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POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES state, national, and international prizes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We list only prizes of $1,000 or more, prizes of less than $1,000 that charge no entry fee, and prestigious nonmonetary awards. Applications and submissions for the following prizes are due shortly. Before submitting a manuscript, first contact the sponsoring organization for complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). See Submission Calendar for deadlines arranged by date and the Anatomy of Awards for a closer look at the numbers behind Grants & Awards. For announcements of recently awarded prizes, see Recent Winners.
42 Miles Press
42 MILES POETRY AWARD
A prize of $1,000, publication by 42 Miles Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Current and former students of Indiana University in South Bend are ineligible. David Dodd Lee will judge. Submit a manuscript of 45 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
42 Miles Press, 42 Miles Poetry Award, Indiana University, English Department, 1700 Mishawaka Avenue, P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634.
92Y Unterberg Poetry Center
DISCOVERY POETRY PRIZES
Four prizes of $500 each and publication in the Paris Review Daily are given annually for a group of poems. Winners also receive lodging and travel expenses to give a reading at the 92nd Street Y in New York City in May. Poets who have not yet published a full-length poetry collection are eligible. Timothy Donnelly and Mai Der Vang will serve as preliminary judges; Daniel Borzutzky, Randall Mann, and Patricia Smith will serve as final judges. Submit a 10-page manuscript, including at least two unpublished poems and two poems that are one page in length, with a $15 entry fee by January 11. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
92Y Unterberg Poetry Center, Discovery Poetry Prizes, 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Academy of American Poets
AMBROGGIO PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe is given annually for a book of poetry originally written in Spanish by a living writer and translated into English. The poet and translator will split the prize. Rosa Alcalá will judge. Submit a poetry manuscript of 48 to 100 pages in the original Spanish along with the English translation by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
RAIZISS/DE PALCHI FELLOWSHIP
A fellowship of $25,000 and a five-week residency at the American Academy in Rome is given biennially to a U.S. translator for a work-in-progress of modern Italian poetry translated into English. Maria Frank, Giorgio Mobili, and Michael Palma will judge. Publishers or translators may submit four copies of 15 pages of translated poetry along with the original poem and a project proposal of up to five pages by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
HAROLD MORTON LANDON TRANSLATION AWARD
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry translated from any language into English and published in the United States during the previous year. Collaborations by more than two translators and self-published collections are ineligible. Dunya Mikhail will judge. Publishers may submit three copies of books published in 2018 by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. (212) 274-0343. Nikay Paredes, Programs Coordinator.
Ahsahta Press
SAWTOOTH POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,500, publication by Ahsahta Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Current and former students of Boise State University are ineligible. Brian Teare will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Ahsahta Press, Sawtooth Poetry Prize, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725. Janet Holmes, Director. (208) 866-8017.
Airlie Press
AIRLIE PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Airlie Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT
