Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions November 2023 October 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 Fiction Contests Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction ContestEligibility: U.S. writersPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: November 1, 2023 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction PrizeEligibility: U.S. writers with at least three books of fiction publishedPrize: $15,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: November 1, 2023 John Steinbeck AwardEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000Entry fee: $20Deadline: November 1, 2023 F(r)iction Short Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000Deadline: November 3, 2023 Quill Prose AwardEligibility: Queer writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $10Deadline: November 30, 2023 Nonfiction Contests Gabriele Rico Creative Nonfiction ChallengeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,333Entry fee: $20Deadline: November 1, 2023 Poetry Contests Edwin Markham PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,000Entry fee: $20Deadline: November 1, 2023 A Poulin, Jr. Poetry PrizeEligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a bookPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: November 30, 2023 Cider Press Review Book AwardEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $26Deadline: November 30, 2023 Multi-Genre Contests Lit/South AwardsEligibility: Current or former residents of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and GeorgiaPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $10Deadline: November 1, 2023 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary ExcellenceEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: November 1, 2023 Narrative Fall Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,500Entry fee: $27Deadline: November 30, 2023 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Patrick Henry Writing FellowshipEligibility: Writers with book-length project currently in progress, addressing the history and/or legacy of the U.S. founding era and the nation’s founding ideasPrize: $45,000 stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance, and a nine-month residencyDeadline: November 15, 2023
