Genre: Fiction

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.

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.

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.

Two prizes of $5,000 each are given biennially for books of fiction and nonfiction published in the previous two years. The awards, cosponsored by the Stanford University Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are “intended to encourage new or emerging writers” and honor the “life, legacy and intentions of William Saroyan.” Writers who have published up to two books are eligible. Submit five copies of a fiction or nonfiction book published between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025, with a $50 entry fee by January 30. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.