James Laughlin Award
Deadline June 15 (must be received by this date; don't enter before February 18), formerly May 15. Highly recommended free contest for a US poet's second book of 48-100 pages in length, under contract to a US publisher and forthcoming in 2027. The Academy of American Poets will award the winner $5,000, a weeklong residency in Miami Beach, FL, and buy 1,000 copies of the winning book for distribution to its members. Publisher should submit entry form online and upload PDF of manuscript with author's name removed.
Source: http://www.poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/james-laughlin-award
Published: February 17, 2026
