Organization · Texas, USA
Texas Institute of Letters
Honor society of Texas writers that gives annual literary awards and the Jones Fellowship to writers with Texas ties.
Open to poets
- Jesse H. Jones Fellowship. Oct 1–Dec 18, 2026. Fee: $35. Pays: $10,000 fellowship.
- Literary Awards. Postmark deadline Jan 8, 2027. Fee: $25 per entry. Pays: $1,250 Best Book of Poetry; $1,000 Best First Book of Poetry; $5,000 fiction awards.
- Short-Form Literary Awards. Postmark deadline Jan 8, 2027. Fee: $15 (Best Poem). Pays: $1,000 prize. Up to 1 poems.
Official site: texasinstituteofletters.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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More places to send your poems
- Texas Observer
- Texas Review Press
- Text Power Telling (TPT) Magazine
- The Acentos Review
- The Aftershock Review
- The Alchemy Spoon