Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions March 2021 February 9, 2021 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 PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 1, 2021 Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s WritingEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 1, 2021 Nelligan PrizeEligibility: Short story writersPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $15; $17 onlineDeadline: March 14, 2021 (postmarked); March 19, 2021 (online) Arts & Letters Fiction PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 31, 2021 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant WritingEligibility: First-generation American author with a nonfiction debutPrize: $10,000 and publication by Restless BooksDeadline: March 31, 2021 Nonfiction Contests Hazel Rowley PrizeEligibility: 1st time biographersPrize: $2,000 + a year’s membership in BIOEntry fee: $25Deadline: March 1, 2021 Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 1, 2021 Ida B. Wells FellowshipEligibility: Journalists of colorPrize: $20,000, additional funds for traveling, & editorial guidance from an editor at Type InvestigationsDeadline: March 14, 2021 Susan Atefat Prize in Creative NonfictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 31, 2021 Poetry Contests Ruth Stone Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 1, 2021 Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice AwardEligibility: 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 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: March 7, 2021 Rumi Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 31, 2021 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Kapnick Distinguished Writer in ResidenceEligibility: Prose writers with a background in both fiction and nonfiction, who have published at least 2 books and have additional publicationsPrize: 1-year visiting associate professor positionDeadline: March 1, 2021 (applications open on this date but applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis) National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing FellowshipsEligibility: Fiction and nonfiction writers with substantial publications from Jan 1, 2014-Mar 10, 2021 (see eligibility for details)Prize: $25,000Deadline: March 10, 2021 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 1830Prize: $20,000Deadline: March 15, 2021 Hugo House Writer in ResidenceEligibility: Published writers of poetryPrize: monthly $500 stipend for 9 monthsDeadline: March 31, 2021
