Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions February 2020 January 6, 2020 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 Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists’ Prize Eligibility: LGBTQ writers w/at least 3 novels or 2 novels + substantial additional literary work Prize: $5,000 Deadline: February 17, 2020 AWP Prize for the Novel Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $2,500 + publication by the New Issues Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 29, 2020 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Massachusetts Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 29, 2020 Nonfiction Contests Molly National Journalism Prize Eligibility: Journalists with a piece published in a U.S. based pub in 2019 Prize: $5,000 Entry Fee: $50 Deadline: February 1, 2020 Fund for Investigative Journalism Grant Eligibility: Journalists with a letter of commitment from a publication for a specific story Prize: up to $10,000 Deadline: February 3, 2020 Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction Eligibility: lesbian/queer or trans/gender non-conforming writers w/at least one book Prize: $2,500 Deadline: February 17, 2020 Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award Eligibility: Early-career, creative nonfiction writers Prize: $12,500 Deadline: February 19, 2020 AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $2,500 + publication by the University of Georgia Press. Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 29, 2020 Poetry Contests Michael Waters Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets, except affiliates Prize: $4,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review Press Entry Fee: $35 Deadline: February 3, 2020 Omnidawn First/Second Book Poetry Contest Eligibility: Writers who have never published a full-length book of poetry or have only published one full-length book of poetry Prize: $3,000 Entry Fee: $27 Deadline: February 18, 2020 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Pittsburgh Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 29, 2020 Translation Contests Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize Eligibility: Translators with an English translation of Italian poetry published in the U.S. Prize: $10,000 Deadline: February 15, 2020 Multi-Genre Contests Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers Eligibility: Canadian citizens & permanent residents with no more than 1 book published Prize: $2,500 Entry fee: $29 Deadline: February 14, 2020 Judith A. Markowitz Award Eligibility: LGBTQ writers w/1-2 books of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry Prize: $1,000 Deadline: February 17, 2020 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing Eligibility: Writers working on a first or second book of fiction or creative nonfiction Prize: 4-month residency at Bucknell’s “Poets’ Cottage” and a stipend of $5,000. Deadline: February 1, 2020 Olive B. O’Connor Fellowship in Creative Writing Eligibility: Writers working on their first books of poetry or nonfiction Prize: $42,745 + travel and health insurance Deadline: February 15, 2020 Grub Street Emerging Writer Fellowship Eligibility: writers 18+ yrs Prize: writing classes and seminars Deadline: February 10, 2020 Dora Maar Fellowship Eligibility: Midcareer professionals in the arts and humanities Prize: 1-3 month residency Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: February 15, 2020 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship Eligibility: All writers Prize: $5,000 + opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month while participating in the life of the American Library Entry Fee: $35 Deadline: February 15, 2020 Sustainable Arts Foundation Award Eligibility: Writers with at least one child under the age of 18. Prize: $5,000 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: February 28, 2020 Writers Workshops & Retreats (Please note these may be non-paying opportunities with additional fees such as tuition, room & board, etc.) Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Eligibility: Writers in the LGBTQ community Prize: a one-week intensive workshop immersion in fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction, playwriting or poetry Application fee: $25 Other fees: $1,725; scholarships are available Deadline: February 2, 2020 Image credit: Green Chameleon on Unsplash
