Following is a list of book fairs & literary prizes. It is by no means complete and some have very specific qualifications. You will be responsible for applying and for paying entry fees, travel arrangements and expenses, etc. If a book fair or prize requires that a publisher apply, let us know. Note that Pushcart is not listed here; we enter our poets for Pushcart as per their requirements.
American Library Association | conference |
Art in Literature – Mary Lynn Kotz | prize |
AWPwriter conference | conference |
Baltimore Book Festival | festival |
Bay Area Book Fest | festival |
Brooklyn Book Festival | festival |
Fall for the Book | festival |
Griffin Poetry Prize | prize |
James Laughlin | prize |
LA Times Book Festival | festival |
Larry Levis Prize | prize |
Las Vegas book fest | festival |
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | prize |
Louisianna Book Fest | festival |
Miami Book Fair | festival |
National Book Critics Circle Award | prize |
National book festival | festival |
PEN open-book | prize |
Poetry Society of Virginia yearly book award | prize |
Rilke Prize | prize |
San Jose Poetry Center | readings |
Southern Poetry | prize |
Southwest Festival of the Written Word | festival |
Virginia Festival of the book | festival |
Virginia prize | prize |
Southwest books of the year | prize |