A prize of $5,000 and publication in Chautauqua is given annually for a single work of fiction or nonfiction by an emerging writer displaying “daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder readers’ imaginations.” The winner also receives a $2,000 travel and lodging stipend to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in summer 2024. Writers who have not published a book of over 15,000 words in any prose genre are eligible. Submissions may consist of unpublished work or work published no earlier than April 2023. Jimin Han will judge. Submit a manuscript of up to 15,000 words totaling no more than 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Janus Prize, P.O. Box 28, 1 Ames Avenue, Chautauqua, NY 14722. Emily Carpenter, Contact.