The Bob Hicok Poetry Fellowship is a year-long invitation to write with funding, education, mentorship and a community that cares. We welcome poets at any stage of their practice who are writing in English. One poet will be selected for the 2025 Fellowship. Five finalists will also be recognized.

In it’s inaugural year, this fellowship offers a $1000 cash prize, $1000 in workshop credits, a 1:1 conversation with Bob Hicok (our most favorite poet!) and a full year to develop a new portfolio of poems. You’ll also receive a lifetime membership to ONLY POEMS, along with space to share your work and process through a quarterly column, an in-depth post-fellowship interview, and a featured portfolio on our website and socials.

In addition to the fellow, five finalists will receive $200 in workshop credits, and lifetime membership to ONLY POEMS.

We’ve published debut authors and Pulitzer winners, poets who work in libraries, bakeries, NASA labs alike. We care about the work and the spirit behind it. We can’t wait to read your poetry!