Calls for Submissions April 2024

Each month we curate a list of contests, fellowships, and other writing opportunities with approaching deadlines. Opportunities are posted during the month prior to their deadlines, so that you have time to submit your work or applications.

Fiction Contests

Orison Fiction Prize
Eligibility: All fiction writers except those already published by Orison Books
Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Deadline: April 1, 2024

Nonfiction Contests

Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant
Eligibility: Creative nonfiction writers under contract with a traditional publisher in the UK, US, or Canada
Prize: $40,000
Deadline: April 23, 2024

Poetry Contests

Orison Poetry Prize
Eligibility: All poets except those already published by Orison Books
Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Deadline: April 1, 2024

Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
Eligibility: Poets, ages of 21-31
Prize: $27,000
Deadline: April 15, 2024

Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
Eligibility: Poets who have not had a full-length book of poetry published previously
Prize: $5,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: April 30, 2024

Writing Fellowships & Residencies

American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship
Eligibility: Writers working on a book project, fiction or non-fiction, that contributes to cross-cultural discourse.
Prize: $5,000 + opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month while participating in the life of the American Library
Entry Fee: €30
Deadline: April 1, 2024

Marguerite and Lamar Fellowship for Writers
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $5,000 + residency in Carson McCullers’s childhood home
Deadline: April 1, 2024