Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions September 2023 August 2, 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 Fiction Contests Dzanc Books Prize for FictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2023 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,500 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2023 Juniper Prize for FictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2023 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + possible publicationEntry Fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2023 Nonfiction Contests Juniper Prize for Creative NonfictionEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2023 Poetry Contests Brittingham Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2023 Felix Pollak Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2023 Juniper Prize for PoetryEligibility: All writers in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 30, 2023 Philip Levine Prize in PoetryEligibility: Any poet writing in EnglishPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: September 30, 2023 Translation Contests Leif and Inger Sjöberg AwardEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,000 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2023 Nadia Christensen PrizeEligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic languagePrize: $2,500 + publicationDeadline: September 1, 2023 Wisconsin Prize for Poetry in TranslationEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $28Deadline: September 15, 2023 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence AwardsEligibility: Writers who are residents of OhioPrize: $5,000Deadline: September 1, 2023 MacDowell ColonyEligibility: All writersPrize: 4-month residencyEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 10, 2023 Jan Michalski Foundation 2024 Residencies for WritersEligibility: All writersPrize: 2-week – 3-month residentsEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 14, 2023 Anne Spencer FellowshipEligibility: African American writersPrize: 1-month residency at VCCAEntry fee: $30Deadline: September 15, 2023 Cullman Center FellowshipEligibility: All writersPrize: up to $75,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman BuildingDeadline: September 29, 2023
