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Submit to the 2026 Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation

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The Poetry Translation Centre invites international publishers to submit entries for the fourth biennial Sarah Maguire Prize, celebrating the best poetry book translated into English by a living poet from beyond Europe. Submissions open on 10 July 2025 and close on 31 December 2025. The shortlist will be announced by …

£15

Lillian Allen Prize and Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize

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In 2024 the Ontario Arts Council, in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets, created the Lillian Allen Prize and the Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize to recognize and celebrate spoken word poetry. The prizes are named after Canadian poet and spoken word artist Lillian Allen. Her distinctive approach to …

The 2025 Adrift Chapbook Contest

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Timeline​​- Submissions are open from March 1st 2025 until July 31st 2025. - Finalists and winner will be announced by Driftwood editors in November 2025. - The winning chapbook(s) will be published in 2026. ​​​Guidelines​​​- Original poetry only. Prose poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry with a visual component (color images accepted) are …

$25

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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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2025 Stephen Mitchell Prize for Excellence in Translation

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The Stephen Mitchell Prize for Translation Stephen Mitchell has written or translated over twenty books. He has brought into English lucid, beautiful translations of Yehuda Amichai, Homer, Pablo Neruda, Rainer Maria Rilke, and such foundational texts as the Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, and Genesis, among others. In honor of Mitchell’s linguistic and poetic acumen, …

$12.50 – $25