Genre: Poetry

Event Horizon

November/December 2024

Event Horizon offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on eight acres of olive groves in Crete, Greece. Residents are provided with lodging on site or in nearby affiliate housing, which includes a traditional Cretan house, a converted stone windmill, and two caravans, as well as work space in modern studios built from converted shipping containers. Residents will have access to nearby beaches and towns, including Fourní Village, Mirabello Bay, and Neapolis.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
April 24, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Event Horizon, Fourní Village, Lasithi, 72400, Crete, Greece. Julienne Dolphin Wilding, Director. 

Julienne Dolphin Wilding
Director
Contact City: 
Crete
Country: 
GR
Add Image: 
Event Horizon Amphitheatre
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Poetry Open

Gemini Magazine
Entry Fee: 
$10
Deadline: 
January 2, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gemini Magazine is given annually for a single poem. The editors will judge. Submit up to three poems of any length with a $10 entry fee by January 2, 2025. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Robert H. Winner Memorial Award

Poetry Society of America
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
December 31, 2024
A prize of $2,500 and publication on the Poetry Society of America website is given annually to a poet over 40 who has published no more than one poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 pages of poetry with a $15 entry fee by December 31. There is no entry fee for PSA members. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry

African Poetry Book Fund
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
December 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Nebraska Press and Amalion, an independent publishing house based in Dakar, is given annually for a debut poetry collection by an African poet. Writers who were born in Africa, are African nationals or residents, or whose parents are African are eligible. The African Poetry Book Fund editorial board will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 50 pages by December 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Stephen Mitchell Translation Prize

Green Linden Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
November 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Green Linden Press is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction translated from any language into English. Christopher Nelson will judge. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 30. All finalists will be considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

North American Poetry Book Award

Poetry Society of Virginia
Entry Fee: 
$36
Deadline: 
January 15, 2025
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poetry collection published during the current year. The winner is also invited to read at the Poetry Society of Virginia’s annual Spring Poetry Festival, held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, in May 2025. Self-published books are ineligible. Thomas Gardner will judge. Submit three copies of a book no less than 50 pages in length that was published in 2024 with a $36 entry fee ($25 for current PSV members), which includes a one-year membership to the organization, by January 15, 2025. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher Residency

November/December 2024

The Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher Residency, sponsored by the Columbus Museum, offers a three-month residency from May through July to a poet, fiction writer, or nonfiction writer at the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson home studio in the Shepard neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The resident is provided with a $15,000 stipend; a private room, studio, and bathroom; and access to Robinson’s art, archive, and library. Robinson’s bungalow-style home also features a living room, a sunroom, and a dining room.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Aminah Robinson Writer/Scholar/Researcher Residency, 480 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215. (614) 221-6801. Deidre Hamlar, Director.

Deidre Hamlar
Director
Contact City: 
Columbus
Contact State: 
OH
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
43219
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Front Range Book Prize

Alternating Current Press
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
December 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by Alternating Current Press, and 25 author copies will be given annually for a poetry collection, story collection, essay collection, novel, memoir, or book-length hybrid work on the theme of Colorado or by a writer born, raised, or residing in Colorado (or who has resided in Colorado for at least three years). The winner will also be given the opportunity to participate in a book tour in Colorado. All entries are considered for publication. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length with an $18 entry fee by December 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Wishing Jewel Prize

Green Linden Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
November 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Green Linden Press is given annually for an innovative book of poetry “that questions the boundaries of genre, form, or mode while engaging the rich possibilities of lyrical expression.” Christopher Nelson will judge. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 30. All finalists are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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