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01/12/2026

Deadline extended to January 30 for our Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize! Go here for more information:

The Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for a Writer Age 70 or Older Prize: $2,000 plus publicationJudge: Alicia OstrikerReading Period: November 15, 2025 – January 15, 2026 QUALIFICATIONS Applicant must be a U.S. Resident. Applicant must be a living poet, age 70 or older, who has neither...

01/05/2026

Barbara Morrison's online memoir workshop series is filling fast. Dates: January 25, February 1, 8, 15. For details and registration:

January 25, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - February 15, 2026 @ 4:00 pm A Passager Memoir Workshop Four virtual sessions with award-winning author Barbara Morrison In this online workshop, you'll begin transforming your lived experiences into compelling stories. Using readings and guided writing sprints, you'll ...

01/05/2026

10 more days to submit to the biennial Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize. Details here:

The Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for a Writer Age 70 or Older Prize: $2,000 plus publicationJudge: Alicia OstrikerReading Period: November 15, 2025 – January 15, 2026 QUALIFICATIONS Applicant must be a U.S. Resident. Applicant must be a living poet, age 70 or older, who has neither...

12/10/2025

Passager congratulates this year's 5 over 50 in Poets & Writers:

Jennifer Eli Bowen, author of The Book of Kin: On Absence, Love, and Being There (Milkweed Editions)
Princess Joy L. Perry, author of This Here Is Love (Norton)
Yael Valencia Aldana, author of Black Mestiza (University Press of Kentucky)
Vishwas R. Gaitonde, author of On Earth as It Is in Heaven (Orison Books)
Lauren K. Watel, author of Book of Potions (Sarabande Books)

12/08/2025

Award-winning author Barbara Morrison will be teaching an online Passager memoir workshop series. January 25, February 1, 8, 15. For more information and to register:

January 25, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - February 15, 2026 @ 4:00 pm A Passager Memoir Workshop Online via Zoom Four virtual sessions with award-winning author Barbara Morrison In this online workshop, you'll begin transforming your lived experiences into compelling stories. Using readings and guided writing ...

12/08/2025

Our Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize submission period is open. Deadline: January 15, 2026. Guidelines here:

The Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for a Writer Age 70 or Older Prize: $2,000 plus publicationJudge: Alicia OstrikerReading Period: November 15, 2025 – January 15, 2026 QUALIFICATIONS Applicant must be a U.S. Resident. Applicant must be a living poet, age 70 or older, who has neither...

11/25/2025

Submissions open for the biennial Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for a writer over 70. Judge: Alicia Ostriker. Find out more:

The Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for a Writer Age 70 or Older Prize: $2,000 plus publicationJudge: Alicia OstrikerReading Period: November 15, 2025 – January 15, 2026 QUALIFICATIONS Applicant must be a U.S. Resident. Applicant must be a living poet, age 70 or older, who has neither...

11/25/2025

Award-winning author Barbara Morrison will be teaching a Passager memoir workshop online this winter. Go here for more information and to register:

November 16 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2025 Passager Poetry Contest Reading Online via Zoom Join us for an online reading and celebration featuring poets from the new issue of Passager, including contest winner Angie Minkin. A conversation with the poets to follow. Free

11/17/2025

Congratulations to our Pushcart Prize nominees:

Jed Myers, poem, “News of the War”

Sara Winslow, memoir, “When Your Mom”

Dan Shiffman, short fiction, “’Americans All’ Week”

Patricia Bollin, poem, “Single-Item Shopping List”

Aaron Fischer, poem, “Failed Pantoum for X”

Robert Miner, poem, “The servant of the poet Po Chu-I expresses her exasperation”

11/14/2025

Join us for our Sunday Zoom launch of our poetry contest issue. 2-4 ET with 2025 Passager Poet Angie Minkin and honorable mentions. Register here:

November 16 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2025 Passager Poetry Contest Reading Online via Zoom Join us for an online reading and celebration featuring poets from the new issue of Passager, including contest winner Angie Minkin. A conversation with the poets to follow. Free

11/12/2025

Zoom launch Sunday to celebrate our poetry contest issue. 2025 Passager Poet Angie Minkin and honorable mentions reading. 2-4 ET. Register:

November 16 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2025 Passager Poetry Contest Reading Online via Zoom Join us for an online reading and celebration featuring poets from the new issue of Passager, including contest winner Angie Minkin. A conversation with the poets to follow. Free

11/10/2025

Reading period opens November 15 for our biennial Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for a poet over 70. Guidelines:

The Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for a Writer Age 70 or Older Prize: $2,000 plus publicationJudge: Alicia OstrikerReading Period: November 15, 2025 – January 15, 2026 Applicant must be a U.S. Resident. Applicant must be a living poet, age 70 or older, who has neither published, nor...