Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions September 2017 August 9, 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 Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $10,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 15, 2017 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $2,500 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 15, 2017 Los Gatos Irish Writers’ Festival Short Story Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry Fee: $15 Deadline: September 21, 2017 Juniper Prize for Fiction Eligibility: All writers in English Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: September 30, 2017 Nonfiction Contests Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing Eligibility: All writers Prize: $3,000 + publication Deadline: September 1, 2017 Literal Latté Essay Awards Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $10/essay; $15/two essays Deadline: September 30, 2017 Poetry Contests Brittingham Prize in Poetry Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $28 Deadline: September 15, 2017 Pollak Prize in Poetry Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $28 Deadline: September 15, 2017 Juniper Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All writers in English Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $30 Deadline: September 30, 2017 Philip Levine Prize in Poetry Eligibility: Any poet writing in English Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $28 Deadline: September 30, 2017 Morton Marr Poetry Prize Eligibility: Unpublished poets Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $5 Deadline: September 30, 2017 Multi-Genre Contests Barthelme Prize for Short Prose Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $18 Deadline: September 8, 2017 Robert Watson Literary Prizes Eligibility: All writers and poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $14 Deadline: September 15, 2017 Dzanc Books/Disquiet Open Borders Book Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $5,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 15, 2017 New Voices Award (Picture Books) Eligibility: Unpublished writers, who ID as POC or native Prize: $1,000 + publication Deadline: September 30, 2017 Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: September 30, 2017 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards Eligibility: Writers who are residents of Ohio Prize: $5,000 Deadline: September 1, 2017 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships Eligibility: Writers interested in journalism Prize: Short-term research opportunity at the Nieman Foundation & stipend of $1,225 per week for those not supported by employer during the fellowship Deadline: September 29, 2017 Cullman Center Fellowship Eligibility: All writers Prize: $70,000 + access to the research collections at the NYPL Stephen A. Schwartzman Building Deadline: September 29, 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: Damian Zaleski on Unsplash
