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Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest

Fiction Collective Two

Entry Fee:

$25

Deadline:

November 1, 2022

A prize of $1,500 and publication by Fiction Collective Two is given annually for a novel, short story collection, novella, or novella collection. U.S. writers who have not previously published a book with Fiction Collective Two are eligible. Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length with a brief bio and a $25 entry fee by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin

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Staff

News and Trends

July/August 2022

6.15.22

The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books including The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays by CJ Hauser and Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang.

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First Fiction 2022

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Various

Feature

July/August 2022

6.15.22

Interviews with debut authors Leila Mottley, Tsering Yangzom Lama, Arinze Ifeakandu, Paige Clark, and Morgan Talty, as well as excerpts from their books.

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First Fiction | fiction | debut authors | BIPOC writers | Indigenous writers

The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections

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Staff

News and Trends

July/August 2022

6.15.22

A look at three new anthologies, including Body Language: Writers on Identity, Physicality, and Making Space for Ourselves, edited by Nicole Chung and Matt Ortile.

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The Anthologist | essays | fiction | music

Keeping the Stories: A Profile of Kali Fajardo-Anstine

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Rigoberto González

Feature

July/August 2022

6.15.22

Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s new novel, Women of Light, chronicles five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West and is imbued with her rich sense of history and pride in her own mixed ancestry: “The story of who I am is inextricably tied to this country.”

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fiction | Indigenous writers | BIPOC writers

Individual Artist Fellowships

Delaware Division of the Arts

Entry Fee:

$0

Deadline:

August 1, 2022

Three Established Professional Fellowships of $6,000 each and three Emerging Artist Fellowships of $3,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in Delaware for at least one year prior to application. Using only the online submission system, submit an artist's statement, a résumé, and 15 to 20 pages of poetry or prose by August 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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creative nonfiction | fiction | poetry | grants

Prize Offers Access for African Writers

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Eva Recinos

News and Trends

May/June 2022

4.13.22

Established in 2018, the Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize awards an African writer an advance and publication by Graywolf. The prize aims to offer African writers a platform without them having to leave the continent.

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African writers | fiction | BIPOC writers