Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions February 2017 January 10, 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 will feature a curated batch 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 AWP Prize for the Novel Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $2,500 + publication by the New Issues Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2017 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Massachusetts Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2017 Nonfiction Contests Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Eligibility: First-generation American author with a nonfiction debut Prize: $10,000 and publication by Restless Books Deadline: February 28, 2017 AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $2,500 + publication by the University of Georgia Press. Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2017 Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award 2017 Eligibility: Early-career, creative nonfiction writers, 21+ years old Prize: $6,000 + additional $3,000 upon evidence of substantial progress + additional $3,500 upon completion Deadline: February 21, 2017 Poetry Contests Michael Waters Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets, except affiliates Prize: $3,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review Press Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: February 1, 2017 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Pittsburgh Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2017 Translation Contests Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship Eligibility: Translator of Italian poetry Prize: $25,000 + 5 week residency Deadline: February 15, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers Eligibility: Black writers who are full-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs in U.S. Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: February 1, 2017 Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers Eligibility: Canadian citizens & permanent residents with no more than 1 book published Prize: $2,500 Entry fee: $29 Deadline: February 15, 2017 Writing Fellowships & Residencies U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Exchange Fellowships Eligibility: Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Prize: 3-5 month residency; up to $24,000 in grant money; $2,000 for travel expenses Deadline: February 1, 2017 for cover sheet; February 15, 2017 for application Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing Eligibility: Poets or writers working on a first or second book. Prize: lodging at Bucknell’s “Poets’ Cottage” and a stipend of $5,000. Deadline: February 1, 2017 Olive B. O’Connor Fellowship in Creative Writing Eligibility: Writers working on their first books Prize: $40,500 + travel and health insurance Deadline: February 1, 2017 Dora Maar Fellowship Eligibility: Midcareer professionals in the arts and humanities Prize: 1-3 month residency Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: February 15, 2017 Center for Fiction Emerging Writer Fellowships Eligibility: Fiction writers at the early stages of their careers living in NYC Prize: $5,000 Deadline: February 15, 2017 Members, for more information on lit mag submissions, check out our how-to guide, Lit Mag Submissions 101 Not a member? Subscribe to our mailing list to receive more info like this:
