Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions March 2019 February 11, 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. Fiction Contests Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2019 Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2019 Nelligan Prize Eligibility: Short story writers Prize: $2,000 + publication Entry fee: $15; $17 online Deadline: March 14, 2019 (postmarked); March 19, 2019 (online) Arts & Letters Fiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2019 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Eligibility: First-generation American author with a nonfiction debut Prize: $10,000 and publication by Restless Books Deadline: March 31, 2019 Nonfiction Contests Hazel Rowley Prize Eligibility: 1st time biographers Prize: $2,000 + a year’s membership in BIO Entry fee: $25 Deadline: March 1, 2019 Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2019 Susan Atefat Prize in Creative Nonfiction Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2019 Poetry Contests Ruth Stone Poetry Prize Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 1, 2019 Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award Eligibility: Poets who have previously published at least one full-length book of poems and are citizens or residents of the U.S. Prize: $1,000 + publication + additional $1,000 for marketing/promotion Entry fee: $30 Deadline: March 7, 2019 Rumi Prize in Poetry Eligibility: All poets Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry fee: $20 Deadline: March 31, 2019 Multi-Genre Contests Sonora Review Contest Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 Entry fee: $15 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Mary Lynn Kotz Award Eligibility: Authors of books of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry published in 2018 whose main focus/topic is the visual arts Prize: Recognition at Virginia Literary Awards Gala Deadline: March 15, 2019 Prairie Schooner Book Prize Eligibility: Poets and fiction writers Prize: $3,000 + publication Entry fee: $25 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Writing Fellowships & Residencies U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Exchange Fellowships Eligibility: Writers (and other artists) who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Prize: 3-5 month residency + funding Deadline: March 1, 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships Eligibility: Fiction and nonfiction writers with published work (see eligibility details) Prize: $25,000 Deadline: March 6, 2019 Cave Canem Residency at the Rose O’Neill Literary House Eligibility: African-American poets Prize: $1,000 + one-month residency Deadline: March 15, 2019 Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown Fellowship Eligibility: Academics, independent scholars and writers working on projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830 Prize: $20,000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Eligibility: Minnesota poetry and prose writers over the age of 18 Prize: $7,000 Deadline: March 29, 2019 American Prospect Writing Fellowship Eligibility: Journalists at the beginning of their careers Prize: $38,000/year for two years Deadline: March 30, 2019 Hugo House Writer in Residence Eligibility: Published writers of poetry Prize: $500 monthly stipend for 9 months Deadline: March 31, 2019 Writing Workshops & Retreats Please note these may be non-paying opportunities with additional fees such as tuition, room & board, etc. Clarion West Writers Workshop Eligibility: Short story writers 21+ yrs Prize: 6-week summer workshop Application fee: $35 until February 10; $60 after Other fees: $4,200 tuition Deadline: March 1, 2019 Jack Jones Retreat Eligibility: Professional and emerging women writers of color Prize: Two-week retreat at Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center Application fee: $40 Other fees: fellowships are available Deadline: March 31, 2019 Photo credit: Neven Krcmarek on Unsplash
