American Poetry Review

Open now for poetry and nonfiction.

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The American Poetry Review is a major literary magazine publishing contemporary poetry and literary prose, and also runs two annual book prizes for poets.

Response time info: within six months

Read the full guidelines at americanpoetryreview.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 1Fee: $25.00Pays: $3,000 prize, royalties, and publication

Open to: Poets who have not published a book-length collection of poems with a registered ISBN

APR/Honickman First Book Prize: book manuscript contest for poets who have not published a book-length collection; submit 48+ page manuscript by October 1, 2026. $3,000 prize, publication by APR and Copper Canyon Press in 2027.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Jan 1, 2027Fee: $25.00Pays: $2,000 prize, royalties, and publication

Open to: Poets age 50 and over

The Stern Prize: book manuscript contest for poets age 50 and over; submit 48+ page manuscript by January 1, 2027. $2,000 prize, publication by APR and Copper Canyon Press in 2028.

nonfictionLiteraryFee: $3.00Pays: $60 per APR page of prose

Essays, book reviews, and interviews; unpublished literary prose only.

poetryLiteraryFee: $3.00Pays: $1 per line of poetry

General poetry submissions; send up to five unpublished poems per submission.

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