Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions January 2022 December 7, 2021 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Each month we curate a list of contests, fellowships, and other writing opportunities with approaching deadlines. Opportunities will be posted in the month prior to their deadlines, so that you have ample time to submit your work or applications. Fiction Contests The Masters Review Short Story Award for New WritersEligibility: Emerging writers onlyPrize: $3,000 + publication + agency reviewEntry Fee: $20Deadline: January 31, 2022 Danahy Fiction PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: January 31, 2022 Nonfiction Contests Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert WritersEligibility: Emerging, mid-career or established writers are all welcome to applyPrize: $5,000Entry Fee: $15Deadline: January 15, 2022 Hurston/Wright Crossover AwardEligibility: Unpublished Black writersPrize: $2,000 + workshopEntry Fee: $25Deadline: January 31, 2022 Fund for Investigative Journalism GrantEligibility: Journalists with a letter of commitment from a publication for a specific storyPrize: up to $10,000Deadline: January 31, 2022 Poetry Contests 92Y Discovery/Boston Review Poetry ContestEligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length poetry collectionPrize: $500 + publication + reading + 2-night residencyEntry Fee: $15Deadline: January 11, 2022 Colorado Prize for PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry Fee: $28 online; $25 by mailDeadline: January 14, 2022 Tampa Review Prize for PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: January 31, 2022 Translation Contests National Endowment for the Arts Translation FellowshipsEligibility: Translators published between 2007 and 2022Prize: up to $25,000Deadline: January 12, 2022 French-American Foundation Translation PrizeEligibility: Translations published for the first time in the U.S. between January 1 and December 31, 2021Prize: $10,000Deadline: January 14, 2022 Multi-Genre Contests Mississippi Review PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry Fee: $16 online; $15 by mailDeadline: January 1, 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Literary AwardsEligibility: Authors must be born in Texas or have lived in Texas for at least five consecutive yearsPrize: $1,000 – $6,000Entry Fee: $20 for book awards; $10 for short fiction or short nonfiction awardsDeadline: January 3, 2022 Hurston/Wright Award for College WritersEligibility: Black writers who are full-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs in U.S.Prize: $1,000 + free workshopEntry Fee: $25Deadline: January 31, 2022 Iowa Review AwardsEligibility: All writers and poetsPrize: $1,500Entry Fee: $20Deadline: January 31, 2022 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative WritingEligibility: New writers of any age and backgroundPrize: $15,000. Residency in the San José area is expected during the academic year.Deadline: January 3, 2022 YaddoEligibility: Any artist, except those enrolled in full time undergrad or graduate programsPrize: 2-week to 2-month residenciesApplication Fee: $35Deadline: January 5, 2022
