Genre: Fiction

Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest

Selected Shorts
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
March 7, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and tuition for a 10-week writing class through New York City’s Gotham Writers Workshop is given annually for a short story. The winning work is published on Electric Literature and recorded at a Selected Shorts performance. Ottessa Moshfegh will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 750 words with a $25 entry fee by March 7. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Iowa Review Awards

Iowa Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
January 31, 2025
Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Iowa Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 10 pages of poetry or up to 25 pages of prose with a $20 entry fee between January 1 and January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prizes in Poetry and Prose

Slippery Elm
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
February 1, 2025
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Slippery Elm are given annually for a single poem and a short story or essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $15 entry fee, which includes the latest issue of Slippery Elm, by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

First Novel Fellowship

James Jones Literary Society
Entry Fee: 
$33
Deadline: 
March 15, 2025
A prize of $12,000 is given annually for a novel-in-progress by a U.S. writer who has not published a novel. The first runner-up receives $3,000 and the second runner-up receives $2,000. Using only the online submission system, submit the first 50 pages of a novel-in-progress and a synopsis of up to two pages with a $33 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
novel | short stories

Philip Roth Residencies

Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
February 1, 2025
Two residencies of up to four months at the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts at Bucknell University, which include a stipend of $5,000 each, are given annually to writers working on a first or second book in any literary genre, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid work, and graphic novels. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of up to 20 pages, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by February 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

A.I.R. Studio Paducah

January/February 2025

A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Lower Town Arts District of Paducah, Kentucky. Residents are provided with a private apartment and studio space. The cost of the residency is $700 for two weeks or $1,000 for one month. To apply, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a cover letter, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
August 2, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
August 2, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
August 2, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

A.I.R. Studio Paducah, c/o Alonzo Davis, 4410 Oglethorpe Street, #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (202) 374-5650. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator.

Kay Lindsey
Communications Coordinator
Contact City: 
Paducah
Contact State: 
KY
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Macondo Writers Workshop

January/February 2025

The 2025 Macondo Writers Workshop will be held from July 21 to July 27 at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. The program features writing workshops, seminars, and free public readings for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who also identify as social activists. The faculty includes poet Kevin Young; poet and fiction writer Benjamin Alire Sáenz; poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Cristina Rivera Garza; and nonfiction writer Sarah Schulman. The cost of the program, which includes room and board, is $830.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
August 2, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
August 2, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Macondo Writers Workshop, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, Northrup Hall 244, San Antonio, TX 78212. Pat Alderete, Applications Administrator.

Pat Alderete
Applications Administrator
Contact City: 
San Antonio
Contact State: 
TX
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
78212
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program

January/February 2025

The U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offer one- to two-week residencies from June through August to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who wish to take part in stewardship projects in the wilderness of Alaska. Residents are paired with a wilderness ranger with whom they explore the national forests, parks, or refuges, while assisting with research, fieldwork, and other light ranger duties.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
August 2, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Girdwood, AK 99587. Barbara Lydon, Program Coordinator. 

Barbara Lydon
Program Coordinator
Contact City: 
Girdwood
Contact State: 
AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
99587
Country: 
US
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Voices of the Wilderness
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program

January/February 2025

The annual Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop was held from June 8 to June 12 at the Hollins University campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The conference featured 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 included poet and nonfiction writer James McKean; fiction writers Amanda Cockrell, Dorothy Hassan, Fred G. Leebron, Daniel Mueller, and Rachele Salvini; and nonfiction writer Kristin Dombek.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
August 2, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
August 2, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
August 2, 2025
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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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Tags: 
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