Calls for Submissions November 2024
October 18, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
John Steinbeck Award
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 1, 2024
F(r)iction Short Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Quill Prose Award
Eligibility: Queer writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $10
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Nonfiction Contests
Gabriele Rico Creative Nonfiction Challenge
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,333
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Poetry Contests
Edwin Markham Prize
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,000
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 1, 2024
A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize
Eligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a book
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Cider Press Review Book Award
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $27
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Multi-Genre Contests
Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Narrative Fall Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $2,500
Entry fee: $27
Deadline: November 26, 2024