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Kissing Dynamite Seeks Poetry Microchap manuscripts/ How to Submit (Prizes: $50 + more)

A literary magazine that publishes twelve poems each month, Kissing Dynamite now has a press. This year, the press released its very first publication, “Lifting Every Voice”, an international poetry anthology that also features works by some Nigerian poets, including Aremu Adams Adebisi and Adedayo Agarau. The press now seeks submissions of tiny poetry books...

The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets 2020/ How to Apply (Prizes: $1000 + more)

The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets is now open for submissions. Awarded annually to a debut poetry book or manuscript by an African poet, the prize is given by the African Poetry Book Fund, in partnership with Praire Schooner and the University of Nebraska. The prize comes with prize money of a $1000...

Chicken Soup for the Soul Is Currently Accepting  Submissions for 6 Upcoming Books ($200 + 10 Contributor Copies)

Essayists and poets are invited to submit their works to the Chicken Soup for the Soul, This time their submissions portal has been open for brand new titles. If you’d like to earn money for your essays and poems, you should definitely consider submitting to this prestigious anthology. Here’s what their press release says: If...

BlackBird Books Writer’s Residency for Young African Women at Casa Lorde Pretoria (Awards: R5,000 + More) / How To Apply

Emerging women writers are invited to apply to the amazing BlackBird Books Writers Residency Program for Young African Women. Blackbird books is an imprint of Jacana Media. And this program is being organized in collaboration with Casa Lorde and Eunice Ngogodo Own Voices Initiative. If you have been looking for a publisher, you might want...

Poetry, lubricant for the soul the soul of prose I suppose, sparse, shut-up, scope-charged, pause-patterned sometimes flamboyantly confusing like [dead] body language. Poetry, unabashedly itself.   We have pitched our tents with ten sterling poets. They will tell us why they write poetry, the poets they always return to, three poets they will recommend to...

Poets might be interested in sending their poems for the Blue Mountain Arts poetry card contest. The poems will be used in the Blue Mountain Arts greeting cards. No entry fee is required. There are no geographical restrictions, so writers can apply from anywhere in the world.   2019 Blue Mountain Arts Biannual Poetry Card...