Calls for Submissions August 2023

Nonfiction Contests

Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,250 CAD
Entry fee: $35 CAD for Canadian entries, $45 CAD for everywhere else. Additional entries are $15 CAD per submission.
Deadline: August 1, 2023

She Writes Press and SparkPress Toward Equality in Publishing (STEP) Contest
Eligibility: Women of color (writers identifying as female/woman, trans, non-binary, or genderqueer)
Prize: publication (free publishing package) + 500-book print run
Deadline: August 15, 2023

Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Deadline: August 31, 2023

Poetry Contests

Grayson Books Poetry Prize
Eligibility: All poets writing in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $26
Deadline: August 15, 2023

Multi-Genre Contests

1/2 K Prize
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: August 15, 2023

Barthelme Prize for Short Prose
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: August 31, 2023

Writing Fellowships & Grants

Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant
Eligibility: Women, trans* and/or gender nonconforming artists living in the Greater Philadelphia area
Prize: up to $2,500
Deadline: August 1, 2023

Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships
Eligibility: Delaware residents
Prize: $5,000 – $8,000
Deadline: August 1, 2023

Writing Residencies

Yaddo
Eligibility: All writers not enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs
Prize: 2 – 8 week residency
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: August 1, 2023