Calls for Submissions November 2022

Fiction Contests

Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest
Eligibility: U.S. writers
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: November 1, 2022

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, 2022

John Steinbeck Award
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 1, 2022

F(r)iction Short Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000
Deadline: November 1, 2022

Quill Prose Award
Eligibility: Queer writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $10
Deadline:  November 30, 2022

Nonfiction Contests

Gabriele Rico Creative Nonfiction Challenge
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,333
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 1, 2022

Poetry Contests

Edwin Markham Prize
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,000
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 1, 2022

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, 2022

Cider Press Review Book Award
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $26
Deadline: November 30, 2022

Multi-Genre Contests

Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 5, 2022

Narrative Fall Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $2,500
Entry fee: $27
Deadline: November 30, 2022