Deadlines
Academy of American Poets
LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $25,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a living poet published in the United States during the previous year. The winner also receives an all-expenses paid ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York. Copies of the winning book are purchased and distributed to members of the Academy of American Poets. Garrett Hongo, Carol Muske-Dukes, and Tim Seibles will judge. U.S. publishers may submit four copies of a book published in 2019 with a $75 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
JAMES LAUGHLIN AWARD
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a second book of poetry by a living poet to be published in the coming calendar year. The winner also receives an all-expenses paid weeklong residency at the Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Copies of the winning book are purchased and distributed to members of the Academy of American Poets. Rick Barot, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, and Honorée Jeffers will judge. U.S. publishers may submit four copies of a manuscript of at least 48 pages that has come under contract and will be published in 2021 by May 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. (212) 274-0343, ext. 13.
poets.org/academy-american-poets/american-poets-prizes
American Literary Translators Association
LUCIEN STRYK ASIAN TRANSLATION PRIZE
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a book of poetry or a text from Zen Buddhism translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year. Publishers or translators may submit a book translated from Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai, or Vietnamese into English and published in 2019 by April 20. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
ITALIAN PROSE IN TRANSLATION AWARD
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a book of fiction or nonfiction translated from Italian into English and published in the previous year. Publishers or translators may submit a book published in 2019 by April 20. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARDS
Two prizes of $2,500 each are given annually for a book of poetry and a book of prose translated from any language into English and published in the previous year. For the poetry prize, poetry collections and verse dramas in translation are eligible; for the prose prize, short story and essay collections, novels, memoirs, prose drama, and hybrid prose works in translation are eligible. Publishers may submit a book published in 2019 by April 20. The entry fee is $50 for presses that publish more than 10 titles each year, and $30 for presses that publish fewer than 10 titles each year. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
American Literary Translators Association, University of Arizona, Esquire Building #205, 1230 North Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721. Rachael Daum, Communications and Awards Manager.
rachaeldaum@literarytranslators.org
Arts & Letters
ARTS & LETTERS PRIZES
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Arts & Letters are given annu ally for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Cate Marvin will judge in poetry, Devi S. Laskar will judge in fiction, and Jason Allen will judge in nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to four poems or up to 25 pages of prose with a $20 entry fee by March 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Arts & Letters, Arts & Letters Prizes, Georgia College, Campus Box 89, Milledgeville, GA 31061. (478) 445-1289.
Laura Newbern, Editor.
Ashland Poetry Press
RICHARD SNYDER PUBLICATION PRIZE
A prize of $1,000, publication by Ashland Poetry Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 96 pages with a $27 entry fee by April 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Ashland Poetry Press, Richard Snyder Publication Prize, Ashland University, 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805.
Atlanta Review
INTERNATIONAL POETRY CONTEST
A prize of $1,000 and publication in is given annually for a single poem. Using
