Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions August 2017 July 5, 2017 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 (e.g. January 2017 Calls for Submissions is posted in December; all opportunities will have January deadlines). If you would like a contest, grant, fellowship, residency, or workshop to be added to our next Submissions post, please contact us. Include a link to your submission guidelines and the information we include in all our listings: deadline, entry fee, and prize. Fiction Contests Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence Eligibility: Rising African-American authors w/novels or short story collections published in 2017 Prize: $10,000 Deadline: August 15, 2017 Machigonne Fiction Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Award Eligibility: All writers Prize: $2,000 Entry fee: $16 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Serena McDonald Kennedy Award Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Red Hen Press Fiction Award Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Nonfiction Contests Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 CAD Entry fee: $35 CAD for Canadian entries, $40 USD for U.S. entries, and $45 USD elsewhere. Additional entries are $15 CAD per submission. Deadline: August 1, 2017 Poetry Contests Grayson Books Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets writing in English Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: August 15, 2017 Knightville Poetry Contest Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize Eligibility: Poets without a published collection Prize: $10,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize Eligibility: Poets residing in Upstate New York Prize: $2,000 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests 1/2 K Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: August 1, 2017 Writing Fellowships & Grants Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships Eligibility: Delaware residents Prize: $3,000 – $6,000 Deadline: August 1, 2017 PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellowship Eligibility: Unpublished writers (see website for more details) Prize: $1,000 + mentorship + classes Entry fee: $10 Deadline: August 1, 2017 Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant Eligibility: Women and trans* artists living in the Delaware Valley area Prize: up to $2,500 Deadline: August 1, 2017 Sustainable Arts Foundation Award Eligibility: Writers with at least one child under the age of 18. Prize: $6,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Sustainable Arts Foundation Promise Award Eligibility: Writers with at least one child under the age of 18. Prize: $2,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: August 31, 2017 Writing Residencies Yaddo Eligibility: All writers not enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs Prize: 2 – 8 week residency Entry fee: $30 Deadline: August 1, 2017 Members, for more information on lit mag submissions, check out our how-to guides: Lit Mag Submissions 101 and Escape the Slush Pile Not a member? Subscribe to our mailing list to receive contests and other news directly in your inbox: Image credit: Nielson Ramon
