Deadlines
Academy of American Poets
LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZE A prize of $25,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a living poet published in the United States during the previous year. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York. Copies of the winning book are purchased and distributed to hundreds of members of the Academy of American Poets. Major Jackson, Jane Mead, and Patricia Smith will judge. U.S. publishers may submit four copies of a book published in 2018 with a $75 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
JAMES LAUGHLIN AWARD
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a second book of poetry by a living poet to be published in the current year. The winner also receives an all-expensespaid weeklong residency at the Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Copies of the winning book are purchased and distributed to approximately 1,000 members of the Academy of American Poets. Gillian Conoley, Fady Joudah, and Cole Swensen will judge. U.S. publishers may submit four copies of a manuscript of at least 48 pages that has come under contract and will be published in 2020 by May 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. (212) 274-0343, ext. 13. awards@poets.org
www.poets.org/awards
American Literary Translators Association
NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARDS Two prizes of $2,500 each are given annually for a book of poetry and a book of prose translated from any language into English and published in the previous year. For the poetry prize, poetry collections and verse dramas in translation are eligible; for the prose prize, short story collections and essay collections, novels, memoirs, prose drama, and hybrid prose works in translation are eligible. Publishers may submit a book published in 2018 by April 15. The entry fee is $50 for presses that publish more than 10 titles each year, and $30 for presses that publish fewer than 10 titles each year. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
LUCIEN STRYK ASIAN TRANSLATION PRIZE
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year. Publishers or translators may submit a book translated from Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai, or Vietnamese into English and published in 2018 by April 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
ITALIAN PROSE IN TRANSLATION AWARD
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a book of fiction or nonfiction translated from Italian into English and published in the previous year. Publishers or translators may submit a book published in 2018 by April 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.) American Literary Translators Association, University of Arizona, Esquire Building #205, 1230 North Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721. Rachael Daum, Communications and Awards Manager. rachaeldaum@literarytranslators.org
www.literarytranslators.org
Arts & Letters
ARTS & LETTERS PRIZES Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Arts & Letters are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. GennaRose Nethercott will judge in poetry, Peter Nichols will judge in fiction, and Pam Houston will judge in nonfiction. Using the online submission system, submit up to four poems or up to 25 pages of prose with a $20 entry fee by March 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Arts & Letters, Arts & Letters Prizes, Georgia College, Campus Box 89, Milledgeville, GA 31061. (478) 445-1289. Laura Newbern, Editor.
artsandletters.gcsu.edu
Ashland Poetry Press
RICHARD SNYDER PUBLICATION PRIZE A prize of $1,000, publication by Ashland Poetry Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 64 to 96 pages with a $25 entry fee ($27 for electronic submissions) by April 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Ashland Poetry Press, Richard Snyder Publication Prize, Ashland University,
401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805. Paige Webb, Managing Editor. www.ashlandpoetrypress.com/guidelines /snyder-prize
Atlanta Review INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION A prize of $1,000 and publication in Atlanta Review is given annually for a single poem. Using the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length with a $10 entry fee by May 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Atlanta Review, International Poetry Competition, 686 Cherry Street NW, Suite 333, Atlanta, GA 30332.
Karen Head, Editor.
www.atlantareview.submittable.com
Australian Book Review
ELIZABETH JOLLEY SHORT STORY PRIZE A prize of AUD $5,000 (approximately $3,610) is given annually for a story. A second-place prize of AUD $3,000 (approximately $2,170) and a third-place prize of AUD $2,000 (approximately $1,440) are also given. The winners will be published in Australian Book Review. Maxine Beneba Clarke, John Kinsella, and Beejay Silcox will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a story of 2,000 to 5,000 words with an AUD $25 (approximately $18) entry fee by April 10. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Australian Book Review, Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, Studio 2, 207 City Road, Southbank, Victoria, Australia 3006. abr@australianbookreview.com.au www.australianbookreview.com.au/prizes -programs/elizabeth-jolley-story-prize
Banipal Trust for Arab Literature
SAIF GHOBASH BANIPAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC LITERARY TRANSLATION A prize of £3,000 (approximately $3,780) is given annually for a book of poetry or fiction translated from Arabic into English and published for the first time in English during the previous year. Translations of Arabic works of poetry or fiction originally published in 1967 or later are eligible. Publishers may submit five copies of a book published between April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019, with three copies of the original work by March 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. Banipal Trust for Arab Literature,
Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London SW10 9SB, England. Paula Johnson, Awards Secretary. info@banipaltrust.org.uk
www.banipaltrust.org.uk/prize
Bellingham Review
LITERARY AWARDS Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellingham Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The 49th Parallel Award for Poetry is given for a poem or group of poems; Nickole Brown will judge. The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction is given for a short story; Robin Hemley will judge. The Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction is given for an essay; Ira Sukrungruang will judge. Using the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length, three pieces of flash fiction or nonfiction of up to 1,500 words each, or a story or essay of up to 6,000 words with a $20 entry fee ($10 for each additional entry), which includes a copy of the prize issue, by March 31. All entries
are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Bellingham Review, Literary Awards, Western Washington University, Mail Stop 9053, Old Main 245, Bellingham, WA 98225. Bailey Cunningham, Managing Editor.
www.bhreview.org/contest-submissions-guidelines
Beloit Poetry Journal
ADRIENNE RICH AWARD FOR POETRY
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Beloit Poetry Journal is given annually for a single poem. Patricia Smith will judge. Using the online submission system, submit up to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $15 entry fee between March 1 and April 30.
All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Beloit Poetry Journal, Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry, P.O. Box 1450, Windham, ME 04062. Rachel Contreni Flynn, Contact. bpj@bpj.org
www.bpj.org
Black Lawrence Press
HUDSON PRIZE
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a collection of poems or short stories. The editors will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 45 to 95 pages or a fiction manuscript of 120 to 280 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Black Lawrence Press, Hudson Prize, 279 Claremont Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10552. editors@blacklawrencepress.com
www.blacklawrence.com
Bosque Press
BOSQUE FICTION PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication in
bosque is given annually for a short story or a novel excerpt by a writer over the age of 40. Julie Williams will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a story or novel excerpt of up to 5,000 words with a $22 entry fee during the month of March. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Bosque Press, Bosque Fiction Prize, 508 Chamiso Lane NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107. Lynn C. Miller, Editor. lynn@bosquepress.com
www.bosquepress.com/bosque.html
Breakwater Review
PESEROFF PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Breakwater Review is given annually for a single poem. Jill McDonough will judge. Submit three poems of any length with a $10 entry fee by May 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Breakwater Review, Peseroff Prize, University of Massachusetts, MFA Program in Creative Writing, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. (617) 287-6736. Emily Moeck, Editor in Chief. breakwaterreview@gmail.com
www.breakwaterreview.com