Tomaž Šalamun Prize

About

Founded in 2015, the Tomaž Šalamun Prize honors the memory of the great Slovenian poet who inspired several generations of poets from around the world. For the first two years, the winner’s work was published in Verse. When Verse ceased publication in 2017, Factory Hollow Press started publishing the winning chapbook. And with the opening of the Tomaž Šalamun Centre for Poetry in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2017, the prize started offering a free one-month residency in Ljubljana in order to promote cultural exchange and provide a poet with a vibrant space to live and work. In 2019, the prize administrators added an editors’ choice selection so that two chapbooks from the submission pool would be published. Recent winners’ chapbooks have been translated into Slovenian and published in Slovenia.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee range is USD $13 to $17 (below average to average for contests).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2015

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Tomaž Šalamun Prize's overall average response time is within a normal range for contests.
More Challenging: Tomaž Šalamun Prize's overall acceptance rate is lower than most contests.
Less Responsive: Tomaž Šalamun Prize's overall rate of non-response is higher than most contests.

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Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Chapbook: 20 - 28 pages.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Hybrid form, Prose poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Semi-pro advance (US$200-1999) + No royalties Semi-pro advance. No royalties. Details: USD $1,000 & and a free one-month residency in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Tomaž Šalamun Prize Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 11 reports from 11 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

58 min | 84.2 mean avg | 63.0 median | 218 max days (57.2 std dev)

Responses

90.91 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

90.91 % (71.3 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 80.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

9.09 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

9.09 % (218.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

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Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $17.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 16 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 29 May 2026

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