Contests, Grants, and Residencies Summer–Fall 2023 Writing Opportunities July 13, 2023 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email With summer in full swing, many authors are looking ahead and thinking about what they can do with their work. To help, we’ve compiled a list of writing opportunities that are currently open for submission, including contests and small presses, as well as free, funded, and low-cost writing residencies. For more opportunities throughout the year, be sure to check the Contests section of our website each month. You can also sign up for our newsletter, where you’ll find plenty of opportunities with upcoming deadlines in each issue. Writing Contests July 15: The 2023 Adrift Chapbook Contest July 16: Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition July 22: Boise City Writer-in-Residence Six-Month Residency August 1: Granum Foundation Prize for the Completion of a Literary Manuscript or Translation August 9: TulipTree Publishing Story (any genre) Contest September 5: Terrain Annual Writing Contest in poetry, nonfiction, and fiction September 8: Aesthetica Creative Writing Award October 15: Copper Nickel book publishing prize for a poetry collection Independent Publishers That Have Open Submission Periods Now Feminist Press: Open to literary fiction, activist nonfiction, hybrid memoirs, and athologies until July 31, 2023. Sarabande Books: Accepting submissions for literary nonfiction, manuscripts from Kentucky-affiliated writers, and proposals for works in translation through July 31, 2023. Tupelo Press: Open for poetry manuscript (48-90 pages) and chapbook manuscript submissions (28-47 pages) until July 31, 2023. Split Lip Press: Accepting submissions for novellas and novels until September 1, 2023. Alice James Books: A prize of $5,000 and publication by Alice James Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet residing in the United States. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 by October 16. All submissions are considered for publication. Free, Funded, and Low-Cost Residencies for Writers Rockvale Writer’s ColonyLocation: College Grove, TNDeadline: RollingPeriod: Flexible up to 4 weeksFinancials: Subsidized fee of $425 per week for Farmhouse or Cabin and $475 for Granary, $30 cleaning fee Ucross FoundationLocation: Sheridan, WYDeadline: July 15th for Spring Session and January 15th for Fall SessionPeriod: Sliding period of two to six weeksFinancials: Fully funded, meals provided Stochastic Labs ResidencyLocation: Berkeley, CaliforniaDeadline: RollingPeriod: FlexibleFinancials: Fully funded, plus $1000 monthly stipendEntry Fee: N/AReferences/Letters of Recommendation: 2 references Macdowell FellowshipLocation: Peterborough, New HampshireDeadline: August 1st – Sep 10, 2023Period: March 1- Aug 31, 2024Financials: No residency fees and stipends availableEntry Fee: $30 fee Crosstown Arts Residency ProgramLocation: Memphis, TNDeadline: July 15, 2023Period: Three weeks to three months beginning in FebruaryFinancials: Fully fundedEntry Fee: $10 fee KHN ResidencyLocation: Nebraska City, NEDeadline: Sep 1, 2023Period: Sliding periods of two to eight weeksFinancials: $175 weekly stipend, free housingApplication Fee: $35 fee Jentel Artist ResidencyLocation: Banner, WYDeadline: September 15th for Winter/Spring, January 15th for Summer/FallPeriod: January 15th – May 13thFinancials: $400 stipendEntry fee: $30 Lanesboro Arts ResidencyLocation: Lanesboro, MNDeadline: July 28th, 2023Period: Sliding periods of two to four weeks, residency dates can be flexibleFinancials: $1,250 weekly stipendEntry Fee: N/A Art OmiLocation: Ghent, NYDeadline: Opens August 15 – October 15, 2023Period: June and/or July 2024Financials: Fully funded, several fellowships available with $500 stipendsEntry Fee: N/A Millay Arts Core ResidencyLocation: Austerlitz, NYDeadline: October 1st, 2023; late deadline: October 8th, 2023Period: Sliding periods of two weeks to one monthFinancials: $100 non-refundable depositEntry Fee: $45 18th Street Arts Center’s Visiting Artist Residency ProgramLocation: New York, NYDeadline: RollingPeriod: One to three monthsFinancials: Fully funded on a case-by-case basisEntry Fee: N/A Storyknife Writers RetreatLocation: Homer, AlaskaDeadline: Application open July 1st, close August 31stPeriod: Two to four-week residencies from April through OctoberFinancials: Fully fundedEntry Fee: $40 Fiction Meets Science ResidencyLocation: Delmenhorst, GermanyDeadline: RollingPeriod: Sliding period of three to nine monthsFinancials: Fully funded with stipendEntry Fee: N/A The Guanajuato Writing RetreatLocation: Guanajuato, MexicoDeadline: RollingPeriod: November 5-12, 2023Financials: $1995 fee In Cahoots ResidencyLocation: Petaluma, CADeadline: August 27-October 1, 2023Period: One to three-week periods from June to December 2024Financials: $900 fee for one week, $1,500 for two weeks, or $2,200 for three weeksEntry Fee: $25 The Writers’ Colony at Dairy HollowLocation: Eureka Springs, ArkansasDeadline: RollingPeriod: Sliding period of one week to three monthsFinancials: $95 fee per night with a one-time $25 cleaning fee, meals includedEntry Fee: $35 The Shirley Holden Helberg Grants for the Mature WomenDeadline: August 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023Financials: $1,000 grant Killer Nashville International Writers’ ConferenceLocation: Nashville, TNDeadline: July 14th, 2023Period: August 17-20, 2023Financials: Scholarships vary depending on needEntry Fee: N/A The Publishing Laboratory at the University of New OrleansDeadline: August 31, 2023Financials: $10,000 advanceEntry Fee: $28
