Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions February 2022 January 10, 2022 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 Jim Duggins, PhD Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist PrizeEligibility: LGBTQ writers w/at least 3 novels or 2 novels + substantial additional literary workPrize: $5,000Deadline: February 15, 2022 [application opens January 14, 2022] Randall Kenan Prize for Black LGBTQ FictionEligibility: Black LGBTQ fiction writers with at least one bookPrize: $3,000Deadline: February 15, 2022 [application opens January 14, 2022] 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, 2022 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, 2022 Nonfiction Contests Matthew Power Literary Reporting AwardEligibility: Early-career nonfiction writersPrize: $12,500Deadline: February 16, 2022 Sue Silverman 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, 2022 Poetry Contests Michael Waters Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poets, except affiliatesPrize: $3,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review PressEntry Fee: $25Deadline: February 1, 2022 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 14, 2022 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, 2022 Translation Contests Raiziss/de Palchi Book PrizeEligibility: Translators with an English translation of Italian poetry published in the U.S.Prize: $10,000Deadline: February 15, 2022 Harold Morton Landon Translation AwardEligibility: Translators with a poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in 2020Prize: $1,000Deadline: February 15, 2022 Ambroggio PrizeEligibility: Translators with a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translationPrize: $1,000 + publicationDeadline: February 15, 2022 Multi-Genre Contests J. Michael Samuel Prize for Emerging Writers Over 50Eligibility: unpublished LGBTQ writers over the age of 50Prize: $5,000Deadline: February 15, 2022 [application opens January 14, 2022] Judith A. Markowitz AwardEligibility: LGBTQ writers w/1-2 books of fiction, nonfiction, or poetryPrize: $1,500Deadline: February 15, 2022 [application opens January 14, 2022] Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer NonfictionEligibility: lesbian/queer or trans/gender non-conforming writers w/at least one bookPrize: $2,500Deadline: February 15, 2022 [application opens January 14, 2022] 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 18, 2022 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, 2022 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, 2022 Sustainable Arts Foundation AwardEligibility: Writers with at least one child under the age of 18.Prize: $5,000Entry fee: $20Deadline: February 25, 2022 (application available on February 1, 2022)
