@amscan.org amscan.org
Anhinga Press
Anhinga Prize for Poetry
Rasaq Malik Gbolahan of Lincoln, Nebraska, won the 2024 Anhinga Prize for Poetry for The Origin of Wounds. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Anhinga Press in November. Kaveh Bassiri judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Anhinga Press, Anhinga Prize for Poetry, P.O. Box 3665, Tallahassee, FL 32315. Kristine Snodgrass, Codirector. info@anhinga.org anhingapress.org
Banipal Trust for Arab Literature
Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
Katharine Halls of Cardiff won the 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for her translation from the Arabic of Ahmed Naji’s memoir Rotten Evidence (McSweeney’s). She received £3,000 (approximately $3,889). Michael Caines, Raphael Cohen, Laura Watkinson, and Nariman Youssef judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction translated from the Arabic into English and published for the first time in English during the previous year. The next deadline is March 31, 2026.
Banipal Trust for Arab Literature, Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Society of Authors, 24 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4TQ, England. Robyn Law, Head of Fundraising for Grants and Prizes. rlaw@societyofauthors.org banipaltrust.org.uk/prize
Barrow Street Press
Poetry Book Prize
Aleksander Zywicki of Montclair, New Jersey, won the 2024 Barrow Street Press Poetry Book Prize for Zounds! He received $1,500, and his poetry collection will be published by Barrow Street Press in October. Kevin Prufer judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Barrow Street Press, Poetry Book Prize, c/o University of Rhode Island, English Department, Room 114, 60 Upper College Road, Kingston, RI 02881. Rachel Rothenberg, Senior Associate Editor. rrothenberg.barrowstreet@gmail.com barrowstreet.org/press/submit
Bellevue Literary Review
Prizes in Poetry and Prose
Sandra Dolores Gómez Amador of Knoxville, Tennessee, won the 2025 John & Eileen Allman Prize for Poetry for “Cleaver.” Fiona Ennis of Waterford, Ireland, won the Goldenberg Prize for Fiction for “The Veil Thins.” Pia Jee-Hae Baur of Portland, Oregon, won the Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction for “Every Day Anew.” They each received $1,000, and their winning works were published in the Spring 2025 issue of Bellevue Literary Review. Leila Mottley judged in poetry, Wayétu Moore judged in fiction, and Esmé Weijun Wang judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction relating to themes of health, healing, illness, the body, or the mind. (See Deadlines.)
Bellevue Literary Review, Prizes in Poetry and Prose, 149 East 23rd Street, #1516, New York, NY 10010. Stacy Bodziak, Managing Editor. info@blreview.org blreview.org/blr-prizes
Black Warrior Review
Writing Contest
Hussain Ahmed of Cincinnati, Nicole Chulick of Houston, and Suchita Chadha of the Tkaronto region in Canada won the 2024 Black Warrior Review Writing Contest. Ahmed won in poetry for “Song of Summer”; Donika Kelly judged. Chulick won in fiction for “Gifted House Plants”; Chigozie Obioma judged. Chadha won in nonfiction for “When Told to Remember”; Rajiv Mohabir judged. The winners each received $1,000 and publication in Issue 51.2 of Black Warrior Review. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and an essay. The next deadline is August 1.
Black Warrior Review, Writing Contest, University of Alabama, Office of Student Media, Box 870170, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. blackwarriorreview@gmail.com bwr.ua.edu
BOA Editions
Blessing The Boats Selections
Charlene McClure of Marietta, Georgia, won the 2024 Blessing the Boats Selections for d-sorientation. She received $5,000, and her poetry collection was published by BOA Editions last September. Aracelis Girmay judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection by a poet who is a woman of color and lives in the United States, “including poets who identify as cis, trans, and non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centers on women’s experiences, regardless of citizenship.” (See Deadlines.)
BOA Editions, Blessing the Boats Selections, 250 North Goodman Street, Suite 306, Rochester, NY 14607. Justine Alfano, Director of Production and Marketing. contact@boaeditions.org boaeditions.org
Bridge Book Award
Aaron Hamburger of Washington, D.C., won the 2024 Bridge Book Award in fiction for his novel Hotel Cuba (Harper Perennial). Millicent Marcus of New Haven, Connecticut, won the prize in creative nonfiction for her book Italian Film in the Present Tense (Toronto University Press). The Bridge Book Award organization will pay up to $5,000 to cover the cost of translating each winner’s book into Italian. The winners will also have their travel and lodging expenses covered to attend an awards ceremony at the American Academy in Rome. The annual awards are given for a book of fiction and a book of creative nonfiction by U.S. citizens or permanent residents published in the previous year. (See Deadlines.)
Bridge Book Award, Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori, Lungotevere dei Mellini, 33 A, 00193 Rome, Italy. (202) 262-0851. Maria Gliozzi, Cofounder. thebridgeaward@gmail.com premioletterariothebridge.org/en
Bridport Arts Centre
Bridport Prizes
Rosalind Easton of London won the 2024 Bridport Prize in poetry for “Other Words for Dancefloor.” Joe Bedford of Doncaster, England, won in short fiction for “Zanzibar Blue.” They each received £5,000 (approximately $6,482). Mike Kilgannon of Sheffield, England, won in flash fiction for “Enough.” He received £1,000 (approximately $1,296). The winners of the second-place prizes were Melissa Knox Evans of Oxford, England, for her poem “Ode to lo (Galileo’s Song)” and Andrew Laurence of London for his short story “After the Fall.” They each received £1,000 (approximately $1,296). The winning works were published in the 2024 Bridport Prize anthology. Liz Berry judged in poetry, Wendy Erskine judged in short fiction, and Jasmine Sawers judged in flash fiction. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and a work of flash fiction. (See Deadlines.)
Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport Prizes, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR, England. Kate Wilson, Program Manager. kate@bridportprize.org.uk bridportprize.org.uk
Carlow University
Patricia Dobler Poetry Award
Andrea England of Kalamazoo, Michigan, won the 2024 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award for “Portrait of Endangered Sturgeon Release Party.” She received $1,000, and her poem was published in Voices From the Attic. She also received an all-expenses-paid trip to give a public reading at Carlow University in Pittsburgh with the contest judge, Jan Beatty, this spring. The annual award is given for a single poem by a woman writer over the age of 40 who has not published a full-length book of poetry. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Carlow University, Patricia Dobler Poetry Award, 3333 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. (412) 578-6346. Sarah Williams-Devereux, Administrative Assistant. sewilliams412@carlow.edu carlow.edu/about/madwomen-in-the-attic/dobler-poetry-award
Cider Press Review
Book Award
Melissa McEver Huckabay of Cypress, Texas, won the 2024 Cider Press Review Book Award for Girl Filling the Sky. She received $1,500, publication of her book by Cider Press Review, and 25 author copies. Adela Najarro judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is November 30.
Editors’ Prize Book Award
Edward Wilson of Augusta, Georgia, won the 2024 Editors’ Prize Book Award for A Pound of Cure. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Cider Press Review in August. He will also receive 25 author copies. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Cider Press Review, P.O. Box 33384, San Diego, CA 92163. Abigail Card, Managing Editor. info@ciderpressreview.com ciderpressreview.com/bookaward
Conduit Books & Ephemera
Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize
Jennifer Loyd of Westminster, Colorado, won the 2024 Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize for Ghost in the Archive. She received $1,500, and her book will be published by Conduit Books & Ephemera. Bob Hicok judged. The annual award is given for a debut poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
Minds on Fire Open Book Prize
Elizabeth Zuba of Sleepy Hollow, New York, won the 2024 Minds on Fire Open Book Prize for Where Is Everyone! She received $1,500, publication by Conduit Books & Ephemera, and 20 author copies. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is November 3.
Conduit Books & Ephemera, 788 Osceola Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. William D. Waltz, Editor in Chief. conduitmagazine@gmail.com conduit.org/book-prizes
Ex Ophidia Press
Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Contest
Abby E. Murray of Tacoma, Washington, won the 2024 Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Contest for Recovery Commands. They received $2,000, publication by Ex Ophidia Press, and 10 author copies. Rebecca Lindenberg judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is September 15.
Ex Ophidia Press, Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Contest, 1403 Farnam Street, #904, Omaha, NE 68102. (402) 507-4442. Amy Haddad, Publisher and Managing Editor. ahaddad@exophidiapress.org exophidiapress.org
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
FSG Writer’s Fellowship
Fiction writer María José Candela of Washington, D.C., received the 2024 FSG Writer’s Fellowship. She received $15,000; mentorship with a Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) author; a line edit and structural feedback from two FSG in-house editors; meet-and-greets with representatives at FSG from other departments, including Publicity/Marketing, Art, Subsidiary Rights, and Managing Editorial; and support with networking beyond FSG. Hanif Abdurraqib, Maya Binyam, and Shane McCrae judged. The annual fellowship is given to an emerging poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer from an underrepresented community who has not published and is not under contract to publish a book in any genre. (See Deadlines.)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, FSG Writer’s Fellowship, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. fellowship@fsgbooks.com fsgfellowship.com
Fence
Ottoline Prize
Jennifer Nelson of Philadelphia won the 2024 Ottoline Prize for On the Way to the Paintings of Forest Robberies. They received $5,000, publication by Fence Books (with distribution by Consortium), and 40 author copies. They will also receive a two-week residency at the Eliot House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Emily Wallis Hughes and Jason Zuzga judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection by a poet who identifies as a woman, including trans women and people of variable gender who were assigned female at birth (AFAB). (See Deadlines.)
Fence, Ottoline Prize, 36-09 28th Avenue, Apartment 3R, Astoria, NY 11103. (530) 220-4373. Emily Wallis Hughes and Jason Zuzga, Editorial Codirectors. fence.fencebooks@gmail.com fenceportal.org
Finishing Line Press
New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition
Molly Akin of Falmouth, Massachusetts, won the 2024 New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition for Hospice. She received $1,500, and her chapbook will be published by Finishing Line Press this year. Leah Huete de Maines judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook written by a poet who identifies as a woman and who has not yet published a full-length collection. The next deadline is September 15.
Finishing Line Press, New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition, P.O. Box 1626, Georgetown, KY 40324. Christen Kincaid, Director and Senior Editor. finishingbooks@aol.com finishinglinepress.com/awards
Gemini Magazine
Flash Fiction Contest
Robin Wilkey Gregory of Chico, California, won the 2024 Flash Fiction Contest for “Killing Time.” She received $1,000, and her story was published in the December 2024 issue of Gemini Magazine. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a work of flash fiction. The next deadline is September 2.
Gemini Magazine, Flash Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA 02558. (339) 309-9757. David A. Bright, Editor. editor@gemini-magazine.com gemini-magazine.com
Georgia Writers
John Lewis Writing Grants
Alafia Nicole Sessions and Dominque Feloss, both of Atlanta, and Wytinsea Jones of Carrollton received the 2024 John Lewis Writing Grants. Sessions received the grant in poetry, Feloss received the grant in fiction, and Jones received the grant in nonfiction. They each received $500 and a scholarship to attend the 2025 Red Clay Writers Conference in April. Valerie Smith judged in poetry, Ra’Niqua Lee judged in fiction, and Josina Guess judged in nonfiction. The annual grants are given in poetry and prose “to elevate, encourage, and inspire the voices of Black writers in Georgia.” The next deadline is October 1.
Georgia Writers, John Lewis Writing Grants, 440 Bartow Avenue, MD 2701, Kennesaw, GA 30144. (470) 578-4736. Gregory Emilio, Executive Director.
executivedirector@georgiawriters.org georgiawriters.org/john-lewis-writing-award
Gival Press
Short Story Award
John Tait of Flower Mound, Texas, won the 2024 Short Story Award for “Visiting Writer.” He received $1,000 and publication on the Gival Press website. Joan Goldsmith Gurfield judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is August 8.
Gival Press, Short Story Award, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203. (703) 351-0079. Robert L. Giron, Editor in Chief. givalpress@yahoo.com givalpress.com
Granum Foundation
Granum Foundation Prizes
A.J. Rodriguez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, won the fourth annual Granum Foundation Prize for his novel-in-progress, “Luchadores.” He received $5,000. The finalists were poet Joy Priest of Pittsburgh for her poetry-collection-in-progress, “The Black Outside”; fiction writer Carter Sickels of Durham, North Carolina, for his novel-in-progress, “Somebody’s Son”; and nonfiction writers Jonathan Gleason of Chicago for his essay-collection-in-progress, “A Field Guide to Falling Ill,” and Amanda Mei Kim of San Mateo, California, for her untitled memoir-in-essays project. All finalists received $750. Tony Hao of Branford, Connecticut, won the Translation Prize and received $1,500 for his translation-in-progress of Tong Wei-Ger’s novel The Northwest Rain. The foundation board and Jennifer Stewart Miller judged. The annual awards are given to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, or translators to support their completion of manuscripts-in-progress. The next deadline is August 1.
Granum Foundation, Granum Foundation Prizes. Troy Nethercott, Copresident.
troy@granumfoundation.org granumfoundation.org
Great Lakes Colleges Association
New Writers Awards
Sarah Ghazal Ali of St. Paul won the 2025 New Writers Award in poetry for her collection, Theophanies (Alice James Books, 2024). Jessica Elisheva Emerson of Tucson won in fiction for her novel, Olive Days (Counterpoint Press, 2024). KB Brookins of Austin won in creative nonfiction for their memoir, Pretty (Knopf, 2024). The winners will have their travel and lodging expenses covered, as well as receive an honorarium of at least $500 per visit, to make appearances at several of the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s 13 member colleges, where they will give readings, meet with students, and lead discussions. Chanda Feldman (Oberlin College), Michael Leong (Kenyon College), and Aza Pace (Ohio Wesleyan University) judged in poetry; Michael Croley (Denison University), Lauren Holmes (Allegheny College), and Andy Mozina (Kalamazoo College) judged in fiction; and Brooke Blackmon Bryan (Antioch College), Daimys Garcia (College of Wooster), and Deborah Geis (DePauw University) judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for first books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. (See Deadlines.)
Great Lakes Colleges Association, New Writers Awards, 535 West William Street, Suite 301, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Colleen Monahan Smith, New Writers Award Director.
smith@glca.org glca.org/faculty/new-writers-award
Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature
Paul Engle Prize
Poet and nonfiction writer Camille Dungy of Ft. Collins, Colorado, won the 2024 Paul Engle Prize. She received $25,000. The annual award is given to a poet, fiction writer, or nonfiction writer “who, like Paul Engle, represents a pioneering spirit in the world of literature through writing, editing, publishing, or teaching, and whose active participation in the larger issues of the day has contributed to the betterment of the world through the literary arts.” The next deadline is March 1, 2026.
Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, Paul Engle Prize, 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA 52240. (319) 887-6100. Rachael Carlson, Director of Operations. info@iowacityofliterature.org iowacityofliterature.org/paul-engle-day
Jaded Ibis Press
Uplift Voices Nonfiction Award
Danielle Bainbridge of Chicago won the 2024 Uplift Voices Nonfiction Award for her memoir-in-essays, Dandelion. She received $1,500, and her book will be published by Jaded Ibis Press in September. She will also receive 25 author copies and up to $550 from the publisher toward submission fees for other relevant writing contests that honor published books. Myriam Gurba judged. The annual award is given for a book of nonfiction, including memoir, essays, and reporting, by a U.S. writer “who identifies as [having] a historically marginalized voice.” As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Jaded Ibis Press, Uplift Voices Nonfiction Award, 4070 Goldfinch Street, San Diego, CA 92103. (619) 405-9984. Elizabeth Earley, Board President. elizabeth@jadedibispress.com jadedibispress.com
John D. Voelker Foundation
Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award
George Rogers of Chateaugay, New York, won the 2024 Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award for his story “Last Salad on the Gairezi.” He received $2,500 and publication in American Fly Fisher as well as on the John D. Voelker Foundation and American Museum of Fly Fishing websites. The annual award is given for a short story or an essay that embodies an “implicit love of fly fishing…and the natural world in which it takes place.” (See Deadlines.)
John D. Voelker Foundation, Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award, P.O. Box 15222, Lansing, MI 48901. David Van Wie, Award Committee Chair. traveraward@gmail.com voelkerfoundation.com/traveraward
Laura Boss Poetry Foundation
Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award
Suzanne Cleary of New York City won the 2024 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award for The Odds. She received $5,000, and her book will be published by New York Quarterly Books this spring. She will also receive 25 author copies and participate in a featured reading at the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, New Jersey, for the release of her book. Jan Beatty judged. The annual award is given for a manuscript of narrative poetry. The next deadline is March 31, 2026.
Laura Boss Poetry Foundation, Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award. Barry Boss, Treasurer.
laurabosspoetryfoundation@gmail.com laurabosspoetryfoundation.org/2024-winner-finalists
Literary Arts
Oregon Literary Fellowships
Nonfiction writers Erica Berry of Portland and Alfred Jung Lee of Marion County received 2025 Oregon Literary Career Fellowships of $10,000 each. Poets Christine Barkley of Eugene, Brittney Corrigan and Kaylee Young-Eun Jeong, both of Portland, and jessamyn duckwall of Hood River; fiction writers Zoe Ballering, Chelsea Bieker, Jordan Jacks, and Chris Stuck, all of Portland, and Victor Lodato of Ashland; and nonfiction writers Katherine Cusumano and Vix Gutierrez, both of Portland, received Oregon Literary Fellowships of $3,500. Kweku Abimbola, Scott Golden, and Ellen Wayland-Smith judged. The annual fellowships are given “to help Oregon writers initiate, develop, or complete literary projects.” As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Literary Arts, Oregon Literary Fellowships, 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97214. (503) 227-2583. Susan Moore, Director of Programs for Writers. susan@literary-arts.org literary-arts.org
Masters Review
Featured Flash Contest
Austin Tucker of Athens, Ohio, won the 2024 Featured Flash Contest for his work of flash fiction “The Increasingly Unfortunate Circumstances Which Have Led Me to Wave You off the Highway.” Melanie Simonich of Centreville, Virginia, won for her work of sudden fiction “Hurmë.” They each received $1,500 and publication in Masters Review. The editors judged. The annual awards are given for works of flash and sudden fiction by emerging writers. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Masters Review, Featured Flash Contest, 70 SW Century Drive, Suite 100442, Bend, OR 97702. Chelsea D’Errico, Chief Operating Officer. contact@mastersreview.com mastersreview.com
Michigan Quarterly Review
James A. Winn Prize
Sara Mitchell of Chicago won the 2024 James A. Winn Prize for “Red Dirt Road, A Crumple Zone.” She received $1,500, and her essay was published in the Winter 2025 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review. Elizabeth Goodenough judged. The annual award is given for an essay or a work of nonfiction in hybrid form. (See Deadlines.)
Michigan Quarterly Review, James A. Winn Prize, 3277 Angell Hall, 435 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. (734) 764-9265. Aram Mrjoian, Managing Editor. mqr@umich.edu michiganquarterlyreview.com
National Book Foundation
5 Under 35
Five fiction writers were selected as the National Book Foundation’s 2024 5 Under 35 honorees. They are Antonia Angress of Minneapolis for her novel, Sirens & Muses (Ballantine Books, 2022), selected by Charles Baxter; Maya Binyam of Los Angeles for her novel, Hangman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023), selected by Alejandro Varela; Zain Khalid and Tyriek White, both of New York City, for their novels, Brothers Alive (Grove Press, 2022), selected by Laila Lalami, and We Are a Haunting (Astra House, 2023), selected by Tiphanie Yanique, respectively; and Jenny Tinghui Zhang of Austin for her novel, Four Treasures of the Sky (Flatiron Books, 2022), selected by Adam Johnson. They each received $1,000 and were celebrated at a ceremony in New York City in May 2024. The annual awards are given to writers under the age of 35 who have published their first book of fiction in the previous five years. There is no application process.
National Book Foundation, 90 Broad Street, Suite 604, New York, NY 10004. (212) 685-0261. nationalbook@nationalbook.org nationalbook.org
National Endowment for the Arts
Creative Writing Fellowships
Thirty-five poets received 2025 National Endowment for the Arts fellowships of $25,000 each. They are Amber Adams of Longmont, Colorado; Walter Ancarrow, DeeSoul Carson, and A.D. Lauren-Abunassar, all of New York City; Ariana Benson of St. Louis; Victoria Chang of Atlanta; .CHISARAOKWU. and Maya Salameh, both of Los Angeles; Su Cho of Clemson, South Carolina; Serena Chopra and Jasmine Elizabeth Smith, both of Seattle; Rob Macaisa Colgate of the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires; Katie Condon of Dallas; Madeleine Cravens of Oakland; Allison Pitinii Davis of Wheeling, West Virginia; Alisha Dietzman of Newberg, Oregon; Sylee Gore of Berlin; Brian Gyamfi of Ann Arbor, Michigan; James Allen Hall of Chestertown, Maryland; Nathalie Handal of Abu Dhabi; Destiny Hemphill of the unceded territory of the Eno-Occaneechi band of the Saponi Nation (Durham, North Carolina); Saúl Hernández of San Antonio, Texas; Richie Hofmann of Chicago; Patrick Martin Holian, Maurya Kerr, and Jacques J. Rancourt, all of San Francisco; Canese Jarboe of Kansas City, Kansas; Keetje Kuipers of Missoula, Montana; Emily Lee Luan of Garden City, New York; Angie Mazakis of Athens, Ohio; Chris Santiago of St. Paul; Zach Savich and Rose Zinnia, both of Cleveland; Prageeta Sharma of Claremont, California; and Jeff Whitney of Portland, Oregon. The annual fellowships are given in alternating years to poets and prose writers to allow for research, travel, time to write, and career development. The 2026 creative writing fellowships will be given in fiction and creative nonfiction; the deadline has passed. As of this writing, the deadline for the 2027 fellowships in poetry has not been set.
Literature Translation Fellowships
Twenty-two translators received 2025 National Endowment for the Arts fellowships of $10,000 to $20,000 each. They are Kalau Almony of Kawasaki, Japan; Elina Alter, YZ Chin, Nicholas Glastonbury, Larissa Kyzer, David Larsen, Natasha Wimmer, Alex Zucker, and Jeffrey Zuckerman, all of New York City; Michael Bazzett of Minneapolis; Jenny Bhatt of Dallas; Soleil Davíd of Washington, D.C.; Caroline Froh of northern New Mexico; Jeanne Garane of Lexington County, South Carolina; Brad Harmon of Baltimore; Thierry Kehou of Provincetown, Massachusetts; Maya Faye Lethem of Barcelona, Spain; Thomas Mira y Lopez of Iowa City; Alta L. Price of Chicago; Mahmud Rahman of Philadelphia; Julia Sanches of Providence; and Liz Evans Weber of Rochester, New York. Bhatt, Chin, Froh, and Lethem received $20,000 each; Alter, Bazzett, Garane, Harmon, Kehou, Larsen, Mira y Lopez, Price, Sanches, Weber, Wimmer, Zucker, and Zuckerman received $15,000 each; and Almony, Davíd, Glastonbury, Kyzer, and Rahman received $10,000 each. The annual fellowships are given to support the translation into English of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The deadline for the 2026 translation fellowships has passed. As of this writing, the deadline for the 2027 fellowships has not been set.
National Endowment for the Arts, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20506. (202) 682-5034. litfellowships@arts.gov arts.gov
Naugatuck River Review
Narrative Poetry Contest
Judy Kaber of Belfast, Maine, won the 16th annual Narrative Poetry Contest for “Laundry Work, Newport, 1967.” She received $1,000 and publication in the Winter/Spring 2025 issue of Naugatuck River Review. Allison Joseph judged. The annual award is given for a narrative poem. The next deadline is September 1.
Naugatuck River Review, Narrative Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 368, Westfield, MA 01085. Lee Desrosiers, Managing Editor and Publisher. naugatuckriver@aol.com naugatuckriverreview.com
New York State Council on the Arts
Support for Artists Grants
Twenty-six writers each received a $10,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts for works-in-progress. They are poets Brittany Barker of New York City for her poetry collection “Wound Honey,” Tyler Barton of Saranac Lake for his hybrid poetry collection “Gutters,” Aileen Bassis of New York City for her poetry collection “Among Sinners and Saints,” Noah Falck of Buffalo for his poetry collection “Fatigue Performance,” Sherese Francis of New York City for her experimental poetry radio project “K(Reel)K2,” Sujata King of Getzville for the hybrid poetry collection “Reflections of a Reawakened Mind (Body, Soul & Spirit),” Ann Lauterbach of Germantown for her hybrid poetry collection “The Meanwhile: Linear Ruptures and Simultaneous Narratives,” and Gnaomi Siemens of Austerlitz for her poetry collection “Germ”; fiction writers Jess Barbagallo of New York City for her short story collection “Cherry and the Others,” Nishant Batsha of Finger Lakes for his novel “Superfluous Man,” Shana Clarke of New York City for her novel “The Promised Land,” Eleanor Henderson of Ithaca for her novel “The Galaxy,” Greg Hrbek of Saratoga Springs for his novel “Otherself,” Ryan D. Matthews of New York City for his novel “Country Music,” Ashley Mayne of Millerton for her novel “Mahalath,” Sarah Schaff of Plattsburgh for her historical novel “The Devil Is a Gentleman,” and Jo-Ann Wilson of Calverton for her work of fiction “The Diary of an Ex-Slave”; and creative nonfiction writers Nahshon Dion of New York City for his untitled memoir, Marlee Miller of New York City for her memoir “Letters to Sister Audre: Confessions of a Young, Black Lesbian and her Chosen Ancestor,” and Shaan Sachdev of New York City for his essay collection “Flâneurology: Essaying a Gayer New York”; translators Carina del Valle Schorske of New York City for her translation from the Spanish of a group of poems by Marigloria Palma, Olena Jennings of New York City for her translation from the Ukranian of a poetry collection by Anna Malihon, Stephen Kuusisto of Syracuse for his translation from the Finnish of a group of poems by Sanni Purhonen, Rita Nezami of Stony Brook for her translation from the French of two novels by Tahar Ben Jelloun, and Karen Santos Da Silva of Beacon for her translation from the French of Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni’s novel Lettres de mistriss Fanni Butlerd, à milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge; and nonfiction writer and photographer J. Lester Feder of New York City for his hybrid narrative “The Queer Face of War: Pictures and Stories From Ukraine.” The annual grants are given to support New York poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, writers working with hybrid forms, and translators who have applied through a fiscal nonprofit sponsor to support the development of a writing project. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
New York State Council on the Arts, Support for Artists Grants, 411 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016. (212) 459-8818. Christine Leahy, Program Director. christine.leahy@arts.ny.gov arts.ny.gov
Noemi Press
Book Award
Asa Drake of Ocala, Florida, won the 2024 Noemi Press Book Award for Beauty Talk. She received $2,000, and her book will be published by Noemi Press in 2026. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is May 1, 2026.
Noemi Press, Book Award, 2875 N Tucson Boulevard, Apartment 31, Tucson, AZ 85716. Anthony Cody and Suzi F. Garcia, Copublishers. sales@noemipress.org noemipress.org/contest
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award
Devreaux Baker of Mendocino County, California, won the 2024 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award for “Escape Into the Unknown.” She received $1,000 and publication on the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website. The annual award is given for a single poem that explores “positive visions of peace and the human spirit.” (See Deadlines.)
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award, 1622 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Carol Warner, Poetry Award Coordinator. cwarner@napf.org peacecontests.org
Pittsburg State University
Cow Creek Chapbook Prize
Dante Di Stefano of Endwell, New York, won the 2024 Cow Creek Chapbook Prize for Standard Time. He received $1,000, publication by Pittsburg State University, and 25 author copies. Traci Brimhall judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook. (See Deadlines.)
Pittsburg State University, Cow Creek Chapbook Prize, English and Modern Languages Department, 311 Grubbs Hall, 1701 South Broadway Street, Pittsburg, KS 66762. Chase Dearinger, Associate Professor. cdearinger@pittstate.edu cowcreekchapbook.org
Sixfold
Poetry and Short Story Awards
Kate Brubeck of Berkeley, California, won the Winter 2024 Poetry Award for “A Little Sadness Passing Through.” Jeff Smieding of Portland, Oregon, won the Winter 2024 Short Story Award for “The Engineer.” They each received $1,000 and publication in Sixfold. The awards are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. (See Deadlines.)
Sixfold, Poetry and Short Story Awards, 3611 Greenpoint Avenue, Unit 1, Long Island City, NY 11101. (724) 919-2284. Ainsley Ellis, Publisher. sixfold@sixfold.org sixfold.org
Tadpole Press
100-Word Writing Contest
Tiffany Harris of San Francisco won the November 2024 Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest for her work of flash fiction “Steal the Moon.” She received $2,000 and publication on the Tadpole Press website. The biannual award is given for a work of flash poetry or prose no more than 100 words in length. The next deadline is November 30.
Tadpole Press, 100-Word Writing Contest.
info@tadpolepress.com tadpolepress.com/writing-contest-winners
Texas Review Press
X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize
Othuke Umukoro of Iowa City won the 2024 X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize for Fenestration. He received $10,000, publication by Texas Review Press, and 10 author copies. He was also awarded a three-week summer residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Diane Seuss judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is September 30.
George Garrett Fiction Prize
Mark Mayer of Memphis won the 2024 George Garrett Fiction Prize for About, Above, Around: 50 Prepositions. He received $2,000, publication by Texas Review Press, and 10 author copies. Kaveh Akbar judged. The annual award is given for a novel or short story collection. The next deadline is September 30.
Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize
Fernando Trujillo of El Paso, Texas, won the 2024 Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize for 6 Lineage Poems. He received $1,000, publication by Texas Review Press, and 10 author copies. Carolyn Hembree judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook. The next deadline is March 31, 2026.
Texas Review Press, P.O. Box 2146, Huntsville, TX 77341. (936) 294-1992. Charlie Tobin, Publishing Specialist. trp@shsu.edu texasreviewpress.org
Towson University
Prize for Literature
Ashleigh Bryant Phillips of Baltimore won the 2024 Towson University Prize for Literature for her short story collection, Sleepovers (Hub City Press, 2020). She received $1,000. The annual award is given for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by a writer who has lived in Maryland for at least three years and is a resident at the time of the award. (See Deadlines.)
Towson University, Prize for Literature, English Department, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252. Erin Fehskens, Department Chair. engl@towson.edu towson.edu/cla/departments/english/about.html
Tusculum Review
Chapbook Prize
Mirela Musić of New York City won the 2024 Tusculum Review Chapbook Prize for “The Nature of Alaska.” She received $1,000 and publication in Tusculum Review. Her essay was also published as a stand-alone limited edition chapbook with original art by Ayla Bramblett. Mary Cappello judged. The annual award is given in alternating years for a collection of poems, a short story, or an essay; the 2024 contest was awarded in nonfiction. (See Deadlines.)
Tusculum Review, Chapbook Prize, 60 Shiloh Road, P.O. Box 5113, Greeneville, TN 37745. (423) 636-7300, ext. 5420. Kelsey Trom, Editor. review@tusculum.edu ttr.tusculum.edu
United States Artists
Writing Fellowships
Seven writers received 2025 United States Artists grants of $50,000 each. They are poet Joan Naviyuk Kane of Portland, Oregon; poet and nonfiction writers Raquel Gutiérrez and Bojan Louis, both of Tucson, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil of Oxford, Mississippi; fiction writers Deesha Philyaw of Miami and Angie Cruz of New York City; and fiction and nonfiction writer Matthew Salesses of Blacksburg, Virginia. The annual fellowships are given to “compelling artists working and living in the United States.” There is no application process.
United States Artists, 200 West Madison Street, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606. info@unitedstatesartists.org unitedstatesartists.org/programs/usa-fellowship/2025
University of Akron Press
Akron Poetry Prize
Ryan Teitman of Glenside, Pennsylvania, won the 30th annual Akron Poetry Prize for Paperweight. He received $1,500, and his book will be published by University of Akron Press. Matthew Olzmann judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)
University of Akron Press, Akron Poetry Prize, 185 E. Mill Street, Akron, OH 44325. Mary Biddinger, Series Editor. uapress@uakron.edu uakron.edu/uapress/akron-poetry-prize
University of Canberra
Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize
Anthony Lawrence of Brisbane, Australia, won the 2024 Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize for “Trying on My Father’s Clothes.” He received $15,000 AUD (approximately $9,480). Roxanne Bodsworth of Eldorado, Australia, won the runner-up prize for “Remembering the Rain.” She received $5,000 AUD (approximately $3,161). Jeannie Wallace McKeown of Makhanda, South Africa, won in the international category, which is awarded to poets from economically developing countries, for “Global South.” She received $5,000 AUD (approximately $3,161). The winners’ poems will be published in the University of Canberra 2024 prize anthology. Michelle Borzi and James E Cherry judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
University of Canberra, Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize, 11 Kirinari Street, Faculty of Arts and Design, Building 20, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia. vcpoetryprize@canberra.edu.au canberra.edu.au/research/vcpoetryprize
University of Georgia Press
Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction
A. Muia of Skagit Valley, Washington, won the 2024 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction for A Desert Between Two Seas. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by University of Georgia Press in the fall. Lori Ostlund judged. The annual award is given for a story collection. (See Deadlines.)
University of Georgia Press, Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, Main Library, 3rd Floor, 320 South Jackson Street, Athens, GA 30602. press@uga.edu ugapress.org/series/flannery-oconnor-award-for-short-fiction
University of Louisville
Calvino Prize
David Lawrence Morse of New Haven, Connecticut, won the 2024 Calvino Prize for “The Memoir.” He received $2,000, and his story will be published in Miracle Monocle. The annual award is given for a work of fabulist fiction written in the vein of Italo Calvino’s work. The next deadline is October 15.
University of Louisville, Calvino Prize, English Department, Room 315, Bingham Humanities Building, 2216 South 1st Street, Louisville, KY 40292. Kristi Maxwell, Associate Professor. kristi.maxwell@louisville.edu louisville.edu/english/creative-writing/creative-writing-contests
University of North Texas Press
Katherine Anne Porter Prize
Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum of Lynnwood, Washington, won the 2025 Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Outer Stars. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by University of North Texas Press. Polly Buckingham judged. The annual award is given for a collection of short fiction. (See Deadlines.)
University of North Texas Press, Katherine Anne Porter Prize, 1155 Union Circle #311336, Denton, TX 76203. Joseph Alderman, Marketing Manager. joseph.alderman@unt.edu untpress.unt.edu/authors/porter-prize-submissions
University of Pittsburgh Press
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Bill Gaythwaite of Union, New Jersey, won the 2025 Drue Heinz Literature Prize for A Place in the World. He received $15,000, and his book will be published by University of Pittsburgh Press in October. Manuel Muñoz judged. The annual award is given for a collection of short fiction. (See Deadlines.)
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
Bobby Elliott of Portland, Oregon, won the 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for The Same Man. He received $5,000, and his collection will be published by University of Pittsburgh Press in September. Nate Marshall judged. The annual award is given for a debut poetry collection. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
University of Pittsburgh Press, 7500 Thomas Boulevard, 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Eileen O’Malley, Operations Administrator. eomalley@upress.pitt.edu upittpress.org
University of St. Thomas Center for Irish Studies
Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry
Luke Morgan of Galway, Ireland, won the 29th annual Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry. Morgan, whose most recent collection is Beast (Arlen House, 2022), received $7,000. The annual award is given to honor the achievements of an Irish poet. There is no application process.
University of St. Thomas Center for Irish Studies, 2115 Summit Avenue, #5008, St. Paul, MN 55105. David Gardiner, Director. gardiner@stthomas.edu stthomas.edu/irishstudies
University of Wisconsin Press
Brittingham/Pollak Prizes
Lindsay Stuart Hill of St. Paul won the 2025 Brittingham Prize in Poetry for World of Dew. David O’Connell of Providence won the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry for At Some Point. They each received $1,500, and their books will be published by University of Wisconsin Press this fall. Ronald Wallace judged. The annual awards are given for poetry collections. The next deadline is September 15.
University of Wisconsin Press, Brittingham/Pollak Prizes, University of Wisconsin, English Department, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706. Sean Bishop and Jesse Lee Kercheval, Poetry Series Editors. sean.bishop@wisc.edu uwpress.wisc.edu/series/w/wisconsin-poetry-series
Vine Leaves Press
International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition
Sarita Sarvate of Albany, California, won the 2025 International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition for Midnight’s Daughter. She received $1,000, and her memoir will be published by Vine Leaves Press in September 2026. The annual award is given for a book of nonfiction, including biography, memoir, and hybrid work. (See Deadlines.)
Vine Leaves Press, International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition, Konopisopoulou 31, 6th Floor, 11524 Athens, Greece. Jessica Bell, Publisher. info@vineleavespress.com vineleavespress.com/international-voices-in-cnf.html
Willow Springs Books
Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
Mathew Goldberg of Rolla, Missouri, won the 2024 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction for Night Watch. He received $2,000, and his book will be published by Willow Springs Books in March. Ned Hayes judged. The annual award is given for a short story collection. The next deadline is October 1.
Willow Springs Books, Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, c/o Inland Northwest Center for Writers, 601 E. Riverside Avenue, Catalyst Building, Room 442, Spokane, WA 99202. Anish Nekkalapudi, Managing Editor. willowspringsbooks@gmail.com willowspringsbooks.org
Zoetrope: All-Story
Short Fiction Competition
Maggie Mull of Los Angeles won the 2024 Short Fiction Competition for “Nobody Knew When Goose Would Come.” She received $1,000, and her story was published as an online supplement to the Spring 2025 issue of Zoetrope: All-Story. Her story was also submitted for consideration to several participating literary agencies. C Pam Zhang judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is October 1.
Zoetrope: All-Story, Short Fiction Competition, 916 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. contests@all-story.com zoetrope.com/contests
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