Helena Whitehill Book Award 2026 — Tupelo Press (Poetry or Creative Nonfiction, $1,000 + Publication)
Tupelo Press
Annual book award of Tupelo Press, underwritten by board member Sally Whitehill in honour of her mother; open to poetry and creative nonfiction.
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$1,000, publication by Tupelo Press with a book launch and national and international distribution by the University of Chicago Press, and a one-week residence at Gentle House on the Olympic Peninsula. All finalists are considered for publication. Final judge: Christopher Kempf.
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Open to anyone writing in English, in the United States or abroad, regardless of prior publication history. Unpublished poetry manuscripts (chapbook or full length) or creative nonfiction (memoir, essays, hybrid), no page limit; individual pieces may have been published. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible, nor are Tupelo employees and Tupelo authors. Anonymous judging; simultaneous submissions allowed.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- midnight EST
- Costs to the artist
- Entry fee only; submission online