2026 Perugia Press Prize is OPEN!

Submissions are already rolling in to the 2026 Perugia Press Prize contest for a first or second full-length book of poetry by a woman, inclusive of gender-expansive identities. We opened for submissions on August 1, and we’ll remain open, as always, until November 15. The winner of the 2026 prize will be our thirtieth collection!

We appreciate all the poets who support Perugia by sending us their manuscripts and who trust us to read them with the care that we do – thank you! We look forward to receiving and reading your work! See our contest tab for full guidelines and a link to our Submittable page.