January/February 2025 - Recent Winners

Academy of American Poets

Ambroggio Prize

Octavio Quintanilla and Natalia Treviño, both of San Antonio, Texas, won the 2024 Ambroggio Prize for Quintanilla and Treviño’s translation of Quintanilla’s Las Horas Imposibles / The Impossible Hours. They received $1,000, and Quintanilla and Treviño’s translation will be published by University of Arizona Press in 2025. Norma Elia Cantú judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection originally written in Spanish accompanied by an English translation. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

Harold Morton Landon Translation Award

Patrizio Ceccagnoli of Lawrence, Kansas, and Susan Stewart of Princeton, New Jersey, won the 2024 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award for Ceccagnoli and Stewart’s translation from the Italian of Antonella Anedda’s Historiae (New York Review of Books Poets). They received $1,000. Valzhyna Mort judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry translated from any language into English and published in the United States during the previous year. (See Deadlines.)

Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. Nikay Paredes, Programs Director.

awards@poets.org https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/american-poets-prizes

Airlie Press

Airlie Prize

samodH Porawagamage of Clinton, New York, won the 2024 Airlie Prize for All the Salty Sand in Our Mouths. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Airlie Press in 2026. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)

Airlie Press, Airlie Prize, P.O. Box 13325, Portland, OR 97213.

airliepress@gmail.com airliepress.org

Arts & Letters

Arts & Letters Prizes

Liza Katz Duncan of occupied Lenni Lenape land in New Jersey won the 2024 Rumi Prize for Poetry for “Four Ghosts” and “Jaws Mural.” Faith Shearin of Amherst, Massachusetts, won the Arts & Letters Prize for Fiction for “The House Next Door.” Siavash Saadlou of Tehran won the Susan Atefat Prize for Creative Nonfiction for “Dear God.” They each received $1,000, and their winning works were published in the 48th issue of Arts & Letters. Chelsea Rathburn judged in poetry, Tiphanie Yanique judged in fiction, and Beth Ann Fennelly judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. The next deadline is March 31.

Arts & Letters, Arts & Letters Prizes, Georgia College, Campus Box 89, Milledgeville, GA 31061. (478) 445-1289. Laura Newbern, Editor.

al.journal@gcsu.edu artsandletters.gcsu.edu

Backwaters Press

Backwaters Prize in Poetry

Kimberly Ann Priest of Portland, Maine, won the 2024 Backwaters Prize in Poetry for Wolves in Shells. She received $2,000, and her book will be published by Backwaters Press in the fall. Kerry James Evans of Milledgeville, Georgia, received honorable mention for Nine Persimmons. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Backwaters Press in spring 2026. Tomás Q. Morín judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is May 1.

Backwaters Press, Backwaters Prize in Poetry, University of Nebraska Press, 1225 L Street, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68588. Courtney Ochsner, Managing Editor.

cochsner2@unl.edu nebraskapress.unl.edu/the-backwaters-prize-in-poetry

Bard College

Bard Fiction Prize

Maya Binyam of Los Angeles won the 2025 Bard Fiction Prize for her novel, Hangman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023). She will receive $30,000 and a residency, which includes an appointment as writer-in-residence for a semester, at Bard College in the fall. The annual award is given to a promising emerging fiction writer who is a U.S. citizen and age 39 or younger at the time of application. The next deadline is June 1.

Bard College, Bard Fiction Prize, 30 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504. (845) 758-7087.

bfp@bard.edu bard.edu/bfp

Bauhan Publishing

May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize

Marcy Rae Henry of Chicago won the 2024 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize for death is a mariachi. She will receive $1,000, and her poetry collection will be published by Bauhan Publishing in April. She will also receive 50 author copies. Dorsey Craft judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is June 30.

Bauhan Publishing, May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 117, Peterborough, NH 03458. contest@bauhanpublishing.com bauhanpublishing.com/contests

Before Columbus Foundation

American Book Awards

Nineteen writers received 2024 American Book Awards. They are poets Paul S. Flores of San Francisco for We Still Be (El Martillo Press) and Monica Youn of Irvine, California, for From From (Graywolf Press); fiction writers Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni of Houston for Independence (William Morrow), Debra Magpie Earling of Missoula, Montana, for The Lost Journals of Sacajewea (Milkweed Editions), Aisha Abdel Gawad of Stamford, Connecticut, for Between Two Moons (Doubleday), R. F. Kuang of New Haven, Connecticut, for Yellowface (William Morrow), and John N. Roberts of Berkeley, California, for Changing the Commons: Stories About Place Making (ORO Editions); nonfiction writers Brent Hayes Edwards and Henry Threadgill, both of New York City, for Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music (Knopf), Gregg Hecimovich of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Greenville, South Carolina, for The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of the Bondwoman’s Narrative (Ecco), Felipe Luciano of New York City for Flesh & Spirit: Confessions of a Young Lord (Empire State Editions), Fae Myenne Ng of Berkeley, California, for Orphan Bachelors (Grove Atlantic), Roger Reeves of Austin for Dark Days: Fugitive Essays (Graywolf Press), Barbara D. Savage of Philadelphia for Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar (Yale University Press), Rachel L. Swarns of New York City for The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church (Random House), Rosanna Xia of Los Angeles for California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline (Heyday), and John Yau of New York City for Please Wait by the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art (Black Sparrow Press); and graphic novelists Sakina Karimjee and Nic Watts, both of London, for their adaptation of C.L.R. James’s play, Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History (Verso). The annual awards are given for books published in the United States during the previous year to recognize “outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse literary community.” As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

Before Columbus Foundation, American Book Awards, Raymond House, 655 13th Street, Suite 302, Oakland, CA 94612. (916) 425-7916.

beforecolumbusfoundation@gmail.com beforecolumbusfoundation.com

Beloit Poetry Journal

Chad Walsh Chapbook Series

Pamela Alexander of Belmont, Maine, won the 2024 Chad Walsh Chapbook Series for Left. Alexander received $2,500, publication of her chapbook by Beloit Poetry Journal, and 50 author copies. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook. The next deadline is November 30.

Beloit Poetry Journal, Chad Walsh Chapbook Series, P.O. Box 1450, Windham, ME 04062. Emmalee Hagarman, Operations Manager.

bpj@bpj.org bpj.org/submit/chad-walsh-chapbook-series-guidelines

Bitter Oleander Press

Library of Poetry Award

Jeff Royce of North Palm Beach, Florida, won the 2024 Library of Poetry Award for Angel Trumpets. He received $1,500, and his collection will be published by Bitter Oleander Press this year. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is June 15.

Bitter Oleander Press, Library of Poetry Award, 4983 Tall Oaks Drive, Fayetteville, NY 13066.

info@bitteroleander.com bitteroleander.com/contest.html

Black Lawrence Press

Big Moose Prize

Kevin Fenton of St. Paul won the 2024 Big Moose Prize for Cyan Magenta Yellow Black. He received $1,000, and his novel will be published by Black Lawrence Press in September. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a novel. (See Deadlines.)

Black Lawrence Press. Diane Goettel, Executive Editor.

diane@blacklawrencepress.com blacklawrence.com/submissions-and-contests/the-big-moose-prize

Boulevard

Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers

Mary Elizabeth Dubois of Berlin won the 2023 Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers for “To Believe in the Ubiquity of Animation.” She received $1,500, and her story was published in the Fall 2024 issue of Boulevard. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a short story by a writer who has not published a book with a nationally distributed press. The next deadline is December 31, 2025.

Boulevard, Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers, 3829 Hartford Street, St. Louis, MO 63116. Dusty Freund, Editor.

editors@boulevardmagazine.org boulevardmagazine.org

Caine Prize for African Writing

Nadia Davids of South Africa won the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing for “Bridling.” She received £10,000 (approximately $12,706). The finalists were ’Pemi Aguda, Samuel Kọ́láwọlé, and Uche Okonkwo, all of Nigeria, for “Breastmilk,” “Adjustment of Status,” and “Animals,” respectively, and Tryphena Yeboah of Ghana for “The Dishwashing Women.” They each received £500 (approximately $635). The winner and finalists had their stories published in the 2024 Caine Prize anthology. Ayesha Harruna Attah, Julianknxx, Tumi Molekane (Stogie T), Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, and Chika Unigwe judged. The annual award is given for a previously published short story by a writer of African descent. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

Caine Prize for African Writing, 9 Hare & Billet Road, London, SE3 0RB, England. info@caineprize.com caineprize.com

Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation

Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award

Nonfiction writer and former president Jimmy Carter of Plains, Georgia, won the 2024 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. Carter, whose most recent book is Faith: A Journey for All (Simon & Schuster, 2019), received $10,000. The annual award honors an author whose complete body of work reflects the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation’s mission to “foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” There is no application process.

Literary Awards

Paul Lynch of Dublin won the 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction for his novel Prophet Song (OneWorld). Victor Luckerson of Tulsa won in nonfiction for his book Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street (Random House). They each received $10,000. Anne Berest of Paris won the runner-up award in fiction for her novel The Postcard (Europa), and Tania Branigan of London won the runner-up award in nonfiction for her book Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution (Norton). They each received $5,000. Kali Fajardo-Anstine and Michael Parker judged in fiction, and Peter Ho Davies and Margaret Lazarus Dean judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given to honor books published in the previous year that “foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” (See Deadlines.)

Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, P.O. Box 461, Wright Brothers Branch, Dayton, OH 45409. (937) 298-5072. Sharon Rab, Founder. sharonrab@woh.rr.com daytonliterarypeaceprize.org

The de Groot Foundation

Courage To Write Grants

Ten writers received the 2024 de Groot Foundation Courage to Write grants for manuscripts-in-progress. They are poet Winshen Liu of Oxford, Mississippi, for “Moonful”; fiction writers Lisa DeAngelis of New Hope, Pennsylvania, for “Granny Panties,” Sophia Huneycutt of Columbus, Ohio, for “The House Built on Alligator Bones,” and Leo Ríos of Tucson for “Carta Blanca”; nonfiction writer Amy Kennedy of New Orleans for “Vanishing Points: Words for Disappearing”; and memoirists Liz Breen of Natick, Massachusetts, for “Ungroomed,” Abdelrahman ElGendy of Pittsburgh for “We Write on Walls,” Anthony Hudson of Portland, Oregon, for “Looking for Tiger Lily,” Julie Kim of New York City for “To Raise Wonderful Hell,” and Azra Liaqat Khan of Washington, D.C., for “Mona: The Memoir of a Muslim Stripper.” They each received $7,000. Twenty writers also received Writer of Note grants. They are poets Conor Bracken of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, for “Our Children and the War Grow Big Enough to Learn Each Other’s Names” and Karla Cordero of San Diego, California, for “Chillona / Crybaby”; fiction writers Lorraine Avila of New York City for “Dieasperra,” Nishant Batsha of Buffalo, New York, for “A Superfluous Man,” Alex Cain of Jamestown, Rhode Island, for “The Body in the Greenhouse,” Cora Currier of Molokai, Hawai‘i, for “Some Types of Intelligence,” Natasha Driscoll of Allendale, New Jersey, for “High Yellow,” Emmy Her Many Horses of Oceti Sakowin Territory, South Dakota, for “The Remembering,” May Lee-Yang of St. Paul for “The Happy Life,” Karolina Letunova of Davis, California, for “Siberian Summer,” David Philip Mullins of Omaha, Nebraska, for “The Houndsman,” Patrick Strickland of Athens for “A History of Heartache,” and Julia Zarankin of Toronto for “The Babushka Beauty Pageant”; nonfiction writers Anthony Aycock of Cary, North Carolina, for “Just Plain Filthy: The Life and Times of Book Banning’s Trial of the Century,” Kenyatta D. Berry of Santa Monica, California, for “The Price of Freedom,” Kenneth R. Rosen of Western Massachusetts and Northern Italy for “Land of the North Winds,” Anna Louie Sussman of New York City for “Inconceivable: Reproduction in an Age of Uncertainty,” and Kim Watson of Los Angeles for “Searching for Zora (Neale Hurston) – The State of Poverty in America Today”; memoirist Erica Blumfield of Los Angeles for “Starring Erica Blumfield”; and graphic novelist Pepper Auerbach of New York City for “My Brain Itches!” They each received $1,500. The annual grants are given to emerging poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers with manuscripts-in-progress and “for whom a monetary boost could help further or complete the project.” As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

Lando Grants

Three writers received 2024 Lando grants for manuscripts-in-progress. They are fiction writer Yevheniia Dubrova of Hanover, New Hampshire, for “What Remains” and nonfiction writers Stephanie DeGooyer of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for “Offshore: The Rise and Fall of Asylum” and Elena Dudum of New York City for “I Was Told Back Home Would Be Beautiful.” They each received $7,000. Three writers also received Lando Writer of Note grants for manuscripts-in-progress. They are fiction writer DK Nnuro of Iowa City for “Thief-man Thief Thief-man” and nonfiction writers Tanvi Misra of New York City for “The Body Political: How Borders Affect the Human Body” and Elizabeth C. Wellington of Wellesley, Massachusetts, for “The Asylum Seekers.” They each received $1,500. The annual grants are given to writers “exploring the issues of and solutions to the challenges of migration, immigration, or the refugee experience” in manuscripts-in-progress. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

The de Groot Foundation, 15811 Collins Avenue, Unit 1101, North Miami Beach, FL 33160. grants@degrootfoundation.org degrootfoundation.org

Diagram/New Michigan Press

Chapbook Contest

Lorenzo Barajas of New York City won the 2024 Diagram/New Michigan Press Chapbook Contest for his poetry collection Your Best American Mii. He received $1,000, and his chapbook will be published by New Michigan Press in February. Ander Monson judged. The annual award is given for a chapbook of poetry, prose, or hybrid work. The next deadline is April 25.

Diagram/New Michigan Press, Chapbook Contest, University of Arizona, English Department, P.O. Box 210067, Tucson, AZ 85721. Ander Monson, Editor. editor@thediagram.com thediagram.com/contest.html

French-American Foundation

Translation Prize

Frank Wynne of Dublin won the 2024 Translation Prize in Fiction for his translation of Mathias Énard’s novel The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers’ Guild (New Directions). He received $10,000. The Translation Prize in Nonfiction was split between Angela Hunter of Little Rock, Arizona, and Rebecca Wilkin of Tacoma, Washington, for their co-translation of Louise Dupin’s book Work on Women (Oxford University Press). Hunter and Wilkin each received $5,000. The annual awards are given for books of fiction and nonfiction translated from French into English and published during the previous year. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

French-American Foundation, Translation Prize, 28 West 44th Street, Suite 912, New York, NY 10036. Gabrielle Milligan, Program Associate. gmilligan@frenchamerican.org frenchamerican.org/initiatives/translation-prize

Gemini Magazine

Short Story Contest

Ava Sedgwick of Cork, Ireland, won the 2024 Short Story Contest for “Better Dead Than Red.” She received $1,000, and her story was published in the August 2024 issue of Gemini Magazine. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is March 31.

Gemini Magazine, Short Story Contest, P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA 02558. (339) 309-9757. David A. Bright, Editor. editor@gemini-magazine.com gemini-magazine.com

Ghost Story

Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition

Chris Turner-Neal of Buenos Aires won the Summer 2024 Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition for his story “Pulling.” He received $1,000, and his story was published on the Ghost Story website. The editors judged. The award is given biannually for a work of flash fiction with a supernatural or magical realist theme. (See Deadlines.)

Ghost Story, Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition, P.O. Box 601, Union, ME 04862. Paul Guernsey, Editor. editor@theghoststory.com theghoststory.com/flash-fiction-competition

Inlandia Institute

Eliud Martínez Prize

Tomás Baiza of Boise, Idaho, won the third annual Eliud Martínez Prize for his hybrid-genre collection, Mexican Teeth: Stories and Assorted Artifacts of an Errant Chicanidad. He received $1,000 and publication by Inlandia Books. Juanita E. Mantz judged. The annual award is given for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction by a writer who identifies as Hispanic, Latino/a/e/x, or Chicana/o/e/x. (See Deadlines.)

Inlandia Institute, Eliud Martínez Prize, 4178 Chestnut Street, Riverside, CA 92501. (951) 790-2458. Laura Villareal, Publications Coordinator. publications@inlandiainstitute.org inlandiainstitute.org/books/the-eliud-martinez-prize

James Jones Literary Society

First Novel Fellowship

Thomas Andrew Green of Kennesaw, Georgia, and Julie Ries of Hudson Valley, New York, both won the 33rd annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship for “Soon as I Find Jake” and “The Hunger Bride,” respectively. They each received $9,000. Nancy McKinley, David Nicholson, and Virginia Pye judged. The annual award is given for a novel-in-progress that honors “the spirit of unblinking honesty, determination, and insight into modern culture as exemplified by [the writings of] James Jones.” (See Deadlines.)

James Jones Literary Society, First Novel Fellowship, Wilkes University, Creative Writing Program, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. jamesjonesfirstnovel@wilkes.edu wilkes.edu/academics/graduate-programs/creative-writing-ma-mfa/james-jones-fellowship-contest.aspx

Laura Boss Poetry Foundation

Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award

Suzanne Cleary of New York City won the 2024 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award for The Odds. She received $5,000, and her poetry collection will be published by New York Quarterly Books in the spring. She will also receive 25 author copies and be invited to give a featured reading at the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, New Jersey. Jan Beatty judged. The annual award is given for a manuscript of narrative poetry. The next deadline is March 31.

Laura Boss Poetry Foundation, Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award. Barry Boss, Treasurer. laurabosspoetryfoundation@gmail.com laurabosspoetryfoundation.org/2024-winner-finalists

Little Tokyo Historical Society

Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Brandon Tadashi Chung of Monterey Park, California, won the 2024 Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest for “When Next We Meet” and DC Palter and Satsuki Palter, both of Los Angeles, won for “New Otani Wedding.” Chung won in the English language category, and the Palters won in the Japanese language category. They each received $500 and publication in Rafu Shimpo and on the Discover Nikkei and Little Tokyo Historical Society websites. Jeffrey Chin, Susan Kiyo Ito, and Susan H. Kamei judged in the English language category. Masanori Baba, Mariko Lochridge, and Mami Sone judged in the Japanese language category. The annual awards are given for short stories that take place in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles and “capture the cultural spirit” of the neighborhood. (See Deadlines.)

Little Tokyo Historical Society, Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest, 319 East Second Street, Suite 203, Los Angeles, CA 90012. imaginelittletokyo@gmail.com littletokyohs.org

Lost Horse Press

Idaho Prize for Poetry

Meredith Mason of Appleton, Wisconsin, won the 2024 Idaho Prize for Poetry for Secret Work. She received $1,000, and her collection will be published by Lost Horse Press in the spring. She will also receive 20 author copies. Jackson Holbert judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is May 15.

Lost Horse Press, Idaho Prize for Poetry, 37346 Robinson Drive, Scio, OR 97374. (208) 597-3008. losthorsepress@mindspring.com losthorsepress.org

MacArthur Foundation

Macarthur Fellowships

Poets Jericho Brown of Atlanta and Juan Felipe Herrera of Fresno, California; fiction writer Ling Ma of Chicago; and nonfiction writer Alice Wong of San Francisco won 2024 MacArthur Fellowships. Brown, whose most recent poetry collection is The Tradition (Copper Canyon Press, 2019); Herrera, whose most recent book of fiction is the story collection Every Day We Get More Illegal (City Lights, 2020); Ma, whose most recent book of fiction is Bliss Montage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022); and Wong, whose most recent book is the memoir Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life (Vintage, 2022), will each receive $800,000 over five years. The annual fellowships are given in a variety of fields, including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, to “enable recipients to exercise their own creative instincts for the benefit of human society.” There is no application process.

MacArthur Foundation, Office of Grants Management, 140 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60603. (312) 726-8000. 4answers@macfound.org macfound.org

Mississippi Arts Commission

Literary Artist Fellowships

Poets Nadia Alexis of McComb, Mark Burr of Ocean Springs, Saddiq Dzukogi of Starkville, Maggie Graber of Oxford, Michael C. Smith of Cleveland, and John Zheng of Greenwood, and fiction writers Lee Durkee and Max Hipp, both of Oxford, J.D. Hosemann and Gerry Wilson, both of Jackson, Olufunke Ogundimu of Starkville, and Snowden Wright of Benton each received a $4,250 Literary Artist Fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission. The fellowships are given in alternating years to Mississippi poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The next round of fellowships will be awarded to creative nonfiction writers. (See Deadlines.)

Mississippi Arts Commission, Literary Artist Fellowships, 455 N. Lamar Street, Suite 2A, Jackson, MS 39202. (601) 359-6075. Kristen Brandt, Arts Industry Director. kbrandt@arts.ms.gov arts.ms.gov/grants/grants-for-individuals/artist-fellowships

National Poetry Series

Open Competition

Five poets won the 2024 National Poetry Series Open Competition. They are D.M. Aderibigbe of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 82nd Division, selected by Colin Channer and to be published by Akashic Books; MaKshya Tolbert of Charlottesville, Virginia, for Shade Is a Place, selected by Maggie Milner and to be published by Penguin; Kieron Walquist of Salt Lake City for Our Hands Hold Violence, selected by Brenda Hillman and to be published by Beacon Press; AJ White of New York City for Blue Loop, selected by Chelsea Dingman and to be published by University of Georgia Press; and Keith S. Wilson of Chicago for Games for Children, selected by Rosalie Moffett and to be published by Milkweed Editions. They each received $10,000. The annual awards are given for poetry collections by U.S. poets. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

National Poetry Series, Open Competition, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08540. (609) 430-0999. Beth Dial, Coordinator. bethdial@nationalpoetryseries.org nationalpoetryseries.org

New Letters

Literary Awards

Sébastien Luc Butler of New York City won the 2024 Patricia Cleary Miller Award for Poetry for “Parallax & Other Poems.” Tanya Pengelly of Warwickshire, England, won the Robert Day Award for Fiction for “So Much Forest.” Elisabetta La Cava of Austin won the Conger Beasley Jr. Award for Nonfiction for “Not Your Cinema Paradiso.” They each received $2,500 and will be published in the Winter/Spring 2025 issue of New Letters. Traci Brimhall judged in poetry, Rebecca Lee judged in fiction, and Jason Brown judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poem or group of poems, a story, and an essay. The next deadline is May 19.

New Letters, Literary Awards, University of Missouri, 5101 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110. (816) 235-1169. Ashley Wann, Managing Editor. wannk@umkc.edu newletters.org

Omnidawn Publishing

First/Second Poetry Book Contest

Carolann Caviglia Madden of Galway, Ireland, won the 2024 First/Second Poetry Book Contest for Ritual Loss. They received $3,000, publication of their book by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies. Desirée Alvarez judged. The annual award is given for a first or second poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)

Single Poem Broadside Contest

Rachelle Toarmino of Buffalo, New York, won the 2024 Single Poem Broadside Contest for “Hell and Back.” She received $1,000, publication of her poem as a letterpress broadside by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies. Claire Marie Stancek judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. The next deadline is April 16.

Omnidawn Publishing, 1632 Elm Avenue, Richmond, CA 94805. (510) 439-6285. Laura Joakimson and Rusty Morrison, Copublishers. rusty@omnidawn.com omnidawn.com/contests/omnidawn-poetry-contests

Pen Parentis

Writing Fellowship for New Parents

Helen Spencer of New York City won the 2024–2025 Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents for “Mixing Bowls.” She received $2,000, publication of her story in Dreamers Creative Writing, and a year of mentorship. She was also invited to give a reading online for the Pen Parentis Literary Salon. The annual award is given for a short story by a writer with at least one child under the age of 10. The next deadline is April 17.

Pen Parentis, Writing Fellowship for New Parents, 176 Broadway, 14F, New York, NY 10038. (917) 525-3265. info@penparentis.org penparentis.org

Poetry Foundation

Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

Li-Young Lee of Chicago won the 2024 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Lee, whose most recent poetry collection is The Invention of the Darling (Norton, 2024), received $100,000. The award is given annually to a living U.S. poet “whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition.” There is no application process.

Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60654. info@poetryfoundation.org poetryfoundation.org/awards/prizes-lilly

Poetry International

C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize

Holly Pollard of Dorset, England, won the 2023 C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize for “Epicerie L’Idéal.” She received $1,000, and her poem will be published in Poetry International. Sandra Alcosser judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. The next deadline is December 1, 2025.

Poetry International, C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize, San Diego State University, Department of English and Comparative Literature, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182. Sandra Alcosser, Editor in Chief. poetryintl@gmail.com poetryinternational.sdsu.edu

Poetry Northwest

James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets

Kara Briggs, Sauk-Suiattle citizen and Yakama descendant, and Kateri Menominee of Gnoozhekaning or Bay Mills Ojibwe won the fourth annual James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets for “Acknowledgement Two” and “from a salt(less) sea to you: return,” respectively. They each received $1,000, publication in Poetry Northwest, and an invitation to give a reading with the contest judge at Poets House in New York City. Board members from In-Na-Po (Indigenous Nations Poets) screened the entries, and Esther Belin of Diné bikéyah served as the final judge. The annual award is given to two Indigenous poets for a single poem by each writer. (See Deadlines.)

Poetry Northwest, James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower Street, Everett, WA 98201. Keetje Kuipers, Editor. editors@poetrynw.org poetrynw.org/james-welch-prize

Princess of Asturias Foundation

Award for Literature

Poet, fiction writer, essayist, and translator Ana Blandiana of Bucharest won the 2024 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature. Blandiana, whose most recent book of collected poetry translated from the Romanian into English is Five Books (Bloodaxe Books, 2022), received €50,000 (approximately $54,721). A jury appointed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation judged. The annual award is given to a writer who is “fostering and advancing literary creation in all its genres.” There is no application process.

Princess of Asturias Foundation, Plácido Arango Arias, 2-33004 Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain. info@fpa.es fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards

Rattle

Poetry Prize

Arthur Russell of Nutley, New Jersey, won the 2024 Rattle Poetry Prize for “Among Other Things.” He received $15,000 and publication of his poem in Issue 86 of Rattle. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. The next deadline is July 15.

Rattle, Poetry Prize, 12411 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604. Timothy Green, Editor. tim@rattle.com rattle.com

Red Hen Press

Women’s Prose Prize

Nita Noveno of New York City won the 2024 Women’s Prose Prize for Mud on the Moon. She received $1,000, and her novel will be published by Red Hen Press in fall 2026. Laila Halaby judged. The annual award is given for a book of fiction or nonfiction by a writer who identifies as a woman. (See Deadlines.)

Red Hen Press, Women’s Prose Prize, P.O. Box 40820, Pasadena, CA 91114. (626) 406-1203. Shelby Wallace, Production Editor. editorial@redhen.org redhen.org

Regal House Publishing

Terry J. Cox Poetry Award

David Tucker of South Orange, New Jersey, won the 2024 Terry J. Cox Poetry Award for Local Heroes. He received $1,000, and his poetry collection will be published by Regal House Publishing in 2026. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)

Regal House Publishing, Terry J. Cox Poetry Award, 806 Oberlin Road, #12094, Raleigh, NC 27605. Jaynie Royal, Publisher and Editor in Chief. info@regalhousepublishing.com regalhousepublishing.com

Salamander

Fiction Prize

Michael Welch of Chicago won the 2024 Salamander Fiction Prize for “Exit Strategies of a Great Squirrel Army.” He received $1,000, and his story will be published in Issue 59 of Salamander. Kevin Wilson judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is June 1.

Salamander, Fiction Prize, Suffolk University, English Department, 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108. Katie Sticca, Managing Editor. salamandereditors@gmail.com salamandermag.org/contests

Sarabande Books

Morton, McCarthy, and Sarabande Prizes

Edward Salem of Detroit won the 2024 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry for Intifadas. Hillary Behrman of Seattle won the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction for Lake Effect. Joseph Trinidad of Wellington, New Zealand, won the Sarabande Prize in the Essay for Lucky Creatures. They each received $3,000, and their collections will be published by Sarabande Books. Hanif Abdurraqib judged in poetry, Lauren Groff judged in fiction, and Alexander Chee judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poetry collection, a book of fiction, and an essay collection. (See Deadlines.)

Sarabande Books, Morton, McCarthy, and Sarabande Prizes, 735 Lampton Street, Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40203. info@sarabandebooks.org sarabandebooks.org

Southern Humanities Review

Auburn Witness Poetry Prize

Erika Jing of Williamstown, Massachusetts, won the 2024 Auburn Witness Poetry Prize for “Follow.” She received $1,000 and publication in Southern Humanities Review. She also read with contest judge Victoria Chang in an event hosted by Auburn University. The annual award is given for a poem of witness. The next deadline is June 1.

Southern Humanities Review, Auburn Witness Poetry Prize, Auburn University, 9088 Haley Center, Auburn, AL 36849. (334) 844-9088. shr@auburn.edu southernhumanitiesreview.com

Southern Indiana Review

Michael Waters Poetry Prize

Nicole Lachat of Lincoln, Nebraska, won the 2024 Michael Waters Poetry Prize for The Red We Silk. She received $6,000, and her collection will be published by Southern Indiana Review Press in the fall. Fady Joudah judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (See Deadlines.)

Southern Indiana Review, Michael Waters Poetry Prize, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712. (812) 228-5145. Ron Mitchell, Editor. sir.contest@usi.edu usi.edu/sir/michael-waters-poetry-prize

Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts

Philip Roth Residencies

Fiction writer Vivian Hu of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and poet Alfredo Aguilar of Lockhart, Texas, received the fall 2024 and spring 2025 Philip Roth Residencies in Creative Writing, respectively. They will both receive $5,000 and a residency of up to four months at the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts at Bucknell University. The annual residencies are given to writers working on a first or second book in any literary genre. (See Deadlines.)

Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts, Philip Roth Residencies, Bucknell University, Bucknell Hall, 1 Dent Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837. Andrew Ciotola, Program Manager. ciotola@bucknell.edu bucknell.edu/academics/beyond-classroom/academic-centers-institutes/stadler-center-poetry-literary-arts/programs-residencies/philip-roth-residence-creative-writing

Stanford Libraries

William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

Mirinae Lee of Hong Kong won the William Saroyan International Prize in fiction for her novel, 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster (Harper Perennial, 2024). Fae Myenne Ng of San Francisco won the prize in nonfiction for her memoir, Orphan Bachelors (Grove Press, 2023). They both received $5,000. Sumbul Ali-Karamali, Elizabeth McKenzie, and Scott Setrakian judged in fiction, and Mark Arax, Lori Jakiela, and Fritz Kasten judged in nonfiction. The biennial award is given for books of fiction and nonfiction by new or emerging writers published in the previous two years. The next deadline is January 31, 2026.

Stanford Libraries, William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, 557 Escondido Mall, Suite 102, Stanford, CA 94305. Sonia Lee, Prize Administrator. sonialee@stanford.edu saroyanprize.sites.stanford.edu

Story

Story Foundation Prize

Stephen Fishbach of Washington, D.C., won the fifth annual Story Foundation Prize for his story “Wound Care.” He received $1,500 and publication in the Fall 2024 issue of Story. The annual award is given for a short story. Visit the website for complete guidelines. The next deadline is December 15, 2025.

Story, Story Foundation Prize, 312 E Kelso Road, Columbus, OH 43202. (314) 614-8759. Michael Nye, Editor in Chief. mpnye@storymagazine.org storymagazine.org

Tupelo Press

Dorset Prize

Janée J. Baugher of Seattle won the 2023 Dorset Prize for The Andrew Wyeth Chronicles. She received $3,000, publication of her book by Tupelo Press, 20 author copies, and a weeklong residency at Gentle House in Port Angeles, Washington. Shane McCrae judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is December 31, 2025.

Snowbound Chapbook Award

John James of Louisville, Kentucky, won the 2024 Snowbound Chapbook Award for Extinction Song. He received $1,000, publication by Tupelo Press, and 25 author copies. Monica Ferrell judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook. (See Deadlines.)

Helena Whitehill Book Award

Ángel García of Champaign, Illinois, won the 2024 Helena Whitehill Book Award for Indifferent Cities. He received $1,000, publication of his poetry collection by Tupelo Press, and a one-week residency at Gentle House in Port Angeles, Washington. Jane Wong judged. The annual award is given for a full- or chapbook-length poetry collection or a book of nonfiction (including memoir, essays, and hybrid work). The next deadline is October 31.

Tupelo Press, P.O. Box 1767, North Adams, MA 01247. (413) 664-9611. Kristina Marie Darling, Editor in Chief. kdarling@tupelopress.org tupelopress.org

University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships

Five writers received the 2024–2025 Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships. Audrey Gradzewicz of State College, Pennsylvania, received the Ronald Wallace Poetry Fellowship; Winniebell Xinyu Zong of Ithaca, New York, received the Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellowship; Adams Adeosun and Michael Kaplan, both of Iowa City, received the Carol Houck Smith Fiction Fellowship and the James C. McCreight Fiction Fellowship, respectively; and Jackie Chalghin of Madison, Wisconsin, received the Hoffman-Halls Emerging Artist Fellowship in Fiction. Each fellow receives a stipend of at least $40,000 plus benefits, teaches one undergraduate creative writing workshop at the University of Wisconsin each semester, and gives one public reading. The nine-month fellowships provide time, space, and an intellectual community for poets and fiction writers working on a first or second book. Writers who hold an MFA or PhD in creative writing and have published no more than one book are eligible. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships, English Department, 600 North Park Street, H.C. White Room 6195, Madison, WI 53706. Ron Kuka, Program Coordinator. institutemail@english.wisc.edu creativewriting.wisc.edu/fellowships

Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation

Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

Anne de Marcken of the unceded land of the Coast Salish people in Olympia, Washington, won the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for her novella It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over (New Directions; Fitzcarraldo Editions; Giramondo, 2024). She received $25,000. Margaret Atwood, Omar El Akkad, Megan Giddings, Ken Liu, and Carmen Maria Machado judged. The annual award is given for a previously published book of fiction. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation, Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, 9450 SW Gemini Drive PMB 51842, Beaverton, OR 97008. Molly Templeton, Prize Administrator. prizeforfiction@ursulakleguin.com ursulakleguin.com/prize24

Virginia Commonwealth University

Levis Reading Prize

Elisa Gonzalez of New York City won the 2024 Levis Reading Prize for Grand Tour (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). She received $5,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to give a reading at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The annual award is given for a first or second book of poetry published during the previous year. (See Deadlines.)

Virginia Commonwealth University, Levis Reading Prize, English Department, 900 Park Avenue, Hibbs Hall, Room 306, P.O. Box 842005, Richmond, VA 23284. Julia St. John, Levis Fellow. levis@vcu.edu english.vcu.edu/about/national-literary-awards/levis-reading-prize

Yale University Press

Yale Nonfiction Book Prize

Jonathan Gleason of Chicago won the inaugural Yale Nonfiction Book Prize for Field Guide to Falling Ill. He received $15,000 and publication by Yale University Press. Excerpts from his book will also be published serially in Yale Review. Meghan O’Rourke judged. The biennial award is given for a book of nonfiction by a writer who has not published a book in the genre. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

Yale University Press, Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, 302 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06511. (203) 432-0960. yalenonfictionbookprize@gmail.com yalebooks.yale.edu/yale-nonfiction-book-prize-rules-and-submission-guidelines