Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions September 2025 August 19, 2025 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 Dzanc Books Prize for FictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2025 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,500 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2025 Juniper Prize for FictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2025 Nonfiction Contests Juniper Prize for Creative NonfictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2025 Dzanc Books Nonfiction PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2025 Poetry Contests Academy of American Poets First Book AwardEligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a bookPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $35Deadline: September 1, 2025 Brittingham Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2025 Felix Pollak Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2025 Juniper Prize for PoetryEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2025 Philip Levine Prize in PoetryEligibility: Any poet writing in EnglishPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2025 Multi-Genre Contests Santa Fe Writers Project Literary AwardsEligibility: All writers of fiction and creative nonfictionPrize: $1,500Entry fee: $30Deadline: September 15, 2025 Translation Contests Leif and Inger Sjöberg AwardEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,000 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2025 Inger and Jens Bruun Translation PrizeEligibility: English translations of works written in DanishPrize: $2,000 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2025 Nadia Christensen PrizeEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,500 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2025 Ambroggio PrizeEligibility: Translators with a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translationPrize: $1,000 + publicationDeadline: September 15, 2025 Writing Fellowships & Residencies MacDowell ColonyEligibility: All writersPrize: 4-month residencyEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 10, 2025 Anne Spencer FellowshipEligibility: African American writersPrize: 1-month residency at VCCAEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 15, 2025 Cullman Center FellowshipEligibility: All writersPrize: up to $90,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman BuildingDeadline: September 26, 2025
