Verse

Tomaž Šalamun Prize

Deadline: 
March 15, 2024 - Check back on February 15th for Upcoming Deadline
Entry Fee: 
$17
Cash Prize: 
$1,000
E-mail address: 

A prize of $1,000 and publication by Factory Hollow Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook. The winner also receives a monthlong residency in a private apartment at the Tomaž Šalamun Centre for Poetry in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in summer 2025. Prose poetry, hybrid works, and translations of works of poetry by living writers from any language into English (with the relevant permission) are also eligible. Shane McCrae will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 20 to 28 pages with a $17 entry fee ($13 for students) by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Note: This listing has been updated to include information provided by the sponsoring organization after the issue went to press.

Verse, Tomaž Šalamun Prize, University of Richmond, English Department, 106 UR Drive, Richmond, VA 23173. (804) 287-6431. Brian Henry, Prize Administrator.