Genre: Fiction

PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants

PEN America
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
August 1, 2024
Ten grants of $3,000 to $4,000 each are given annually to support the translation of book-length works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an “outdated or otherwise flawed translation.” A separate grant of $5,000, called the PEN Grant for the English Translation of Italian Literature, is also given to support the translation of a book of fiction or nonfiction from Italian into English. Manuscripts with up to two translators are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a translation sample of 8 to 10 pages of poetry or prose, a copy of the same passage in the original language, a biography and bibliography of the translated author, a project statement, and the curriculum vitae of the translator by June 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize

American Short Fiction
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
June 1, 2024
A prize of $2,500 and publication in American Short Fiction is given annually for a short story. The winner also receives a weeklong, all-expenses-paid writing retreat at the Tasajillo Residency in Kyle, Texas. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of 2,000 to 6,500 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by June 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Literary Awards

New Letters
Entry Fee: 
$24
Deadline: 
May 20, 2024
Three prizes of $2,500 each and publication in New Letters are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to six poems totaling no more than 30 pages or a story or essay of up to 8,000 words with a $24 entry fee, which includes a subscription to New Letters, by May 20. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

PEN/Jean Stein Grants for Literary Oral History

PEN America
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
August 1, 2024
Two grants of $15,000 are given annually for nonfiction works-in-progress that “use oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement.” Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of 20 to 40 pages of nonfiction, 6 to 10 pages of transcribed interviews, a curriculum vitae, and an outline and description of the project by June 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Bard Fiction Prize

Bard College
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 1, 2024
A prize of $30,000 and a one-semester appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College is given annually to a fiction writer under the age of 40. The winner must give at least one public lecture and meet informally with students but is not expected to teach traditional courses. Submit three copies of a published book of fiction, a cover letter, and a curriculum vitae by June 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Petrichor Prize for Finely Crafted Fiction

Regal House Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
July 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Regal House Publishing is given annually for a novel. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 100 to 350 pages with a $25 entry fee by July 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prizes in Poetry and Prose

Bellevue Literary Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
July 1, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellevue Literary Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay about health, healing, illness, the body, or the mind. Leila Mottley will judge in poetry, Wayétu Moore will judge in fiction, and Esmé Weijun Wang will judge in creative nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $20 entry fee by July 1. 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.
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Short Fiction Prize

BOA Editions
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
May 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by BOA Editions is given annually for a story collection. Peter Conners will judge. Submit a manuscript of 90 to 200 pages with a $30 entry fee by May 31. 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.

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