Genre: Poetry

Bridport Prizes

Bridport Arts Centre
Entry Fee: 
$16
Deadline: 
May 31, 2026
Two prizes of £5,000 (approximately $6,699) each and publication in the Bridport Prize anthology are given annually for a poem and a short story. A prize of £1,500 (approximately $2,010), publication, and mentorship with the Literary Consultancy is also given for a debut novel-in-progress. Additionally, a prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,340) and publication is given for a work of flash fiction. Two second-place prizes of £1,000 each (approximately $1,340) and publication are also given for the poetry and short story awards. Anthony Anaxagorou will judge in poetry, Manuel Muñoz will judge in short fiction, Jennie Godfrey will judge in debut fiction, and Tania Hershman will judge in flash fiction. Submit a poem of up to 42 lines, a story of up to 5,000 words, between 5,000 and 8,000 words of a novel’s opening chapters with a 300-word synopsis, or a work of flash fiction of up to 250 words by May 31. The entry fee is £13 (approximately $17) for poetry, £15 (approximately $20) for short fiction, £26 (approximately $35) for debut fiction, and £12 (approximately $16) for flash fiction. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
July 1, 2026
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website is given annually for a single poem that explores “positive visions of peace and the human spirit.” Submit up to three poems of no more than 30 lines each with a $15 entry fee by July 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Editors’ Prize Book Award

Cider Press Review
Entry Fee: 
$27
Deadline: 
June 30, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by Cider Press Review, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $27 entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Chapbook Prize

Oversound
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
May 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by Oversound, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Ari Banias will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 15 to 30 pages with an $18 entry fee ($21 for a back issue of Oversound or a chapbook) by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize

Conduit Books & Ephemera
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
July 7, 2026
A prize of $1,500, publication by Conduit Books & Ephemera, and 15 author copies is given annually for a debut poetry collection. Bob Hicok will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by July 7. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

PEN/Bare Life Review Grants

PEN America
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 1, 2026
Two grants of $5,000 each are given annually for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works-in-progress “by immigrant and refugee writers, recognizing that the literature of migration is of inherent and manifest value.” Submit a writing sample of up to 40 pages of poetry or up to 75 pages of prose, a curriculum vitae, and an outline and description of the project by June 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

FSG Writer’s Fellowship

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
July 3, 2026
A prize of $15,000 is given annually 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. Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States are eligible. The winner also receives mentorship with a Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) author; line edits 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. Using only the online submission system, submit 8 to 12 pages of poetry or 40 to 50 pages of prose and a statement of purpose of up to 500 words between May 18 and July 3. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants

PEN America
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 1, 2026
Ten grants of $4,000 each are given annually to support the translation of book-length works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an “outdated or otherwise flawed translation.” A grant of $5,000, called the PEN Grant for the English Translation of Italian Literature, is also given to support the translation of a book of fiction or nonfiction from Italian into English. Manuscripts with up to two translators are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit a translation sample of 8 to 10 pages of poetry or prose, a copy of the same passage in the original language, a biography and bibliography of the translated author, a project statement, and a curriculum vitae by June 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Ottoline Prize

Fence
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
May 31, 2026
A prize of $5,000, publication by Fence Books (with distribution by Consortium), and 40 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who identifies as a woman and/or female, including trans women and people of variable gender who were assigned female at birth (AFAB). The winner will also receive a two-week residency at the Eliot House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 50 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a two-issue subscription to Fence, by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Cow Creek Chapbook Prize

Pittsburg State University
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
May 15, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by Pittsburg State University, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Using only the online submissions system, submit manuscript of 15 to 30 pages with a $15 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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