Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions January 2023 December 6, 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 The Masters Review Short Story Award for New WritersEligibility: Emerging writers onlyPrize: $3,000 + publication + agency reviewEntry Fee: $20Deadline: January 31, 2023 Nonfiction Contests Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert WritersEligibility: Emerging, mid-career or established writers are all welcome to applyPrize: $5,000Entry Fee: $15Deadline: January 15, 2023 Fund for Investigative Journalism GrantEligibility: Journalists with a letter of commitment from a publication for a specific storyPrize: up to $10,000Deadline: January 18, 2023 Poetry Contests 92Y Discovery/Boston Review Poetry ContestEligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length poetry collectionPrize: $500 + publication + reading + 2-night residencyEntry Fee: $15Deadline: January 13, 2023 Colorado Prize for PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $2,500 + publicationEntry Fee: $28 online; $25 by mailDeadline: January 14, 2023 Tampa Review Prize for PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: January 31, 2023 Translation Contests National Endowment for the Arts Translation FellowshipsEligibility: Translators published between 2008 and January 12, 2023Prize: up to $25,000Deadline: January 12, 2023 French-American Foundation Translation PrizeEligibility: Translations published for the first time in the U.S. between January 1 and December 31, 2021Prize: $10,000Deadline: January 13, 2023 Multi-Genre Contests Mississippi Review PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry Fee: $16 online; $15 by mailDeadline: January 1, 2023 Iowa Review AwardsEligibility: All writers and poetsPrize: $1,500Entry Fee: $20Deadline: January 31, 2023 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative WritingEligibility: New writers of any age and backgroundPrize: $15,000. Residency in the San José area is expected during the academic year.Deadline: January 3, 2023 YaddoEligibility: Any artist, except those enrolled in full time undergrad or graduate programsPrize: 2-week to 2-month residenciesApplication Fee: $30Deadline: January 5, 2023 PEN Emerging Voices FellowshipEligibility: Unpublished writers age 21+ who have not received an advanced degree in fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry. Prize: $1,500 + mentorshipEntry fee: $25Deadline: January 31, 2023