Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions August 2021 July 9, 2021 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 Ernest Gaines Award for Literary ExcellenceEligibility: Rising African-American authors w/novels or short story collections published in 2021Prize: $15,000Deadline: August 15, 2021 Nonfiction Contests Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 CADEntry fee: $35 CAD for Canadian entries, $40 CAD for U.S. entries, and $45 CAD elsewhere. Additional entries are $15 CAD per submission.Deadline: August 1, 2021 Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art WritingEligibility: All writersPrize: $3,000 + publicationDeadline: August 31, 2021 Poetry Contests Grayson Books Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poets writing in EnglishPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: August 15, 2021 Omnidawn Open (Poetry Book Contest)Eligibility: All poetsPrize: $3,000 + publicationEntry fee: $27Deadline: August 16, 2021 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets residing in Upstate New York with work published between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021Prize: $2,000Deadline: August 31, 2021 Multi-Genre Contests 1/2 K PrizeEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: August 15, 2021 Barthelme Prize for Short ProseEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: August 31, 2021 Translation Contests Gulf Coast Prize for TranslationEligibility: All translatorsPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: August 31, 2021 Writing Fellowships & Grants Leeway Foundation Art and Change GrantEligibility: Women and trans* artists living in the Greater Philadelphia areaPrize: up to $2,500Deadline: August 1, 2021 Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist FellowshipsEligibility: Delaware residentsPrize: $3,000 – $6,000Deadline: August 2, 2021
