Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions January 2020 December 6, 2019 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 K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $10 for 1 story; $15 for 2 stories Deadline: January 15, 2020 The Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers Eligibility: Emerging writers only Prize: $3,000 + publication + agency review Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 31, 2020 Nonfiction Contests Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers Eligibility: Emerging, mid-career or established writers are all welcome to apply Prize: $5,000 Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: January 15, 2020 Poetry Contests 92Y Discovery/Boston Review Poetry Contest Eligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length poetry collection Prize: $500 + publication + reading + 2 night residency Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: January 10, 2020 Colorado Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All poets (except affiliates) Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry Fee: $28 online; $25 by mail Deadline: January 14, 2020 Translation Contests French-American Foundation Translation Prize Eligibility: Translations published for the first time in the U.S. between January 1 and December 31, 2019 Prize: $10,000 Deadline: January 15, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Translation FellowshipsEligibility: Published translators Prize: $12,500 or $25,000 Deadline: January 15, 2020 Multi-Genre Contests Mississippi Review Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $16 online; $15 by mail Deadline: January 1, 2020 Texas Institute of Letters Literary Awards Eligibility: Authors must be born in Texas or have lived in Texas for at least five consecutive years Prize: $1,000 – $6,000 Entry Fee: $20 for book awards; $10 for short fiction or short nonfiction awards Deadline: January 4, 2020 Society of Midland Authors Literary Awards Eligibility: Authors born in, residing in, or with strong ties to one of the 12 Midland states, with a book published in 2019 Prize: $500 Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: January 5, 2020 Iowa Review Awards Eligibility: All writers and poets Prize: $1,500 Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 31, 2020 Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers Eligibility: Black writers who are full-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs in U.S. Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: January 31, 2020 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing Eligibility: New writers of any age and background Prize: $15,000. Residency in the San José area is expected during the academic year. Deadline: January 2, 2020 Yaddo Eligibility: Any artist, except those enrolled in full time undergrad or graduate programs Prize: 2-week to 2-month residencies Application Fee: $35 Deadline: January 5, 2020 Dartmouth Poet in Residence Eligibility: Poets with at least one full-length collection of poetry Prize: $2,000 + 6 – 8 week residency at the Frost Place Entry Fee: $28 Deadline: January 5, 2020 Image credit: Takemaru Hirai on Unsplash
