Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions November 2022 October 5, 2022 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Fiction Contests Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction ContestEligibility: U.S. writersPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: November 1, 2022 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction PrizeEligibility: U.S. writers with at least three books of fiction publishedPrize: $15,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: November 1, 2022 John Steinbeck AwardEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000Entry fee: $20Deadline: November 1, 2022 F(r)iction Short Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000Deadline: November 1, 2022 Quill Prose AwardEligibility: Queer writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $10Deadline: November 30, 2022 Nonfiction Contests Gabriele Rico Creative Nonfiction ChallengeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,333Entry fee: $20Deadline: November 1, 2022 Poetry Contests Edwin Markham PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,000Entry fee: $20Deadline: November 1, 2022 A Poulin, Jr. Poetry PrizeEligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a bookPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: November 30, 2022 Cider Press Review Book AwardEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $26Deadline: November 30, 2022 Multi-Genre Contests Austin Clarke Prize in Literary ExcellenceEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: November 5, 2022 Narrative Fall Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,500Entry fee: $27Deadline: November 30, 2022