Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions March 2018 February 7, 2018 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. If you would like a contest, grant, fellowship, residency, or workshop to be added to our next Submissions post, please contact us. Include a link to your submission guidelines and the information we include in all our listings: deadline, entry fee, and prize. Fiction Contests Nelligan Prize Eligibility: Short story writers Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $15; $17 online Deadline: March 14, 2018 Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 15, 2018 Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 15, 2018 Arts & Letters Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2018 Nonfiction Contests Hazel Rowley Prize Eligibility: 1st time biographers Prize: $2,000 + a year’s membership in BIO Entry fee: $50 Deadline: March 1, 2018 Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 15, 2018 Susan Atefat Prize in Creative Nonfiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2018 Natan Book Award at the Jewish Book Council Eligibility: Nonfiction writers with a book that has an existing publishing contract with a recognized commercial publisher, scheduled for publication between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018 Prize: $10,000 (+ up to $15,000 covering marketing/publicity) Deadline: March 31, 2018 Poetry Contests Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award Eligibility: Poets who have previously published at least one full-length book of poems and are citizens or residents of the U.S. Prize: $1,000 + publication + additional $1,000 for marketing/promotion Entry fee: $30 Deadline: March 7, 2018 Ruth Stone Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 15, 2018 Rumi Prize in Poetry Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2018 Translation Contests Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation Eligibility: Translators with works published between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 Prize: £3,000 Deadline: March 31, 2018 Multi-Genre Contests Prairie Schooner Book Prize Eligibility: Poets and fiction writers Prize: $3,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: March 15, 2018 New South Writing Contest Eligibility: Writers who have not published a book of prose or poetry Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $15 Deadline: March 18, 2018 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Grub Street Emerging Writer Fellowship Eligibility: writers 18+ yrs Prize: writing classes and seminars Deadline: March 1, 2018 Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency Eligibility: Poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers Prize: $5,000 stipend + 7 month residency Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: March 1, 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships Eligibility: Fiction and nonfiction writers with published work (see eligibility for details) Prize: $25,000 Deadline: March 7, 2018 American Prospect Writing Fellowship Eligibility: Journalists at the beginning of their careers Prize: $33,000/year for two years Deadline: March 10, 2018 Cave Canem Residency at the Rose O’Neill Literary House Eligibility: African-American poets Prize: $1,000 + one-month residency Deadline: March 15, 2018 For more information on contests, check out our how-to guides: Lit Mag Contests 101 Not a member? Subscribe to our mailing list to receive contests and other news directly in your inbox: Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash
