More upcoming contests can be found on: http://www.pw.org/grants. The database on the Poets and Writers website allows visitors to search by genre, submissions fees and other criteria.
Tampa Review - Danahy Fiction Prize
Deadline: November 30, 2014
Entry Fee: $20
Website: http://www.ut.edu/tampareview
E-mail address: utpress@ut.edu
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Tampa Review is given annually for a short story. The editors will judge. Submit a story of 500 to 5,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Tampa Review, by November 30. All entries are considered for publication. Send an SASE or visit the website for complete guidelines.
Prairie Schooner - Sillerman First Book Prize
Deadline: December 1, 2014
Website: http://africanpoetrybf.unl.edu
E-mail address: prairieschooner@unl.edu
Sponsored by the African Poetry Book Fund in partnership with Prairie Schooner, a prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Nebraska Press and Amalion Press in Senegal will be given annually for a debut poetry collection by a poet who was born in Africa, is an African national or resident, or whose parents are African. The African Poetry Book Fund editorial board will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 50 pages by December 1. There is no entry fee. Call, e-mail, or visit the website for complete guidelines.
Friends of American Writers - Literary Award
Deadline: December 10, 2014
Website: http://www.fawchicago.org/awards.php
A prize of up to $4,000 is given annually for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction published during the previous year by a writer who is a resident of the Midwest (or who previously resided in the Midwest for at least five years) or whose book features a Midwestern setting. The prize may be split if two winners are selected. Writers who have published up to three books are eligible. Authors or publishers may submit two copies of books published in 2014 and an author bio by December 10. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Sarabande Books - Bernheim Writing Residency
Deadline: December 15, 2014
E-mail address: info@sarabandebooks.org
A two- to six-week residency at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky, will be given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, or a creative nonfiction writer. The resident will also receive a $500 stipend and lodging in a private cottage, and will be required to give one public reading or discussion during the residency. Submit a writing sample of 10 to 20 pages, a letter of intent, and a curriculum vitae by December 15. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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