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| Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Updated July 20th, 2008 |
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In 1994, the Academy was selected by the New Hope Foundation to administer the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year. Past recipients include Philip Levine, Sterling A. Brown, Adrienne Rich, Thom Gunn, W. S. Merwin, Marilyn Hacker, and Charles Wright. Submissions are accepted each year from April 1 to June 15. The 2008 contest is open to any book of original poetry, in English, published in the United States during 2007 in a standard edition by a living American citizen. A standard edition is 40 pages or more in length and 500 or more copies. Self-published books are not eligible. Publishers may submit as many titles as they wish. The publisher should send four copies of each book to the Academy, postmarked between April 1 and June 15, 2008. A $25 entry fee and entry form are required for each title submitted. Finalists will be notified and announced to the press in fall 2008. The winner will be announced in November. The Academy of American Poets will award the winning poet $25,000. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Updated October 17th, 2008 |
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The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognizes books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures. They are books that open and challenge our minds. Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards is the only American book award designated specifically to recognize works addressing issues of racism and diversity. Past winners have presented the extraordinary art and culture of peoples around the world, explored human rights violations, exposed the effects of racism on children, reflected on growing up bi-racial and illuminated the dignity of people as they search for justice. The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards is accepting entries through December 31, 2008. Awards are given for both fiction and non-fiction, with winners being announced in the spring. The awards are administered by The Cleveland Foundation. To be eligible, books must be written in English and published in 2008. Plays and screenplays are not eligible, nor are works in progress. Manuscripts and self-published works are not eligible. Works of poetry are eligible for the fiction prize. Upon receipt the books will be forwarded to the jury. All submitted materials become the property of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and will not be returned. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| tags: $1000+ prize contest ethnic history low entry fee poetry world literature | |
| Whiting Writers Awards | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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The MRS. GILES WHITING FOUNDATION is dedicated to the support of the humanities and of creative writing. Since 1985, the Foundation has supported creative writing through the Whiting Writers Awards which are given annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The awards are based on accomplishment and promise. Candidates are proposed by nominators from across the country whose experience and vocations bring them in contact with individuals of extraordinary talent. Winners are chosen by a selection committee, a small group of recognized writers, literary scholars, and editors, appointed annually by the Foundation. Both nominators and selectors serve anonymously. The Foundation does not accept applications to the Writers' Program. The Whiting Writers’ Awards are intended for emerging writers. We hope to identify exceptional new writers who have yet to make their mark in the literary culture. The award is highly competitive. Up to ten awards will be made from approximately 90 to 100 nominations. Nominators are literary professionals across the country representing all literary genres who are likely to know about emerging writers at the beginning of promising careers. The majority are writers, often teachers as well, and the list has included editors, agents, critics, bookstore owners, reading series organizers, dramaturgs, and artistic directors of theaters. Nominators are contacted by the foundation and are each asked to nominate one emerging writer of exceptional talent and promise. The roster of nominators changes annually, although some nominators have served more than once. send: Complete MS looking for: Any specifically: Literary |
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| tags: $1000+ prize Fiction Writing program adult any length contest creative non-fiction literary narrative nonfiction non-fiction novel play poetry restricted entry writing | |
| National Book Awards | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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Nominations and entries for the Nation Book Award must be submitted by PUBLISHERS only. One Winner in each genre receives $10,000 for the best book chosen in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Sixteen short-list prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded to the Finalists. Full-length books of fiction and general nonfiction are eligible. Collections of short stories and collections of essays by one author are eligible. Collected and selected poems by one author are eligible. All books must be published in the United States. Authors must be U.S. citizens. Books scheduled for publication between December 1, 2007 and November 30, 2008 are eligible. No entry will be ineligible because its author has previously won the National Book Award, or any other award. Self-published books and e-books are eligible, provided that the author/publisher also publishes titles by other authors. Entry forms must be postmarked no later than June 16, 2008. Judges must receive books, bound galleys, or bound manuscripts no later than August 15, 2008. Each author must be made aware of and consent to the entry of his/her book for the National Book Awards. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| tags: $1000+ payment contest humor poetry restricted entry science and nature travel/outdoors | |
| Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards | Updated October 17th, 2008 |
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This year's competition is open to poets and play/screenwriters. Maryland residents who have lived in the state for at least six months prior to the application deadline and who are not enrolled in any degree-granting program are eligible. Submit four copies of 10 to 15 pages of poetry completed within the past three years by July 31. There is no entry fee. You must apply ONLINE. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| Summer Literary Seminars Kenya and Russia Contest | Updated August 03rd, 2008 |
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Three prizes, valued at $5,150 each, to attend the Summer Literary Seminars program in either Kenya or St. Petersburg, Russia, and publication in Maisonneuve, Walrus, or St. Petersburg Review are given annually for a single poem or a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. The prizes include airfare, accommodations, and tuition. Second prize in each category is full tuition, valued at $2,350, and third prize is a portion of tuition, valued at $1,175. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| Fence Books Motherwell Prize | Updated August 04th, 2008 |
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A prize of $5,000 and publication by Fence Books is given annually for a first or second book of poetry by a woman. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 60 pages with a $25 entry fee during the month of November. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| tags: $1000+ prize contest literary low entry fee poetry publication science and nature travel/outdoors womens | |
| James Laughlin Award | Updated July 09th, 2008 |
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The James Laughlin Award is given to honor a second book of original poetry, in English, by a living citizen of the United States. To be eligible, a poet must have published one book of poetry in a standard edition (40 pages or more in length and 500 or more copies). Additional books on a smaller scale, such as chapbooks and limited editions, will not disqualify a poet. To be eligible, a book must have come under contract with a United States publisher between May 1, 2007, and April 30, 2008. Submissions are welcome from small presses, university presses, and trade publishers that have previously published at least four volumes of poetry. Although an eligible book may already have been published, it must be submitted in manuscript form (or page proofs) so that the jury can compare entries without considering the books' appearance. Bound books or galleys will not be accepted. Publishers must send four copies of each manuscript. The author's name should not be included in running heads or appear on any page, so that the manuscript can be read "blind." Suggested length is between forty and seventy-five pages. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| Walt Whitman Award | Updated August 20th, 2008 |
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The Walt Whitman Award is given to honor a poet's first book. Contestants must be living citizens of the United States who have neither published, nor committed to publish, a volume of poetry 40 pages or more in length and in an edition of 500 or more copies, either in the U.S. or abroad. Books on a smaller scale, such as chapbooks and limited editions, will not disqualify a poet. Manuscripts must be of original poetry, in English, by one poet. There are no restrictions on the style of poetry or subject matter. Translations are not eligible. Entries will be accepted only if postmarked between September 15 and November 15, 2008. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a completed entry form and a submission fee of $25.00. Please make check or money order payable to "The Academy of American Poets (WW)." Contestants who submit more than one manuscript must include an entry form and submission fee with each. Contestants should send only one copy of each manuscript. Manuscripts must be between 50 and 100 pages, typed single- or double-spaced. Multiple poems may not appear on a single page. Illustrations are not accepted. Contestants who have published poems in magazines may include those in the manuscript submitted, along with a page of acknowledgments. Two title pages must be submitted with each manuscript. One title page should include the author's name and address; the other should bear the manuscript title alone. The author's name must not appear on any other page of the manuscript. The winner will receive $5,000 and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Decisions will be made by May 2009. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| PEN American Center Voelcker Award for Poetry | Updated August 05th, 2008 |
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The PEN/Voelcker Award, established by a bequest from Hunce Voelcker, will be presented for the eighth time in 2008 to an American poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature. The poet honored by the award is one for whom the exceptional promise seen in earlier work has been fulfilled, and who continues to mature with each successive volume of poetry. The award is given in even-numbered years and carries a stipend of $5,000. There are no restrictions whatsoever as to the age of the poet or to the style of his or her work The award is judged by a panel of three to five poets or other writers whose tastes and knowledge of contemporary American poetry are wide-ranging and thorough. Candidates can be nominated for the PEN/Voelcker Award only by members of PEN. All letters of nomination (one to two pages is expected) should describe the scope and literary caliber of the candidate's work, and summarize the candidate's publications. Most importantly, nominations should articulate the degree of accomplishment the nominated poet has attained, and the esteem in which the candidate's work is held within the American literary community. It is understood that all nominations made for the PEN/Voelcker Award supplement internal nominations made by the panel of judges. This award is biennial and will not be offered in 2009. The next PEN/Voelcker Award will be offered in 2010. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry specifically: Literary |
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