Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions January 2017 December 5, 2016 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Welcome to our new Calls for Submissions post. Each month we’ll curate a list of contests, fellowships, and other writing opportunities with approaching deadlines. Opportunities will be posted 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: Glimmer Train Family Matters Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $2,500 Entry Fee: $18 Deadline: January 2, 2017 K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $10 for 1 story; $15 for 2 stories Deadline: January 15, 2017 The Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers Eligibility: Emerging writers only Prize: $2,000 + publication + agency review Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 15, 2017 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + possible publication Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: January 29, 2017 Nonfiction Contests: Creative Nonfiction “Adaptation” Essay Contest Eligibility: Open to all writers Prize: $3,500 Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 9, 2017 Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers Eligibility: Emerging, mid-career or established writers Prize: $5,000 Deadline: January 15, 2017 Poetry Contests: New American Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + book contract + 25 author copies Entry Fee: $22.50 Deadline: January 1, 2017 92Y Discovery/Boston Review Poetry Contest Eligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length poetry collection Prize: $500 + publication + reading Entry Fee: $12 Deadline: January 13, 2017 Colorado Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All poets (except affiliates) Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry Fee: $28 Deadline: January 14, 2017 Rattle Chapbook Prize Eligibility: All writers, worldwide Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 15, 2017 Translation Contests: French-American Foundation Translation Prize Eligibility: Translations published for the first time in the U.S. between January 1 and December 31, 2016. Prize: $10,000 Deadline: January 15, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests: Mississippi Review Prize Eligibility: All fiction writers and poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $15 hard copy; $16 online Deadline: January 1, 2017 Society of Midland Authors Literary Awards Eligibility: Authors born or residing in one of the 12 Midland states Prize: $500 Entry Fee: $10 Deadline: January 7, 2017 Iowa Review Awards Eligibility: All writers and poets Prize: $1,500 Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 31, 2017 Writing Fellowships: Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing Eligibility: New writers of any age and background Prize: $10,000 Deadline: January 2, 2017 Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation Eligibility: Working journalists (including freelancers) with at least five years of full-time media experience Prize: $65,000 Deadline: January 31, 2017 Writing Residencies: Yaddo Eligibility: Any artist, except those enrolled in full time undergrad or graduate programs Prize: 2-week to 2-month residencies Deadline: January 1, 2017 Dartmouth Poet in Residence Eligibility: Poets with at least one full-length collection of poetry Prize: $1,000 + 6-8 week residency at the Frost Place Entry Fee: $28 Deadline: January 5, 2017 Writers Workshops & Retreats: Please note these may be non-paying opportunities with additional fees such as tuition, room & board, etc. Kundiman Retreat Eligibility: Asian American fiction writers & poets Prize: 5 day retreat including master classes & manuscript consultation Application fee: $25 Other fees: tuition $375; room and board is free Deadline: January 15, 2017 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 available Deadline: January 30, 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:
