Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions May 2017 April 10, 2017 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 (e.g. January 2017 Calls for Submissions is posted in December; all opportunities will have January deadlines). If you would like a contest, grant, fellowship, residency, or workshop to be added to our next Submissions post, please contact us. Include a link to your submission guidelines and the information we include in all our listings: deadline, entry fee, and prize. Fiction Contests David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction Eligibility: Writers who have not published a book of fiction Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: May 1, 2017 St. Francis College Literary Prize Eligibility: Mid-career fiction writers Prize: $50,000 Deadline: May 15, 2017 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $17 online; $15 by mail Deadline: May 15, 2017 BOA Short Fiction Prize Eligibility: Writers who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have DACA status, TPS or LPS Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: May 31, 2017 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: May 31, 2017 Nonfiction Contests Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant Eligibility: Creative nonfiction writers under contract with a publisher & at least two years into their contract Prize: $40,000 Deadline: May 1, 2017 Poetry Contests Stan & Tom Wick Poetry Prize Eligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length volume of poetry Prize: $2,500 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: May 1, 2017 Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 15, 2017 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize Eligibility: Poets under 40 years of age Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 15, 2017 James Laughlin Award Eligibility: Poets with 2nd full-length book of poetry coming out in the following calendar year Prize: $5,000 + 1 week, all expenses paid stay at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Deadline: May 15, 2017 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize Eligibility: Poets with a full-length book of poetry published in the previous calendar year Prize: $25,000 Entry fee: $75 Deadline: May 15, 2017 Loraine Williams Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 15, 2017 Guy Owen Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 31, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests Ploughshares Emerging Writers Contest Eligibility: Writers who have not published a book Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $24 Deadline: May 15, 2017 Writing Fellowships American Prospect Writing Fellowship Eligibility: Journalists at the beginning of their careers Prize: $33,000/year for two years Deadline: May 15, 2017 Writing Workshops & Retreats Please note these may be non-paying opportunities with additional fees such as tuition, room & board, etc. Jack Jones Retreat Eligibility: Professional and emerging women writers of color Prize: Two-week retreat at the Writer’s Colony in Dairy Hollow Application fee: $25 Other fees: $1050 (fellowships are available) Deadline: May 1, 2017 Extended until May 5, 2017 Members, for more information on lit mag submissions, check out our how-to guides: Lit Mag Submissions 101 and Escape the Slush Pile Not a member? Subscribe to our mailing list to receive more info like this:
