Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions March 2017 February 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 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 Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2017 Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2017 Nelligan Prize Eligibility: Short story writers Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $15; $17 online Deadline: March 14, 2017 Arts & Letters Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2017 Nonfiction Contests Natan Book Award at the Jewish Book Council Eligibility: Nonfiction writers with a book that has an existing publishing contract with a recognized commercial publisher, scheduled for publication between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018 Prize: $10,000 (+ up to $15,000 covering marketing/publicity) Deadline: March 1, 2017 Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2017 Creative Nonfiction “Dangerous Creations” Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $10,000 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 20, 2017 Susan Atefat Prize in Creative Nonfiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2017 Poetry Contests Ruth Stone Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2017 Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award Eligibility: Poets who have previously published at least one full-length book of poems and are citizens or residents of the U.S. Prize: $1,000 + publication + additional $1,000 for marketing/promotion Entry fee: $30 Deadline: March 7, 2017 Rumi Prize in Poetry Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests Prairie Schooner Book Prize Eligibility: Poets and fiction writers Prize: $3,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: March 15, 2017 New South Writing Contest Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $15 Deadline: March 15, 2017 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Grub Street Emerging Writer Fellowship Eligibility: writers 18+ yrs Prize: writing classes and seminars Deadline: March 1, 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships Eligibility: Fiction and nonfiction writers with published work (see eligibility for details) Prize: $25,000 Deadline: March 8, 2017 American Prospect Writing Fellowship Eligibility: Journalists at the beginning of their careers Prize: $33,000/year for two years Deadline: March 10, 2017 Cave Canem Residency at the Rose O’Neill Literary House Eligibility: African-American poets Prize: $1,000 + one-month residency Deadline: March 15, 2017 Milton Postgraduate Fellowship Eligibility: New writers of Christian commitment working on their first book of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry Prize: $5,000 stipend, mentorship, + residency Entry fee: $35 Deadline: March 15, 2017 Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown Fellowship Eligibility: Academics, independent scholars and writers working on projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830 Prize: $20,000 Deadline: March 15, 2017 Hugo House Writer in Residence Eligibility: Published writers of poetry Prize: $500 monthly stipend for 9 months Deadline: March 31, 2017 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Eligibility: Minnesota poetry and prose writers over the age of 18 Prize: $7,000 Deadline: March 31, 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 more info like this: