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YearHonorPrizeDescription
2022Award SelectionBest Small Fictions 2022Linda’s piece, “The Irish Guest at the Wedding in Krakow” — was selected to be included this award-winning anthology. Several thousand pieces were submitted by editors from around the world and only 120 pieces of small fiction were chosen. The anthology will be published in the fall of 2022 by Sonder Press.
2022Second PrizeThe Fish Anthology’s Flash Fiction CompetitionLinda’s piece, “On the Other Side of the World” — was awarded second prize in this international competition sponsored by the Fish Anthology in Ireland. Acclaimed New Zealand writer Tracey Slaughter selected Linda’s work for the honor from 948 entries. The award carries a cash prize and Linda has been invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July, 2022.
2021NomineeNational Book Award

Pulitzer Prize

Kingsley Tufts Award

UNT Rilke Prize

W.C. Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America

PEN Voekler Poetry Award

Anisfield Wolf Book Award

American Book Award

Balcones Prize for Poetry

Paterson Poetry Prize

Michigan Notable Book

Ohioana Book Award

Society of Midland Authors Book Award

Eric Hoffer Book Award

Poetry Center Book Award

Foreword Indies Book Award

Housatonic Book Award

Lenore Marshall Prize

Bobbitt Prize

Midwest Book Award

Book award nominations for “The Blue Divide”
2021FinalistSlippery Elm’s Deanna Tulley Media ContestLinda’s video/poem, “City of Stone, City of Trees,” was a finalist in this national contest and will be featured online at Slippery Elm, a journal published by the University of Findlay.
2021FinalistOff the Grid Poetry PrizeLinda’s manuscript of prose poems, Bone Country, was selected as one of three top finalists (from over 450 submissions) in this national competition sponsored by Off the Grid Books.
2021NomineeThe Best Small FictionsLinda’s prose poem, “The Irish Guest at the Wedding in Krakow,” was nominated for The Best Small Fictions, 2022 by Clare MacQueen, Editor of MacQueen’s Quinterly. The annual anthology honors the best short fictions published in literary journals and magazines throughout the year.
2020NomineeMichigan Humanities Champion of the YearLinda was nominated for this prestigious award in recognition of her contribution to the cultural life and active support of and involvement in promoting public humanities within her community and throughout the state. As a poet, presenter, and patron of the literary arts, Linda was one of only eight people nominated throughout Michigan.
2020FinalistRiver Styx Microfiction ContestLinda’s piece, “Gallery of the Street” was selected as a finalist (from approximately 375 entries) for this recognition by the editors of River Styx.
2020Honorable MentionAllen Ginsberg Poetry Contest“A Modern Parable for the End of the World” was selected by the editors of the Paterson Literary Review for this national honor.
2019Honorable MentionNew Millennium Writings Flash Fiction AwardLinda’s piece, “Babel,” was selected by the journal’s editors for this international recognition.
2019NomineeBest MicrofictionLinda’s piece of microfiction, “Scattering the Ashes on Lake Geneva,” was nominated by Clare McQueen, editor of KYSO Flash, for this second annual anthology which honors the best microfiction published in literary journals and magazines throughout the year.
2019Second PlaceSensations Magazine 2019 Best Newcomer ContestTwo poems, “The Immigrant Family from Poland, 1910,” and “Reading The Grapes of Wrath in English Class” were selected by the magazine’s editor for this national award.
2019Honorable MentionSpringfed Arts Poetry Contest“California Dream” was selected by judge Dennis Hinrichsen for this regional honor.
2019Editor’s Choice AwardAllen Ginsberg Poetry Contest“My Father’s Music” was selected by the editors of the Paterson Literary Review for this national honor.
2019FinalistForeWord Book of the Year Award in Poetry“The Lake Michigan Mermaid” is a finalist in this national book competition for independent, university, and small presses sponsored by ForeWord Reviews.
2019FinalistThe da Vinci Eye Award“The Lake Michigan Mermaid” is a finalist in this prestigious national contest given for superior cover artwork by the Eric Hoffer Book Awards.
2019WinnerMichigan Notable Book AwardLinda’s book, “The Lake Michigan Mermaid” (co-authored with Anne-Marie Oomen) was selected for this annual award sponsored by the Library of Michigan. Over 300 books were submitted for the competition, but just 20 titles were honored. “The Lake Michigan Mermaid” was the only poetry collection chosen.
2018NomineeBest MicrofictionLinda’s piece of microfiction, “Conjuring Her Face,” was nominated by Clare McQueen, editor of KYSO Flash, for this debut anthology which honors the best microfiction published in literary journals and magazines throughout the year.
2018Editor’s Choice AwardAllen Ginsberg Poetry Contest“Memories of an Immigrant Childhood” was selected by the editors of the Paterson Literary Review for this national honor.
2017NomineePushcart Prize“The Young Girl in Her Father’s Garden,” was nominated by the editors of The MacGuffin for this honor.
2017NomineePushcart PrizeLinda’s poem, “Blue,” was nominated by the editors of Streetlight Magazine for this honor.
2017FinalistSunshot Poetry PrizeLinda’s poetry manuscript, Pictures of the Floating World, was selected as a top finalist in this national competition.
2017Semi-FinalistCrab Orchard Series in PoetryLinda’s poetry manuscript, Pictures of the Floating World, was selected as a semi-finalist in this national competition.
2017Second PlaceMacGuffin Poetry PrizeLinda’s poem, “My Husband as a Boy in Muskegon,” was selected for the honor.
2017Honorable MentionAdult Fiction Prize from Detroit Working WritersLinda’s short fiction piece, “Scattering Ashes on Lake Geneva,” was selected for the honor.
2017Outstanding Service AwardContemporary Writers Series’ 20th Anniversary Celebration Linda and her husband Tony were honored by Aquinas College for their ongoing commitment to the CWS program 1997-2017.
2016FinalistNew Millennium Writings Poetry AwardLinda’s poem sequence, “The Artist’s Notebook,” selected by the journal’s editors.
2016Finalist Main Street Rag’s Poetry Award Linda’s full-length poetry manuscript, Pictures of the Floating World, was selected a finalist in this national competition.
2016Featured Book Book Expo America Special Exhibit BEA is the leading book and author event for the North American publishing industry. Linda’s book, Amber Necklace from Gdansk, was selected to be included in the special international exhibit on Poland.
2015Second PlaceHour of Writes Contest Linda’s poem, “The Theory of Mothers and Daughters,” selected by author Philip Ball, former editor of Nature, in this international writing contest.
2015Third Place Micro-Fiction Contest Linda’s piece, “Arch Made of Codfish,” is selected by judge Phillip Sterling in this international contest sponsored by the Great Lakes Commonwealth of Letters and the online journal CHEAP POP LIT. Visit site »
2015Semi-finalist River Styx International Poetry Contest Three poems selected for this distinction.
2015Lifetime Achievement Dyer-Ives Community Award Linda is honored for her longstanding commitment as a poet, teacher, patron, and advocate for poetry in
West Michigan.
2015Honorable Mention New Millennium Writings Poetry Award Linda’s poem “Fog Made of Iron” selected by the journal’s editors.
2015Finalist Hour of Writes Contest Linda’s short story “The Way Down” selected by novelist Dan Smith in this international writing contest.
2015Third place Detroit Working Writers Annual Writing Awards Linda’s poem “Blue” selected for the award.
2014Third place International Limerick Award Annual contest sponsored by the Muskegon Writers’ Center at Muskegon Community College

2014National judge Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition Foster was selected to be the national judge for this annual poetry competition, one of the oldest and most prestigious contests in the Midwest.

2014Nominee Pushcart Prize “The Cypress Trees in Croatia” — a poem by Foster published in the I-70 Review — was nominated by the journal’s editors for the award.
2013Honorable Mention New Millennium Writings Poetry Award Linda’s poem “Report from Bosnia…” selected by the journal’s editors.

2013First runner-up New Letters Poetry Award A sequence of poems, “The Artist Notebook”, was selected by judge Janice N. Harrington for the honor in this national competition
2013Nominee Pushcart PrizeThree poems nominated for the award-winning anthology
2012Finalist Bunchgrass Poetry Prize “Scar”– a poem by Foster–was selected by judge Michael McGriff for the honor and publication in the journal basalt
2011Nominee Pushcart Prize “The White Birch”– a poem by Foster published by the Connecticut Review–was nominated by the journal’s editorial staff for a Pushcart Prize.
2010Finalist New Letters Poetry Award Group of poems selected as finalist by New Letters editors for national award
2010FinalistForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award in Poetry Foster’s book, Talking Diamonds, honored as a finalist by ForeWord Magazine.
2010First place Springfed Arts Poetry Contest Poem, “Gravity and God,” selected by judge Marie Howe
2010Nominee Pushcart PrizeThree poems nominated for the award-winning anthology
2009-2010 Nominee Ohio Book Award

Society of Midland Authors Book Award

American Book Award

Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award in Poetry

W.C. Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America

Book award nominations for Talking Diamonds
2008First Place International Creative Arts Award Annual award sponsored by the Polish American Historical Association (a member of the American Historical Association) recognizes the international contributions in the field of creative arts (music, visual arts, film, and literature) by individuals who have promoted an awareness of the Polish experience.
2007Finalist and publication Top finalist in national competition and will be published in late, 2008. Chapbook, Ten Songs from Bulgaria, Cervena Barva Press
2007Honorable Mention New Millennium Writings competition For poem “Contrapuntal: Negative Space”
2007Second place Detroit Working Writers Annual Spring Writing Awards For the poem “Climbing Cherry Trees”
2007Finalist 22nd Annual ArtServe Michigan Governor’s Awards for Arts & Culture For the category of Michigan Artist
2006Honorable Mention and FinalistEkphrasis’ National Poetry CompetitionHonors awarded to two poems by Linda from the editors of the magazine, Ekphrasis
2006First Runner-UpThe Laureate Prize for Poetry Linda’s poem, “The Field Behind the Dying Father’s House,” was selected by the editors of The National Poetry Review
2003FinalistOhio Book Award for Poetry Amber Necklace from Gdansk was honored by the Ohioana Library Association
2003Civic HonorPoet Laureate of Grand RapidsLinda Nemec Foster was selected to serve as the first Poet Laureate of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan by the Humanities Council of GR
2001GrantCreative Artist Grant in LiteratureLinda’s poetry was honored by ArtServe Michigan with this award given to the state’s top poets and writers
2000NomineeAcademy of American Poets’ Laughlin AwardThe editors of Louisiana State University Press nominated Linda’s book, Amber Necklace from Gdansk, for this prestigious award
2000HonoreeOutstanding Alumni AwardAquinas College selected Linda and her husband Tony for this award that celebrates alums and their achievements
1999Fellowship National Writers’ Voice Project Teaching AwardsThis fellowship was awarded to Linda to recognize her teaching and facilitate her master level poetry workshops at the Detroit Institute of Arts
1997Finalist The Poet’s Prize Linda’s book, Living in the Fire Nest, was selected by juror Colette Inez for this honor that is sponsored by the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York City
1997HonorOutstanding Alumni Award in the ArtsTrinity High School (Garfield Heights, Ohio) honored Linda for her achievements in poetry, writing, and literature
1997First placeNational Women’s Poetry Competition Linda was honored for her poetry by this competition sponsored by Oakland Community College in the Detroit area
1996Honorable MentionInternational Poetry CompetitionLinda’s poem, “Wedding Gown Bazaar,” was selected by the editors of the Atlanta Review
1996GrantCreative Artist Grant in PoetryLinda’s poetry was honored by the Arts Foundation of Michigan with this award given to the state’s top poets and writers
1995Second placeNational Poetry CompetitionLinda’s poetry was honored by the editors of Northwoods Journal
1995First placeNational Women’s Poetry Competition Linda was honored for her poetry by this competition sponsored by Oakland Community College in the Detroit area
1990GrantCreative Artist Grant in LiteratureLinda’s poetry was honored by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs with this award given to the state’s top poets and writers
1984GrantCreative Artist Grant in LiteratureLinda’s poetry was honored by the Michigan Council for the Arts with this award given to the state’s top poets and writers
1984Outstanding CommendationPushcart Prize The editors of the Pushcart Prize Anthology VIII selected Linda’s poem, “The Fear of Vacuum Cleaners” published in Laurel Review, for this national honor

1982 – PresentNomineeOver 30 poems nominated for the Pushcart Prize Various editors, publishers, poets and writers have honored Linda’s work (previously published in magazines and journals) for this national award

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