Calls for Submissions September 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

Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $5,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2024

Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $2,500 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2024

Juniper Prize for Fiction
Eligibility: All writers in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 30, 2024

Nonfiction Contests

Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Eligibility: All writers in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 30, 2024

Poetry Contests

Academy of American Poets First Book Award
Eligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a book
Prize: $5,000 + publication
Entry fee: $35
Deadline: September 1, 2024

Brittingham Prize in Poetry
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $28
Deadline: September 15, 2024

Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $28
Deadline: September 15, 2024

Juniper Prize for Poetry
Eligibility: All writers in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 30, 2024

Philip Levine Prize in Poetry
Eligibility: Any poet writing in English
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2024

Dzanc Books Poetry Prize
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2024

Translation Contests

Leif and Inger Sjöberg Award
Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Deadline: September 1, 2024

Inger and Jens Bruun Translation Prize
Eligibility: English translations of works written in Danish
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Deadline: September 1, 2024

Nadia Christensen Prize
Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language
Prize: $2,500 + publication
Deadline: September 1, 2024

Wisconsin Prize for Poetry in Translation
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,500 + publication
Entry fee: $28
Deadline: September 15, 2024

Writing Fellowships & Residencies

MacDowell Colony
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: 4-month residency
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 10, 2024

Anne Spencer Fellowship
Eligibility: African American writers
Prize: 1-month residency at VCCA
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: September 15, 2024

Cullman Center Fellowship
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: up to $75,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman Building
Deadline: September 27, 2024