Genre: Poetry

Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat

March/April 2026

Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat was held from April 26 to May 1 for poets at the oceanfront Villa Besame & Dos Hermanas in the gated community of Pedregal in downtown Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The conference features workshops, generative writing prompts, one-on-one consultations, guided walks, and yoga. The faculty includes poets Kim Addonizio and Tracey Knapp. The cost, which includes lodging, transfers to and from San José del Cabo International Airport to downtown Cabo, a welcome dinner, and breakfast and lunch each day, is $3,600.

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CONFERENCE
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Application Deadline: 
June 5, 2026
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Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 5, 2026
Free Admission: 
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Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat, 780 Morosgo Drive NE, Suite 13227, Atlanta, GA 30324. (404) 538-0487. Cynthia Good, Event Organizer.

Cynthia Good
Event Organizer
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Cabo San Lucas
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Poetry

Associations of Love

The Time Is Now
2.10.26

“I love snow and briefly. / I love the first minutes in a warm room after stepping out of the cold. / I love my twenties and want them back every day. / I love time. / I love people. / I love people and my time away from them the most.” In his poem “Love,” published in the American Poetry Review, Alex Dimitrov lists dozens of beloved things, each line beginning simply with, “I love.” The items listed often play off of each other and seem to meander associatively, in a stream-of-consciousness manner. Compose a poem that uses a list format to meditate on things you love. You might begin each line with a repeated phrase, or allow the entire poem to encompass one long list. Try experimenting with associative thinking, fluctuations of line length, and playful tones.

Levis Prize in Poetry

Four Way Books
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Four Way Books is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner is also invited to participate in a reading either virtually or in person in New York City, as public health guidelines allow. Dana Levin will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $30 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Prize

Marsh Hawk Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
April 30, 2026
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Marsh Hawk Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Denise Duhamel will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 84 pages with a $30 entry fee by April 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Trio Award for First or Second Book

Trio House Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by Trio House Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a first or second poetry collection by a poet living in the United States. Kinsale Drake will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 120 pages and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Writing Fellowships

A Public Space
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
Three six-month fellowships of $1,000 each are given annually to emerging poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who “embrace risk in their work” and have not published a full-length book. The fellows will work with the editors to prepare a piece for publication in A Public Space, receive complimentary access to all A Public Space master classes during the fellowship year, and will have the opportunity to meet with publishing professionals and participate in a public reading. For fellowships from June 1 to November 30, using only the online submission system, submit a résumé, a group of poems totaling no more than 15 pages or a short story or essay of up to 6,000 words with a cover letter and a brief written statement by March 31. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Montreal International Poetry Prize

McGill University
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
May 1, 2026
A prize of $20,000 Canadian (approximately $14,418) is given biennially for a poem. Natalie Diaz will judge, and Jaswinder Bolina, Kayla Czaga, Boris Dralyuk, Iona Lee, Brandy Nālani McDougall, Sinéad Morrissey, Sachiko Murakami, Robin S. Ngangom, Felicity Plunkett, Sheryda Warrener, Derek Webster, and Sithembele Isaac Xhegwana will serve as preliminary jurors. All entries are considered for publication in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology. English self-translations of works originally written in another language are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of up to 40 lines with a $25 Canadian (approximately $18) entry fee by May 1; submissions are also accepted from May 2 to May 15 with a $28 Canadian (approximately $20) entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize

TRP
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by TRP: the University Press of Sam Houston State University, and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. francine j. harris will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of up to 40 pages with a $20 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

James Laughlin Award

Academy of American Poets
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
May 15, 2026
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a second poetry collection by a living poet to be published in the next calendar year. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at the Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Copies of the winning book are distributed to approximately 1,200 members of the Academy of American Poets. Using only the online submission system, U.S. publishers may submit a PDF of a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages that has come under contract for publication in 2027 by May 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

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