Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions May 2019 April 10, 2019 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 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, 2019 Crook’s Corner Prize Eligibility: Debut novels set predominantly in the American South, published btwn January 1, 2018 and May 15, 2019 Prize: $5,000 Entry Fee: $35 Deadline: May 15, 2019 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $17 online; $15 by mail Deadline: May 15, 2019 St. Francis College Literary Prize Eligibility: Mid-career fiction writers (3rd to 5th book) Prize: $50,000 Deadline: May 15, 2019 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, 2019 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: May 31, 2019 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, 2019 Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 15, 2019 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize Eligibility: Poets under 40 years of age Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 15, 2019 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, 2019 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, 2019 Loraine Williams Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 15, 2019 Guy Owen Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 31, 2019 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, 2019 Photo by Carolyn V on Unsplash
