Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions July 2017 June 7, 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. Nonfiction Contests Richard J. Margolis Award Eligibility: New journalists or essayists Prize: $5,000 + one-month residency Deadline: July 1, 2017 Poetry Contests Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: July 1, 2017 Kingsley Tufts Award Eligibility: Mid-career poets who have previously published books of poetry. Prize: $100,000 Entry fee: Deadline: July 1, 2017 Kate Tufts Discovery Award Eligibility: Poets who have not been previously published Prize: $10,000 Entry fee: Deadline: July 1, 2017 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award Eligibility: Poets with 1 book of poetry Prize: $2,500 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: July 8, 2017 Literal Latté Poetry Award Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $10 per set of up to 6 poems; $15 per set of 10 poems. Deadline: July 15, 2017 Rattle Poetry Prize Eligibility: U.S poets Prize: $10,000 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: July 15, 2017 Omnidawn’s First/Second Book Poetry Contest Eligibility: Poets who have never published a full-length book of poetry or who have only published one full-length book of poetry Prize: $3,000 Entry fee: $27 Deadline: July 17, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests Robert and Adele Schiff Prose and Poetry Awards Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: July 15, 2017 Fairy Tale Review Awards in Poetry and Prose Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,00 Entry fee: $10 Deadline: July 15, 2017 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize Eligibility: First-time authors Prize: $5,000 + publication with The Feminist Press Deadline: July 31, 2017 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Hedgebrook Writers in Residence Program Eligibility: All writers Prize: 2 – 6 week residency Entry fee: $30 Deadline: July 25, 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: William Iven
