Genre: Poetry

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm

Good Contrivance Farm, an educational nonprofit, offers residencies of up to four weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a Victorian farm in Reisterstown, Maryland, located 24 miles north of Baltimore. Residents are provided with private lodging in a renovated barn loft, which includes one bedroom, a bathroom, a full kitchen, a dining area, and a library; or in the Hen House Cottage, which includes a sleeping area with a queen-sized bed, a full kitchen, and a bathroom.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 20, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm, 2015 Emory Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136. (443) 529-2939. 

Contact City: 
Reisterstown
Contact State: 
MD
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
21136
Country: 
US
Add Image: 
Barn apt

Poetry Prize

Fish Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
March 31, 2024
A prize of ?1,000 (approximately $1,085) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a single poem. The winner is also invited to read at the anthology launch event at the West Cork Literary Festival in July, along with nine finalists whose work will also be published in the anthology. Billy Collins will judge. Submit a poem of up to 60 lines with a ?14 (approximately $15) entry fee for online entries or ?16 (approximately $17) for postal entries by March 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry International Prize

Poetry International
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
April 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Poetry International is given annually for a single poem. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length with a $15 entry fee ($3 for each additional poem) by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Writing Residencies

The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology offers two- to twelve-week residencies from October 2024 to April 2025 to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the Center’s adjacent 80-acre property, located within the unique ecosystems of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary in Otis, Oregon. Each resident is provided with a private room, bathroom, and kitchen in a house, as well as private studio space and access to the Hale Reference Library. Residents are responsible for travel and living costs.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
October 1, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Writing Residencies, 56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368. (541) 994-5485. Maria Elting, Workshop Coordinator. 

Maria Elting
Workshop Coordinator
Contact City: 
Otis
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
56605
Country: 
US

Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program

The Fine Arts Work Center’s (FAWC) annual summer workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction were held from June 16 to August 16 in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 16, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program, 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. (508) 487-9960. 

Contact City: 
Provincetown
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
02657
Country: 
US

Ou-telier Residency

The Ou Gallery’s Ou-telier program offers one- to four-week residencies starting on the 1st and 16th of every month year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on Gabriola Island in British Columbia, Canada. Residents are provided with a private studio and one-bedroom, one-bathroom cabin, which can be shared with an artist collaborator or family member.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 20, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Ou-telier Residency, The Ou Gallery, 3091 Agira Road, Duncan, BC V9L 3Y3, Canada. Barclay Rose, Cofounder. 

Barclay Rose
Cofounder
Contact City: 
Gabriola Island
Contact State: 
BC
Country: 
CA

Editor’s Prizes

Florida Review
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
April 15, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Florida Review are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. The editors will judge. Submit up to five poems of any length or up to 30 pages of prose with a $25 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Florida Review, by April 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prime Number Magazine Awards

Press 53
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
March 31, 2024
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Prime Number Magazine are given annually for a poem and a short story. Maya J. Sorini will judge in poetry and Dennis McFadden will judge in fiction. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of up to three pages or a short story of up to 5,300 words with a $15 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sewanee Writers’ Conference

The 34th annual Sewanee Writers’ Conference was held from July 16 to July 28 on the campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The conference featured workshops, special topics classes, lectures, one-on-one meetings with faculty, and readings for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty included poets Marianne Chan, Eduardo C.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 16, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sewanee Writers’ Conference, University of the South, 735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383. 

Contact City: 
Sewanee
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37383
Country: 
US

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