Genre: Poetry

Five prizes of $1,000 to $1,500 each are given annually for a single poem “composed in the traditional modes of meter, rhyme, and received forms” (Iris N. Spencer Poetry Award); a single poem written in haiku form (Myong Cha Son Haiku Award); a single poem written in sonnet form (Sonnet Award); a single poem written in villanelle form (Villanelle Award); and a single poem written in Spanish and accompanied by the English translation or translated into Spanish and accompanied by the English original (Rhina P. Espaillat Award). Second-place prizes of $500 are also awarded for the Iris N. Spencer Poetry Award and the Myong Cha Son Haiku Award. Only undergraduate students who are enrolled in a U.S. college or university are eligible. Janine Joseph will judge the first four awards, and Rhina P. Espillat will judge her titular award. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems and the contact information of one referring professor by February 17. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Approximately 35 grants of $25,000 each are given annually in alternating years to poets and prose writers to “enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.” This year fellowships will be given in fiction and creative nonfiction. Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States and who have published at least five short stories, essays, or novel or memoir excerpts in two or more literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or other publications that regularly feature literature; a novel or novella; a short story collection or volume of short fiction; or a volume of creative nonfiction between January 1, 2015, and March 12, 2025, are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of 20 to 25 pages of prose, a brief project description, and a list of publications by March 12. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Approximately 20 grants of up to $25,000 each are given annually to translators of poetry and prose. Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States and who have published, alone or in collaboration, at least 20 pages of literary translation in digital or print publications, or at least one book or other volume of translation of at least 20 pages between January 1, 2010, and January 16, 2025, are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 to 15 pages of translation along with the corresponding pages from the original work, a project description, a bio, a résumé for the original author, a justification of retranslation (if applicable), a list of published translations into English, and proof of the right to translate the specified work by January 16. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.