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Alta California Chapbook Prize
Award opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-16
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Gunpowder Press
- Deadline
- 16 November 2026
- Where
- Santa Barbara, United States
- Compensation
- $1,000 cash prize + publication + travel stipend + lodging + 10 author copies
- Disciplines
- Poetry
About this opportunity
The Alta California Chapbook Prize, hosted by Gunpowder Press and supported by Letras Latinas, awards $1,000 and a bilingual English/Spanish publication to a Latinx poet based in the U.S. for a 8–12 page poetry chapbook. The winner also receives travel and lodging for a reading in Santa Barbara, with submissions open via online system until November 16, 2026.
Who can apply
- Latinx poets based in the United States
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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