Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions August 2024 July 10, 2024 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Each month we curate a list of contests, fellowships, and other writing opportunities with approaching deadlines. Opportunities will be posted in the month prior to their deadlines, so that you have ample time to submit your work or applications. Nonfiction Contests Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,250 CADEntry fee: $35 CAD for Canadian entries, $45 CAD for everywhere else. Additional entries are $15 CAD per submission.Deadline: August 1, 2024 Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art WritingEligibility: All writersPrize: $3,000 + publicationDeadline: August 31, 2024 Poetry Contests Grayson Books Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poets writing in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $26Deadline: August 15, 2024 Omnidawn Open (Poetry Book Contest)Eligibility: All poetsPrize: $3,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: August 16, 2024 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets residing in Upstate New York with work published between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024Prize: $2,000Deadline: August 31, 2024 Multi-Genre Contests 1/2 K PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: August 15, 2024 Barthelme Prize for Short ProseEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: August 31, 2024 Translation Contests Gulf Coast Prize in TranslationEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: August 31, 2024 Writing Fellowships & Grants Leeway Foundation Art and Change GrantEligibility: Women, trans* and/or gender nonconforming artists living in the Greater Philadelphia areaPrize: up to $2,500Deadline: August 1, 2024 Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist FellowshipsEligibility: Delaware residentsPrize: $5,000 – $8,000Deadline: August 1, 2024 The Word Editor-Writer MentorshipEligibility: Aspiring or upcoming writers from underrepresented groups (see website for details)Prize: mentorship with an editor from a publishing houseDeadline: August 4, 2024 Writing Residencies YaddoEligibility: All writers not enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programsPrize: 2 – 8 week residencyEntry fee: $30Deadline: August 1, 2024
