Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions February 2021 January 8, 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 AWP Prize for the NovelEligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residencePrize: $2,500 + publication by the New Issues PressEntry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)Deadline: February 28, 2021 Grace Paley Prize for Short FictionEligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residencePrize: $5,500 + publication by University of Massachusetts PressEntry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)Deadline: February 28, 2021 Nonfiction Contests Fund for Investigative Journalism GrantEligibility: Journalists with a letter of commitment from a publication for a specific storyPrize: up to $10,000Deadline: February 8, 2021 Matthew Power Literary Reporting AwardEligibility: Early-career, creative nonfiction writersPrize: $12,500Deadline: February 16, 2021 AWP Prize for Creative NonfictionEligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residencePrize: $2,500 + publication by the University of Georgia Press.Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)Deadline: February 28, 2021 Molly National Journalism PrizeEligibility: Journalists with a piece published in a U.S. based pub in 2020Prize: $5,000Entry Fee: $50Deadline: February 28, 2021 Poetry Contests Michael Waters Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poets, except affiliatesPrize: $3,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review PressEntry Fee: $35Deadline: February 1, 2021 Omnidawn First/Second Book Poetry ContestEligibility: Writers who have never published a full-length book of poetry or have only published one full-length book of poetryPrize: $3,000Entry Fee: $27Deadline: February 16, 2021 Donald Hall Prize for PoetryEligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residencePrize: $5,500 + publication by University of Pittsburgh PressEntry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)Deadline: February 28, 2021 Translation Contests Raiziss/de Palchi FellowshipEligibility: Translators with an English translation of Italian poetry published in the U.S.Prize: $25,000Deadline: February 15, 2021 Harold Morton Landon Translation AwardEligibility: Translators with a poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in 2020Prize: $1,000Deadline: February 15, 2021 Ambroggio PrizeEligibility: Translators with a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translationPrize: $1,000 + publicationDeadline: February 15, 2021 Multi-Genre Contests Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition for Emerging WritersEligibility: Canadian citizens & permanent residents with no more than 1 book publishedPrize: $2,500Entry fee: $29Deadline: February 12, 2021 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Philip Roth Residence in Creative WritingEligibility: Writers working on a first or second book of fiction or creative nonfictionPrize: 4-month residency at Bucknell’s “Poets’ Cottage” and a stipend of $5,000.Deadline: February 1, 2021 Olive B. O’Connor Fellowship in Creative WritingEligibility: Writers working on their first books of fiction or nonfictionPrize: $42,745 + travel + health insuranceDeadline: February 15, 2021 Sustainable Arts Foundation AwardEligibility: Writers with at least one child under the age of 18.Prize: $5,000Entry fee: $20Deadline: February 26, 2021 (application available on February 1, 2021)
