Contests and Awards

Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence Eligibility: Poets 21 years or older with one or more collections of published poetry, currently authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer Prize: residency at the…

Writing Fellowships and Residencies MacDowell Colony Eligibility: All writers Prize: Up to six-week residency Entry fee: $30 Deadline: February 10, 2025

Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers Eligibility: Canadian citizens and permanent residents with no more than one book published Prize: $2,500 Entry fee: $29 Deadline: February…

Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize Eligibility: Translators with an English translation of Italian poetry published in the U.S. Prize: $10,000 Deadline: February 15, 2025

Harold Morton Landon Translation Award Eligibility: Translators with a poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in 2024 Prize: $1,000 Deadline: February 15, 2025

Donald Hall Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All authors writing in English, regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Pittsburgh Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20…

Omnidawn First/Second Book Poetry Contest Eligibility: Writers who have never published a full-length book of poetry or have only published one full-length book of poetry Prize: $3,000 + publication and…

Sue Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English, regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $2,500 + publication by the University of Georgia Press Entry Fee: $30…

Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award Eligibility: Early-career nonfiction writers Prize: $12,500 Deadline: February 19, 2025

Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English, regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by Mad Creek Books, an imprint of the Ohio…