Contests, Grants, and Residencies Calls for Submissions May 2021 April 7, 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 Raymond Carver Short Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $2,000 + publicationEntry fee: $17Deadline: May 15, 2021 Crook’s Corner PrizeEligibility: Debut novels set predominantly in the American South, published btwn January 1, 2020 and May 15, 2021Prize: $5,000Entry Fee: $35Deadline: May 15, 2021 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction for Writers of Color AwardEligibility: Emerging writers of color (unpublished preferred)Prize: $2,000Deadline: May 15, 2021 Masters Review Flash Fiction ContestEligibility: Emerging writersPrize: $3,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20 (for up to 2 stories)Deadline: May 30, 2021 BOA Short Fiction PrizeEligibility: Writers who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have DACA status, TPS or LPSPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: May 31, 2021 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short FictionEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: May 31, 2021 Aura Estrada Short Story ContestEligibility: All writersPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2021 Poetry Contests Loraine Williams Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500 + publicationEntry fee: $15Deadline: May 1, 2021 Stan & Tom Wick Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets who have not published a full-length volume of poetryPrize: $2,500 + publicationEntry fee: $30Deadline: May 1, 2021 Janet B. McCabe Poetry PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,500Entry fee: $20Deadline: May 15, 2021 Stanley Kunitz Memorial PrizeEligibility: Poets under 40 years of agePrize: $1,000Entry fee: $15Deadline: May 15, 2021 James Laughlin AwardEligibility: Poets with 2nd full-length book of poetry coming out in the following calendar yearPrize: $5,000 + 1 week, all expenses paid stay at the Betsy Hotel in MiamiDeadline: May 15, 2021 Lenore Marshall Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets with a full-length book of poetry published in the previous calendar yearPrize: $25,000Entry fee: $75Deadline: May 15, 2021 Max Ritvo Poetry PrizeEligibility: Poets without a published collectionPrize: $10,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: May 31, 2021 Guy Owen PrizeEligibility: All poetsPrize: $1,000 + publicationEntry fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2021 Boston Review Annual Poetry ContestEligibility: All PoetsPrize: $1,000 and publicationEntry Fee: $20Deadline: May 31, 2021 Multi-Genre Contests Ploughshares Emerging Writers ContestEligibility: Writers who have not published a bookPrize: $2,000 + publication + review from Aevitas Creative ManagementEntry fee: $24Deadline: May 15, 2021
