Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions April 2023 March 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 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 Orison Fiction PrizeEligibility: All fiction writers except those already published by Orison BooksPrize: $1,500Entry Fee: $25Deadline: April 1, 2023 Nonfiction Contests Whiting Creative Nonfiction GrantEligibility: Creative nonfiction writers under contract with a traditional publisher in the UK, US, or CanadaPrize: $40,000Deadline: April 25, 2023 Poetry Contests Orison Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poets except those already published by Orison BooksPrize: $1,500Entry Fee: $25Deadline: April 1, 2023 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry FellowshipsEligibility: Poets, ages of 21-31Prize: $27,000Deadline: April 14, 2023 (must register for online portal by April 10) Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets who have not had a full-length book of poetry published previouslyPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: April 30, 2023 Translation Contests Lucien Stryk Asian Translation PrizeEligibility: Translators with book-length translations Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai, or Vietnamese into English poetry or source texts from Zen Buddhism in previous calendar yearPrize: $6,000Deadline: April 17, 2023 Italian Prose in Translation Award (IPTA)Eligibility: Translators with books of fiction or literary non-fiction translated from Italian into English in previous calendar yearPrize: $5,000Deadline: April 17, 2023 ALTA Travel FellowshipEligibility: Emerging translatorsPrize: $1,000 to assist in travel to the annual ALTA conferenceDeadline: April 17, 2023 Multi-Genre Contests New Michigan/DIAGRAM Chapbook ContestEligibility: All writers (prose or poetry chapbooks are eligible)Prize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $24Deadline: April 28, 2023 Writing Fellowships & Residencies American Library in Paris Visiting FellowshipEligibility: 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 LibraryEntry Fee: €30Deadline: April 1, 2023 Marguerite and Lamar Fellowship for WritersEligibility: All writersPrize: $5,000 + residency in Carson McCullers’s childhood homeDeadline: April 1, 2023 Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New ParentsEligibility: Parents of at least one child under 10 years of agePrize: $2,000Entry fee: $20Deadline: April 17, 2023
