Calls for Submissions November 2025

Each month we curate a list of contests, fellowships, and other writing opportunities with approaching deadlines.

Fiction Contests

Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest
Eligibility: U.S. writers
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: November 1, 2025

Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize
Eligibility: U.S. writers with at least three books of fiction published
Prize: $15,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: November 1, 2025

F(r)iction Short Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000
Deadline: November 7, 2025

Quill Prose Award
Eligibility: Queer writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $10
Deadline:  November 30, 2025

Poetry Contests

A Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize
Eligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a book
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: November 30, 2025

Cider Press Review Book Award
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $27
Deadline: November 30, 2025

Multi-Genre Contests

Narrative Fall Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $2,500
Entry fee: $27
Deadline: November 21, 2025

Chautauqua Prize
Eligibility: Writers (fiction & some nonfiction) with a book first published in the U.S., in English, in 2025
Prize: $7,500
Entry fee: $75
Deadline: November 30, 2025

Translation Contests

Wisconsin Prize for Poetry in Translation
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $28
Deadline: November 8, 2025