American Poetry Review
STANLEY KUNITZ MEMORIAL PRIZE
Karisma Price of New Orleans won the 2023 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize for “The Art of London Firearms.” She received $1,000, and her poem was published in the September/October 2023 issue of American Poetry Review. The editors judged. The annual award is given for a single poem by a poet under the age of 40. (SEE DEADLINES.)
American Poetry Review, Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 309-3722. Mike Duffy, Business Manager. duffym@aprweb.org
American-Scandinavian Foundation
TRANSLATION AWARDS
Mia Spangenberg of Seattle won the 2023 Nadia Christensen Prize for her translation from the Finnish into English of Pirkko Saisio’s novel Pienin yhteinen jaettava (Lowest Common Denominator). She received $2,500 and publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review. Rachel Britton of Reykjavík won the 2023 Leif and Inger Sjöberg Prize for her translation from the Icelandic into English of Brynja Hjálmsdóttir’s poetry collection Kona lítur við (A woman opens the door). She received $2,000 and publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review. The annual awards are given for unpublished translations of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from a Nordic language into English. The next deadline is September 1.
American-Scandinavian Foundation, Translation Awards, Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. (212) 779-3587. info@amscan.org
Banipal Trust for Arab Literature
SAIF GHOBASH BANIPAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC LITERARY TRANSLATION
Luke Leafgren of Cambridge, Massachusetts, won the 2023 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for his translation from the Arabic into English of Najwa Barakat’s novel Mister N (And Other Stories). He received £3,000 (approximately $3,830). Tony Calderbank, Sarah Enany, Ros Schwartz, and Barbara Schwepcke judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry or fiction translated from Arabic into English and published for the first time in English during the previous year. The next deadline is March 31, 2025.
Banipal Trust for Arab Literature, Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Society of Authors, 24 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4TQ, England. Robyn Law, Head of Grants and Prizes. rlaw@societyofauthors.org
Barrow Street Press
POETRY BOOK PRIZE
Carrie Bennett of Somerville, Massachusetts, won the 2023 Barrow Street Press Poetry Book Prize for The Mouth Is Also a Compass. She received $1,500, and her poetry collection will be published by Barrow Street Press this fall. Nathalie Handal judged. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Barrow Street Press, Poetry Book Prize, c/o University of Rhode Island, English Department, Room 114, 60 Upper College Road, Kingston, RI 02881. Rachel Rothenberg, Senior Associate Editor. rrothenberg.barrowstreet@gmail.com
Bellevue Literary Review
PRIZES IN POETRY AND PROSE
of Cambridge, Massachusetts, won the 2024 John & Eileen Allman Prize for Poetry for “Dementia Unit for John Glenn.” of East Lansing, Michigan, won the 2024 Goldenberg Prize for Fiction for “Stray Gods.” of Williamstown, Massachusetts, won the 2024 Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction for “Anticipatory Grief.” They each received $1,000,2024 issue of . Melissa Lozada-Oliva judged in poetry, Marie Myung-Ok Lee judged in fiction, and Edgar Gomez judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction relating to themes of health, healing, illness, the body, or the mind. (SEE DEADLINES.)
