Grants & Awards
Over 95 upcoming deadlines, plus 1 new award and 147 recent winners.
42 Miles Press 42 MILES POETRY AWARD
A prize of $1,000, publication by 42 Miles Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Current and former students of Indiana University in South Bend are ineligible. David Dodd Lee will judge. Submit a manuscript of 45 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines. 42 Miles Press, 42 Miles Poetry Award, Indiana University South Bend, English Department, 1700 Mishawaka Avenue, P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634. 42milespress@gmail.com
www.42milespress.com/contest
92Y Unterberg Poetry Center DISCOVERY POETRY PRIZES
Four prizes of $500 each and publication in the Paris Review Daily are given annually for a group of poems. Winners also receive lodging and travel expenses to give a reading at the 92nd Street Y in New York City in May. Poets who have not yet published a full-length poetry collection are eligible. Timothy Donnelly and Diana Marie Delgado will serve as preliminary judges; Jericho Brown, Paisley Rekdal, and Wendy Xu will serve as final judges. Submit a 10page manuscript, including at least two unpublished poems and two poems that are one page in length, with a $15 entry fee by January 10. Visit the website for complete guidelines. 92Y Unterberg Poetry Center, Discovery Poetry Prizes, 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
www.92y.org/discovery
Academy of American Poets AMBROGGIO PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe is given annually for a book of poetry originally written in Spanish by a living writer and translated into English. The poet and translator will split the prize. Pablo Medina will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 48 to 100 pages in the original Spanish along with the English translation by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
RAIZISS/DE PALCHI BOOK PRIZE
A fellowship of $10,000 is given biennially for a book of modern Italian poetry translated into English and published in the United States during the previous year. Maria Frank, Giorgio Mobili, and Michael Palma will judge. Publishers may submit four copies of a book published in 2019 by February 15. Publishers may nominate one title or more. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
HAROLD MORTON LANDON TRANSLATION AWARD
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry translated from any language into English and published in the United States during the previous year. Collaborations by more than two translators and self-published collections are ineligible. Daniel Borzutzky will judge. Publishers may submit three copies of books published in 2019 by February 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. (212) 274-0343. Nikay Paredes, Programs Manager. awards@poets.org www.poets.org/academy-american-poets /american-poets-prizes
Airlie Press AIRLIE PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Airlie Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 90 pages with a $25 entry fee by March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Airlie Press, Airlie Prize, P.O. Box 68441, Portland, OR 97268. Jennifer Perrine, Editor. editors@airliepress.org
www.airliepress.org
Alabama State Council on the Arts LITERARY FELLOWSHIPS
Fellowships of $5,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in the state of Alabama for at least two years. Submit 10 to 20 pages of poetry or prose, a résumé, and a list of publications by March 1. There is no application fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. Alabama State Council on the Arts, Literary Fellowships, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 110, Montgomery, AL 36104.
(334) 242-4076, ext. 236. Anne Kimzey, Contact. anne.kimzey@arts.alabama.gov
www.arts.alabama.gov
American Short Fiction
AMERICAN SHORT(ER) FICTION PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication in American Short Fiction is given annually for a piece of flash fiction. Deb Olin Unferth will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three stories of no more than 1,000 words each with a $17 entry fee by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
American Short Fiction, American Short(er) Fiction Prize, P.O. Box 4152, Austin, TX 78765. editors@americanshortfiction.org
americanshortfiction.org
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
AWARD SERIES
Two prizes of $5,500 each and publication by a participating press are given annually for a poetry collection and a short story collection. In addition, two prizes of $2,500 each and publication by a participating press are given annually for a novel and a book of creative nonfiction. For the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages; University of Pittsburgh Press will publish the winning collection.
For the Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction, submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages; University of Massachusetts Press will publish the winning collection. For the AWP Prize for the Novel, submit a manuscript of at least 60,000 words; New Issues Press will publish the winning novel. For the AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction, submit an essay collection or memoir of 150 to 300 pages; University of Georgia Press will publish the winning book. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript with a $30 entry fee ($20 for AWP members) by February 29. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Award Series, 5700 Rivertech Court, Suite 225, Riverdale Park, MD 20737. (301) 226-9710.
www.awpwriter.org/contests
Austin Community College
BALCONES PRIZES
Two prizes of $1,500 each are given annually for a poetry collection and a book of fiction published during the previous year. Authors and publishers may submit three copies of a book published in 2019 (poetry collections must be at least 42 pages) by January 31. The entry fee is $25 for poetry and $30 for fiction. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Austin Community College, Balcones Prizes, Poetry and Fiction Prizes, Austin Community College, 6101 Airport Boulevard, Austin, TX 78752. balcones@austincc.edu
sites.austincc.edu/crw/balcones-prizes
Autumn House Press
RISING WRITER CONTEST
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given annually for a debut poetry collection by a writer age 33 or younger. Yona Harvey will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 70 pages with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Autumn House Press, Rising Writer Contest, 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. (412) 362-2665. info@autumnhouse.org
www.autumnhouse.org
Bauhan Publishing
MONADNOCK ESSAY COLLECTION PRIZE
A prize of $1,000, publication by Bauhan Publishing, and 50 author copies is given annually for an essay collection. Áine Greaney will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50,000 to 60,000 words with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Bauhan Publishing, Monadnock Essay Collection Prize, P.O. Box 117, Peterborough, NH 03458.
www.bauhanpublishing.com
Binghamton University
BOOK AWARDS
Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry and fiction published during the previous year.
The Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award is given for a poetry collection of at least 48 pages. The John Gardner Fiction Book Award is given for a novel or a short story collection. Publishers or authors may submit two copies of books published in 2019 by February 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. Binghamton University, Book Awards, Creative Writing Program, Department of English, General Literature, and Rhetoric, Library North Room 1149, Vestal Parkway East, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902. Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Director. mgillan@mail.binghamton.edu www.binghamton.edu/english/creative-writing /binghamton-center-for-writers/book-awards.html
Black Caucus of the American Library Association
SELF-PUBLISHING LITERARY AWARDS
Two prizes of $500 each are given annually for a poetry e-book and a fiction e-book by an African American writer self-published in the United States during the previous year. The awards honor books that depict the “cultural, historical, and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.” Using only the online submission system, submit an e-book self-published in 2019 by February 28. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Self-Publishing Literary Awards, Suffolk Public Library, 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk, VA 23435. Tiffany Duck, Chair. tiffany.duck3@gmail.com
bcala.librariescreate.com/bcala2019
Black Lawrence Press
BIG MOOSE PRIZE
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a novel. The contest is open to traditional novels “as well as novels-in-stories, novels-in-poems, or other hybrid forms that contain within them the spirit of a novel.” The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 90 to 1,000 pages with a $25 entry fee by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Black Lawrence Press, Big Moose Prize, 279 Claremont Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10552. (412) 559-6649. Diane Goettel, Executive Editor. diane@blacklawrencepress.com
www.blacklawrence.com/submissions-and -contests/the-big-moose-prize
Broadside Lotus Press
NAOMI LONG MADGETT POETRY AWARD
A prize of $500 and publication by Broadside Lotus Press is given annually for a poetry collection by an African American poet. Submit two copies of a manuscript of 60 to 90 pages by March 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Broadside Lotus Press, Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award, c/0 Gloria House, 8300 East Jefferson Avenue #504, Detroit, MI 48214. (313) 736-5338. broadsidelotus@gmail.com
www.broadsidelotuspress.org
Caine Prize for African Writing
A prize of £10,000 (approximately $12,600) is given annually for a previously published short story by an African writer. Shortlisted candidates will receive £500 (approximately $550). Writers who were born in Africa, who are African residents, or who have a parent who is African by birth or nationality are eligible. The winner and shortlisted writers will be invited to participate in workshops in Africa and London. Publishers may submit six copies of a story between 3,000 and 10,000 words published after January 31, 2015, via postal mail by January 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Caine Prize for African Writing, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU, England. info@caineprize.com
www.caineprize.com
Center for Fiction NEW YORK CITY EMERGING WRITERS FELLOWSHIP
Nine fellowships of $5,000 each, membership to the Center for Fiction in New York City, and access to the Writers Studio writing space at the center are given annually to fiction writers living in New York City who have not yet published a book of fiction. Winners also have the opportunity to meet with editors and agents who represent new writers. Students enrolled in a degreegranting program or who are currently under contract with a publisher for a work of fiction are ineligible. Submit a short story or novel excerpt of up to 7,500 words, a résumé, and proof of New York City residency by February 14. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Center for Fiction, New York City Emerging Writers Fellowship, 15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Thierry Kehou, Writing Programs Manager.
www.centerforfiction.org
Chattahoochee Review
LAMAR YORK PRIZES
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Chattahoochee Review are given annually for a short story and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit a story or essay of up to 6,000 words with an $18 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Chattahoochee Review, by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Chattahoochee Review, Lamar York Prizes, Georgia State University Perimeter College, 555 North Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021. Anna Schachner, Editor. tcr@gsu.edu
chattahoocheereview.gsu.edu
Chicago Tribune
NELSON ALGREN SHORT STORY AWARD
A prize of $3,500 is given annually for a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 8,000 words by February 1. There is no entry fee. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Chicago Tribune, Nelson Algren Short Story Award, 160 North Stetson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601.
algren.submittable.com
Colgate University
OLIVE B. O’CONNOR FELLOWSHIPS
Two nine-month residencies at Colgate University, including a stipend of $42,745, health benefits, and travel expenses, are given annually to poets, fiction writers, or nonfiction writers. The 2020–2021 fellowships will be given to a poet and a nonfiction writer working on their first books. Each fellow will teach one creative writing course per semester and give a public reading. Writers who have recently completed an MFA, MA, or PhD in creative writing are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 20 pages of poetry or 30 pages of prose, a résumé, and three letters of recommendation by February 15. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Colgate University, Olive B. O’Connor Fellowships, English Department, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346. www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-and -programs/english/creative-writing-fellows
Colorado Review
NELLIGAN PRIZE
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Colorado Review is given annually for a short story. Lori Ostlund will judge. Submit a story between 2,500 and 12,500 words with a $15 entry fee ($17 for online submissions) by March 14. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Colorado Review, Nelligan Prize, Colorado State University, 9105 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523. (970) 491-5449. Stephanie G’Schwind, Editor. creview@colostate.edu
coloradoreview.colostate.edu/nelligan-prize
Crazyhorse
LITERARY PRIZES
Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Crazyhorse are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Cyrus Cassells will judge in poetry, Jamel Brinkley will judge in fiction, and Sue William Silverman will judge in nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems or a story or essay of up to 25 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Crazyhorse, by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Crazyhorse, Literary Prizes, College of Charleston, English Department, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424.
crazyhorse.cofc.edu
Fish Publishing
FLASH FICTION PRIZE
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,100) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short short story. Tania Hershman will judge. Submit a story of up to 300 words with a €14 (approximately $15) entry fee by
February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
SHORT MEMOIR PRIZE
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,100) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short memoir. David Shields will judge. Submit a memoir of up to 4,000 words with a €17 (approximately $19) entry fee for online entries or €19 (approximately $21) for postal entries by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Fish Publishing, Durrus, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Clem Cairns, Editor. info@fishpublishing.com
www.fishpublishing.com
Furious Flower Poetry Center
FURIOUS FLOWER POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Obsidian, the literary journal of Illinois State University, is given annually for a group of poems. The winner also receives accommodations and a $500 honorarium to give a reading at James Madison University. Poets who have published no more than one collection of poetry are eligible. Kei Miller will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit three poems exploring
Black themes totaling no more than six pages with a $15 entry fee by February 10. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Furious Flower Poetry Center, Furious Flower Poetry Prize, James Madison University, 500 Cardinal Drive, MSC 3802, Harrisonburg, VA 22807. furiousflower@jmu.edu
www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/poetryprize
Hidden River Arts
WILLOW RUN POETRY BOOK AWARD
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Hidden River Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 75 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by February 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
ELUDIA AWARD
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Sowilo Press is given annually for a first book of fiction by a woman writer over the age of 40. Using only the online submission system, submit a story collection or novel of any length, a synopsis, an outline of the book, and a résumé with a $20 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Hidden River Arts, P.O. Box 63927, Philadelphia, PA 19147. (610) 764-0813. Debra Leigh Scott, Founding Director. hiddenriverarts@gmail.com
hiddenriverartssubmissions.submittable.com
Hippocrates Prize
PRIZES FOR POETRY AND MEDICINE
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,260) and publication in the Hippocrates
Prize anthology and on the website is given annually for a single poem on a medical theme. A prize of £1,000 is also given for a single poem on a medical theme written by a health professional. Submit a poem of up to 50 lines with a $10 entry fee by February 14. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Hippocrates Prize, Prizes for Poetry and Medicine, 37 Newbold Terrace East, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4EY, England. hippocrates.poetry@gmail.com
www.hippocrates-poetry.org
Hunger Mountain
LITERARY PRIZES
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication on the Hunger Mountain website are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Submit up to three poems or a story or essay of up to 10,000 words with a $20 entry fee by March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Hunger Mountain, Literary Prizes, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. hungermtn@vcfa.edu
www.hungermtn.org/submit-contests
Iowa Review
IOWA REVIEW AWARDS
Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Iowa Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Stephanie Burt will judge in poetry, Lan Samantha Chang will judge in fiction, and Leslie Jamison will judge in nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 10 pages of poetry or up to 25 pages of prose with a $20 entry fee by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Iowa Review, Iowa Review Awards, University of Iowa, 308 EnglishPhilosophy Building, Iowa City, IA 52242. (319) 335-0462. Harilaos Stecopoulos, Editor. iowa-review@uiowa.edu
iowareview.org/rules
James Jones Literary Society
FIRST NOVEL FELLOWSHIP
A prize of $10,000 is given annually for a novel-in-progress by a U.S. writer who has not published a novel. A selection from the winning work will be published in Provincetown Arts. Two runners-up will each receive $1,000. Submit the first 50 pages of a novel-inprogress and a two-page outline with a $30 application fee ($33 for electronic submissions) by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) James Jones Literary Society, First Novel Fellowship, Wilkes University, Creative Writing Program, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. Bonnie Culver, Program Director. jamesjonesfirstnovel@wilkes.edu
www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp
Little Tokyo Historical Society
SHORT STORY CONTEST
A prize of $500 and publication in Rafu Shimpo and on the Discover Nikkei website is given annually for a short story that takes place in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles. Submit a story of up to 2,500 words via e-mail by January 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Little Tokyo Historical Society, Short Story Contest, 319 East Second Street #203, Los Angeles, CA 90012. imaginelittletokyo@gmail.com
www.littletokyohs.org
Mad Creek Books JOURNAL NON/FICTION COLLECTION PRIZE
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Mad Creek Books, the trade imprint of Ohio State University Press, is given annually for a collection of short prose. Michelle Herman will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a collection of short stories, essays, or novellas (or a combination thereof) of 150 to 350 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a subscription to the Journal,
from February 1 to March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Mad Creek Books, Journal Non/Fiction Collection Prize, c/o Journal, Ohio State University, English Department, 164 Anne and John Glenn Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. prize@thejournalmag.org
thejournalmag.org/book-prizes/prose-prize
Main Street Rag
POETRY BOOK AWARD
A prize of $1,200, publication by Main Street Rag, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors and previous winners will judge. Submit a manuscript of 52 to 88 pages with a $25 entry fee ($27 for electronic submissions) by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Main Street Rag, Poetry Book Award, P.O. Box 690100, Charlotte, NC 28227. (704) 573-2516. M. Scott Douglass, Publisher. editor@mainstreetrag.com
www.mainstreetrag.com
Masters Review
SHORT STORY AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS
A prize of $3,000 and publication in Masters Review is given twice yearly for a short story by an emerging writer.
The winning story will also be reviewed by a select group of literary agents. Writers who have published a book with a circulation of 5,000 or more copies are ineligible. Submit a story of up to 6,000 words with a $20 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Masters Review, Short Story Award for New Writers, 70 SW Century Drive, Suite 100442, Bend, OR 97702. contact@mastersreview.com
mastersreview.com
Milkweed Editions
BALLARD SPAHR PRIZE FOR POETRY
A prize of $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet currently residing in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. Submit a poetry manuscript of at least 48 pages by February 14. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Milkweed Editions, Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book Building, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415. (612) 215-2553. Lee Oglesby, Managing Editor. lee_oglesby@milkweed.org
milkweed.org/ballard-spahr-prize-for-poetry
Mississippi Arts Commission
LITERARY ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS
Grants of up to $5,000 each are given in alternating years to Mississippi poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. This year the fellowships will be offered in poetry and fiction. Applicants must be permanent residents of Mississippi at the time of application and through the duration of the grant. Students enrolled full-time in a degree-granting program are ineligible. Using only the online submission system, submit 15 to 20 pages of poetry and fiction written in the past three years, a résumé, a brief biography, and a writer’s statement between February 1 and March 1. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Mississippi Arts Commission, Literary Artist Fellowships, 501 North West Street, Woolfolk Building, Suite 1101A, Jackson, MS 39201. (601) 359-6030. Kristen
Brandt, Contact. kbrandt@arts.ms.gov arts.ms.gov/grants/grants-for-individuals/artist -fellowships
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS FOR WOMEN
Grants of up to $1,500 each are given in alternating years to feminist poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The current round of grants will be awarded to fiction writers and mixed genre writers working in text and image. Using only the online submission system, submit a sample of 10 to 15 pages of fiction or text and images, a statement regarding interest in receiving support from a feminist fund, a project description, a budget, and a résumé with a $25 application fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Individual Artist Grants for Women, P.O. Box 717, Bearsville, NY
12409. deming.fund@gmail.com
demingfund.org
Mudfish
MUDFISH POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,200 and publication in Mudfish is given annually for a single poem. Erica Jong will judge. Submit up to three poems of any length with a $20 entry fee ($3 for each additional poem) by March 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS)
Mudfish, Mudfish Poetry Prize, 184 Franklin Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10013. Jill Hoffman, Editor.
www.mudfish.org
National Poetry Series
OPEN COMPETITION
Five prizes of $10,000 each and publication by participating trade, university, or small press publishers are given annually for poetry collections. Publishers include Beacon Press, Ecco, Milkweed Editions, Penguin Books, and University of Georgia Press. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $35 entry fee by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) National Poetry Series, Open Competition, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08540.
www.nationalpoetryseries.org
New American Press
POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,200 and publication by New American Press is given annually for a book of poetry. Corey Van Landingham will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $20 entry fee by January 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) New American Press, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 1094, Grafton, WI 53024. David Bowen, Executive Editor. david@newamericanpress.com
www.newamericanpress.com/contests
New Millennium Writings
NEW MILLENNIUM AWARDS
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings are given twice yearly for a poem, a short
story, a work of flash fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. Previously unpublished works or works that have appeared in a journal with a circulation of under 5,000 are eligible. Alexis Williams Carr and Don Williams will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages, a work of fiction or creative nonfiction of up to 6,000 words, or a work of flash fiction of up to 1,000 words with a $20 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
New Millennium Writings, New Millennium Awards, 4021 Garden Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918. Alexis Williams Carr, Editor. hello@newmillenniumwritings.org
www.newmillenniumwritings.org
North Carolina Writers’ Network
THOMAS WOLFE FICTION PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story. The winning story will also be considered for publication in Thomas Wolfe Review. Randall Kenan will judge. Submit two copies of a story of up to 3,000 words with a $25 entry fee ($15 for NCWN members) by January 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines. North Carolina Writers’ Network, Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, P.O. Box 21591, Winston-Salem, NC 27120. Ed Southern, Executive Director. mail@ncwriters.org
www.ncwriters.org
Omnidawn Publishing
FIRST/SECOND POETRY BOOK PRIZE
A prize of $3,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 100 author copies is given annually for a first or second poetry collection. Jericho Brown will judge. Submit a manuscript of 40 to 120 pages with a $27 entry fee ($30 to receive a book from the Omnidawn catalogue) by February 18. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Omnidawn Publishing, First/Second Book Prize, 1632 Elm Avenue, Richmond, CA 94805. (510) 237-5472. Rusty Morrison and Ken Keegan, Coeditors. submissions@omnidawn.com
www.omnidawn.com/contest
Passaic County Community College
ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARD
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Paterson Literary Review is given annually for a single poem. Submit three copies of up to five poems of no more than two pages each with an $18 entry fee by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
PATERSON POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry published in the previous year. The winning poet is expected to participate in an awards ceremony and give a reading at the Poetry Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Books of at least 48 pages are eligible. Publishers may submit two copies of books published in 2019 by February 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. Passaic County Community College, Poetry Center, 1 College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ 07505. (973) 684-6555. Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Executive
Director.
www.poetrycenterpccc.com
Persea Books LEXI RUDNITSKY EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Persea Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. poet who has published at least one book of poetry. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 40 pages with a $30 entry fee by March 7. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Persea Books, Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award, 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10004.
(212) 260-9256. Gabriel Fried, Poetry Editor. info@perseabooks.com www.perseabooks.com/lexi-rudnitsky-prize -award
Prairie Schooner
BOOK PRIZES
Two prizes of $3,000 each and publication by University of Nebraska Press are given annually for a poetry collection and a short story collection. An editorial board will select finalists; Kwame Dawes will serve as the final judge. Submit a poetry manuscript of at least 50 pages or a fiction manuscript of at least 150 pages with a $25 entry fee between January 15 and March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Prairie Schooner, Book Prizes, Attn: Fiction or Poetry, 110 Andrews Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588. (402) 472-0911. Jamaica Baldwin, Book Prize Coordinator. psbookprize@unl.edu
prairieschooner.unl.edu
Red Hen Press
WOMEN’S PROSE PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a book of fiction or nonfiction by a woman. Martha Cooley will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story or essay collection, a novel, or a memoir of 45,000 to 80,000 words with a $25 entry fee by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Red Hen Press, Women’s Prose Prize, P.O. Box 40820, Pasadena, CA 91114. (626)406-1203. Rebeccah Sanhueza, Editorial Assistant. editorial@redhen.org
www.redhen.org
Regal House Publishing
TERRY J. COX POETRY AWARD
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Regal House Publishing will be given annually for a poetry collection. Peter Schmitt and the editors will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Regal House Publishing, Terry J. Cox Poetry Award, 4718 Longhill Lane, Raleigh, NC 27612. Jaynie Royal, Editor in Chief.
regalhousepublishing.com
Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation
POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem. Marie Howe will judge. Submit up to three poems of no more than three pages each with a $10 entry fee by March 14. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 223240, Carmel, CA 93922. (831) 624-1813. Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, Coordinator.
thf@torhouse.org
www.torhouse.org
Ruminate
WILLIAM VAN DYKE SHORT STORY PRIZE
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Ruminate is given annually for a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 5,500 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by February 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Ruminate, William Van Dyke Short Story Prize, 1041 North Taft Hill Road, Ft. Collins, CO 80521. Brianna Van Dyke, Editor in Chief. editor@ruminatemagazine.org
www.ruminatemagazine.org
Salem State University
CLAIRE KEYES POETRY AWARD
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Soundings East is given annually for a group of poems. Erika Meitner will judge. Submit 8 to 10 pages of poetry (no more than one poem per page) with a $10 entry fee ($15 for a subscription to Soundings East) by February 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Salem State University, Claire Keyes Poetry Award, English Department, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970. Kevin Carey, Advisory Editor. kcarey@salemstate.edu www.salemstate.edu/campus-life/arts/creative -writing/soundings-east
Sarabande Books
MORTON AND MCCARTHY PRIZES
Two prizes of $2,000 each and publication by Sarabande Books are given annually for collections of poetry and fiction. For the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, submit a poetry collection of at least 48 pages with a $29 entry fee by February 15. For the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, submit a collection of stories or novellas or a short novel of 150 to 250 pages with a $29 entry fee by February 15. Alberto Ríos will judge in poetry and Alice Sebold will judge in fiction. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Sarabande Books, Morton and McCarthy Prizes, 822 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206. info@sarabandebooks.org
www.sarabandebooks.org
Schaffner Press NICHOLAS SCHAFFNER AWARD FOR MUSIC IN LITERATURE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Schaffner Press is given annually for a poetry collection, a novel, a short story collection, an essay collection, or a memoir that “deals in some way with the subject of music and its influence.” Submit a poetry collection of approximately 60 pages, a short story collection of 50,000 to 80,000 words, or a novel, memoir, or essay collection of 75,000 to 100,000 words with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Schaffner Press, Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature, P.O. Box 41567, Tucson, AZ 85717.
www.schaffnerawards.com
Selected Shorts STELLA KUPFERBERG MEMORIAL SHORT STORY PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and tuition for a 10-week writing class through New York City’s Gotham Writers Workshop is given annually for a short story. The winning work will be published in Electric Literature and recorded
live at a Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space in New York City. Nicole Chung will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 750 words with a $25 entry fee by March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Selected Shorts, Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize, c/o Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025. (212) 864-1414, ext. 295. Vivienne Woodward, Producer for Literary Programs. shorts@symphonyspace.org www.symphonyspace.org/selected-shorts /the-stella-kupferberg-memorial-short-story-prize
Sixfold
SHORT STORY AND POETRY AWARDS
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 20 pages of prose with a $5 entry fee by January 24. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Sixfold, Short Story and Poetry Awards, 10 Concord Ridge Road, Newtown, CT 06470. (203) 491-0242. Garrett Doherty,
Publisher. sixfold@sixfold.org
www.sixfold.org
Southern Illinois University
DEVIL’S KITCHEN READING AWARDS
Three prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for a poetry collection, a book of fiction, and a book of creative nonfiction published in the previous year. Each winner will also receive an all-expenses paid trip to give a reading at the Devil’s Kitchen Fall Literary Festival at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Authors or publishers may submit a poetry collection, novel, novella, short story or essay collection, or memoir published in 2019 along with a brief author bio, including publication history, and a $30 entry fee by February 8. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Southern Illinois University, Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards, English Department, Mail Code 4503, 1000 Faner Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901.
www.grassroots.siuc.edu/dkawards.html
Southern Indiana Review
MICHAEL WATERS POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $4,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Michael Waters will judge. Submit up to 80 pages of poetry (no more than one poem per page) with a $35 entry fee by February 3. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.)
Southern Indiana Review, Michael Waters Poetry Prize, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712. (812) 228-5145. Ron Mitchell, Editor. sir.contest@usi.edu
www.usi.edu/sir/awards-contests
Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts
PHILIP ROTH RESIDENCIES
Two four-month residencies, which include a stipend of $5,000 each, at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University are given annually to fiction and nonfiction writers working on a first or second book. Writers over the age of 21 who are not enrolled in a college or university are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit up to
20 pages of prose, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by February 1. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary
Arts, Philip Roth Residencies, Bucknell University, Bucknell Hall, 1 Dent Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837. Andrew Ciotola, Program Manager. ciotola@bucknell.edu www.bucknell.edu/academics/beyond-classroom /academic-centers-institutes/stadler-center-poetry -literary-arts-3
Stanford Libraries WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING
Two prizes of $5,000 each are given biennially for books of fiction and nonfiction. The awards, cosponsored by the Stanford Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are “intended to encourage new or emerging writers and honor the Saroyan legacy of originality, vitality, and stylistic innovation.” Writers who have published four books or more are ineligible. Submit five copies of a fiction or nonfiction book published between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019, with a $50 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. Stanford Libraries, William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305. (650) 736-9538. Sonia Lee, Contact. sonialee@stanford.edu
library.stanford.edu/saroyan
Sustainable Arts Foundation
WRITING AWARDS
Up to twenty awards of $5,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers with children. Writers with at least one child under the age of 18 are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 10 poems totaling no more than 15 pages or up to 15 pages of prose with a biography, an artist statement, and a $20 entry fee by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Sustainable Arts Foundation, Writing Awards, 1032 Irving Streeet #609, San Francisco, CA 94122. apply.sustainableartsfoundation.org /portfolio_requirements
Tupelo Press
SNOWBOUND CHAPBOOK AWARD
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Tupelo Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Submit a manuscript of 20 to 36 pages with a $25 entry fee by February 29. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Tupelo Press, Snowbound Chapbook Award, P.O. Box 1767, North Adams, MA 01247. (413) 664-9611. Jeffrey Levine, Publisher.
www.tupelopress.org/snowbound-chapbook-award
University of Texas
DOBIE PAISANO FELLOWSHIPS
Two residencies, cosponsored by the Texas Institute of Letters, at a rural retreat west of Austin are given annually to writers who are native Texans, who have lived in Texas for at least three years, or who have published significant work with a Texas subject. The six-month Jesse H. Jones Writing Fellowship is given to a writer in any stage of his or her career and includes a grant of $18,000. The four-month Ralph A. Johnston Memorial Fellowship is given to a writer who has
demonstrated “publishing and critical success” and includes a grant of $24,000. Submit three copies of up to 50 pages of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, three copies of the entry form, and a
$20 application fee ($30 to enter both competitions) by January 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. University of Texas, Dobie Paisano Fellowships, Graduate School, 110 Inner Campus Drive, Mail Stop G0400, Austin, TX 78712. Michael Adams, Director. adameve@austin.utexas.edu
dobiepaisano.utexas.edu
University of Wisconsin WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS
An academic year in residence, which includes a stipend of at least $38,000, at the University of Wisconsin in Madison is given annually to at least five writers working on a first or second book of poetry or fiction. Fellows teach one workshop in creative writing each semester, assist in judging the English department’s writing contests and fellowships, and give one public reading. Writers with an MFA or PhD in creative writing who have not published more than one book are eligible. Submit 10 pages of poetry or one story or novel excerpt of up to 30 pages, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for two references with a $50 entry fee by March 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
(SEE RECENT WINNERS.) University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships, English Department, 600 North Park Street, H.C. White Room 6195, Madison, WI 53706. Sean Bishop, Coordinator. institutemail@english.wisc.edu
www.creativewriting.wisc.edu/fellowships.html
Virginia Commonwealth University
LEVIS READING PRIZE
A prize of $5,000 and an all-expenses paid trip to give a reading at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond is given annually for a first or second book of poetry published during the previous year. Students and faculty of the MFA program in creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University will judge. Publishers or writers may submit three copies of a book of at least 48 pages published in 2019, and a brief author bio, by February 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. (SEE RECENT WINNERS.) Virginia Commonwealth University, Levis Reading Prize, English Department, 900 Park Avenue, Hibbs Hall, Room 306, P.O. Box 842005, Richmond, VA 23284. AJ White, Contact. whiteaj6@vcu.edu
english.vcu.edu/mfa/levis-reading-prize
W. B. Yeats Society of New York
YEATS POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the W. B. Yeats Society of New York website is given annually for a single poem. The winner is also invited to a ceremony in New York City in the spring. Spencer Reece will judge. Submit a poem of up to 60 lines with a $15 entry fee ($12 for each additional poem) by February 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines. W. B. Yeats Society of New York, Yeats Poetry Prize, National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003.
yeatssociety.org/yeats-poetry-prize
Willie Morris Awards WILLIE MORRIS AWARD FOR SOUTHERN FICTION
A prize of $10,000 is given annually for a novel published during the previous year that is set in the South and reflects Willie Morris’s “hope for belonging, for belief in a people’s better nature, for steadfastness against all that is hollow or crass or rootless or destructive.” The winner will also receive an all-expenses paid trip to New York City in October. Submit a novel of at least 50,000 words published in 2019 by February 29. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
WILLIE MORRIS AWARD FOR SOUTHERN POETRY
A prize of $2,500 is given annually for a single poem that evokes the American South. Susan Kinsolving will judge. Submit one poem of up to three pages by February 29. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Willie Morris Awards, 654 Madison Avenue, Suite 703, New York, NY 10065. Shaoli Ghosh, Administrator. info@willemorrisaward.org
williemorrisaward.org
Winter Anthology
WRITING CONTEST
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Winter Anthology is given annually for a group of poems, a story, or an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 10 pages of poetry or up to 25 pages of prose with a $10 entry fee by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Winter Anthology, Writing Contest, 730 University Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448.
www.winteranthology.com