Genre: Poetry

Book Contest

Dynamo Verlag
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
August 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Dynamo Verlag will be given biennially for a book-length work of poetry, prose, or hybrid work. The editors will judge. E-mail a manuscript of 7,000 to 100,000 words (poetry manuscripts must be at least 80 pages in length) with an $18 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Oxford Poetry Prize

Oxford Poetry
Entry Fee: 
$13
Deadline: 
August 31, 2025
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,329) and publication in Oxford Poetry is given annually for a single poem. Submit a poem of up to 50 lines with a £10 (approximately $13) entry fee by August 31. A limited number of fee waivers are available based on financial need. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program

The Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program offers a six-month residency from January to June to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer at the historic Concord Free Public Library (CFPL) in Concord, Massachusetts. The writer-in-residence is given a $10,000 stipend with the expectation that they will spend an average of eight hours a week at the library for the duration of the program and will develop public programming and social opportunities for the CFPL community.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742. (978) 318-3383. Ricky Sirois, Assistant Library Director.

Ricky Sirois
Assistant Library Director
Contact City: 
Concord
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
01742
Country: 
US

Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Contest

Ex Ophidia Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
September 15, 2025
A prize of $2,000, publication by Ex Ophidia Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Felicia Zamora will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by September 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Award for Poetry

Press 53
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
July 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Press 53, and 53 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Tom Lombardo will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 120 pages with a $30 entry fee by July 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Arteles Creative Center

The Arteles Creative Center’s Silence Awareness Existence Residency Program offers one-month residencies to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators from January to March in the countryside region of Hämeenkyrö, Finland. Each resident is provided with a private bedroom and desk as well as access to shared kitchens, bathrooms, and studio spaces in two residency buildings. Residents also have access to a range of facilities, including a library, a meditation space, a sauna, and common areas. Two cars are available for transportation and exploration.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Arteles Creative Center, Hahmajärventie 26, 38490 Haukijärvi, Finland. Amber Harmon, Residency Coordinator. 

Amber Harmon
Residency Coordinator
Contact City: 
Hämeenkyrö, Finland

Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition

Munster Literature Centre
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
August 31, 2025

A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,118); publication by Southword Editions, Munster Literature Centre’s publishing imprint; and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry

Coniston Prize

Radar Poetry
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
August 1, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Radar Poetry is given annually for a group of poems by a poet who identifies as a woman. Diane Seuss will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit three to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $20 entry fee by August 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Vashon Artist Residency

The Vashon Artist Residency offers two- and four-week residencies from January to November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on Vashon Island, a 20-minute ferry ride from Seattle. Residents are provided with a private room, a bathroom, and a shared kitchen, as well as access to a shared studio. Residents are responsible for travel and meal costs. The cost of the residency is determined on a sliding scale based on financial need; the full price is $1,875 for four weeks and $1,125 for two weeks.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
November 26, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vashon Artist Residency, 23125 Kingsbury Road SW, Vashon, WA 98070. (206) 408-7099. Heather Dwyer, Executive Director.

Heather Dwyer
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Vashon
Contact State: 
WA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
98070
Country: 
US

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