Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions June 2018 May 7, 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. Fiction Contests Salamander 2018 Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: June 4, 2018 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction for Writers of Color Award Eligibility: Emerging writers of color (unpublished preferred) Prize: $1,500 Deadline: June 15, 2018 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction Eligibility: All U.S. writers Prize: $2,500 Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: June 15, 2018 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Eligibility: Writers who have published a novel or a book-length collection of fiction with a reputable book publisher, or a minimum of three short stories or novellas in magazines or journals of national distribution Prize: $15,000 + publication Deadline: June 30, 2018 Poetry Contests Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest Eligibility: All Poets Prize: $1,500 and publication Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: June 1, 2018 Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Award Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $28 Deadline: June 15, 2018 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Book Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $25 Deadline: June 30, 2018 Translation Contests Leif and Inger Sjöberg Award Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language Prize: $2,000 + publication Deadline: June 15, 2018 Nadia Christensen Prize Eligibility: English translations of works written in a Nordic language Prize: $2,500 + publication Deadline: June 15, 2018 Multi-Genre Contests New Millennium Writings Awards in Poetry, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: June 30, 2018 Los Angeles Review Awards Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: June 30, 2018 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize Eligibility: WOC & nonbinary writers of color residing in the U.S. who have not had a book published or have a book under contract at the time of submission Prize: $5,000 + publication with The Feminist Press Deadline: June 30, 2018 Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash
