Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions November 2017 October 6, 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. Fiction Contests Into the Black: Short Fiction Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $12,000 Deadline: November 1, 2017 F(r)iction Short Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: November 1, 2017 Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest Eligibility: U.S. writers Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: November 1, 2017 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize Eligibility: U.S. writers with at least three books of fiction published Prize: $15,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: November 1, 2017 John Steinbeck Award Eligibility: All writers (stories should be California-themed) Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: November 1, 2017 Masters Review Fall Fiction Contest Eligibility: Emerging writers Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: November 15, 2017 Lee Smith Novel Prize Eligibility: Authors from, living in, or writing about the American South Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $20 Deadline: November 30, 2017 Nonfiction Contests Gabriele Rico Creative Nonfiction Challenge Eligibility: All writers (pieces should be California-themed) Prize: $1,333 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: November 1, 2017 Poetry Contests Walt Whitman Award Eligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a book Prize: $5,000 + publication Entry fee: $35 Deadline: November 1, 2017 Alice James Award Eligibility: Emerging & established poets Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: November 1, 2017 Edwin Markham Prize Eligibility: All poets (poems should be California-themed) Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: November 1, 2017 A Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize Eligibility: U.S. poets who have not previously published a book Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: November 30, 2017 Cider Press Review Book Award Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,500 + publication Entry fee: $26 Deadline: November 30, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests Narrative Fall Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $2,500 Entry fee: $26 Deadline: November 30, 2017 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship Eligibility: Writers with book-length project currently in progress, addressing the history and/or legacy of the American Revolution and the nation’s founding ideas Prize: $45,000 stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance, and a nine-month residency Deadline: November 1, 2017 Writing Retreats & Other Opportunities New York Times Student Journalism Institute Eligibility: Student members of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Prize: Opportunity to attend the Institute, held from May 19 to June 3, 2018, costs covered. Deadline: November 15, 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: Bruno Ramos Lara at Unsplash
