August Deadlines: 11 Contests and Magazines With Deadlines This Month
New month, new courage: submit yourself to these fellowships, magazines, awards and internships. Remember, too, acceptances and rejections are by-products of this journey—crafting your authentic art is the goal. And as always, submit poetry for free to our New Voices.
Crab Orchard Review’s World of Flavors Issue
Send them your poems about food for this special issue— Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: July 30
Virginia Quarterly Review
VQR has been a great journal for a long time. Their regular submission window is about to close—finding a home here will put alongside some great poets and be a wonderful addition to your bio. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: July 30
Orison Anthology Award
This contest seeks to represent the best spiritual writing—the winner receives $500 and publication in The Orison Anthology, a collection of published poems selected for their spiritual engagement and craft excellence. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $15
Deadline: August 1
PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship
This isn’t your auntie’s fellowship. PEN sets forth a rigorous and engaging schedule for their fellows in Los Angeles—and they’re looking specifically for folks who DO NOT have an MFA. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $10
Deadline: August 1
About Place
The theme for this issue is Roots and Resistance: “Are you a radical? Do you grasp things by the root? What kind of future might we create if we actually got to the root of our current political situation?” Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: August 1
Palette Poetry Prize
Shane McCrae is judging this year’s contest for Palette Poetry. They are looking to award a poem with $4000 and publication on the site. Send them 1-3 of your best poems. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: August 15
Red Wheelbarrow Prize
Naomi Shihab Nye is judging this contest for the DeAnza College’s magazine, The Red Wheelbarrow. Winner takes home $1000, publication, and a broadside, with some prizes to the runner-ups as well. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $15
Deadline: August 15
Grayson Books Poetry Prize
Full length manuscript opportunity here, 50-80 pages. Winner receives $1000 and 10 author copies. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $25
Deadline: August 16
Tinderbox’s Brett Elizabeth Jenkins Prize
Tinderbox is giving one poet $750 for their poem, selected by guest judge Zeina Hashem Beck. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $12
Deadline: August 22
St. Lawrence Book Award
Black Lawrence press is looking for a collection to publish—winner of this contest will earn $1000 and 10 copies of their book. Send them 45-95 pages of your poetry. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $25
Deadline: August 31
Beloit Poetry Journal
Everybody respects BPJ—their current reading period closes this month, so don’t waste time. Send them your best. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: August 31
