Calls for Submissions September 2020
August 6, 2020
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
Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $5,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Juniper Prize for Fiction
Eligibility: All writers in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Red Hen Press Fiction Award
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Nonfiction Contests
Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Deadline: September 15, 2020
Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Eligibility: All writers in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Poetry Contests
Brittingham Prize in Poetry
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $28
Deadline: September 15, 2020
Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $28
Deadline: September 15, 2020
Juniper Prize for Poetry
Eligibility: All writers in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Philip Levine Prize in Poetry
Eligibility: Any poet writing in English
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25 by mail; $28 online
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Multi-Genre Contests
Barthelme Prize for Short Prose
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: September 15, 2020
Dzanc Diverse Voices Prize
Eligibility: Writers in minority, underrepresented, or marginalized communities
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Translation Contests
Leif and Inger Sjöberg Award
Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Deadline: September 1, 2020
Nadia Christensen Prize
Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language
Prize: $2,500 + publication
Deadline: September 1, 2020
Gulf Coast Prize for Translation
Eligibility: All translators
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: September 15, 2020
Writing Fellowships & Residencies
AAWW Margins Fellowship
Eligibility: NYC-based Asian American writers
Prize: $5,000 + 1-year residency
Entry fee:
Deadline: September 7, 2020
Cullman Center Fellowship
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: up to $75,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman Building
Deadline: September 25, 2020
Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships
Eligibility: Writers interested in journalism
Prize: Short-term research opportunity (up to 20 weeks) at the Nieman Foundation & stipend of $2,000 per week for those not supported by employer during the fellowship
Deadline: September 25, 2020