Recent Winners
American Literary Translators Association LUCIEN STRYK ASIAN TRANSLATION PRIZE
Archana Venkatesan of West Sacramento, California, won the 2021 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize for her translation from the Tamil of Nammalvar’s − − epic poem Endless Song (India Penguin). She received $6,000. Jeffrey Angles, Maithreyi Karnoor, and Rajiv Mohabir judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry or a text from Zen Buddhism translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year. (SEE DEADLINES.)
ITALIAN PROSE IN TRANSLATION AWARD
Stephen Twilley of Chicago won the 2021 Italian Prose in Translation Award for his translation from the Italian and French of Curzio Malaparte’s work of literary nonfiction Diary of a Foreigner in Paris (New York Review Books Classics). He received $5,000. Stiliana Milkova, Minna Zallman Proctor, and Will Schutt judged. The annual award is given for a book of fiction or nonfiction translated from Italian into English and published in the previous year. (SEE DEADLINES.)
NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARDS
Geoffrey Brock of Fayetteville, Arkansas, won the 2021 National Translation Award in Poetry for his translation from the Italian of Giuseppe Ungaretti’s poetry collection Allegria (Archipelago Books). Sinan Antoon, Layla Benitez-James, and Sibelan Forrester judged. Tejaswini Niranjana of Ahmedabad, India, won the 2021 National Translation Award in Prose for her translation from the Kannada of Jayant Kaikini’s short story collection No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories (Catapult). Jennifer Croft, Anton Hur, and Annie Janusch judged. Brock and Niranjana each received $2,500. The annual awards are given for a book of poetry and a book of prose translated from any language into English and published in the previous year.
(SEE DEADLINES.) 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
literarytranslators.org/awards
Anhinga Press ANHINGA PRIZE FOR POETRY
Craig Beaven of Tallahassee, Florida, won the 2021 Anhinga Prize for Poetry for Teaching the Baby to Say I Love You.
He received $2,000, and his book will be published by Anhinga Press in September. Ellen Bass judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is May 31.
Anhinga Press, Anhinga Prize for Poetry, P.O. Box 3665, Tallahassee, FL 32315. Kristine Snodgrass, Contact. info@anhinga.org
anhingapress.org
Arts & Letters ARTS & LETTERS PRIZES
L. A. Johnson of Santa Monica, California, won the Arts & Letters Rumi Prize for Poetry for “Where Warm and Cool Air Meet,” “Downriver,” “Radiant Stranger,” and “House Full of Someones.” Karen Day of Newton, Massachusetts, won the Arts & Letters Prize for Fiction for “The Cellar.” Lee Anne Gallaway-Mitchell of Tucson won the Susan Atefat Prize for Creative Nonfiction for “The Tax of Quick Alarm.” They each received $1,000, and their winning works were published in the Fall 2021 issue of Arts
& Letters. Romeo Oriogun judged in poetry, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma judged in fiction, and Kristi Coulter judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. (SEE DEADLINES.) 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 MEMORIAL PUBLICATION PRIZE
Margaret Mackinnon of Richmond won the 2021 Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize for Afternoon in
Cartago. She received $1,000, publication by Ashland Poetry Press, and 25 author copies. Maggie Anderson judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Ashland Poetry Press, Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize, Ashland University, 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805. (419) 289-5789. Deborah Fleming, Director. app@ashland.edu
ashlandpoetrypress.com
Atlanta Review INTERNATIONAL POETRY CONTEST
Melanie Tafejian of Raleigh, North Carolina, won the 2021 International Poetry Contest for “For Years I Was Afraid to Go Home.” She received a prize of $1,000 and publication in the Fall 2021 issue of Atlanta Review. Katie Farris judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. (SEE DEADLINES.) Atlanta Review, International Poetry Contest, 686 Cherry Street NW, Suite 333, Atlanta, GA 30332. Karen Head, Editor. atlantareview.com/guidelines/international -poetry-contest
Autumn House Press LITERARY PRIZES
Sara R. Burnett of Silver Spring, Maryland, won the 19th annual Autumn House Poetry Prize for her poetry collection, Seed Celestial. Wendy Wimmer of Green Bay, Wisconsin, won the 14th annual fiction prize for her short story collection, Entry Level. Emily Pifer of Syracuse, New York, and Laramie, Wyoming, won the tenth annual nonfiction prize for her memoir, The Running Body. They each received $1,000, publication by Autumn House Press in the fall, and a $1,500 travel grant for promotion of their published books. Eileen Myles judged in poetry, Deesha Philyaw judged in fiction, and Steve Almond judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poetry collection, a short story collection or novel, and a book of creative nonfiction. The next deadline is May 31. Autumn House Press, Literary Prizes, 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
autumnhouse.org
Bard College BARD FICTION PRIZE
Lindsey Drager of Salt Lake City won the 2022 Bard Fiction Prize for her novel
The Archive of Alternate Endings (Dzanc Books, 2019). She received $30,000 and a one-semester appointment as writerin-residence at Bard College. The annual award is given to an emerging U.S. writer under the age of 40. The next deadline is June 15. Bard College, Bard Fiction Prize, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504. (845) 758-7087. bfp@bard.edu
bard.edu/bfp
Beloit Poetry Journal ADRIENNE RICH AWARD FOR POETRY
Taylor Byas of Cincinnati won the 2021 Adrienne Rich Award for “Tell It Like a Movie | Rewind.” She received $1,500 and publication in Beloit Poetry Journal.
Natasha Trethewey judged. The annual award, which is supported by the Adrienne Rich Literary Trust, is given for a single poem. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Beloit Poetry Journal, Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry, P.O. Box 1450, Windham, ME 04062. Rachel Contreni Flynn and Kirun Kapur, Editors. bpj@bpj.org
bpj.org
Black Lawrence Press HUDSON PRIZE
Raena Shirali of Philadelphia won the 2021 Hudson Prize for her poetry collection summonings. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Black Lawrence Press. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a collection of poetry or short stories. (SEE DEADLINES.) Black Lawrence Press, Hudson Prize, 279 Claremont Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. editors@blacklawrencepress.com
blacklawrencepress.com
Carve RAYMOND CARVER SHORT STORY CONTEST
Morgan Green of Abington, Pennsylvania, won the 2021 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest for “Habits.” She received $2,000, and her story was published in the Fall 2021 issue of Carve. Leesa Cross-Smith judged. The annual award is given for a short story.
(SEE DEADLINES.)
PROSE AND POETRY CONTEST
Ryan Little of Sacramento, California, Mona’a Malik of St. John, Canada, and Alisha Acquaye of Monticello, New York, won the 2020 Prose & Poetry Contest. Little won in poetry for “How Do I Set Your Absence Somewhere?”; Malik won in fiction for “The Girl With Precise Interests”; and Acquaye won in nonfiction for “Fruit Snack Fairytale.” They each received $1,000 and their work was published in the Spring 2021 issue of Carve. Roy G. Guzmán judged in poetry, Shruti Swamy judged in fiction, and Kendra Allen judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and an essay. The next deadline is November 15.
Carve, P.O. Box 701510, Dallas, TX 75370. Anna Zumbahlen, Editor in Chief. info@carvezine.com
carvezine.com/home
Centenary College of Louisiana JOHN WILLIAM CORRINGTON AWARD
Ruth Ozeki of Northampton, Massachusetts, won the 31st annual John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence. Ozeki, whose most recent book is the novel The Book of Form and Emptiness (Viking, 2021), received $5,000. The annual award is given to recognize a career of dedication to literary excellence. There is no application process. Centenary College of Louisiana, John William Corrington Award, English Department, 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, LA 71104. (318) 869-5083. Jeanne Hamming, Coordinator. centenary.edu/academics/departments-schools /english/corrington-award
Center for Fiction FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
Kirstin Valdez Quade of Princeton, New Jersey, won the 2021 First Novel Prize for The Five Wounds (Norton). She received $15,000. The finalists were Priyanka Champaneri of Fairfax, Virginia, for The City of Good Death (Restless Books), Linda Rui Feng of Toronto for Swimming Back to Trout River (Simon & Schuster), Honorée Fanonne Jeffers of Norman, Oklahoma, for The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Harper), Violet Kupersmith of Doylestown,
Pennsylvania, for Build Your House Around My Body (Random House), Patricia Lockwood of Savannah for No One Is Talking About This (Riverhead Books), and Jackie Polzin of St. Paul for Brood (Doubleday). They each received $1,000. Alexander Chee, Susan Choi, Yaa Gyasi, Raven Leilani, and Dinaw Mengestu judged. The annual award is given for a debut novel published in the United States during the previous year. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Center for Fiction, First Novel Prize, 15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217. (212) 755-6710. info@centerforfiction.org centerforfiction.org/grants-awards /the-first-novel-prize
Conduit Books & Ephemera MINDS ON FIRE OPEN BOOK PRIZE
David Keplinger of Washington, D.C., won the 2020 Minds on Fire Open Book Prize for The World to Come. He received $1,500, and his book was published by Conduit Books & Ephemera in April 2021. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is October 31. Conduit Books & Ephemera, Minds on Fire Open Book Prize, 788 Osceola Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. William Waltz, Editor.
conduit.org
Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation BOOK PRIZE
Eric Nguyen of Washington, D.C., won the ninth annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize for Things We Lost to the Water
(Knopf). He received $5,000. Ron Rash judged. The annual award is given for a debut novel set in the American South. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation, Book Prize, 110 Cedar Pond Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27517. (919) 942-3713. Anna Hayes, President. info@crookscornerbookprize.com
crookscornerbookprize.com
Elixir Press ANTIVENOM POETRY AWARD
Derek Graf of New York City won the 2021 Antivenom Poetry Award for Green Burial. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Elixir Press. Kirun Kapur judged. The annual
award is given for a first or second poetry collection. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Elixir Press, Antivenom Poetry Award, P.O. Box 27029, Denver, CO 80227. info@elixirpress.com
elixirpress.com
Finishing Line Press NEW WOMEN’S VOICES CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
K. E. Ogden of Studio City, California, won the 2021 New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition for What the
Body Already Knows. She received $1,500, and her chapbook will be published by Finishing Line Press. Leah Huete de Maines judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook written by a poet who identifies as a woman and who has not yet published a full-length collection. The next deadline is June 30. Finishing Line Press, New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition, P.O. Box 1626, Georgetown, KY 40324. Christen Kincaid, Director. finishingbooks@aol.com
finishinglinepress.com/awards
Florida Review EDITORS’ AWARDS
Morgan English of Brattleboro, Vermont, won the 2021 Editors’ Award in poetry for “Your Bitter Girl.” Austyn Wohlers of South Bend, Indiana, won the award in fiction for “The Archivist.” Lee Anne Gallaway-Mitchell of Tucson won the award in nonfiction for “Good Lands of Mercy.” They each received $1,000, and their winning works will be published in Florida Review. The editors judged. The annual awards are given for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Florida Review, Editors’ Awards, University of Central Florida, English Department, P.O. Box 161346, Orlando, FL 32816. Jake Wolff, Editor. flreview@ucf.edu
floridareview.cah.ucf.edu
Four Way Books LEVIS PRIZE IN POETRY
Monica Rico of Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the 2021 Levis Prize in Poetry for
Pinion. She received $1,000 and publication by Four Way Books. She will also be invited to participate in Four Way Books readings, either virtually or in-person in New York City, as public health guidelines allow. Kaveh Akbar judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (SEE DEADLINES.) Four Way Books, Levis Prize in Poetry, P.O. Box 535, Village Station, New York, NY 10014. (212) 334-5430. editors@fourwaybooks.com
fourwaybooks.com/site
Gemini Magazine SHORT STORY CONTEST
Kathleen Spivack of Watertown, Massachusetts, won the 2021 Short Story Contest for “Moths.” She received $1,000, and her story was published in the December 2021 issue of Gemini
Magazine. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a short story. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Gemini Magazine, Short Story Contest, P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA 02558.
(339) 309-9757. David Bright, Editor. editor@gemini-magazine.com
gemini-magazine.com
Georgia Review LORAINE WILLIAMS POETRY PRIZE
Mathew Weitman of New York City won the ninth annual Loraine Williams Poetry Prize for “The Death of a Tree.” He received $1,500, publication in the Winter 2021 issue of Georgia Review, and an all-expenses paid trip to Athens, Georgia, to give a public reading with the 2021 contest judge, Arthur Sze. The annual award is given for a single poem. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Georgia Review, Loraine Williams Poetry Prize, University of Georgia, 706A
Main Library, 320 South Jackson Street, Athens, GA 30602. thegeorgiareview.com/the-loraine-williams -poetry-prize
Georgia Writers JOHN LEWIS WRITING GRANTS
Jae Nichelle, Ra’Niqua Lee, and George Chidi, all of Atlanta, received the inaugural John Lewis Writing Grants. Nichelle won in poetry, Lee won in fiction, and Chidi won in nonfiction. They each received $500, a scholarship to attend the 2022 Red Clay Writers Virtual Conference in November, and an invitation to present a writing project at a future Georgia Writers virtual program. Jessica Lindberg judged in poetry, Ann Hite and John Holman judged in fiction, and Wanda Lloyd judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given in poetry and prose to “elevate, encourage, and inspire the voices of Black writers in Georgia.” The next deadline is October 1.
Georgia Writers, John Lewis Writing Grants, 440 Bartow Avenue, MD
2701, Kennesaw, GA 30144. (470) 578-4736. Terri Dudenhoeffer, Program Coordinator. terri@georgiawriters.org
georgiawriters.org/john-lewis-writing-award
Ghost Story SUPERNATURAL FICTION AWARD
Robin Riopelle of Ottawa, Canada, won the Fall 2021 Supernatural Fiction Award for “The Resurrectionist.” She received $1,500, and her story was published on the Ghost Story website and will also appear in volume 3 of the anthology 21st Century Ghost Stories.
Lesley Bannatyne judged. The award is given twice yearly for a short story with a supernatural or magic realism theme. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Ghost Story, Supernatural Fiction Award, P.O. Box 601, Union, ME 04862. Paul Guernsey, Editor.
theghoststory.com/tgs-fiction-award
Grayson Books POETRY AWARD
Richard Cole of Austin, Texas, won the 2021 Grayson Books Poetry Award for
Song of the Middle Manager. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by Grayson Books. Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is August 15.
Grayson Books, Poetry Award, P.O. Box 270549, West Hartford, CT 06127.
graysonbooks.com/contest.html
Hidden River Arts ELUDIA AWARD
Carol Roh Spaulding of Granger, Iowa, won the 2021 Eludia Award for her novel, Helen Button. She will receive $1,000, and her novel will be published by Sowilo Press, an imprint of Hidden River Publishing. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a debut novel or story collection by a woman writer over the age of 40. The next deadline is March 15.
SANDY RUN NOVELLA AWARD
Susan Fox of New York City won the 2021 Sandy Run Novella Award for
The Names of the Dead. She will receive $1,000, and her novella will be published by Hidden River Press, an imprint of Hidden River Publishing. The editors judged. The biennial award is given for a novella. The next deadline is September 30, 2023.
Hidden River Arts, P.O. Box 63927, Philadelphia, PA 19147. Debra Leigh Scott, Founding Executive Director. hiddenriverarts@gmail.com hiddenriverartssubmissions.submittable.com /submit
Hurston/Wright Foundation LEGACY AWARDS
Rachel Eliza Griffiths of New York City won the 2021 Legacy Award in poetry for her collection Seeing the Body (Norton). Percival Everett of South Pasadena, California, won the 2021 Legacy Award in fiction for his novel Telephone
(Graywolf Press). Rita Woods of Homer Glen, Illinois, won the 2021 Legacy Award in debut fiction for her novel, Remembrance (Forge Books). Marcia Chatelain of Washington, D.C., won the 2021 Legacy Award in nonfiction for her historical book Franchise: The Golden
Arches in Black America (Liveright). Chanda Feldman, Donika Kelly, and Asiya Wadud judged in poetry; Clyde W. Ford, Kim McLarin, and Dinaw Mengestu judged in fiction; David Anthony Durham, Amina Gautier, and Donna Hemans judged in debut fiction; and Brittney Cooper, C.J. Farley, and Ron Stodghill judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by Black writers published in the previous year. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.
Hurston/Wright Foundation, Legacy Awards, 10 G Street NE, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20002.
(202) 248-5051. info@hurstonwright.org
hurstonwright.org
Leapfrog Press GLOBAL FICTION PRIZE
K.L. Anderson of Seattle won the 2021 Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize for her novel, But First You Need a Plan. She
will receive $1,000, and her book will be published in September 2022 by Leapfrog Press in the United States and by Can of Worms Enterprises in the United Kingdom. Ann Hood and the Leapfrog Press editors judged. The annual award is given for a short story collection, a novella, or a novel.
(SEE DEADLINES.)
Leapfrog Press, Global Fiction Prize, P.O. Box 1293, Dunkirk, NY 14048. Rebecca Cuthbert, Managing Editor. fictioncontest@leapfrogpress.com leapfrogpress.com/the-leapfrog-global-fiction -prize-contest
Los Angeles Review LITERARY AWARDS
Nellie Le Beau of Oceania won the 2021 Los Angeles Review Poetry Award for “out in it”; Marilyn Abildskov of Moraga, California, won the Short Fiction
Award for “Catalog”; Leanne Dunic of the unceded and occupied traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people won the Flash Fiction Award for “Eight Arms to Hold You”; and Lauren Foley of North County Dublin, Ireland, won the Creative Nonfiction Award for “Mammy Mary Says.” They each received $1,000, and their works will be published in Los
Angeles Review. Francesca Bell judged in poetry, Reema Rajbanshi judged in fiction, Lara Ehrlich judged in flash fiction, and Beth Gilstrap judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given for works of poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. The next deadline is June 30.
Los Angeles Review, Literary Awards, P.O. Box 40820, Pasadena, CA 91114.
(626) 356-4760. Shelby Wallace, Production Editor. production@losangelesreview.org
losangelesreview.org
Milkweed Editions MAX RITVO POETRY PRIZE
Ryann Stevenson of Oakland won the 2021 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize for Human
Resources. She received $10,000 and her book will be published by Milkweed Editions in June 2022. Henri Cole judged. The annual award is given for a debut poetry collection. The next deadline is May 31.
Milkweed Editions, Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book Building, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415. (612) 215-2540. Bailey Hutchinson, Associate Editor. bailey_hutchinson@milkweed.org
milkweed.org/max-ritvo-poetry-prize
Munster Literature Center SEÁN O’FAOLÁIN INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Shelley Hastings of London won the 2021 Seán O’Faoláin International
Short Story Competition for “Am I Helping?” She received €2,000 (approximately $2,259), a weeklong residency at Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat, publication of her story in Southword, and a featured reading at the virtual
2021 Cork International Short Story Festival. Simon Van Booy judged. The annual award is given for a short story. The next deadline is July 31. Munster Literature Center, Seán O’Faoláin International Short Story Competition, Frank O’Connor House, 84 Douglas Street, Cork, T12 X802 Ireland. info@munsterlit.ie
munsterlit.ie
Naugatuck River Review NARRATIVE POETRY CONTEST
Kevin Neal of Cincinnati won the
13th annual Narrative Poetry Contest for “Let the Bones Guide You.” He received $1,000 and publication in the Winter/Spring 2022 issue of Naugatuck
River Review. Destiny O. Birdsong judged. The annual award is given for a narrative poem. The next deadline is September 1.
Naugatuck River Review, Narrative Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 368, Westfield, MA 01085. Lori Desrosiers, Publisher. naugatuckriver@aol.com
naugatuckriverreview.com
Omnidawn Publishing POETRY CHAPBOOK CONTEST
Pattie McCarthy of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, won the 2021 Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest for Extraordinary
Tides. She will receive $1,000, publication of her chapbook by Omnidawn Publishing, and 100 author copies. Rae Armantrout judged. The annual award is given for a poetry chapbook. The next deadline is June 13.
SINGLE POEM BROADSIDE POETRY CONTEST
No‘u Revilla of Waikıkı, - - Hawai’i, won the 2021 Single Poem Broadside Poetry Prize for “iwi hilo means thigh bone means core of one’s being.” She received $1,000, publication in OmniVerse, and 50 author copies of her poem published as a letterpress broadside by Omnidawn Publishing. Thylias Moss judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. (SEE DEADLINES.)
FABULIST FICTION CHAPBOOK PRIZE
Clyde Derrick of Claremont, California, won the 2020 Fabulist Fiction Chapbook Prize for The Ghost Trio. He received $1,000, and his chapbook will be published by Omnidawn Publishing in fall 2022. He will also receive 100 author copies. Molly Gloss judged. The annual award is given for a novelette, short story, or collection of stories. As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set. Omnidawn Publishing, 1632 Elm Avenue, Richmond, CA 94805. (510) 237-5472.
Ken Keegan and Rusty Morrison, Coeditors. submissions@omnidawn.com
omnidawn.com/contest
Orison Books PRIZES IN POETRY AND FICTION
Stephanie Adams-Santos of Hillsboro, Oregon, won the 2021 Orison Poetry Prize for her poetry collection Dream of
Xibalba. Kevin Honold of Santa Fe, New Mexico, won the 2021 Orison Fiction Prize for his novel The Lady of Good
Voyage. They each received $1,500, and their books will be published by Orison Books in 2022. Jericho Brown judged in poetry and Debra Spark judged in fiction. The annual awards are given for a poetry collection and a story collection or novel. (SEE DEADLINES.) Orison Books, Prizes in Poetry and Fiction, P.O. Box 8385, Asheville, NC 28814. Luke Hankins, Editor. editor@orisonbooks.com
orisonbooks.com
Ploughshares JOHN C. ZACHARIS FIRST BOOK AWARD
Jamil Jan Kochai of West Sacramento, California, won the 31st annual John C. Zacharis First Book Award for his novel, 99 Nights in Logar (Viking, 2019). He received $1,500. Ladette Randolph judged. The annual award is given in alternating years for a first poetry collection or first book of fiction by a writer whose work has been published in Ploughshares. The next deadline is June 30.
EMERGING WRITER’S CONTEST
Margaret Wright of New York City won the 2021 Emerging Writer’s Contest in poetry for “Accidents.” Meghan E. O’Toole of Chicago won the 2021 Emerging Writer’s Contest in fiction for “Good Food for Starving Things.” Madeline Vosch of Austin, Texas, won the 2021 Emerging Writer’s Contest in nonfiction for “Undead.” They each received $2,000, publication of their work in the Winter 2021–2022 issue of Ploughshares, and a consultation with literary agency Aevitas Creative Management. Paige Lewis judged in poetry, Kiley Reid judged in fiction, and Paul Lisicky judged in nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Ploughshares, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.
(617) 824-3757. Ellen Duffer, Managing Editor. pshares@pshares.org
pshares.org
Poetry Foundation RUTH LILLY AND DOROTHY SARGENT ROSENBERG POETRY FELLOWSHIPS
Five poets each received a $25,800 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. They are Bryan Byrdlong of Los Angeles, Steven Espada Dawson of Austin, Texas, Noor Hindi of Detroit, Natasha Rao of New York City, and Simon Shieh of Washington, D.C. A committee of Poetry magazine contributors and Poetry Foundation staff judged. The annual awards are given to poets between the ages of 21 and 31 to support their continued study and writing of poetry.
(SEE DEADLINES.)
Poetry Foundation, Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60654. fellowships@poetryfoundation.org poetryfoundation.org/foundation/prizes -fellowship
Press 53 AWARD FOR POETRY
Ann Pedone of Millbrae, California, won the 2022 Press 53 Award for Poetry for The Italian Professor’s Wife. She will receive $1,000, publication by Press 53, and 50 author copies. Tom Lombardo judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is July 31.
Press 53, Award for Poetry, 560 North Trade Street, Suite 103, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. (336) 770-5353. Kevin Morgan Watson, Publisher.
press53.com/award-for-poetry
Red Hen Press NONFICTION AWARD
Adriana Páramo of Qatar won the 2021 Nonfiction Award for Keeping Quiet:
Sixteen Essays on Silence. She received $1,000, and her book will be published by Red Hen Press in 2023. Deborah Thompson judged. The award will not be offered going forward.
Red Hen Press, Nonfiction Award, P.O. Box 40820, Pasadena, CA 91114.
(626) 406-1203. Shelby Wallace, Production Editor. editorial@redhen.org
redhen.org
Sonora Review ANNUAL CONTESTS
Omer Friedlander of New York City won the 2020 Fiction Prize for “Scheherazade and Radio Station 97.2 FM.” Rebecca Makkai judged. Sofia Sears of Philadelphia won the 2020 Nonfiction Prize for “Anatomy of a Girl-Poet.” Rae Paris judged. They each received $1,000 and publication in Sonora Review. The annual awards are given for a short story and an essay on a theme.
(SEE DEADLINES.)
Sonora Review, Annual Contests, University of Arizona, English Department, P.O. Box 210067, Modern Languages Building 445, Tucson, AZ 85721.
sonorareview.com
Talking Gourds FISCHER PRIZE
Ja’net Danielo of Long Beach, California, won the 24th annual Fischer Prize for “We Thank the Veteran for His Service.” She received $1,000, publication of her poem on the Talking Gourds website, and an invitation to read for the Bardic Trails series, a virtual gathering of the Talking Gourds Poetry Club. Donald Levering judged. The annual award is given for a poem. The next deadline is August 30. Talking Gourds, Fischer Prize, P.O. Box 1770, 216 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride, CO 81435. Art Goodtimes and Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Codirectors.
tellurideinstitute.org/talking-gourds
Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm FROST FARM PRIZE
Nicholas Friedman of Syracuse, New York, and Michael Lavers of Provo, Utah, both won the 11th Annual Frost Farm Prize. Friedman won for his poem “Storylines” and Lavers won for his poem “The Counterweight.” They each received a $1,000 prize, an invitation to read at the Frost Farm, and a scholarship to attend the 2021 Frost Farm Poetry Conference at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, New Hampshire. Aaron Poochigian judged. The annual award is given for a poem written in metrical verse. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm, Frost Farm Prize, c/o Robert Crawford, 280 Candia Road, Chester, NH 03036.
frostfarmpoetry.org/prize
White Pine Press POETRY PRIZE
Richard Tillinghast of Papaikou, Hawai’i, and Sewanee, Tennessee, won the 27th annual Poetry Prize for Blue If Only I
Could Tell You. He received $1,000, and his book will be published by White Pine Press in fall 2022. Joe Wilkins judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. The next deadline is November 30.
White Pine Press, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 236, Buffalo, NY 14201.
whitepine.org
Whiting Foundation CREATIVE NONFICTION GRANTS
Rebecca Clarren of Portland, Oregon; Ashley D. Farmer of Austin, Texas; Kevin González of San Juan and Pittsburgh; Sangamithra Iyer of New York City; Catherine Venable Moore of Ansted, West Virginia; Nina Siegal of Amsterdam; Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham, both of Oakland, and Lorelei Lee won 2021 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grants. Each writer or team of writers received $40,000. The annual awards are given to writers in the process of completing a book of nonfiction. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Whiting Foundation, Creative Nonfiction Grants, 291 Broadway, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10007. (718) 701-5962. info@whiting.org whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant /about
Willow Spring Books SPOKANE PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION
Elsa Nekola of Madison, Wisconsin, won the 2020 Spokane Prize for Sustainable
Living. She received $2,000, and her book was published by Willow Spring Books in December 2021. Valerie Martin judged. The annual award is given for a short story collection. The next deadline is June 15.
Willow Springs Books, Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, c/o Inland Northwest Center for Writers, 601 East Riverside Ave, CAT 400 Room 442, Spokane, WA 99202.
willowspringsbooks.org
Winning Writers TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID FICTION AND ESSAY CONTEST
Tamako Takamatsu of Tokyo and Megan Falley of Longmont, Colorado, won the 29th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction and Essay Contest. Takamatsu won in fiction for “The Pastures of My Eccentric Uncle” and Falley won in nonfiction for “The Act of Vanishing.” They each received $3,000, twoyear gift certificates for membership to the literary database Duotrope, and publication on the Winning Writers website. Denne Michele Norris judged. The annual awards are given for a short story and an essay. (SEE DEADLINES.) Winning Writers, Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction and Essay Contest,
351 Pleasant Street Suite B PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Adam Cohen, President. adam@winningwriters.com
winningwriters.com/our-contests