Genre: Poetry

Chapbook Contest

Comstock Review
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Comstock Review, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Abayomi Animashaun will judge. Submit a manuscript of 25 to 34 pages with a $30 entry fee, which includes a copy of the winning chapbook, by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Portland Book Festival

The 2025 Portland Book Festival, hosted by Literary Arts, was held on November 8 at six partner venues in downtown Portland. The festival’s fourth annual Cover to Cover program was held from November 3 to November 9 in multiple locations throughout the Portland metro area and included programming such as interactive book presentations, literature-inspired comedy shows, and storytelling events.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 28, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
December 28, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 28, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Portland Book Festival, Literary Arts, 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97214 . (503) 227-2583. 

Contact City: 
Portland
Contact State: 
OR
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Poetry Prize

Dzanc Books
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Dzanc Books will be given for a poetry collection. Jonathan Fink and Keith Taylor will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 60 pages, a synopsis, and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

National Poetry Competition

Poetry Society of the United Kingdom
Entry Fee: 
$10
Deadline: 
October 31, 2024
A prize of £5,000 (approximately $6,504) and publication on the Poetry Society of the United Kingdom website is given annually for a single poem. A second-place prize of £2,000 (approximately $2,602) and a third-place prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,301) are also given. The top three winners will be published in Poetry Review. Poems written in English by poets from any country are eligible. Romalyn Ante, John McAuliffe, and Stephen Sexton will judge. Submit a poem of up to 40 lines with an £8 (approximately $10) entry fee by October 31. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Gerald Cable Book Award

Silverfish Review Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Silverfish Review Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a debut poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a copy of the winning book, by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize

Texas Review Press: The University Press of SHSU
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
A prize of $10,000, publication by Texas Review Press: The University Press of SHSU, and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner also receives a three-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $28 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize

Yale University Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
November 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Yale University Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has not published a full-length book of poetry and who resides in the United States. The winner also receives a writing fellowship at the James Merrill House in Stonington, Connecticut. Rae Armantrout will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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