University of Arkansas MFA
mfa programFour-year MFA in Fayetteville with deep poetry and translation tracks — one of the longest apprenticeships available.
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University of Houston CWP
mfa programHouston's dual MFA/PhD Creative Writing Program, founded in 1979 by Donald Barthelme and Cynthia Macdonald, known for pairing rigorous literary study with a strong poetry workshop tradition.
University of Pittsburgh Press (Pitt Poetry Series)
pressPublisher of the Pitt Poetry Series, a decades-old, high-volume university-press poetry list whose primary open entry point for new poets is the annual Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize.
Vanderbilt MFA
mfa programFully funded three-year MFA in Nashville admitting six poets and six fiction writers per year, for a total cohort of eighteen students.
Vermont Studio Center
residencyNonprofit artist and writer residency in Johnson, Vermont, founded in 1984, offering month-long (and shorter) studio residencies with visiting-writer programming and merit- and need-based fellowships.
Wallace Stegner Fellowship
fellowshipTwo fully funded years at Stanford with no degree requirement; five poets admitted annually. Applications open in the fall.
Walt Whitman Award
contestAcademy of American Poets first-book prize: $5,000, publication, and an all-expenses-paid residency.
Washington University in St. Louis MFA
mfa programFully funded two-year MFA program in creative writing at Washington University in St. Louis, housed in the English department; program page currently returns a 404, so verify current details via the university site.
Waxwing
journalOnline literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and reviews, known for pairing American writers with international writers in translation.
Wesleyan University Press
pressUniversity press whose Wesleyan Poetry Series has published Ashbery, Rich, and generations of poets since 1957, alongside strong scholarly lists in music and dance.
West Branch
journalBucknell University's literary magazine, founded in 1977, publishing poetry, fiction, translation, essays, and reviews; twice-yearly issues plus occasional themed folios. Pays contributors.
Whale Road Review
journalQuarterly online journal of short poems, micro-essays, book reviews, interviews, and pedagogy papers, edited by Katie Manning since 2015; free to submit, with optional reader tips to contributors in lieu of standard pay.
Willow Springs
journalLiterary journal published by Eastern Washington University's MFA program since 1977, featuring poetry, fiction, essays, and in-depth author interviews.
Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships
fellowshipNine-month post-graduate teaching fellowships at UW–Madison for poets and fiction writers who have not yet published a first book, run by the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing since 1986.
Yaddo
residencyHistoric artists' community in Saratoga Springs offering funded residencies to writers and artists.
Yale Series of Younger Poets
contestThe oldest annual literary award in America (1919): first-book publication by Yale University Press.
ZYZZYVA
journalSan Francisco literary magazine founded in 1985, known for showcasing West Coast writers and paying contributors for fiction, poetry, and essays.
Entropy
journalOnline magazine and community hub famous for its Where to Submit lists; ceased publication in 2021.
Tin House
journalThe celebrated Portland magazine closed its print quarterly in 2019; the book press and workshops continue.
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