Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions September 2024 August 12, 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. Fiction Contests Dzanc Books Prize for FictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2024 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,500 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2024 Juniper Prize for FictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2024 Nonfiction Contests Juniper Prize for Creative NonfictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2024 Poetry Contests Academy of American Poets First Book AwardEligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a bookPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $35Deadline: September 1, 2024 Brittingham Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2024 Felix Pollak Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2024 Juniper Prize for PoetryEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2024 Philip Levine Prize in PoetryEligibility: Any poet writing in EnglishPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2024 Dzanc Books Poetry PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2024 Translation Contests Leif and Inger Sjöberg AwardEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,000 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2024 Inger and Jens Bruun Translation PrizeEligibility: English translations of works written in DanishPrize: $2,000 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2024 Nadia Christensen PrizeEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,500 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2024 Wisconsin Prize for Poetry in TranslationEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2024 Writing Fellowships & Residencies MacDowell ColonyEligibility: All writersPrize: 4-month residencyEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 10, 2024 Anne Spencer FellowshipEligibility: African American writersPrize: 1-month residency at VCCAEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 15, 2024 Cullman Center FellowshipEligibility: All writersPrize: up to $75,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman BuildingDeadline: September 27, 2024
