Calls for Submissions August 2025

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.

Nonfiction Contests

Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,250 CAD
Entry fee: $35 CAD for Canadian entries, $45 CAD for everywhere else. Additional entries are $15 CAD per submission.
Deadline: August 1, 2025

Poetry Contests

Grayson Books Poetry Prize
Eligibility: All poets writing in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $26
Deadline: August 15, 2025

Omnidawn Open (Poetry Book Contest)
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: August 16, 2025

Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize
Eligibility: Poets residing in Upstate New York with work published between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025
Prize: $2,000
Deadline: August 31, 2025

Multi-Genre Contests

1/2 K Prize
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: August 15, 2025

Writing Fellowships & Grants

Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant
Eligibility: Women, trans* and/or gender nonconforming artists living in the Greater Philadelphia area
Prize: up to $2,500
Deadline: August 1, 2025

Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships
Eligibility: Delaware residents
Prize: $5,000 – $8,000
Deadline: August 1, 2025

Writing Residencies

Yaddo
Eligibility: All writers not enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs
Prize: 2 – 8 week residency
Entry fee: $35
Deadline: August 1, 2025

Jan Michalski Foundation 2024 Residencies for Writers
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: 2-week – 3-month residents
Deadline: August 27, 2025