Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions February 2018 January 3, 2018 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. 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, 2018 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, 2018 Nonfiction Contests Fund for Investigative Journalism Grant Eligibility: Journalists with a letter of commitment from a publication for a specific story Prize: up to $10,000 Deadline: February 5, 2018 Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award Eligibility: Early-career, creative nonfiction writers Prize: $12,500 Deadline: February 20, 2018 Creative Nonfiction Prize (Theme Intoxication) Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: February 26, 2018 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. 2018 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, 2018 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, 2018 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, 2018 Translation Contests Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize Eligibility: Translators with an English translation of Italian poetry published in the U.S. Prize: $10,000 Deadline: February 15, 2018 Multi-Genre Contests 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, 2018 Writing Fellowships & Residencies U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Exchange Fellowships Eligibility: Writers (and other artists) who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Prize: 3-5 month residency + funding Deadline: February 1, 2018 Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing Eligibility: Poets working on a first or second book. Prize: Lodging at Bucknell’s “Poets’ Cottage” and a stipend of $5,000. Deadline: February 1, 2018 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, 2018 Dora Maar Fellowship Eligibility: Midcareer professionals in the arts and humanities Prize: 1-3 month residency Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: February 15, 2018 Reedsy National Creative Writing Scholarship Eligibility: US/Canadian/Australian citizens accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate program within the United States, Canada or Australia Prize: $1,000 Deadline: February 21, 2018 Writers Workshops & Retreats (Please note these may be non-paying opportunities with additional fees such as tuition, room & board, etc.) Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Eligibility: Writers in the LGBTQ community Prize: a one-week intensive workshop immersion in fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction, playwriting or poetry Application fee: $25 Other fees: $850 tuition, $800 room and board; scholarships are available Deadline: February 1, 2018 VONA Workshop Eligibility: Writers of color Prize: one-week long workshop Entry fee: $25 Other fees: workshop = $1,100; room & board = $1,100 Deadline: February 19, 2018 For more information on contests, check out our how-to guides: Lit Mag Contests 101 Not a member? Subscribe to our mailing list to receive contests and other news directly in your inbox: Photo by James Donovan on Unsplash
