Calls for Submissions August 2024
July 10, 2024
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.
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, 2024
Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Poetry Contests
Grayson Books Poetry Prize
Eligibility: All poets writing in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $26
Deadline: August 15, 2024
Omnidawn Open (Poetry Book Contest)
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: August 16, 2024
Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize
Eligibility: Poets residing in Upstate New York with work published between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024
Prize: $2,000
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Multi-Genre Contests
1/2 K Prize
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: August 15, 2024
Barthelme Prize for Short Prose
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Translation Contests
Gulf Coast Prize in Translation
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: August 31, 2024
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, 2024
Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships
Eligibility: Delaware residents
Prize: $5,000 – $8,000
Deadline: August 1, 2024
The Word Editor-Writer Mentorship
Eligibility: Aspiring or upcoming writers from underrepresented groups (see website for details)
Prize: mentorship with an editor from a publishing house
Deadline: August 4, 2024
Writing Residencies
Yaddo
Eligibility: All writers not enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs
Prize: 2 – 8 week residency
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: August 1, 2024