Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions March 2020 February 6, 2020 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 Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2020 Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2020 Nelligan Prize Eligibility: Short story writers Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $15; $17 online Deadline: March 14, 2020 (postmarked); March 19, 2020 (online) Arts & Letters Fiction PrizeEligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Eligibility: First-generation American author with a nonfiction debut Prize: $10,000 and publication by Restless Books Deadline: March 31, 2020 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction ContestEligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + possible publication Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: March 31, 2020 Nonfiction Contests Hazel Rowley Prize Eligibility: 1st time biographers Prize: $2,000 + a year’s membership in BIO Entry fee: $25 Deadline: March 1, 2020 Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction PrizeEligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2020 Susan Atefat Prize in Creative NonfictionEligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2020 Poetry Contests Ruth Stone Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2020 Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award Eligibility: Poets who have previously published at least one full-length book of poems and are citizens or residents of the U.S. Prize: $2,000 + publication + additional $1,000 for marketing/promotion Entry fee: $30 Deadline: March 7, 2020 Rumi Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2020 Multi-Genre Contests Mary Lynn Kotz AwardEligibility: Authors of books of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry published in 2019 whose main focus/topic is the visual arts Prize: Recognition at Virginia Literary Awards Gala Deadline: March 15, 2020 Translation Contests Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation Eligibility: Translators with works published between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020 Prize: £3,000 Deadline: March 31, 2020 Writing Fellowships & Residencies U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Exchange FellowshipsEligibility: Writers (and other artists) who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Prize: 3-5 month residency + funding Deadline: March 1, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships Eligibility: Fiction and nonfiction writers with published work (see eligibility details) Prize: $25,000 Deadline: March 11, 2020 Cave Canem Residency at the Rose O’Neill Literary House Eligibility: African-American poets Prize: $1,000 + one-month residency Deadline: March 15, 2020 Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown FellowshipEligibility: Academics, independent scholars and writers working on projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830 Prize: $20,000 Deadline: March 15, 2020 Hugo House Writer in Residence Eligibility: Published writers of poetry Prize: monthly $500 stipend for 9 months Deadline: March 31, 2020 Writing Workshops & Retreats Please note these may be non-paying opportunities with additional fees such as tuition, room & board, etc. Clarion West Writers Workshop Eligibility: Short story writers 21+ yrs Prize: 6-week summer workshop Application fee: $35 until February 10; $60 after Other fees: $4,200 tuition Deadline: March 1, 2020 Tin House Summer WorkshopEligibility: All writersPrize: week-long intensive of workshops, seminars, panels, and readingsApplication fee: $30Other fees: $1,600 for tuition; $400 for room & board [scholarships are available]Deadline: March 11, 2020
