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A prize of $5,000, publication by Louisiana State University Press, and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson is given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. citizen who has not published a book of poems in a standard edition. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee between September 15 and November 15. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Academy of American Poets, Walt Whitman Award, 584 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10012-3210. (212) 274-0343. Alex Dimitrov, Awards Coordinator.
Chautauqua Prize
Deadline:November 15, 2009
Entry Fee:
$20
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A prize of $1,000 and publication in Chautauqua is given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, or an essay on a theme. This year’s contest is open to fiction writers, and the theme is “Music and Words.” Submit a story of up to 5,000 words with a $20 entry fee by November 15. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Chautauqua
, Chautauqua Prize, P.O. Box 28, Chautauqua, NY 14722. Jill Gerard, Editor.
The Formalist: Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
Deadline:November 15, 2009
Entry Fee:
$3
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single sonnet. The winner and 11 finalists will be published in Measure: An Annual Review of Formal Poetry. David Middleton will judge. Submit a sonnet with a $3 entry fee by November 15. Send and SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
The Formalist, Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award, 320 Hunter Drive, Evansville, IN 47711. Mona Baer, Managing Editor.
Kore Press: Jeremy Ingalls Poetry in Translation Award
Deadline:November 15, 2009
Entry Fee:
$15
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A prize of $1,000 will be given annually for an English translation of a poem written by a Japanese woman in Japanese that has not previously appeared in English. Translations by woman writers of any nationality are eligible. Sawako Nakayasu will judge. Using the online submission system, submit one poem of 9 to 30 lines, a prose poem, or an excerpt of a longer work, a copy of the original work, and a brief author biography with a $15 entry fee by November 15. E-mail or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Kore Press, Jeremy Ingalls Poetry in Translation Award, P.O. Box 42315, Tucson, AZ 85733-2315.
Nightboat Books: Poetry Prize
Deadline:November 15, 2009
Entry Fee:
$25
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A prize of $1,000, publication by Nightboat Books, and a standard royalty contract is given annually for a poetry collection. Fanny Howe will judge. Submit 48 to 70 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 15. E-mail or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Nightboat Books
, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 10, Callicoon, NY 12723-0010. Christina Davis, Poetry Editor.
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