Genre: Poetry

Five prizes of $10,000 each and publication by participating trade, university, or small press publishers are given annually for poetry collections by U.S. poets. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $35 entry fee by March 21. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Two prizes of $4,000 each are given annually for a poetry collection and a book of prose translated from any language into English and published in the previous year. Publishers may submit either a poetry collection in translation or a short story collection, essay collection, novel, memoir, or hybrid prose work in translation that was published in 2025 by March 16. The entry fee is $30 for presses that publish 10 or fewer titles each year and $50 for presses that publish more than 10 titles each year. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Publication by University of Iowa Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 150 pages with a $20 entry fee between April 1 and April 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

A prize of $2,000 and publication by Noemi Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length with a $30 entry fee by May 1. Financial assistance is available upon request to those in need. Visit the website for complete guidelines.