Submissions for the 2023 New American Poetry Prize will open September 1, 2022. The winning manuscript will be published and its author will receive $1500, promotional support, and 25 author copies. Manuscripts should be at least 48 pages, but there is no maximum length. All forms and styles of poetry are welcome. Deadline: January 15,[Read More]
Contests

2022 New American Fiction Prize: Final Judge Weike Wang
Submissions for the 2022 New American Fiction Prize are open. Winner will receive a contract including a $1,500 advance, publication, twenty-five copies, and promotional support. Extended deadline is July 1, 2022. All full-length fiction manuscripts are welcome, including novels, novellas, collections of stories and/or novellas, novels in verse, linked collections, as well as full-length collections[Read More]
Media

New American Press at AWP 2022
New American Press will host a reading event at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture and Design on Thursday, March 24, from 5:30pm until 10:00pm. The event will be held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Conferences. Entry and refreshments are free. We will celebrate the launch of Erica[Read More]

The Derelict Daughter by Brittney Scott
Brittney Scott’s captivating new poetry collection THE DERELICT DAUGHTER is ready for your order!
Announcements

2023 NEW AMERICAN POETRY PRIZE: FINAL JUDGE JAMAICA BALDWIN
Submissions for the 2023 New American Poetry Prize will open September 1, 2022. The winning manuscript will be published and its author will receive $1500, promotional support, and 25 author[Read More]

New American Press at AWP 2022
New American Press will host a reading event at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture and Design on Thursday, March 24, from 5:30pm until 10:00pm. The event will be held in[Read More]

2022 New American Fiction Prize: Final Judge Weike Wang
Submissions for the 2022 New American Fiction Prize are open. Winner will receive a contract including a $1,500 advance, publication, twenty-five copies, and promotional support. Extended deadline is July 1,[Read More]

Sara Fetherolf wins the 2021 New American Poetry Prize
We’re pleased to announce that Quan Barry has selected VIA COMBUSTA by Sara Fetherolf of Long Beach, CA, to receive the 2021 New American Poetry Prize! Sara is a poet,[Read More]

Maija Mäkinen wins 2021 New American Fiction Prize
We’re pleased to announce that Kristen Arnett has selected THE GHOSTS OF OTHER IMMIGRANTS: STORIES by Maija Mäkinen of Brooklyn, NY, to receive the 2021 New American Fiction Prize! A[Read More]

2022 NEW AMERICAN POETRY PRIZE: FINAL JUDGE EDUARDO C. CORRAL
Submissions are now closed for the 2022 New American Poetry Prize. The winning manuscript will be published and its author will receive $1500, 25 copies, and promotional support. Manuscripts should[Read More]