Genre: Fiction

Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation

Banipal Trust for Arab Literature
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 31, 2025
A prize of £3,000 (approximately $3,669) is given annually for a book of poetry or fiction translated from Arabic into English and published for the first time in English during the previous year. Translations of Arabic works of poetry or fiction originally published in or after 1967 are eligible. Publishers may submit five copies of a book in English translation published between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, with four copies of the original work and a digital copy in both languages by March 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Prime Number Magazine Awards

Press 53
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
March 31, 2025
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Prime Number Magazine are given annually for a poem and a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of up to three pages or a short story of up to 5,300 words with a $15 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Hudson Prize

Black Lawrence Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
March 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a collection of poems, short stories, essays, or hybrid work. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 45 to 95 pages or a prose manuscript of 120 to 280 pages with a $30 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

100-Word Writing Contest

Tadpole Press
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
April 30, 2025
A prize of $2,000 is given biannually for a work of flash poetry or prose. Submit a work of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction of up to 100 words with a $15 entry fee by April 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Susan Kamil Scholarship for Emerging Writers

Book Industry Charitable Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 25, 2025
Two prizes of $12,500 each will be given annually for an excerpt of a poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction manuscript-in-progress written by a bookseller. Writers who are working on full-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction (including graphic novels), or creative nonfiction (including memoirs), who have not previously published a book in any genre, and who are currently employed at a bookstore or comic book store in the United States (after at least three consecutive months of employment) are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit six pages of poetry or prose, an overview of the work-in-progress, and a letter of recommendation by March 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Clay Reynolds Novella Prize

Texas Review Press
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
March 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000, publication by Texas Review Press: The University Press of Sam Houston State University, and 10 author copies will be given annually for a novella. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 20,000 to 50,000 words with a $20 entry fee by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Book Prize

Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$35
Deadline: 
May 15, 2025
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a debut novel primarily set in the American South. Authors living anywhere are eligible. Self-published books are accepted, but books available only as e-books are not. Authors and publishers may submit two copies of a book (or bound galleys) published between January 1, 2024, and May 15, 2025, with a $35 entry fee postmarked by May 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

First Novel Prize

The Center for Fiction
Entry Fee: 
$100
Deadline: 
March 14, 2025
A prize of $15,000 is given annually for a debut novel by an American citizen published in the United States during the current year. Six finalists receive $1,000 each. Self-published works, books published exclusively in e-book editions, and novels previously published in other countries are not eligible. Publishers may submit 10 finished copies or bound galleys/edited manuscripts of a novel published, or scheduled to be published, in 2025 with a $100 entry fee by March 14. Small independent publishers may apply for a fee reduction. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Short Fiction Prize

Desperate Literature
Entry Fee: 
$21
Deadline: 
April 14, 2025
A prize of €2,000 (approximately $2,059), publication in the Desperate Literature prize anthology, and a weeklong residency at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation’s castle in the Umbria region of Italy is given annually for a work of short fiction. Winners also receive a consultation with literary agent Ed Wilson (Johnson & Alcock Literary Agency), an editorial meeting with the Literary Consultancy, and the opportunity to give readings at Desperate Literature in Madrid and Burley Fisher Books in London. Ottessa Moshfegh will judge. Submit a story of up to 2,000 words with a €20 (approximately $21) entry fee and €10 (approximately $10) for each additional entry (with a maximum of five entries per person) by April 14. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
March 31, 2025
A prize of $25,000 will be given annually for a book of fiction published in the previous year that “reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to [Ursula K. Le Guin’s] own work, including but not limited to: hope, equity, and freedom; non-violence and alternatives to conflict; and a holistic view of humanity’s place in the natural world.” Nominate any number of story collections, novellas, or novels published between April 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, during the month of March. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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