Genre: Fiction

Robert and Adele Schiff Awards

Cincinnati Review
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
July 15, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Cincinnati Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Erica Dawson will judge in poetry, Michael Griffith will judge in fiction, and Kristen Iversen will judge in nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to eight pages of poetry, a short story of up to 10,000 words, or an essay of no more than 5,000 words with a $25 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Cincinnati Review, by July 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Fiction Prize

Salamander
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
June 1, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Salamander is given annually for a short story. Kevin Wilson will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 30 pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Salamander, between May 1 and June 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Tags: 
short stories

Chapbook Contest

DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
May 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000, publication by New Michigan Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a chapbook of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid-genre work. Ander Monson will judge. Submit a manuscript of 18 to 44 pages with a $25 entry fee by May 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Stony Brook Undergraduate Short Fiction Prize

Stony Brook Southampton 
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
July 14, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story by a current undergraduate college student. The winner also receives a full scholarship to attend the Southampton Writers Conference in summer 2025, and the winning work will be considered for publication in Southampton Review. Submit a story of up to 7,500 words by July 14. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

New Writers Awards

Great Lakes Colleges Association
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
May 25, 2024
Three prizes are given annually for first books by a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer. The winners each receive an all-expenses-paid trip to several of the 13 GLCA colleges, each of which pays an honorarium of at least $500 to give readings, meet with students, and lead discussions and classes. Books published in 2023 and 2024 are eligible. Faculty members of the colleges will judge. Publishers may submit four copies of one book in each category by May 25. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships

The Center for Fiction
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
May 31, 2024
Nine fellowships of $5,000 each, a one-year membership to the Center for Fiction in New York City, and a year of access to the Writers Studio writing space are given annually to fiction writers living in New York City who have not yet published a book of fiction. Winners also have the opportunity to meet with editors and agents who represent new writers and to receive critical feedback on their work. Applicants who on June 1, 2024, will be enrolled in a degree-granting program or are currently under contract with a publisher for a work of fiction are ineligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a short story or novel excerpt of up to 7,500 words and proof of New York City residency during the month of May. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Pattis Family Foundation Creative Arts Book Award

Interlochen Center for the Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 1, 2024
A prize of $25,000 and a weeklong residency at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan, will be given annually for a book of fiction or nonfiction published in the previous two years “that inspires, illuminates, or exemplifies the creative process.” The winner will also participate in an event cohosted by the National Writers Series in Traverse City, Michigan, in April 2025. Using only the online submission system, submit a book of any length published in 2022 or 2023 by June 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

International Short Story Prize

The Moth
Entry Fee: 
$16
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of €3,000 (approximately $3,271) is given annually for a short story. A second-place prize of a weeklong retreat at Circle of Misse in Missé, France, with an open-ended travel stipend and a third-place prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,090) are also given. The winners will be published in Irish Times. Submit a story of up to 3,000 words with a €15 (approximately $16) entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award

John D. Voelker Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
May 31, 2024
A prize of $2,500 and publication in American Fly Fisher as well as on the John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing websites will be given annually for a short story or an essay that “embodies the implicit love of fly fishing…and the natural world in which it takes place.” Using only the online submission system, submit up to 3,000 words of prose with a $25 entry fee by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prize for Literature

Towson University
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by a current resident of Maryland who has lived in the state for at least three years. Books published within the past three years or scheduled for publication in 2024 are eligible. Publishers, institutions, or individuals may submit three copies of a book or manuscript by June 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

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