Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions September 2022 August 4, 2022 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Fiction Contests Dzanc Books Prize for FictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2022 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,500 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2022 Juniper Prize for FictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2022 Red Hen Press Fiction AwardEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2022 Nonfiction Contests Juniper Prize for Creative NonfictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2022 Poetry Contests Brittingham Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2022 Felix Pollak Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2022 Juniper Prize for PoetryEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2022 Philip Levine Prize in PoetryEligibility: Any poet writing in EnglishPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $22 by mail; $25 onlineDeadline: September 30, 2022 Translation Contests Leif and Inger Sjöberg AwardEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,000 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2022 Nadia Christensen PrizeEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,500 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2022 Multi-Genre Contests Barthelme Prize for Short ProseEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: September 2, 2022 Writing Fellowships & Residencies MacDowell ColonyEligibility: All writersPrize: 4-month residencyEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 10, 2022 Anne Spencer FellowshipEligibility: African American writersPrize: 1-month residency at VCCAEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 15, 2022 Cullman Center FellowshipEligibility: All writersPrize: up to $75,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman BuildingDeadline: September 30, 2022
