The 2025 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award is a $1,000 award recognizing a poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in the previous calendar year. Established in 1976, it is given annually. A noted translator chooses the winning book.

Submissions are accepted from September 15, 2024 through February 15, 2025 (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time). The 2025 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award will be judged by Roger Sedarat.

Please review the guidelines before sending your submission. For questions, please write to awards@poets.org.

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2025 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award Guidelines

• Any translator who meets one of the below criteria on the date of the submission deadline, in any given year, is eligible: U.S. Citizen, or; resident of the United States for the ten-year period prior to the submission deadline, or; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Legal Permanent Status (LPS), or any subsequent categories designated by the U.S. authorities as conferring similar enhanced status upon non-citizens living in the United States.

Please note: By law the Academy of American Poets must report cash prizes awarded to individuals to the Internal Revenue Service. If individuals have a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), the individual will receive a 1099. If the individual does not have an SSN or ITIN, the individual will receive a 1042 and could be subject to a withholding of a percentage of the cash prize.

• Only books published in the United States during 2024 are eligible for the 2025 prize.
• Books must be published in a standard edition (48 pages or more).
• Collaborations by up to two translators are eligible.
• Self-published books will not be considered.
• Only online submissions are accepted for the award through Submittable: poets.submittable.com/submit.
• The Academy of American Poets agrees to purchase for distribution to its members copies of the winning book. The Academy of American Poets may purchase additional copies of the book for its own use, but not for resale. No royalties will be paid to the author on the copies purchased by the Academy of American Poets. The publisher agrees to make available to the Academy of American Poets the number of copies requested and to sell the books at a special discount based on a percentage markup of the PPB (printing, paper, and binding) costs.
• The winner of the 2025 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award will be announced in June 2025.
• All correspondence concerning the contest should be addressed to the Academy of American Poets and sent to awards@poets.org.
• The decisions of the Academy of American Poets as to eligibility are final.

Please note: It is the mission of the Academy of American Poets to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. In furtherance of our mission, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and integrity in our publications and programs, and expect and require the same from the poets with whom we collaborate.

All applicants and selected award recipients agree that, as part of their eligibility to receive the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award, they will maintain the highest standards of fairness, decency and personal integrity, in the Academy’s sole discretion, including with adherence to all applicable laws and community values. The decisions of the Academy of American Poets regarding eligibility, both initial and throughout the award period, are final.

The Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards recognize outstanding translations into English of modern Italian poetry through a $10,000 book prize and a $25,000 fellowship, given in alternating years. The Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards Fund was established in 1995 through a bequest to The New York Community Trust by Sonia Raiziss Giop, a poet, translator, and long-time editor of Chelsea. The Trust has selected the Academy to administer the award.

The $10,000 Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize will be given in 2025 for the translation into English of a significant work of modern Italian poetry. The judges for the 2025 Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize are Anna Kraczyna, Jennifer Scappettone, and Charif Shanahan.

Please review the guidelines before sending your submission. For questions, please write to awards@poets.org.

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2025 Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize Guidelines

• Books by any translator who meets one of the below criteria on the date of the application deadline, in any given year, are eligible: U.S. Citizen, or; resident of the United States for a ten-year period prior to the submission deadline, or; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Legal Permanent Status (LPS), or any subsequent categories designated by the U.S. authorities as conferring similar enhanced status upon non-citizens living in the United States.

Please note: By law the Academy of American Poets must report cash prizes awarded to individuals to the Internal Revenue Service. If individuals have a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), the individual will receive a 1099. If the individual does not have an SSN or ITIN, the individual will receive a 1042 and could be subject to a withholding of a percentage of the cash prize.

• The Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize is given for the translation into English of a significant work of modern, standard (non-dialect) Italian poetry.
• Only books published in the United States are eligible for the prize.
• Publishers may submit books published in any year, but only books by living translators are eligible.
• Books must be published in a standard edition (48 pages or more).
• Self-published books are not eligible.
• Publishers may submit as many titles as they wish.
• Only online submissions are accepted for the award through Submittable: poets.submittable.com/submit.
• The decisions of the Academy of American Poets as to eligibility are final. The Academy of American Poets reserves the right not to award the book prize in any given year.
• The winner will be announced in June 2025.
• All correspondence concerning the contest should be addressed to the Academy of American Poets and sent to awards@poets.org

Please also note: It is the mission of the Academy of American Poets to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. In furtherance of our mission, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and integrity in our publications and programs, and expect and require the same from the poets with whom we collaborate.

All applicants and selected award recipients agree that, as part of their eligibility to receive the Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize, they will maintain the highest standards of fairness, decency and personal integrity, in the Academy’s sole discretion, including with adherence to all applicable laws and community values. The decisions of the Academy of American Poets regarding eligibility, both initial and throughout the award period, are final.

The Academy of American Poets has a long history of championing the role of poet laureate, including by being a resource listing local poets laureate and providing information to communities interested in creating new poets laureate positions.

In 2019, we expanded on this work, and our prizes and fellowships for poets, by launching the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships. These $50,000 awards are given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to support them in creating new work, as well as to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects that enrich the lives of their neighbors, including youth, through responsive and interactive poetry activities.

In addition to the other eligibility and application criteria, the concept, scope, components, depth, geographic reach, and community support of the proposed project will be considered by a panel of award-winning poets and leaders in poetry and civic engagement. The panelists who will recommend the recipients of the 2025 Poet Laureate Fellowships are poet, editor, and social justice advocate Diana Delgado; former Academy Chancellor and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Forrest Gander; Youth Speaks Executive Director Michelle Lee; Senior Program Officer at the Institute of Museum and Library Services Dennis Nangle; and, 2021–22 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson. Final award decisions are finalized and approved by members of the Academy’s Board of Directors.

The fellowships were established in partnership with the Mellon Foundation. Read more about the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows and their projects.

Applications for the 2025 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships are accepted from December 9, 2024 to February 24, 2025. 

Review the eligibility requirements here: https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/laureate-fellowships-guidelines.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please enter and upload to Submittable the following:

1. A letter certifying that you are the official poet laureate of a state, city, county, U.S. territory, or Tribal nation, as appointed by a Governor, State Arts or Humanities Council, State Poet Laureate Commission, Tribal President, Mayor, City Council, City Poet Laureate Commission, City Arts Board, County Arts Board, or a city’s public library system. The letter must also include your date of appointment and your final date of service as poet laureate; 
2. A curriculum vitae (no more than three pages), which includes your full name and current contact information, and information such as your current and past employment, publication history, awards, performances and readings, past public poetry projects, and education;
3. A list of full-length and chapbook-length poetry publications, with a link to publisher information; or a list detailing your performance history as a spoken word poet, including five performance highlights and information on venues;
4. A five-page sample of original poems, new or previously published (including publication information). Spoken word poets should submit a document with links to audio and/or video recordings of their work sample;
5. A one- to two-page detailed description of your proposed project(s), including a timeline for the project(s) you would conduct between July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, that addresses important statewide or local issues and/or engages youth, including the anticipated reach or impact (please see the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Poet Laureate Fellows and their projects);
6. A budget for your proposed project(s) (see a sample budget here). Your budget should not exceed $15,000. The remainder of your fellowship award is intended to cover your time working on your project(s) and to support your own artistic practice. In 2025, the total fellowship award is $50,000;
7. Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to your ability and capacity to carry out your proposed project(s) and their contact information;
8. If you are able to secure in-kind support for your project(s) from local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (e.g., intern or staff time, venue rental, or marketing support), and there is no conflict of interest (e.g., you are not an employee or Board member of the organization), the Academy will match the value of that support, up to $10,000, in a financial contribution to the nonprofit(s) if you are awarded an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. Please provide a letter from each nonprofit organization confirming the details of their contribution, including their contact information. We also encourage collaborations with State Centers for the Book and local and national youth-serving organizations; and
9. Alternatively, if you are able to secure up to $10,000 in cash contributions for your project from local foundations or businesses (i.e., not owned or operated by a relative, and with a valid physical address, phone number, and website), the Academy will provide a matching amount to you after their disbursement, in addition to your fellowship funds, once you are awarded a Poet Laureate Fellowship. Please provide a letter from each contributing foundation or business confirming the details of their contribution, along with their contact information.

Please note: 

Poets laureate within a state and co-poets laureate may submit a collaborative application on Submittable. We encourage you to contact us at awards@poets.org before doing so. 

Only one type of support, either in-kind or cash, will be matched up to $10,000.

Online submissions are accepted for the 2025 Poet Laureate Fellowships through our submission manager, Submittable. For questions about using Submittable, please visit: https://submittable.help/en/articles/904856-how-do-i-submit.

If you need accommodations for accessibility, please contact awards@poets.org.

The Academy of American Poets assumes no responsibility for applications not received due to user error. Applicants may verify the receipt of their application materials by logging into Submittable.

All correspondence concerning the fellowships and applications should be addressed to the Academy of American Poets. Current poets laureate with questions about this opportunity are encouraged to email awards@poets.org.

It is the mission of the Academy of American Poets to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. In furtherance of our mission, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and integrity in our publications and programs, and expect and require the same from the poets with whom we collaborate.

All applicants and selected fellows agree that, as part of their eligibility to serve as a fellow, they will maintain the highest standards of fairness, decency, and personal integrity, in the Academy’s sole discretion, including adherence to all applicable laws and community values. The decisions of the Academy of American Poets as to eligibility, both initial and throughout the award period, are final.

By law, the Academy of American Poets must report cash prizes awarded to individuals to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If individuals have a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), the individual will receive a 1099-MISC. If the individual does not have an SSN or ITIN, the individual will receive a Form 1042 and could be subject to a withholding of a percentage of the cash award.

Applicants will be notified of the 2025 award results by June 30, 2025.