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  WEBSITE  | SUBSCRIBE  | SUBMIT  | SUPPORT  | NEWS  | CONTACT open now open now open now open now curt johnson prose awards open: March 1 - May 1 FICTION JUDGE Tlotlo Tsamaase NONFICTION JUDGE Leslie Jamison Tlotlo Tsamaase  is a Motswana author (xe/xem/xer or she/her pronouns). Tlotlo's debut adult novel, Womb City , is out now from Erewhon Books. Tlotlo is a Caine Prize finalist. Xer novella, The Silence of the Wilting Skin , is a 2021 Lambda Literary Award finalist and was shortlisted for a 2021 Nommo Award. Tlotlo has received support from the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, and xer story "Behind Our Irises" is the joint winner of th

Presenting poetry and dance as a unified art form 31 st  Annual POETRY CONTEST for the Dancing Poetry Festival, 2024   The intention of the Dancing Poetry Festival and its parent organization Artists Embassy International is to honor the ambassadorship of excellent artists and their work that furthers intercultural understanding and peace through the universal language of the arts Over $1,000 in prize money to be awarded and an invitation to read for DPF 2024 on YouTube    Three  Grand Prizes  will receive  $100 each  plus their poem costumed and danced, a DVD of the poem being danced,          in addition to a certificate and an invitation to read Six  First Prizes  will receive  $50 each  plus a certificate and an invitation to read  Twelve  Second Prizes  will receive  $25 each  plus a certificate and an invitation to read  Thirty  Third Prizes  will receive  $10 each  plus a certificate and an invitation to read   All