Northwestern University Press: Drinking Gourd Chapbook Prize: This is for poets who are people of color with US citizenship, who have not previously published a book-length volume of poetry, inclusive of chapbooks. Send a poetry manuscript of 25–35 pages – see guidelines – along with a completed entry form. The prize is $500, and the deadline is 31 October 2026. Details here and here.

Deadline: October 31st, 2026