Genre: Creative Nonfiction

A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,056) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short memoir. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Ted Simon will judge. Submit a memoir of up to 4,000 words with a €20 (approximately $21) entry fee for online entries or €23 (approximately $24) for postal entries by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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 will also receive a $2,000 travel and lodging stipend to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in the summer. 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 Submissions may consist of unpublished work or work published no earlier than April 2024. 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.

A prize of $1,000 and publication by Inlandia Books is given annually for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction by a writer who identifies as Hispanic, Latino/a/e/x, or Chicana/o/e/x. Manuscripts must be written primarily in English. Roberto Cantú will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages with a $15 entry fee by January 31. Proposals for longer works of up to 500 pages may be submitted along with an excerpt, a table of contents, and a synopsis. Fee waivers are available upon request. Visit the website for complete guidelines.