2017 COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE
INFO: The 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is now open for entries. The prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000-5,000 words) in english written by a citizen of a commonwealth country. All stories must be unpublished, but both unpublished and published writers are eligible to apply.
The international judging panel comprises one judge from each of the five regions – Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Please note that while the entries will be judged regionally, all judges will read and deliberate on entries from all regions.
Short stories translated into English from other languages are also eligible
PRIZE:
- Overall winner receives £5,000
- Regional winners receive £2,500
DEADLINE: November 1, 2016
commonwealthwriters.org/our-projects/the-short-story/
San Miguel Writers' Conference
INFO: Submit your poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction, for a chance to attend the 12th annual San Miguel Writers' Conference free of charge. Three writers will be awarded the entire five day “Full Conference Package” (Feb 15-19th 2017) as well as have their housing provided during the conference, and a chance to pitch to a literary agent.
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference reserves the right to publish winning entries on their website. Published entries will remain on the San Miguel Writers’ Conference website for a minimum of one year. Winners will be expected to forward a short bio and head shot to the San Miguel Writers’ Conference.
AWARD: “Full Conference Package” fee waivers, including housing, and one agent pitch session will be granted to one writer in each of the following genres: poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Transportation to San Miguel de Allende is not provided. The award is valid only for the specific year of the contest and may not be transferred or exchanged.
ENTRY FEE: $30
DEADLINE: November 1, 2016
sanmiguelwritersconference.submittable.com/submit
INDIAN LANGUAGE LITERATURE FEATURE
Asymptote Journal
INFO: Asymptote is seeking submissions for its first Special Feature on Indian language literature. They seek previously unpublished English translations of Indian language work by contemporary writers who are disenfranchised and underrepresented by the hegemonies within Indian society.
The goal for this Special Feature is to honor the social and political agency of Indian language literature, and create a space for the ideas and literary talent of those writers that have been historically marginalized by India’s patriarchal, caste-based narrative. They are looking for works translated into English from any Indian language, on any topic, by any writer who resists or is excluded from this narrative due to caste, gender, sexuality, religion, or geography.
They welcome up to 15 pages of single-spaced poetry and double-spaced prose (fiction and nonfiction), and up to 20 pages of drama (one-act or excerpted). Although it is impossible for one special feature to fully represent the astonishing breadth of Indian languages, cultures, politics, and landscapes, they hope in this small way to celebrate the diversity and dissent within Indian writing.
DEADLINE: November 1, 2016
THE JAMES BALDWIN LITERATURE PRIZE
The New Engagement
INFO: The New Engagement is pleased to announce its first literary contest, The James Baldwin Literature Prize.
They seek original, unpublished short stories or self-contained novel excerpts, not exceeding 5,000 words, OR original, unpublished poems or poetry collections, not exceeding three poems. Though they acknowledge that fiction and poetry are different literary animals, they will be evaluated in the same competition.
In addition to entry into the contest, ALL submissions will also be considered for general entry into the monthly on-line journal and annual print journal.
PRIZE: $1,000
SUBMISSION FEE: $5
DEADLINE: Extended to November 1, 2016
thenewengagement.com/submit-your-work
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
GRLCVLT Journal
INFO: The opening theme of GrlCvlt journal is ‘Power’. They are looking for an incredible, diverse roster of woman-identifying voices from every background and all experiences. Women of color and queer voices are especially encouraged to submit.
Have a fun travel guide to your city with not-to-be-missed places that empower your community? Send it our way! Crossword puzzles and playlists are welcomed. Cultural critiques, personal essays are rad too! Q&A your favorite babe that embodies power. Pitch them a reoccurring advice column. Editorial submissions should not exceed 700 words.
DEADLINE: Extended to November 4, 2016
NYFA ARTISTS’ FELLOWSHIP
New York Foundation for the Arts
INFO: NYFA is committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers.
Fellowship Categories:
- Crafts/Sculpture
- Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts
- Nonfiction Literature
- Poetry
- Digital/Electronic Arts
AWARD: NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships, awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period, are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York for unrestricted use. These fellowships are not project grants but are intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, regardless of the level of his or her artistic development.
IMPORTANT DATE: Applications open the first week of November
nyfa.org/Content/Show/Artists'%20Fellowships
30 BELOW CONTEST
Narrative Magazine
INFO: Narrative invites all writers and poets between eighteen and thirty years old to send their best work. Works of prose and of poetry, including short stories, all poetic forms, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction. Prose submissions must not exceed 15,000 words. Each poetry submission may contain up to five poems. The poems should all be contained in a single file.
AWARDS:
- First Prize: $21,500
- Second Prize: $750
- Third Prize: $300
- Up to ten finalists will receive $100 each
SUBMISSION FEE: $24 fee for each entry (includes three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage).
DEADLINE: November 9, 2016
narrativemagazine.com/30-below-2016
FALL 2016 STORY CONTEST
Narrative Magazine
INFO: The Fall Contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. Narrative is looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction.
Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest.
AWARDS:
- First Prize: $2,500
- Second Prize: $1,000
- Third Prize: $500
- Up to ten finalists will receive $100 each
SUBMISSION FEE: $24 fee for each entry (includes three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage).
DEADLINE: November 30, 2016
narrativemagazine.com/fall-2016-story-contest
2016-17 FICTION CONTEST
Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival
INFO: This contest is open only to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Published books include self-published books with ISBN numbers. Those who have published books in other genres besides fiction remain eligible.
AWARD:
- Grand Prize: $1,500; domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans; VIP All-Access Festival pass for the next Festival ($500 value); public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival, and publication in Louisiana Literature
- Finalists: The top nine finalists will receive a panel pass ($75 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
SUBMISSION FEE: $25
DEADLINE: November 30, 2016
tennesseewilliams.net/2015-16-fiction-contest
2017 SINGAPORE CREATIVE WRITING RESIDENCY
The Art House
INFO: The Singapore Creative Writing Residency is offering two residencies. One residency is for a Singapore writer and one for an international writer. Jointly organized by the National University of Singapore’s University Scholars Program and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and The Arts House, the Singapore Creative Writing Residency aims to:
- Provide time, opportunity and environment for the resident to complete a written work in the English language of substantial length and content;
- Provide mentorship for students and potential writers in Singapore, and stimulate new writing from them through public program organized by the resident.
The program invites applicants of any nationality. Applicants must:
- Be a published writer;
- Not be enrolled as a full time student in an undergraduate or graduate program or fully employed by any organization at the time of appointment of the Residency;
- Be a citizen or Permanent Resident of Singapore to be appointed as a local Resident writer.
- A signed copy of the NUS Personal Data Consent form.
AWARD: Both residents will receive a monthly stipend and the international resident will reside at NUS.
IMPORTANT DATE: Application open in November 2016
theartshouse.sg/programmes/singapore-creative-writing-residency/