Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions June 2019 May 8, 2019 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 Salamander 2018 Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: June 3, 2019 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction for Writers of Color Award Eligibility: Emerging writers of color (unpublished preferred) Prize: $2,000 Deadline: June 9, 2019 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction Eligibility: All U.S. writers Prize: $2,500 Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: June 15, 2019 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Eligibility: Writers who have published a novel or a book-length collection of fiction with a reputable book publisher, or a minimum of three short stories or novellas in magazines or journals of national distribution Prize: $15,000 + publication Deadline: June 30, 2019 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $500 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: June 30, 2019 Poetry Contests Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Award Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $28 Deadline: June 15, 2019 Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $18 Deadline: June 17, 2019 Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest Eligibility: All Poets Prize: $500 and publication Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: June 30, 2019 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Book Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: June 30, 2019 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize Eligibility: Poets without a published collection Prize: $10,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: June 30, 2019 Translation Contests Leif and Inger Sjöberg Award Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language Prize: $2,000 + publication Deadline: June 15, 2019 Nadia Christensen Prize Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language Prize: $2,500 + publication Deadline: June 15, 2019 Multi-Genre Contests New Millennium Writings Awards in Poetry, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: June 23, 2019 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize Eligibility: WOC & nonbinary writers of color residing in the U.S. who have not had a book published or have a book under contract at the time of submission Prize: $5,000 + publication with the Feminist Press Deadline: June 28, 2019 Los Angeles Review Awards Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: June 30, 2019 Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash
