Genre: Poetry

Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers Workshop

March/April 2026

The 2026 Himalayan Literature Festival and Writers Workshop, sponsored by White Lotus Book Shop, will be held from May 29 to June 5 at the Malla Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. The writers workshop, which takes place from May 29 to June 3, includes two workshops held in temples and Buddhist monasteries, two workshops led by Himalayan shamans, and excursions to historical and cultural sites. The festival, which takes place from June 4 to June 5, features craft talks, reading events, and book launches for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 29, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 31, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers Workshop, White Lotus Book Shop, Hanumanthan, Kupondole, Kathmandu, Nepal. (981) 379-8573. Shreejana Bhandari, Director.

Shreejana Bhandari
Director
Contact City: 
Kathmandu
Country: 
NP
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

ART | WORK Retreat

March/April 2026

ART | WORK Retreat, sponsored by the 32M Center for Creative Work, offers one- to two-week residencies to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from mid-May through mid-September in a nineteenth-century mill building on the banks of the Ashuelot river in New Hampshire. Writers have the option of scheduling critique or mentoring sessions with a partnering artist. The residency accommodates two visitors at a time. Each resident is provided with a private studio and bathroom, and a shared kitchen.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date: 
April 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 18, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Art | Work Retreat, P.O. Box 111, Ashuelot, NH 03441. (603) 239 6830. Julia Ferrari, Director.

Julia Ferrari
Director
Contact City: 
Ashuelot
Contact State: 
NH
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
03441
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat

March/April 2026

Cabo Poetry Writer’s Retreat will be 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.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
April 26, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
April 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 1, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

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
Contact City: 
Cabo San Lucas
Country: 
MX
Genre: 
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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Louise Bogan Award

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 poetry collection by a poet living in the United States. January Gill O’Neil 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.

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