Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions May 2020 April 10, 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 Raymond Carver Short Story ContestEligibility: All writers Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $17 online; $15 by mail Deadline: May 15, 2020 BOA Short Fiction PrizeEligibility: Writers who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have DACA status, TPS or LPS Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: May 31, 2020 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short FictionEligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: May 31, 2020 Masters Review Flash Fiction ContestEligibility: Emerging writers Prize: $3,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 (for up to 2 stories) Deadline: May 31, 2020 Aura Estrada Short Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2020 Poetry Contests Stan & Tom Wick Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length volume of poetry Prize: $2,500 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: May 1, 2020 Loraine Williams Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 1, 2020 Janet B. McCabe Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 15, 2020 Stanley Kunitz Memorial PrizeEligibility: Poets under 40 years of age Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 15, 2020 James Laughlin AwardEligibility: Poets with 2nd full-length book of poetry coming out in the following calendar year Prize: $5,000 + 1 week, all expenses paid stay at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Deadline: May 15, 2020 Lenore Marshall Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets with a full-length book of poetry published in the previous calendar year Prize: $25,000 Entry fee: $75 Deadline: May 15, 2020 Max Ritvo Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets without a published collectionPrize: $10,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: May 30, 2020 Guy Owen PrizeEligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 31, 2020 Boston Review Annual Poetry ContestEligibility: All PoetsPrize: $1,000 and publicationEntry Fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2020 Multi-Genre Contests Ploughshares Emerging Writers ContestEligibility: Writers who have not published a book Prize: $2,000 + publication + review from Aevitas Creative Management Entry fee: $24 Deadline: May 15, 2020
