Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions March 2023 February 10, 2023 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Photo by Alisa Anton on Unsplash 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 Arts & Letters Fiction PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 31, 2023 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant WritingEligibility: First-generation American author with a nonfiction debutPrize: $10,000 and publication by Restless BooksDeadline: March 31, 2023 Nonfiction Contests Hazel Rowley PrizeEligibility: First-time biographers writing in EnglishPrize: $5,000 + an agent’s reading of the manuscript + a year’s membership in BIOEntry fee: $25Deadline: March 1, 2023 Matthew Power Literary Reporting AwardEligibility: Early-career nonfiction writersPrize: $12,500Deadline: March 2, 2023 Ida B. Wells FellowshipEligibility: Journalists of colorPrize: $25,000 + mentorship + additional funds for traveling, reporting, and the Investigative Reporters and Editors ConferenceDeadline: March 12, 2023 Susan Atefat Prize in Creative NonfictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 31, 2023 Poetry Contests 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, 2023 Rumi Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: March 31, 2023 Translation Contests Raiziss/de Palchi FellowshipEligibility: Translators with an English translation of Italian poetry published in the U.S.Prize: $25,000Deadline: March 1, 2023 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary TranslationEligibility: Translators with works published between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023Prize: £3,000Deadline: March 31, 2023 Writing Fellowships & Residencies National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing FellowshipsEligibility: Fiction and creative nonfiction writers with substantial publications from Jan 1, 2016-Mar 8, 2023 (see eligibility for details)Prize: $25,000Deadline: March 8, 2023
