Patricia Dobler Poetry Award 2026 — Carlow University, Pittsburgh (Women Poets 40+, $1,000)
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Patricia Dobler Poetry Award 2026 — Carlow University, Pittsburgh (Women Poets 40+, $1,000)

Carlow University

October 31, 2026 (32 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (submission by email)

Annual poetry award of Carlow University's Madwomen in the Attic workshops, for women poets over 40 without a first book.

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$1,000, round-trip travel, lodging and a public reading at Carlow University in Pittsburgh in spring 2027 with judge Lauren Shapiro, and publication of the winning poem in Voices from the Attic. Prize valued at $2,000.

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Open to women writers aged 40 and over who are US citizens or permanent residents living in the United States and have not published a full-length book of poetry (48+ pages; chapbooks and self-published books excluded). Two unpublished poems of up to 75 lines each per entry, judged anonymously; multiple entries allowed. Past winners and current Carlow employees and students are not eligible.

Dates & details

Deadline
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Programme dates
Reading at Carlow University, spring 2027
Results
8 January 2027
Costs to the artist
Entry fee only; submission online
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$1,000 + travel, lodging and a reading
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$20 per 2-poem entry (contact the organiser if you cannot afford it)