Genre: Creative Nonfiction

Norbert Blei/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award

Arts + Literature Laboratory
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
January 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 will be given annually for a book of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) published in the previous year by a writer who is a resident of Wisconsin (or who previously resided in Wisconsin for at least five years). The winner will also receive a five-day stay at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Sonya Huber will judge. Submit a copy of a book of any length published in 2023 with a $30 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Creative Writing Fellowships

National Endowment for the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 13, 2024
Approximately 35 grants of $25,000 each are given annually in alternating years to poets and prose writers to “enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.” This year submissions in poetry are accepted. Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and who have published at least 20 pages of poetry in five or more literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or other publications that regularly feature literature, or at least one poetry collection of 48 pages or more over the last seven years are eligible. Manuscripts written in another language are accepted when accompanied by an English translation. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of 7 to 10 pages of poetry, a brief project description, and a list of publications by March 13. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Lando Grants

The de Groot Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$22
Deadline: 
February 5, 2024
Three grants of $3,000 each will be given annually to writers “exploring the issues and challenges of immigration, migration, and/or the refugee experience” in any genre, including poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Three Lando Writer of Note Grants of $1,500 each will also be awarded. Writers who are currently engaged in a writing project are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of five pages (graphic novelists may include up to 10 pages of prose and graphics), a brief bio, and a personal statement with a $22 entry fee by February 5. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Translation Projects Fellowship

National Endowment for the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
January 18, 2024
Approximately 20 grants of up to $25,000 each are given annually to translators of poetry and prose. Writers who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and who have published, alone or in collaboration, at least 20 pages of literary translation in digital or print publications, or at least one book or other volume of translation of at least 20 pages between January 1, 2009, and January 18, 2024, are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit 10 to 15 pages of translation along with the corresponding pages from the original work, a project description, a bio, a résumé for the original author, a justification of retranslation (if applicable), a list of published translations into English, and proof of the right to translate the specified work by January 18. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

New Millennium Writing Awards

New Millennium Writings
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
January 31, 2024
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings in print and online are given biannually for a single poem, a short story, a work of flash fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. Previously unpublished works or works that have either appeared in a journal with a circulation under 5,000 or have been published only online are eligible. The editors will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages, a work of flash fiction of up to 1,000 words, or a work of fiction or creative nonfiction of up to 7,499 words with a $20 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition

North Carolina Writers’ Network
Entry Fee: 
$12
Deadline: 
January 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for an essay “that is outside the realm of conventional journalism and has relevance to North Carolinians.” The winning essay is also considered for publication in Ecotone. Writers who are legal residents of North Carolina or who are members of the North Carolina Writers’ Network are eligible. Belle Boggs will judge. Submit an essay of up to 3,500 words (two copies if submitting by postal mail) with a $12 entry fee ($10 for NCWN members) by January 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Emerging Voices Fellowship

PEN America
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 31, 2024
Twelve fellowships of $1,500 each and participation in a virtual five-month mentorship program, which includes one-on-one mentorship with an established writer; introductions to editors, agents, and publishers; a professional headshot; and a one-year PEN America membership, are given annually to emerging poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers “from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world.” Fellows also participate in workshops on editing, marketing, and building a professional platform. Writers who have not yet published a book and who do not hold an advanced degree in creative writing are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages of poetry or 15 pages of prose, a series of personal statements, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for at least one reference with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program

The annual Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 9 to June 13 at the Hollins University campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The conference features generative manuscript workshops and tutorials in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and multigenre work, as well as craft talks, individual conferences with faculty members, readings, and social events. The faculty includes poet Rebecca Lindenberg; fiction writers Rachel Beanland, Amanda Cockrell, Dorothy Hassan, Fred Leebron, Daniel Mueller, and Laura Ruby; and nonfiction writer James McKean.

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CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
June 9, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
April 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 4, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program, Hollins University, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA 24020. (540) 362-6225. Christine Powell, Program Director.

Christine Powell
Program Director
Contact City: 
Roanoke
Contact State: 
VA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
24020
Country: 
US
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Ucross Residency Program

Ucross offers two-, four-, and six-week residencies from February through early June and from August through early December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 20,000-acre ranch in Ucross, Wyoming, located 27 miles southeast of Sheridan. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and studio space, chef-prepared meals, and a $1,500 stipend. To apply, writers submitted 10 pages of poetry or 20 pages of prose, a project description, and contact information for two references with a $40 application fee by January 15. Visit the website for more information.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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Event Date: 
February 1, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Ucross Residency Program, 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont, WY 82835. (307) 737-2291. Tracey Y. Kikut, Program Director.

Tracey Y. Kikut
Program Director
Contact City: 
Ucross
Contact State: 
WY
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference

The 2024 Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference will be held from June 11 to June 17 in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference, designed for poets and prose writers whose work deals with the environment and the natural world, features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures; craft classes; meetings with editors, agents, and publishers; and readings by faculty and guests.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
June 11, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Bread Loaf Conferences, Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference, Middlebury College, 204 College Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. (802) 443-5286. Jason Lamb, Coordinator.

Jason Lamb
Coordinator
Contact City: 
Ripton
Contact State: 
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
05753
Country: 
US
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