Genre: Poetry

Yaddo

November/December 2025

Yaddo offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Residents are provided with a private bedroom, work space, and meals. To apply for residencies from May 2026 through March 2027, writers submitted up to 10 short poems or an excerpt of a longer poem totaling no more than 10 pages, or up to 20 pages of prose with a $35 application fee by January 5, 2026. A two-page preview of the work sample is also required.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date: 
May 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Yaddo, 312 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. (518) 584-0746. Christin Williams, Program Director.

Christin Williams
Program Director
Contact City: 
Saratoga Springs
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
12866
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts

January/February 2026

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in historic Nebraska City, Nebraska. Residents are provided with lodging in a mid-century home, private studio space, and a $175 weekly stipend. For residencies from July 6 to December 18, submit up to 10 poems totaling no more than 30 pages or up to two stories, essays, or book chapters totaling no more than 7,500 words; a résumé; two artist statements; and contact information for two references with a $35 application fee by March 1.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 6, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410. (402) 874-9600.

Contact City: 
Nebraska City
Contact State: 
NE
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
68410
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency

July/August 2025

The 23rd annual Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency will be held from January 8, 2026, to January 24, 2026, in Tepoztlán, Mexico, a village located one hour south of Mexico City. The program features master classes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as individual meetings with instructors, weekly open mics, readings, and conversations with guest writers, reporters, and scientists. Classes in all genres are offered both in Spanish and English.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 8, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency, c/o Magda Bogin, 425 Riverside Drive, 14H, New York, NY 10025.

Magda Bogin
Contact City: 
Tepoztlán
Country: 
MX
Add Image: 
Under the Volcano
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference

January/February 2026

The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference will be held online from January 16 to January 19. The conference features workshop evaluations and discussion of book-length and chapbook-length poetry manuscripts with poets, editors, and publishers. The faculty includes poet Joan Houlihan and poet and editor Peter Covino (Barrow Street Press). The cost of the conference is $1,000. To apply, submit four or five poems and a brief bio via e-mail. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 16, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, c/o Colrain Conferences, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742. Joan Houlihan, Director.

Joan Houlihan
Director
Contact City: 
Online
Genre: 
Poetry

Hambidge Creative Residency Program

January/February 2026

Hambidge offers residencies of two weeks to two months from February through December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 600 forested acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia. Each resident is provided with a private cottage, which includes a bedroom, a studio, a full kitchen, and a bathroom. The cost of the residency is $300 per week; dinners Tuesday through Friday are included. Limited financial aid scholarships and several merit-based Distinguished Fellowships are available.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Hambidge Creative Residency Program, P.O. Box 339, Rabun Gap, GA 30568. (706) 746-7324. Beth Loveland, Office and Residency Manager. 

Beth Loveland
Office and Residency Manager
Contact City: 
Rabun Gap
Contact State: 
GA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
30568
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Poetry Award

Comstock Review
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
July 15, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Comstock Review is given annually for a single poem. Carolyne Wright will judge. Submit up to five poems of no more than 60 lines each with a $27.50 entry fee (or $5 per poem via postal mail) by July 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Maine Artist Fellowship

Maine Arts Commission
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
September 3, 2025
A fellowship of up to $5,000 is given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, a creative nonfiction writer, or a writer working in a genre outside these categories who is a resident of Maine and has lived in the state for at least one year. The fellow is expected to reside in the state for the year of the fellowship. Writers who are age 25 or older and are not enrolled in a degree-granting program are eligible. The fellowship committee can appoint a translator to assist in the review of work submitted in a language other than English. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems, stories, or essays of no more than eight pages each; an artist statement; and a résumé (or a brief bio) between July 23 and September 3. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Book Awards

Washington Writers’ Publishing House
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
July 15, 2025
Three prizes of $1,500 each, publication by Washington Writers’ Publishing House, and 25 author copies are given annually for a poetry collection, a short story collection or novel, and a poetry collection in translation. Writers who live in Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Virginia are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 70 to 100 pages of poetry or 150 to 250 pages of prose with a $28 entry fee by July 15. Following these guidelines, translators may submit a poetry manuscript in English along with the matching selection in the original language. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Individual Artist Fellowships

Delaware Division of the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
August 1, 2025
Established Professional Fellowships of $8,000 each and Emerging Artist Fellowships of $5,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in Delaware for at least one year and will remain Delaware residents during the grant period. Using only the online submission system, submit 15 to 20 pages of poetry or prose, a résumé, and an artist’s statement by August 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
creative nonfiction | fiction | poetry | grants

Poetry Contest

Narrative
Entry Fee: 
$26
Deadline: 
July 18, 2025
A prize of $1,500 is given annually for a poem or group of poems. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems of any length with a $26 entry fee by July 18. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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