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. creative nonfiction, and translation. 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.
Action, Spectacle
EDITORS’ POETRY & PROSE PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Action, Spectacle will be given annually for a poem, a short work of fiction, or a short work of creative nonfiction. English translations of works originally written in another language are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit any number of poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 8,500 words of a novel or nonfiction excerpt, short story, or essay with a $20 entry fee by October 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Action, Spectacle, Editors’ Poetry & Prose Prize, 831 Mulberry Street, Louisville, KY 40217. (502) 609-2705. Adam Day, Publisher.
African Poetry Book Fund
EVARISTO PRIZE FOR AFRICAN POETRY
A prize of $1,500 will be given annually for a group of poems by an African poet who has not yet published a full-length collection. Writers who were born in Africa, are nationals or residents of an African country, or whose parents are African are eligible. English translations of poems originally written in another language are accepted. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 published or unpublished poems of up to 40 lines each by November 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
LUSCHEI PRIZE FOR AFRICAN POETRY
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry by an African poet published in the previous year. Writers who were born in Africa, who are a national or a resident of an African country, or whose parents are African are eligible. English translations of poems originally written in another language are accepted. John Keene will judge. Publishers may submit four copies (or unbound proofs) of a poetry collection of at least 48 pages published in 2022 by October 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
African Poetry Book Fund, 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
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Alice James Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet residing in the United States. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $30 entry fee by October 16. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Alice James Books, Alice James Award, Auburn Hall, 60 Pineland Drive, Suite 206, New Gloucester, ME 04260. (207) 926-8283.
American Academy in Rome
ROME PRIZE
Half-term and full-term fellowships of $16,000 and $30,000 respectively will be given annually to artists, academics, and creative writers, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, to support the development of a project. In addition to their stipend, the fellows will each be provided with meals, a private workspace, a bedroom with a private bathroom, and the opportunity to form part of the Academy’s residential community on the Janiculum Hill in Rome alongside other affiliated fellows and visiting artists and scholars. All applicants, except those applying for the National Endowment for the Humanities postdoctoral fellowships, must be United States citizens at the time of their application. Using only the online submission system, submit a project proposal, a résumé, and a writing sample of up to 20 pages with a $40 entry fee by November 1 (or a $70 entry fee by November 15).
