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Useful Resources : Websites for Poets and Writers : Literary Societies and Associations
Alliance of Artists Communities
The Alliance of Artists Communities is a national and international association of artists’ communities and residencies. Visit their site to find a writing retreat near you, and to learn about great new work being created around the world.
| | American Translators Association
ATA, founded in 1959, is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the U.S. with over 11,000 members in more than 90 countries. ATA's primary goals include fostering and supporting the professional development of translators and interpreters and promoting the translation and interpreting professions.
| | Asian American Writers' Workshop
Manhattan-based arts organization offers workshops, readings, youth programs, and occasional contests. They sponsor the annual Asian American Literary Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding literary works by Americans of Asian descent. Their reading room contains notable works of Asian American literature through the decades.
| | BuildingBloc Arts Collective
BuildingBloc is a California-based collective of artists dedicated to using art to explore social inequalities. They sponsor the Artist Pen-Pal Mutual Aid Project, which pairs incarcerated writers and artists with outside mentors to publish a magazine of their work, "Paper Thin Walls". BuildingBloc's website says, "Through experimentation, collaboration, and performance, we inform, provoke, and inspire ourselves and our audiences. We aim to spark dialogue, to create and sustain relationships between artists and community organizations, to support existing struggles for social justice, and to erase the boundaries between art and activism."
| | Canadian Federation of Poets
Members and visitors can participate in events, contests and publication opportunities. Member benefits include a free subscription to Poetry Canada, CFP's national magazine, plus web hosting and promotional space in the CFP Shop. A chat forum is available for CFP members, educators, poetry sharing, poetry critiquing, and youth. Sign up for the free newsletter.
| | Colorado Independent Publishers Association
CIPA holds informational meetings and seminars for Colorado's independent publishers to help their members market books through cooperative ventures, education and networking. They also offer book awards, sponsor literacy programs, and help promote members' books at literary conferences and trade shows.
| | Contemporarypoetry.com
This site hosts public and private web projects that emphasize contemporary American poetry. Currently featured is Eye Dialect, an online literary magazine. Two Poet Laureates, Billy Collins and Stanley Kunitz, number among its recent contributors.
| | EPIC (Electronically Published Internet Connection)
Professional organization for published and contacted e-book and print authors. EPIC's mission is to provide a strong voice for electronic publishing. Their offerings include an annual conference focusing on e-publishing, and a free writing competition for middle school and high school students.
| | Florence Poets Society
Writers' group located in the dynamic literary and academic region of Western Massachusetts sponsors an annual poetry festival, poetry slam events, readings, and a contest with good-sized prizes. See their website for announcements of local poetry events.
| | Florida Writers Association
A non-profit network of Floridians who care about writing and each other. President Glenda Ivey is a great person to have on your side.
| | Hidden River Arts
This nonprofit literary arts organization, based in suburban Philadelphia, offers workshops, readings, an annual writers' conference, and fiction and drama contests.
| | International Cities of Refuge Network
ICORN is an association of cities and regions around the world dedicated to protecting freedom of expression by offering refuge to writers fleeing political persecution.
| | Irish Writers' Centre
News about Irish literary events and competitions. Database of contemporary Irish authors and links to literary sites. Admirers of Irish culture will also enjoy the site of the Yeats Society Sligo.
| | James Merrill House
James Merrill was a major 20th-century American poet, whose former home in Stonington, CT is now maintained as a local literary center. The James Merrill House offers workshops for adults and youth, lectures, and a writer-in-residence program.
| | John Clare Literary Festival
John Clare was a prominent 19th-century poet of the English countryside. The John Clare Cottage Trust now hosts an annual literary festival each fall in his onetime home in the village of Helpston. Events include the Bard of the Fens Competition, a storytelling and performance poetry contest for authors who live or work within an hour's distance of the Fens region.
| | Lambda Literary Foundation
This foundation supports gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender literature through their book review blog, readings and workshops, and annual Lammy Awards for the best LGBT books.
| | Macondo Foundation
Based in San Antonio, TX, this literary foundation offers a writers' workshop, the Casa Azul writer-in-residence program, and multicultural arts events. In the words of founder Sandra Cisneros, "The Macondo Foundation works with dedicated and compassionate writers who view their work and talents as part of a larger task of community-building and non-violent social change. We are poets, novelists, journalists, performance artists, and creative writers of all genres whose work is socially-engaged. What unites us is a commitment to serve our under-served communities through our writing."
| | National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Find links to your state's arts organizations, plus arts funding news and opportunities. Grants await!
| | National Association of Writers in Education
NAWE supports the development of creative writing of all genres and in all educational and community settings throughout the UK. Resources include an annual conference for writing teachers and an online bulletin board of jobs and publication opportunities.
| | National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Nonprofit organization. Sponsors dozens of annual poetry contests with low entry fees. Individual state societies often sponsor additional contests. Click these links for societies in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Virginia. Other societies are best contacted by mail. Click here for their addresses.
| | New Zealand Poetry Society
Founded in 1973, the New Zealand Poetry Society offers an annual poetry contest and publishes the bimonthly magazine 'a fine line'. Their website includes numerous listings for literary events, resources and contests for writers in New Zealand and abroad.
| | NewTown Writers
Chicago-based gay and lesbian writers' salon publishes the anthology series 'Off the Rocks' and the literary e-zine Swell. They also offer workshops for local writers and sponsor literary events.
| | Prisons Foundation
The Prisons Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that promotes the arts and education in prison and alternatives to incarceration. Visit the gallery page of their website to view and purchase original work by incarcerated artists.
| | Science Fiction Poetry Association
The SFPA brings together writers and readers interested in "poetry with some element of speculation - usually science fiction, fantasy, or horror," as well as surrealism and poems about science. They publish the literary journal Star*Line. Their website has many useful links to journals specializing in SF poetry, anthologies, and individual author websites, as well as a free contest with small cash prizes (next deadline June 30).
| | Tennessee State Poetry League
The Tennessee State Poetry League was conceived in March 2006, due to the lack of growth of poetry in our community and to encourage a return to more conventional poetry, while remaining upbeat on our contemporary poetical trends. The League publishes an annual anthology (with special editions for the blind and deaf), hosts monthly readings, and offers two annual fellowships for poets and artists. The poetry fellowship gives the author a choice of $1,000, a reading tour in Nashville, or publication of their manuscript in an edition of 500 copies. No website; email John D. Gosslee for more information.
| | The Academy of American Poets
National Poetry Map connects you with events, organizations, journals, poetry bookshops and distinguished poets state by state. Writing & Publishing Poetry FAQ helps you tell between good publishers and bad ones, as well as good and bad contests. Bios and links for over 450 major poets. Share your work in the Academy's Discussion Forums.
| | The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
AWP supports the appreciation and development of contemporary writing. Its bimonthly magazine, The Writer's Chronicle, is well worth a subscription, and includes information on grants, awards and publishing opportunities. AWP members may access a special Job List of academic and non-academic jobs. Search AWP's extensive program directory for a writing program near you, and consider attending the AWP annual conference, a good value for its seminars, networking and readings.
| | The E-Poets Network
This highly polished site has evolved from 7 years of using the web to spread the words, sights and sounds of poetry. Special features include An Incomplete History of Slam, the Book of Voices and the Videotheque.
| | The Museum of American Poetics
Dedicated to American poetic experimentation. Seeks out diverse subcultures and genres. Special attention to multimedia presentations. Free video performances and lectures.
| | The Poetry Society
Supporting British poets since 1909. Publishes Poetry Review and Poetry News, and sponsors Britain's longest running poetry competition.
| | The Poetry Society of America
We highly recommend joining. Annual membership is $45 ($25 for students). Membership not only lets you enter PSA's quality contests for free, you also get free or discounted admission to readings and seminars, and a subscription to the Poetry Society's magazine, Crossroads. Excellent value. Sign up through PSA's website. Also at the site, do visit the Resource page (free to all) with towers of links to quality poetry journals, festivals, websites, publishers, MFA programs, bookstores and literary organizations.
| | WILLA: Women in Letters and Literary Arts
Award-winning poets Cate Marvin and Erin Belieu founded this online community in August 2009 to address the need for female writers of literature to engage in conversations regarding women's work as well as the critical reception of women's creative writing in our current culture.
| | Zona Rosa
Zona Rosa began in Savannah, GA as a female empowerment writing workshop founded by award-winning Southern memoirist Rosemary Daniell. Chapters now exist across the country, with famous graduates including John Berendt ('Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil') and Cassandra King ('Those Same Sweet Girls'). Visit the website for a schedule of workshops and retreats, information on starting your own group, links to Daniell's books, and an excerpt from her new guide 'Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives'.
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