Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions September 2019 August 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 Machigonne Fiction Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $22 Deadline: September 27, 2019 Dzanc Books Prize for FictionEligibility: All writers Prize: $5,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection PrizeEligibility: All writers Prize: $2,500 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Dzanc Books Novella Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Juniper Prize for FictionEligibility: All writers in English Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Red Hen Press Fiction AwardEligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Nonfiction Contests Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art WritingEligibility: All writers Prize: $3,000 + publication Deadline: September 15, 2019 Poetry Contests Brittingham Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $28 Deadline: September 15, 2019 Felix Pollak Prize in PoetryEligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $28 Deadline: September 15, 2019 Knightville Poetry Contest Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $22 Deadline: September 27, 2019 Juniper Prize for PoetryEligibility: All writers in English Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Morton Marr Poetry PrizeEligibility: Unpublished poets Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $5 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Philip Levine Prize in PoetryEligibility: Any poet writing in English Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Multi-Genre Contests Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards Eligibility: Writers who are residents of Ohio Prize: $5,000 Deadline: September 1, 2019 Robert Watson Literary PrizesEligibility: All writers and poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $14 Deadline: September 15, 2019 Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: September 30, 2019 Writing Fellowships & Residencies AAWW Margins FellowshipEligibility: NYC-based Asian American writers based in NYC Prize: $5,000 + 1-year residency Entry fee: Deadline: September 12, 2019 Cullman Center FellowshipEligibility: All writers Prize: up to $75,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman Building Deadline: September 27, 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman FellowshipsEligibility: Writers interested in journalism Prize: Short-term research opportunity at the Nieman Foundation & stipend of $1,350 per week for those not supported by employer during the fellowship Deadline: September 27, 2019
