Juniper Prizes

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
Entry Fee: 
$30
Cash Prize: 
$1,000
Website: 
http://umasspress.com/juniper-prizes

Five prizes of $1,000 each and publication by University of Massachusetts Press are given annually for a debut poetry collection, a poetry collection by an author who has previously published a book, a short story collection, a novel, and a book of creative nonfiction. The creative writing faculty at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a poetry manuscript of 50 to 70 pages, a story collection or novel of 150 to 350 pages, or a memoir, book of narrative nonfiction, biography, or essay collection of 150 to 300 pages with a $30 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel, novella, short stories, book awards, first book awards

University of Massachusetts Press, Juniper Prizes, East Experiment Station, 671 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003. Mary Dougherty, Director. 


E-mail address: 
juniperprize@umpress.umass.edu

Calvino Prize

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
October 15, 2024
Entry Fee: 
$25
Cash Prize: 
$2,000
Website: 
http://louisville.edu/english/creative-writing/creative-writing-contests

A prize of $2,000 and publication in Miracle Monocle is given annually for a work of fiction written in the fabulist experimental style of Italo Calvino. Elizabeth Crane will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a short story or an excerpt from a story collection, novella, or novel of up to 25 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel, novella, short stories

University of Louisville, Calvino Prize, University of Louisville, English Department, Bingham Humanities Building, Room 315 D, Louisville, KY 40292. Kristi Maxwell, Associate Professor of English.

E-mail address: 
kristi.maxwell@louisville.edu

Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
Entry Fee: 
$25
Cash Prize: 
$1,500
Website: 
http://fc2.org/prizes

A prize of $1,500 and publication by Fiction Collective Two is given annually for a novel, a story collection, a novella, or a novella collection. Writers who are from or are residing in the United States and who have not previously published a book with Fiction Collective Two are eligible. Steven Dunn and Katie Jean Shinkle will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length with a brief bio and a $25 entry fee (fee waivers are available based on financial need) by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
fiction, novel, novella, short stories, book awards

Fiction Collective Two, Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest, University of Alabama Press, P.O. Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. (205) 348-5180.

E-mail address: 
fc2@fc2.org

Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
November 1, 2024
Entry Fee: 
$25
Cash Prize: 
$15,000
Website: 
http://fc2.org/prizes

A prize of $15,000 and publication by Fiction Collective Two, an imprint of University of Alabama Press, is given annually for a novel, a story collection, a novella, or a novella collection. Writers who are from or are residing in the United States and who have published at least three books of fiction are eligible. K-Ming Chang will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length, a brief bio, and a list of three previously published books of fiction with a $25 entry fee (fee waivers are available based on financial need) by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel, novella, short stories, book awards

Fiction Collective Two, Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize, University of Alabama Press, P.O. Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. (205) 348-5180.

E-mail address: 
fc2@fc2.org