Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions May 2018 April 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 David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction Eligibility: Writers who have not published a book of fiction Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: May 1, 2018 Crook’s Corner Prize Eligibility: Debut novels set predominantly in the American South, published btwn January 1,2017 and May 15, 2018 Prize: $5,000 Entry Fee: $35 Deadline: May 15, 2018 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $17 online; $15 by mail Deadline: May 15, 2018 BOA Short Fiction Prize Eligibility: Writers who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have DACA status, TPS or LPS Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: May 31, 2018 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: May 31, 2018 Nonfiction Contests Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant Eligibility: Creative nonfiction writers under contract with a publisher & at least two years into their contract Prize: $40,000 Deadline: May 2, 2018 Poetry Contests Stan & Tom Wick Poetry Prize Eligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length volume of poetry Prize: $2,500 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: May 1, 2018 Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 15, 2018 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize Eligibility: Poets under 40 years of age Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 15, 2018 James Laughlin Award Eligibility: Poets with 2nd full-length book of poetry coming out in the following calendar year Prize: $5,500 + 1 week, all expenses paid stay at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Deadline: May 15, 2018 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize Eligibility: Poets with a full-length book of poetry published in the previous calendar year Prize: $25,000 Entry fee: $75 Deadline: May 15, 2018 Loraine Williams Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $15 Deadline: May 15, 2018 Guy Owen Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: May 31, 2018 Multi-Genre Contests Ploughshares Emerging Writers Contest Eligibility: Writers who have not published a book Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $24 Deadline: May 15, 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 Nick Morrison on Unsplash
