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POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES state, national, and international prizes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We list only prizes of $1,000 or more, prizes of $500 or more that charge no entry fee, and prestigious nonmonetary awards. Applications and submissions for the following prizes are due shortly. Before submitting a manuscript, first visit the sponsoring organization’s website for complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). See Submission Calendar for deadlines arranged by date. For announcements of recently awarded prizes, see Recent Winners.
92Y Unterberg Poetry Center
DISCOVERY POETRY CONTEST
Four prizes of $500 each and publication in Paris Review Daily are given annually for a group of poems. Winners also receive lodging and travel expenses to give a reading at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Poets who have not yet published a full-length poetry collection are eligible. Sumita Chakraborty, Victoria Chang, Timothy Donnelly, and Brian Teare will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of up to 10 pages, including at least two unpublished poems and two poems that are one page or shorter in length, with a $15 entry fee by January 11. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
92Y Unterberg Poetry Center, Discovery Poetry Contest, 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Ricardo Maldonado, Contact.
92y.org/poetry/discovery-contest.aspx
Academy of American Poets
RAIZISS/DE PALCHI BOOK PRIZE
A prize of $10,000 is given biennially for the translation into English of a significant work of modern Italian poetry published in the United States. Books by living translators are eligible. Nick Benson, Moira Egan, and Graziella Sidoli will judge. Using only the online submission system, publishers may submit a book published in any year by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
AMBROGGIO PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Arizona Press is given annually for a book of poetry originally written in Spanish by a living writer and translated into English. Raina J. León will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 48 to 100 pages in the original Spanish along with the English translation by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
HAROLD MORTON LANDON
TRANSLATION AWARD
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry translated from any language into English and published in the United States during the previous year. David Shook will judge. Using only the online submission system, publishers may submit a book published in 2021 by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. Nikay Paredes, Senior Programs Manager.
awards@poets.org poets.org/academy-american-poets/american-poets-prizes
Airlie Press
AIRLIE PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Airlie Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Airlie Press, Airlie Prize, P.O. Box 13325, Portland, OR 97213.
AKO Caine Prize for African Writing
A prize of £10,000 (approximately $13,794) is given annually for a previously published short story by a writer of African descent. Shortlisted writers will receive £500 (approximately $690). Writers who were born in Africa, who are African residents, or who have a parent who is African by birth or nationality are eligible. Using only the online submission system, publishers may submit a story between 3,000 and 10,000 words published after January 31, 2016, by January 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, CAN Mezzanine Building, 7-14 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YR, England.
Alabama State Council on the Arts
LITERARY ARTS FELLOWSHIPS
Fellowships of $5,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in the
