Recent Winners
African Poetry Book Fund
GLENNA LUSCHEI PRIZE FOR AFRICAN POETRY
Maneo Refiloe Mohale of Johannesburg, South Africa, won the 2020 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry for Everything Is a Deathly Flower (uHlanga, 2019). They received $1,000. Phillippa Yaa de Villiers judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry by an African poet published in the previous year. (SEE DEADLINES.)
African Poetry Book Fund, Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry, University of Nebraska, 110 Andrews Hall, P.O. Box 880334, Lincoln, NE 68588. (402) 472-0911. Siwar Masannat, Managing Editor.
Alice James Books
ALICE JAMES AWARD
Ina Cariño of Raleigh, North Carolina, won the 2021 Alice James Award for FEAST. They received $2,000, and their book will be published by Alice James Books in March 2023. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Alice James Books, Alice James Award, 114 Prescott Street, Farmington, ME 04938. (207) 778-7071.
A Public Space
A PUBLIC SPACE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS
Fiction writers Kate Doyle of Ithaca, New York, and Gustavo Rueda of Chicago, and nonfiction writer Jazmine Harris of Chicago received the 2021 A Public Space Writing Fellowships. They each received $1,000, a six-month mentorship with the editors to prepare a piece for publication in A Public Space, and the opportunity to meet with publishing professionals and participate in a public reading. The annual fellowships are given to emerging fiction writers and nonfiction writers who have not published a full-length book. The next deadline is January 31, 2022.
A Public Space, A Public Space Writing Fellowships, P.O. Box B, New York, NY 10159 (718) 858-8067.
Asheville Poetry Review
WILLIAM MATTHEWS POETRY PRIZE
Sean Webb of Philadelphia won the 2021 William Matthews Poetry Prize for “American Genesis.” He received $1,000, and his poem will be published in Volume 28, Issue 31 of Asheville Poetry Review. He also received an invitation to give a reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina. Quincy Troupe judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. The next deadline is January 15, 2022.
Asheville Poetry Review, William Matthews Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 7086, Asheville, NC 28802. Keith Flynn, Managing Editor.
Austin Community College
BALCONES PRIZES
Heid E. Erdrich of Minneapolis won the 24th annual Balcones Poetry Prize for her poetry collection Little Big Bully (Penguin Books). ire’ne lara silva judged. Fowzia Karimi of Denton, Texas, won the 11th annual Balcones Fiction Prize for her novel Above Us the Milky Way (Deep Vellum). Chaitali Sen judged. The winners each received $1,500. The annual awards honor a book of poetry and a book of fiction published during the previous year. The next deadline is January 31, 2022.
Austin Community College, Balcones Prizes, Creative Writing Department, 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78752.
Bellingham Review
LITERARY AWARDS
Andrea Hollander of Portland, Oregon, won the 2021 49th Parallel Award for Poetry for “The Thinking.” Jessica Jacobs judged. Keya Mitra of Portland, Oregon, won the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction for “Immigrant Delay Disease.” Kristiana Kahakauwila judged.
of Tallahassee, Florida, won the Annie Dillard Award. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction. The next deadline is March 15, 2022.
