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Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest

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The Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest is an award that provides a prize for the single best poem submitted to our judges. This contest is open to all poets (professional, emerging, and first-time) in Canada, and is run each summer in memory of poet and friend Lesley Strutt. Submissions Guidelines - This contest …

$5

The Poetry in Translation Prize – Fitzcarraldo Editions

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The Poetry in Translation Prize is a biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English. The prize is open to living, published poets from around the world, writing in any language. The winning poet and translator receive an advance of $5,000, to be shared equally between poet and translator, …

The 2025 Oxford Poetry Prize Deadline

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Oxford Poetry awards the annual Oxford Poetry Prize for a single poem in the English language. The 2025 Prize opens on 1 May 2025. This year’s guest judge is Rebecca Tamás. The winner of the Oxford Poetry Prize receives £1,000, the runner-up £200, and third place £100. The winning poets …

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The Adroit Journal Seeks Translation Readers

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The Adroit Journal seeks readers in translation to join our growing team. This is a volunteer, remote position with a start date of ASAP. The monthly commitment is approximately 6-8 hours when the submissions portal is open. Readers will read, discuss, and vote on submissions of translated work, and will attend …

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Frontier Poetry’s Myths & Fables Prize Deadline

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In our continued celebration of imagination, storytelling, and the power of archetype, Frontier Poetry is thrilled to announce the Myths & Fables Prize. In her poem “Circe’s Power,” Louise Glück invokes the voice of the sorceress: “I never turned anyone into a pig. / Some people are pigs; I make them / …

$20

Funicular Magazine: Deadline to Submit

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Submit your poetry to Funicular Magazine. Funicular is an Alberta-based literary magazine that publishes short stories of 3000 words or less, poetry, and flash fiction pieces under 1000 words. General Guidelines – Up to 5 poems – Font: We don't care, just make sure we can read it or, y'know, …

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2025 Windham-Campbell Prize Recipients Reading

Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

Conclude the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival with our cherished traditional finale: an evening of readings by all eight of this year’s Prize recipients. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the voices that are shaping contemporary literature, as they share excerpts from their celebrated works. Join us to …

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