Alaska Pacific University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Anchorage, AK
Application Deadline:
Wed, 04/01/2026
Application Fee:
$35
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
O‘ahu Writers Mini-Retreat
The O‘ahu Writers Mini-Retreat will be held on November 29 and November 30 at a historic vacation property in the town of Waialua, on the North Shore of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. The retreat features generative writing workshops, critiques, and arts and crafts breaks for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poet Tamara Leiokanoe Moan, fiction writer Tom Gammarino, and creative nonfiction writer Constance Hale. Tuition is $120 for one day and $200 for both days; lodging is not included, but lunch is.
Type:
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
no
Event Date:
November 29, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
December 4, 2025
Financial Aid?:
yes
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
O‘ahu Writers Mini-Retreat, 1040 56th Street, Oakland, CA 94608. (617) 909-1439. Constance Hale, Director.
Constance Hale
Director
Contact City:
Waialua
Contact State:
HI
Country:
US
Banned Books Week From the Big Chair
Caption:
In this video from the Sage-sponsored “Banned Books From the Big Chair” booth at the American Library Association’s 2025 annual conference, authors and attendees respond to the dangers of book banning and the importance of supporting public libraries and the freedom to read.
George Takei for Banned Books Week
Caption:
In this video, George Takei, honorary chair of Banned Books Week 2025, talks about how “access to books and knowledge is essential to democracy” and how reading provides a way to see ourselves reflected in stories and to discover the stories of others. To learn more, visit the Banned Books Week website.
Amity Literary Prize
Anamcara Press
Entry Fee:
$25
Deadline:
December 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Anamcara Press, and 50 author copies will be given annually for a poetry collection, story collection, essay collection, novel, or memoir. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 60 to 120 pages, a fiction manuscript of at least 70,000 words, or a nonfiction manuscript of 80,000 to 100,000 words (plus a summary of 500 to 750 words) with a $25 entry fee by December 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Contest
Quarter After Eight
Entry Fee:
$15
Deadline:
November 30, 2025
A prize of $1,008.15 and publication in Quarter After Eight is given annually for a prose poem, a short short story, a micro essay, or other work of short prose. Steven Dunn will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three pieces of no more than 500 words, each with a $15 entry fee, by November 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Literary Award
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
December 1, 2025
Up to two prizes of $1,000 each and an invitation to give a public lecture at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia is given annually for books of fiction and/or nonfiction published in the current year that are by a writer from Philadelphia or examine and reflect life in the greater Philadelphia area. Members of the award committee will judge. Authors or publishers may submit two hard copies (or advance reader’s copies) of books published in 2025 by December 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Quill Prose Award
Red Hen Press
Entry Fee:
$10
Deadline:
November 30, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a story or essay collection, a novel, a memoir, or a hybrid work of prose by a queer writer. Andrew Lam will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 150 pages with a $10 entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Literary Awards
Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
December 31, 2025
Four prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for a poetry collection, a debut novel, a book of fiction, and a book of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) by African American writers published in the United States in the current year. The awards honor books that depict the “cultural, historical, or sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.” Publishers may nominate books published in 2025 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for a list of jurors to whom books should be sent and complete guidelines.
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Steinbeck Fellowships in Creative Writing
San José State University
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
January 4, 2026
Six yearlong residencies at San José State University in San José, California, which include stipends of $15,000 each, are given annually to fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers. The fellows are required to give one public reading and reside in one of the counties within the San Francisco Bay Area or an adjacent county in the California central coast or central valley during most of the fellowship period. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 25 pages of prose, a project proposal, a résumé, and three letters of recommendation (uploaded by references) by January 4, 2026. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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