Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
November 1, 2025
Entry Fee: 
$25
Cash Prize: 
$3,000
Website: 
http://fc2.org/prizes

A prize of $3,000 and publication by Fiction Collective Two is given annually for a novel, a story collection, a novella, or a novella collection. Writers who are from or are residing in the United States and who have not previously published a book with Fiction Collective Two are eligible. Alvin Lu will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length with a brief bio and a $25 entry fee (waivers are available based on financial need) by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
fiction, novel, novella, short stories, book awards

Fiction Collective Two, Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest, University of Alabama Press, P.O. Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. (205) 348-5180.

E-mail address: 
fc2@fc2.org

Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
November 1, 2025
Entry Fee: 
$25
Cash Prize: 
$15,000
Website: 
http://fc2.org/prizes

A prize of $15,000 and publication by Fiction Collective Two, an imprint of University of Alabama Press, is given annually for a novel, a story collection, a novella, or a novella collection. Writers who are from or are residing in the United States and who have published at least three books are eligible. Kazim Ali will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length, a brief bio, and a list of at least three previously published books with a $25 entry fee (waivers are available based on financial need) by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel, novella, short stories, book awards

Fiction Collective Two, Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize, University of Alabama Press, P.O. Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. (205) 348-5180.

E-mail address: 
fc2@fc2.org

Juniper Prizes

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
September 30, 2025
Entry Fee: 
$30
Cash Prize: 
$1,000
Website: 
http://umasspress.com/juniper-prizes

Five prizes of $1,000 each and publication by University of Massachusetts Press are given annually for a debut poetry collection, a poetry collection by an author who has previously published a book, a short story collection, a novel, and a book of creative nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 60 to 95 pages, a story collection or novel of 55,000 to 75,000 words, or a memoir, book of narrative nonfiction, biography, or essay collection of 50,000 to 70,000 words with a $30 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel, novella, short stories, book awards, first book awards

University of Massachusetts Press, Juniper Prizes, East Experiment Station, 671 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003. Mary Dougherty, Director. 


E-mail address: 
juniperprize@umpress.umass.edu

Calvino Prize

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
October 15, 2025
Entry Fee: 
$25
Cash Prize: 
$2,000
Website: 
http://louisville.edu/english/creative-writing/creative-writing-contests

A prize of $2,000 and publication in Miracle Monocle is given annually for a work of fiction written in the fabulist experimental style of Italo Calvino. Jenny Boully will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a short story or an excerpt from a story collection, novella, or novel of up to 25 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel, novella, short stories

University of Louisville, Calvino Prize, English Department, Bingham Humanities Building, Room 315 D, 2216 S. 1st Street, Louisville, KY 40292. Kristi Maxwell, Director of Creative Writing.

E-mail address: 
kristi.maxwell@louisville.edu