American Poetry Review

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American Poetry Review accepts poetry, literary prose, and entries for two poetry book prizes.

Response time info: within six months

Read the full guidelines at americanpoetryreview.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 1Fee: $25Pays: $3,000 prize; standard book publishing contract and royalties.

Open to: Open only to poets who have not published a book-length collection of poems with a registered ISBN; translations and works by multiple authors are ineligible.

The prize awards $3,000 and publication in 2027; submit a manuscript of 48 pages or more, paginated, with a table of contents and acknowledgments. Manuscripts must be received by October 1, 2026; entrants will be notified by January 15, 2027.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Jan 1, 2027Fee: $25Pays: $2,000 prize; standard book contract and royalties.

Open to: Open only to poets age 50 and over, regardless of previous publication history.

The Stern Prize awards $2,000 and publication in 2028; submit a manuscript of 48 pages or more, single-spaced, paginated, with a table of contents and acknowledgments. Manuscripts must be received by January 1, 2027; entrants will be notified by February 28, 2027.

nonfictionLiteraryFee: $3Pays: $60 per APR page of prose.

Accepts essays, book reviews, and interviews; previously published material is not accepted.

poetryLiteraryFee: $3Pays: $1 per line of poetry.

Send no more than five poems per submission; previously published material is not accepted.

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