Poets & Writers – September 2019

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GRANTS & AWARDS

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Nezhukumatathil judged in poetry,

Rebecca Makkai judged in fiction, and

the editors judged in nonfiction. The an-

nual awards are given for a poem, a short

story, and an essay. (SEE DEADLINES.)

Southern Indiana Review, Mary C. Mohr

Awards, University of Southern Indiana,

8600 University Boulevard, Evansville,

IN 47712. (812) 464-1784. Ron Mitchell,

Editor. [email protected]

http://www.southernindianareview.org

Travelers’ Tales

SOLAS AWARD

David Robinson of Sausalito, California,

won the 2019 Solas Awards Grand Prize

for “The Mystery of the Sahara.” He

received $1,000 and publication in Vol-

ume 12 of The Best Travel Writing: True

Stories From Around the World and on the

Travelers’ Tales website. The editors

judged. The annual award is given for a

travel essay. (SEE DEADLINES.)

Travelers’ Tales, Solas Award, 2320

Bowdoin Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

[email protected]

http://www.besttravelwriting.com

Silverfish Review Press
GERALD CABLE BOOK AWARD
Julie Danho of Providence, Rhode Island,
won the 2018 Gerald Cable Book Award
for Those Who Keep Arriving. She received
$1,000, and her book will be published
by Silverfish Review Press in Febru-
ary 2020. Rodger Moody judged. The
annual award is given for a first poetry
collection. (SEE DEADLINES.)

Silverfish Review Press, Gerald Cable
Book Award, P.O. Box 3541, Eugene, OR

97403. (541) 228-0422.
       http://www.silverfishreviewpress.com

Southern Indiana Review
MARY C. MOHR AWARDS
C. C. Reid of Washington, D.C., won
the 2018 poetry award for her poem
“Casida of the Branches.” Elise Burke
of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, won the
fiction award for her story “Beam On.”
Chelsea Catherine of St. Petersburg,
Florida, and Sean W. Murphy of Ranchos
de Taos, New Mexico, both won the
nonfiction award. Catherine won for her
essay “Quiet With the Hurt”; Murphy
won for his essay “Church of Jeff.”
They each received $2,000 and publica-
tion in Southern Indiana Review. Aimee

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Trustees of the Robert Frost

Farm

FROST FARM PRIZE

David Southward of Milwaukee won

the ninth annual Frost Farm Prize for

“Mary’s Visit.” He received $1,000 and

an invitation to read at the Robert Frost

Farm in Derry, New Hampshire, in

June. Bruce Bennett judged. The annual

award is given for a single poem written

in a metrical form. The next deadline is

March 30, 2020.

Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm,

Frost Farm Prize, c/o Robert Crawford,

280 Candia Road, Chester, NH 03036.

[email protected]

http://www.frostfarmpoetry.org/prize

University of Georgia Press

GEORGIA POETRY PRIZE

Chelsea Dingman of Tampa won the

2018 Georgia Poetry Prize for Through

a Small Ghost. She received $1,000,

publication of her book by University

of Georgia Press in February 2020, and

invitations to read at three universities in

Georgia. The annual award is given for

a poetry collection. The next deadline is

November 30.