Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions November 2019 October 7, 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 Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest Eligibility: U.S. writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: November 1, 2019 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize Eligibility: U.S. writers with at least three books of fiction published Prize: $15,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: November 1, 2019 John Steinbeck Award Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: November 1, 2019 Nonfiction Contests Gabriele Rico Creative Nonfiction Challenge Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,333 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: November 1, 2019 Poetry Contests Walt Whitman Award Eligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a book Prize: $5,000 + publication Entry fee: $35 Deadline: November 1, 2019 Alice James Award Eligibility: Emerging & established poets Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: November 1, 2019 Edwin Markham Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: November 1, 2019 A Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize Eligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a book Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: November 30, 2019 Cider Press Review Book Award Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $26 Deadline: November 30, 2019 Multi-Genre Contests Narrative 30 Below Contest Eligibility: All writers, ages 18-30 Prize: $1,500 Entry fee: $25 Deadline: November 17, 2019 Narrative Fall Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $2,500 Entry fee: $27 Deadline: November 30, 2019 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship Eligibility: Early-career writer of fiction who has not yet published a book and is not currently nor has ever been enrolled in an MFA program Prize: $2,000, manuscript review, free tuition for all One Story online classes & programming Deadline: November 1, 2019 Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship Eligibility: Writers with book-length project currently in progress, addressing the history and/or legacy of the American Revolution and the nation’s founding ideas Prize: $45,000 stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance, and a nine-month residency Deadline: November 15, 2019 Writing Retreats & Other Opportunities New York Times Student Journalism Institute Eligibility: Student members of the NABJ, NAHJ, AAJA, NAJA, or students at an HBCU Prize: Opportunity to attend the Institute, held from May 16 to May 31, 2020, costs covered. Deadline: November 15, 2019 Photo credit: Andrew Neel on Unsplash
