Ten Questions for Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida and Alison Entrekin
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida and Alison Entrekin, the author and the translator of Three Stories of Forgetting.
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Genre: Fiction
Caine Prize for African Writing
Caine Prize for African Writing
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
February 27, 2026
A prize of £10,000 (approximately $13,323) is given annually for a previously published short story by a writer of African descent.
Bryan Washington: Palaver
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In this episode of Poured Over: The Barnes & Noble Podcast hosted by Miwa Messer, Bryan Washington speaks about how his experiences in Tokyo and Osaka informed his latest novel, Palaver (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025), and how third-person narratives reflect the estrangement of being in a different country.
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Literary Awards
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
Entry Fee:
$100
Deadline:
March 4, 2026
Two prizes of $10,000 each are given annually for a book of fiction and a book of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) published in the previous year that “foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” A runner-up for each prize receives $5,000. Publishers may submit any number of books published in 2025 with a $100 entry fee per title by March 4. Books first printed in or translated into English are accepted. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest
Selected Shorts
Entry Fee:
$25
Deadline:
March 6, 2026
A prize of $1,000 and tuition for a 10-week writing class through New York City’s Gotham Writers Workshop is given annually for a short story. The winning work is published on Electric Literature and recorded at a Selected Shorts performance. Simon Rich will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 750 words with a $25 entry fee by March 6. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Flash Fiction Prize
Fish Publishing
Entry Fee:
$18
Deadline:
February 28, 2026
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,155) and publication in the annual Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a work of flash fiction. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Tania Hershman will judge. Submit a story of up to 300 words with a €16 (approximately $18) entry fee for online entries or €19 (approximately $22) for postal entries by February 28. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Prizes in Poetry and Prose
Slippery Elm
Entry Fee:
$15
Deadline:
February 1, 2026
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Slippery Elm are given annually for a single poem and a short story or essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $15 entry fee, which includes the latest issue of Slippery Elm, by February 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
Ghost Story
Entry Fee:
$15
Deadline:
January 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Ghost Story website is given biannually for a work of flash fiction with a supernatural or magical realist theme. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of 250 to 1,000 words with a $15 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Philip Roth Residencies
Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
February 1, 2026
Two residencies of up to four months at the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts at Bucknell University, which include a stipend of $5,000 each, are given annually to writers working on a first or second book in any literary genre, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid work, and graphic novels. Using only the online submission system, submit a writing sample of up to 20 pages, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by February 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fiction & Poetry Contest
Hayden’s Ferry Review
Entry Fee:
$15
Deadline:
February 28, 2026
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Hayden’s Ferry Review are given for a poem or a group of poems and a work of fiction. Sarah Ghazal Ali will judge in poetry and Gina Chung will judge in fiction. Using only the online submission system, submit one to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages or a short story or novel excerpt of up to 20 pages with a $15 or $23 entry fee, which includes a digital or print subscription to Hayden’s Ferry Review, respectively, by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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