Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions May 2022 April 8, 2022 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Fiction Contests Crook’s Corner PrizeEligibility: Debut novels set predominantly in the American South, published btwn January 1, 2021 and May 15, 2022Prize: $5,000Entry Fee: $35Deadline: May 15, 2022 Raymond Carver Short Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $17Deadline: May 16, 2022 Masters Review Flash Fiction ContestEligibility: Emerging writersPrize: $3,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20 (for up to 2 stories)Deadline: May 31, 2022 BOA Short Fiction PrizeEligibility: Writers who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have DACA status, TPS or LPSPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: May 31, 2022 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short FictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: May 31, 2022 Aura Estrada Short Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2022 (free global/hardship entries); June 30, 2022 (paid entries) Poetry Contests Loraine Williams Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $15Deadline: May 1, 2022 Stan & Tom Wick Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length volume of poetryPrize: $2,500 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: May 1, 2022 Stanley Kunitz Memorial PrizeEligibility: Poets under 40 years of agePrize: $1,000Entry fee: $15Deadline: May 15, 2022 James Laughlin AwardEligibility: Poets with 2nd full-length book of poetry coming out in the following calendar yearPrize: $5,000 + 1 week, all expenses paid stay at the Betsy Hotel in MiamiDeadline: May 15, 2022 Lenore Marshall Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets with a full-length book of poetry published in the previous calendar yearPrize: $25,000Entry fee: $75Deadline: May 15, 2022 Max Ritvo Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets without a published collectionPrize: $10,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: May 31, 2022 Guy Owen PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2022 Boston Review Annual Poetry ContestEligibility: All PoetsPrize: $1,000 and publicationEntry Fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2022 (free global/hardship entries); June 30, 2022 (paid entries) Multi-Genre Contests Ploughshares Emerging Writers ContestEligibility: Writers who have not published a book or a book coming out before April 2023Prize: $2,000 + publication + review from Aevitas Creative ManagementEntry fee: $24Deadline: May 15, 2022
