Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions February 2019 January 4, 2019 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 AWP Prize for the Novel Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $2,500 + publication by the New Issues Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2019 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Massachusetts Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2019 Nonfiction Contests Fund for Investigative Journalism Grant Eligibility: Journalists with a letter of commitment from a publication for a specific story Prize: up to $10,000 Deadline: February 4, 2019 Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award Eligibility: Early-career, creative nonfiction writers Prize: $12,500 Deadline: February 19, 2019 AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $2,500 + publication by the University of Georgia Press. Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2019 Molly National Journalism Prize Eligibility: Journalists with a piece published in a U.S. based pub in 2018 Prize: $5,000 Entry Fee: $50 Deadline: February 28, 2019 Poetry Contests Michael Waters Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets, except affiliates Prize: $4,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review Press Entry Fee: $35 Deadline: February 1, 2019 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Pittsburgh Press Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members) Deadline: February 28, 2019 Translation Contests Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize Eligibility: Translators with an English translation of Italian poetry published in the U.S. Prize: $10,000 + 5 week residency at the American Academy in Rome Deadline: February 15, 2019 Multi-Genre Contests Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers Eligibility: Canadian citizens & permanent residents with no more than 1 book published Prize: $2,500 Entry fee: $29 Deadline: February 15, 2019 Writing Fellowships & Residencies Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing Eligibility: Writers working on a first or second book of fiction or creative nonfiction Prize: 4-month residency at Bucknell’s “Poets’ Cottage” and a stipend of $5,000. Deadline: February 1, 2019 Olive B. O’Connor Fellowship in Creative Writing Eligibility: Writers working on their first books Prize: $40,500 + travel and health insurance Deadline: February 1, 2019 Grub Street Emerging Writer Fellowship Eligibility: writers 18+ yrs Prize: writing classes and seminars Deadline: February 15, 2019 Dora Maar Fellowship Eligibility: Midcareer professionals in the arts and humanities Prize: 1-3 month residency Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: February 15, 2019 Reedsy National Creative Writing Scholarship Eligibility: US/Canadian/Australian citizens accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate program within the United States, Canada or Australia Prize: $1,000 Deadline: February 21, 2019 Writers Workshops & Retreats (Please note these may be non-paying opportunities with additional fees such as tuition, room & board, etc.) Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Eligibility: Writers in the LGBTQ community Prize: a one-week intensive workshop immersion in fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction, playwriting or poetry Application fee: $25 Other fees: $1,650; scholarships are available Deadline: February 1, 2019 Photo by Sandra Ahn Mode on Unsplash
