The Paz Prize for Poetry

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The Paz Prize for Poetry Competition Guidelines

Miami Book Fair will award one $2,000 prize every other year (in even years) for the publication of a previously unpublished book of poetry originally written in Spanish by an American resident.  The prize will recognize book-length manuscripts of poetry written in Spanish. Translations, works of literary criticism and scholarly texts do not qualify. The next Paz Prize competition will open in May, 2026.

The winner will be selected by an esteemed Spanish-speaking poet.  The chosen book will be translated into English by an experienced translator, and will be published in a bilingual edition.

Eligible poets include:

  • U.S. Citizens
  • Residents of the United States for a ten-year period prior to January 1 of the prize year, 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.

Manuscripts are submitted online only via Submittable. The entry period for the 2024 Paz Prize begins on May 1, 2026 and runs through (and including) June 15, 2026.

  1. All manuscripts must be previously unpublished in their complete form, although some or all of the individual poems may have appeared in periodicals.
  2. Translations, chapbooks, small groups of poems, and self-published books are not eligible.
  3. Manuscript length is not limited. However, a length of 48-64 pages is suggested.
  4. Manuscripts must be paginated and contain a Table of Contents.
  5. Because all submissions are anonymously submitted, and must be preserved as such until the end of the contest, please observe the following:   The cover page of the manuscript should list the title of the manuscript only. No personal information of any kind, including name, address, phone number or email address should appear anywhere within the manuscript. All contact information will be entered separately in the entrant’s Submittable account. Any manuscript containing personal information will not be considered for review.
  6. Please also do not include:  Acknowledgments, explanatory statements, resumes, autobiographical statements, photographs, illustrations, or artwork.
  7. A list of previous publications or appearances in periodicals should not be included.
  8. When saving manuscripts, entrants should not “name” the manuscript with their last name in their personal computer storage, as that will appear when the reader opens the manuscript. For example: John Smith should not save his manuscript as “Smith_Poetry _Manuscript.doc.”
  9. No additions, deletions, or substitutions are allowed once a manuscript has been submitted. Entrants should inform NPS immediately if their manuscript is selected for publication elsewhere.

Finalists for the award will be notified in mid-September, and the winner will be announced in November.  Information relating to the competition will be available at nationalpoetryseries.org and miambookfair.com.

For more information, please contact Beth Dial, Coordinator, at bethdial@nationalpoetryseries.org

Miami Book Fair otorgará cada dos años (en años pares) un premio para la publicación de un poemario inédito escrito originalmente en español por un (a) autor(a) residente en los Estados Unidos. Sólo se aceptarán manuscritos de poesía con extensión de libro redactados en español. Las traducciones, obras de crítica literaria y textos académicos no serán elegibles. El próximo período de recepción de manuscritos comenzará en mayo de 2026.

El poemario ganador será seleccionado por un (a) prestigioso (a) poeta de habla hispana. El libro escogido será traducido al inglés por un traductor experto, y será publicado en una edición bilingüe.

El Premio Paz será administrado por The National Poetry Series.

Los participantes deberán enviar el material solo vía Submittable, entre el 1 de mayo y el 15 de junio 2026 (ambos incluidos), teniendo en cuenta lo siguiente:

  1. Todos los manuscritos deben ser inéditos por completo, aunque algunos o todos los poemas individuales pueden haber aparecido en publicaciones periódicas.
  2. No son elegibles las traducciones, los chapbooks, los pequeños grupos de poemas y los libros autoeditados.
  3. La extensión del manuscrito no está limitada. Sin embargo, se sugiere una extensión de 48 a 64 páginas.
  4. Los manuscritos deben estar paginadosy contener un índice.
  5. Debido a que todas las presentaciones se envían de forma anónima y deben conservarse como tales hasta el final del concurso, tenga en cuenta lo siguiente: la portada del manuscrito debe incluir únicamente el título del manuscrito. Ninguna información personal de ningún tipo, incluido el nombre, la dirección, el número de teléfono o la dirección de correo electrónico, debe aparecer en ninguna parte del manuscrito. Toda la información de contacto se ingresará por separado en la cuenta Submittable del participante. Cualquier manuscrito que contenga información personal no será considerado para revisión.
  6. Tampoco incluya: agradecimientos, declaraciones explicativas, currículums, declaraciones autobiográficas, fotografías, ilustraciones o obras de arte.
  7. No se debe incluir una lista de publicaciones o apariciones anteriores en revistas.
  8. Al guardar manuscritos, los participantes no deben “nombrar” el manuscrito con su apellidoen el almacenamiento de su computadora personal, ya que aparecerá cuando el lector abra el manuscrito. Por ejemplo: John Smith no debe guardar su manuscrito como “Smith_Poetry_Manuscript.doc”.
  9. No se permiten adiciones, eliminaciones o sustituciones una vez enviado el manuscrito. Los participantes deben informar a NPS inmediatamente si su manuscrito es seleccionado para publicación en otro lugar.

Los finalistas del premio serán notificados a finales de julio, y el nombre del (la) ganador (a) se dará a conocer en septiembre. Para obtener información acerca del concurso, visite los sitios Web www.nationalpoetryseries.com y www.miamibookfair.com

El (la) poeta que gane el premio tendrá la oportunidad de hacerle cambios finales al manuscrito antes de su publicación.

Para más información, póngase en contacto con: Beth Dial, Coordinator, at bethdial@nationalpoetryseries.org

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