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Indigenous Voices Awards submission deadline

The Indigenous Voices Awards aim to support Indigenous literary production in its diversity and complexity, understanding Indigenous literatures to include but not be limited to novels, creative non-fiction, short stories, poetry, orality, graphic novels, comics, slam, drama, music lyrics, screenwriting, and other forms. The awards honour the sovereignty of Indigenous …

2017 Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award submission deadline

Established in 1998, in honor of the poet Benjamin Saltman (1927-1999), this award is for a previously unpublished original collection of poetry. Awarded collection is selected through an annual competition which is open to all poets. Award is $3000, publication of the awarded collection by Red Hen Press, and a …

NaHaiWriMo – National Haiku Writing Month

Write one haiku a day for the month of February! Why February? Because it’s the shortest month - for the world’s shortest genre of poetry. Join poets around the world who pledge to write at least one haiku a day for National Haiku Writing Month during the year’s shortest month. …

Zócalo Public Square’s Seventh Annual Poetry Prize submission deadline

Zócalo Public Square, the Los Angeles-based ideas magazine, is now accepting submissions for its seventh annual poetry prize, which is awarded to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. The winning poet in 2018 will receive $500, a published interview, and deliver a public reading of …