Calls for Submissions January 2023

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

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, 2023

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, 2023

Fund for Investigative Journalism Grant
Eligibility: Journalists with a letter of commitment from a publication for a specific story
Prize: up to $10,000
Deadline: January 18, 2023

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 13, 2023

Colorado Prize for Poetry
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $2,500 + publication
Entry Fee: $28 online; $25 by mail
Deadline: January 14, 2023

Tampa Review Prize for Poetry
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: January 31, 2023

Translation Contests

National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowships
Eligibility: Translators published between 2008 and January 12, 2023
Prize: up to $25,000
Deadline: January 12, 2023

French-American Foundation Translation Prize
Eligibility: Translations published for the first time in the U.S. between January 1 and December 31, 2021
Prize: $10,000
Deadline: January 13, 2023

Multi-Genre Contests

Mississippi Review Prize
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry Fee: $16 online; $15 by mail
Deadline: January 1, 2023

Iowa Review Awards
Eligibility: All writers and poets
Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: January 31, 2023

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 3, 2023

Yaddo
Eligibility: Any artist, except those enrolled in full time undergrad or graduate programs
Prize: 2-week to 2-month residencies
Application Fee: $30
Deadline: January 5, 2023

PEN Emerging Voices Fellowship
Eligibility: Unpublished writers age 21+ who have not received an advanced degree in fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry. 
Prize: $1,500 + mentorship
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: January 31, 2023