Recent Winners
92NY Unterberg Poetry Center
DISCOVERY POETRY CONTEST
Four poets won the 2022 Discovery Poetry Contest. They are Jada Renée Allen of Chicago, Sasha Burshteyn of New York City, April Goldman of Lake Tahoe, California, and Kristina Martino. They each received $500, publication of their work in the Paris Review Daily, and an invitation to give a reading at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Timothy Donnelly and Sumita Chakraborty were the preliminary judges; Victoria Chang, Brian Teare, and Phillip B. Williams were the final judges. The annual awards are given to poets who have not published a book of poems. The next deadline is January 13, 2023.
92NY Unterberg Poetry Center, Discovery Poetry Contest, 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Sophie Herron, Contact.
92ny.org/poetry/discovery-contest.aspx
African Poetry Book Fund
GLENNA LUSCHEI PRIZE FOR AFRICAN POETRY
Leila Chatti of Madison, Wisconsin, won the 2021 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry for Deluge (Copper Canyon Press, 2020). She received $1,000. Chris Abani judged. The annual award is given for a book of poetry by an African poet published in the previous year. (SEE DEADLINES.)
African Poetry Book Fund, Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry, University of Nebraska, 110 Andrews Hall, P.O. Box 880334, Lincoln, NE 68588. (402) 472-0911. Siwar Masannat, Managing Editor.
Alice James Books
ALICE JAMES AWARD
Willie Lee Kinard III of Newberry, South Carolina, won the 2022 Alice James Award for Orders of Service. They received $2,000, and their book will be published by Alice James Books in November 2023. The annual award is given for a poetry collection. (SEE DEADLINES.)
Alice James Books, Alice James Award, Auburn Hall, 60 Pineland Drive, Suite 206, New Gloucester, ME 04260.
(207) 926-8283.
A Public Space
A PUBLIC SPACE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS
Fiction writers Indya Finch of Iowa City, X Vivian Hu of Ithaca, New York, and Kristin Keegan of Pinole, California, received the 2022 A Public Space Writing Fellowships. They each received $1,000, a six-month mentorship with the editors to prepare a piece for publication in A Public Space, and the opportunity to meet with publishing professionals and participate in a public reading. The annual fellowships are given to emerging fiction writers and nonfiction writers who have not published a full-length book. The next deadline is March 31, 2023.
A Public Space, A Public Space Writing Fellowships, P.O. Box B, New York, NY 10159. (718) 858-8067.
Asheville Poetry Review
WILLIAM MATTHEWS POETRY PRIZE
Maura High of Carrboro, North Carolina, won the 2022 William Matthews Poetry Prize for “Verbesina Occidentalis.” She received $1,000, and her poem will be published in Volume 29, Issue 32 of Asheville Poetry Review. She also received an invitation to give a reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina. Marilyn Nelson judged. The annual award is given for a single poem. The next deadline is January 15, 2023.
Asheville Poetry Review, William Matthews Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 7086, Asheville, NC 28802. Keith Flynn, Managing Editor.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
ERNEST J. GAINES AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE
Nathan Harris of Seattle won the 2021 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence for his novel, The Sweetness of Water (Little, Brown). He received $15,000 and was honored at a virtual awards ceremony in January. Anthony Grooms, Edward P. Jones, Elizabeth Nunez, Francine Prose, and Patricia Towers judged. The annual award is given to a rising African American writer for a book of fiction published in the award year. The next deadline is August 15, 2023.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, 100 North Street, Suite 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Lois A. Smyth, Director of Donor Services.
Bellingham Review
LITERARY AWARDS
of Toronto won the 2022 49th Parallel Award for Poetry for “even the word / can’t be written in Oneida.” G.C. Waldrep judged. of Bethesda, Maryland, won the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction for “Anaadi’s Smile.” Elizabeth Colen judged. of Portland, Oregon, won the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction for “Street View.” Ira Sukrungruang judged. They each received $1,000,. The annual awards are given for a poem, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction. The next deadline is March 15, 2023.
