Saturnalia Books
Poetry Prize
&
Alma Book Awards
Information you need to know:
Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize: $1500 and publication by Saturnalia Books
Selected by 2024 Judge: Carmen Giménez
Carmen Giménez is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Milk and Filth, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Be Recorder, a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN Open Book Award, the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She has been awarded the Academy of American Poets Fellowship Prize, a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, and has served as the publisher of Noemi Press for twenty years. She is Publisher and Executive Director of Graywolf Press.
Alma Book Awards: Two $1000 awards and publication by Saturnalia Books
Selected by the Saturnalia Books Editorial Team
Guidelines:
- Manuscript must be an original work of poetry written in English.
- Manuscript must be at least 48 pages in length (not including foreword material).
- Author’s name and contact information must not appear on manuscript.
- Acknowledgment page is optional. If your manuscript is a finalist, the acknowledgment page will be removed before it is sent to the judge.
- Online fee is $30. No refunds will be given to any manuscripts withdrawn from the competition after April 1 deadline.
- All entries will be considered for all three prizes.
- Former students who have studied “poetry writing” with the judge are ineligible to enter. Friends and family of the judge are also ineligible.
- Contest winner will be announced in July on the Saturnalia Books website and via email. Please do not contact Saturnalia Books regarding your submission status before August 1.
- By submitting to the contest, you agree to be added to Saturnalia Books’ email list.
Previous Saturnalia Poetry Prize Winners Include:
