Deadlines: 6 Poetry prizes for Thursday, April 31

There are six deadlines for poetry prizes on April 31 (this Thursday); all of which grant a prize of at least $1,000 and publication. Here they are:

Oberlin College Press
FIELD Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Oberlin College Press is given annually for a book-length poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $22 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, by May 31.
www.oberlin.edu/ocpress

Sonia Raiziss-Giop Foundation
Bordighera Poetry Prize
A prize of $2,000 and bilingual publication by Bordighera Press is given annually for a book-length poetry collection written in English to be translated into Italian. The cash prize is evenly divided between the poet, who must be a U.S. citizen of identifiable Italian descent, and the translator, who need not be a U.S. citizen. The poet may translate his or her own work. The judge is Daniela Gioseffi. Submit 10 pages of poetry in English or in both English and Italian by May 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
daniela@garden.net
www.italianamericanwriters.com/prize.html

River Styx
International Poetry Contest
A prize of $1,500 and publication in River Styx is given annually for a group of poems. Alan Shapiro will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 14 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to River Styx, by May 31.
www.riverstyx.org

Runes: A Review of Poetry
Runes Award
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Runes: A Review of Poetry is given annually for a single poem. This year’s theme is “connection.” Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman will judge. Submit three poems with a $15 entry fee ($3 for each additional poem), which includes a one-year subscription to Runes, by May 31.
runesrev@aol.com
www.members.aol.com/runes

St. Louis Poetry Center
National Poetry Contest
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Margie is given annually for a single poem. Stephen Dunn will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three poems of no more than 60 lines each with a $15 entry fee ($5 for each additional poem) by May 31.
www.stlouispoetrycenter.org

Winning Writers
War Poetry Contest
A prize of $2,000 and publication on the Web site winningwriters.com is given annually for a single poem on the theme of war. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 500 lines with a $15 entry fee by May 31.
adam@winningwriters.com
www.winningwriters.com

Blurbs from the Poets & Writers, inc. contest calendar.