BCLF ELIZABETH NUNEZ CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN WRITERS' PRIZE
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival
DEADLINE: July 9, 2021 at 11:59 pm
INFO: The BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Caribbean American Writers’ Prize invite submissions that speak to issues of land, justice, ancestral knowledge, belonging, ownership and oral histories; stories of pain, joy, grief, hope, return to memory; stories that critique and challenge the creative imagination to re-envision the world in the diaspora and the Caribbean.
WHO MAY SUBMIT:
Writers must be of Caribbean heritage or a Caribbean-descended writer whose work has not appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation of 5,000 or more
Be a resident of the United States/Canada
Be over the age of 18 years
Be an unpublished writer in the genre
WHAT TO SUBMIT:
Stories must be original fiction.
Word count: 2,000 words or less.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Stories must be emailed to contact@bklyncbeanlitfest.com with Subject Line: 2021 BCLF Short Fiction Story Contest - Writer's Last Name, First Name
The deadline for submission of stories is July 9th, 2021 at 11:59 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted.
https://www.bklyncbeanlitfest.com/caribbean-american-submission
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BCLF ELIZABETH NUNEZ AWARD FOR WRITERS IN THE CARIBBEAN
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival
DEADLINE: July 9, 2021 at 11:59 pm
INFO: The BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Award for Writers in the Caribbean invite submissions that speak to issues of land, justice, ancestral knowledge, belonging, ownership and oral histories; stories of pain, joy, grief, hope, return to memory; stories that critique and challenge the creative imagination to re-envision the world in the diaspora and the Caribbean.
WHO MAY SUBMIT:
Exclusively open to unpublished and published writers who live in the Caribbean regardless of their publishing status
Submitted stories must be original works of fiction
Eligible writers must be residents of the Caribbean
WHAT TO SUBMIT:
Stories must be original, unpublished fiction
Word count: 2,000 words or less.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Stories must be emailed to contact@bklyncbeanlitfest.com with Subject Line: 2021 BCLF Short Fiction Story Contest - Writer's Last Name, First Name
https://www.bklyncbeanlitfest.com/caribbean-submission
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SPECULATIVE FICTION / HORROR
Midnight and Indigo
DEADLINE: July 11, 2021
INFO: Midnight and Indigo features a diverse array of voices that connect readers to content featuring strong female lead characters or a Black female POV.
We are looking for previously unpublished, character-driven, speculative short stories written by Black women writers for our second annual special issue (October 2021).
Need context? Check out our 1st issue "midnight & indigo: Twenty-two Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers"
Speculative fiction is a broad genre encompassing fiction with certain elements that do not exist in the real world, often in the context of supernatural, futuristic, or other imaginative themes. This includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, fairytale fantasy, and supernatural fiction.
Stories must meet our minimum 1,500 word count requirement.
Submissions should be submitted in proper short story manuscript format with your name, email address, and the story’s total word count on the first page. For our purposes, you do not need to include a mailing address or phone number. Click here for an example of proper short story manuscript format.
All submissions will be considered for publication on a rolling basis on midnightandidigo.com or in our annual Speculative fiction special issue (online and/or print - October 2021).
We offer $150 for Short Stories accepted for publication in our annual Speculative issue (eBook, print, and/or audiobook - October 2021) and $50 for Short Stories accepted for publication on midnightandindigo.com.
We accept only previously unpublished work. Responses will be provided by August 16, 2021.
https://midnightindigo.submittable.com/submit
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2021 BURLINGTON Contemporary Art Writing Prize
The Burlington Magazine
DEADLINE: July 12, 2021
INFO: The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize seeks to discover talented writers on contemporary art. The winner will receive £1,000, their review will be published on the Burlington Contemporary platform and they will also have the opportunity to publish a review of a future contemporary art exhibition in The Burlington Magazine.
Since its founding in 1903, The Burlington Magazine has always considered the art of the present to be as worthy of study as the art of the past. The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize advances our commitment to the study of contemporary art in the magazine and on Burlington Contemporary. Designed to encourage aspiring writers, the Prize promotes clear, concise and well-structured writing that is able to navigate sophisticated ideas without recourse to over-complex language.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Contenders – who must have published no more than six exhibition reviews in print or online – should submit one unpublished review of a contemporary art exhibition from the last twelve months, no more than 1,000 words in length with up to three low-resolution images. ‘Contemporary’ is defined as art produced since 2000. This year, due to museum and gallery closures caused by the pandemic, we will accept reviews of online exhibitions. There is no age limit for applicants.
The submitted review must be written in English (although the art considered may be international) and emailed as a Word document together with a completed submission form to: editorial@burlington.org.uk.
JUDGES:
Lowery Stokes Sims is a specialist in modern and contemporary art, craft and design and is known for her particular interest in a diverse and inclusive global art world and her support of artists whose identities and work reflect those values. In 2015 Sims retired as Curator Emerita from the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, where she served as the Charles Bronfman International Curator and the William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator. Sims served on the education and curatorial staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1972–1999) and as executive director, president and adjunct curator for the permanent collection at The Studio Museum in Harlem (2000–2007).
Elizabeth Price is an artist based in London. In 2012, she was awarded the Turner Prize for her video installation THE WOOLWORTHS CHOIR OF 1979. In 2013, she won the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award with the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. She has exhibited in group exhibitions internationally, and has had solo exhibitions at Tate Britain, London; The Art Institute of Chicago; Julia Stoschek Foundation, Düsseldorf; The Baltic, Newcastle upon Tyne; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and The Whitworth, Manchester.
If you have any enquiries about the Prize, please contact: editorial@burlington.org.uk.
https://www.burlington.org.uk/jobs-noticeboard/contemporary-art-writing-prize
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Critical Writing Fellowship
Eyebeam x Momus
DEADLINE: July 12, 2021
INFO: Eyebeam and Momus are thrilled to announce a paid Critical Writing Fellowship, 2021-22, that will provide sustained mentorship, editing, art-publishing access, and artist/writer/editor network building to an early-career art writer or critic. Starting in August 2021, the Critical Writing Fellow will participate in the Momus Emerging Critics Residency (August 9-20), followed by an 8-month writing incubation period, in which the Critical Writing Fellow engages with and responds to Eyebeam’s inaugural phase of its new Fractal Fellowship program, from October 2021 – May 2022. The Fractal Fellowship program seeks to upend traditional artist-support models, handing full authority to artists to self-generate new branches of connectivity and creating new forms of equitable support.
Attended by a close and sustained mentorship with writer and critic Nora N. Khan, and overseen by the Momus editorial team, this period of research, dialogue, and drafting will result in the Fellow producing a feature-length text (with support in identifying publishing opportunities, including in Momus). In using Eyebeam’s Fellowship – a de-centered structural approach to artist resource-sharing and coalition-building – as a site of research and engagement, the Critical Writing Fellow will encounter myriad subjects to research and respond to, and develop an important artist and curator network.
Through this bridge-building collaboration, Eyebeam and Momus will be pursuing their shared objectives of extending artistic knowledge, increasing access to art publishing, enabling sustained mentorship, and reading our cultural text more deeply.
More information on the Fractal Fellowship will be announced soon. Please visit this page for more on Eyebeam’s vision.
EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITMENT
Eyebeam and Momus aim to create a hub for conversation and practice-sharing that is aware and responsive to systemic inequities and invests in the meaningful inclusion of historically-marginalized groups and voices. Both organizations are committed to and value diversity in its programming, as defined by gender, race, ethnicity, disability-status, age, sexual orientation, immigrant status, and socioeconomic status. With a history rooted in innovation and collaboration Eyebeam and Momus’s programs and publishing are grounded in artist-community dialogue and support meaningful access to technology for everyone.
Eyebeam’s Fractal Fellowship program aims to prioritize support for the following communities of artists and inventors by prioritizing their involvement within the first cohort: Black artists, Disabled artists, People of Color, and Indigenous artists. The Critical Writing Fellowship will also prioritize these communities. Please share how your work experience and goals engage one or more of these communities when you apply.
DETAILS & APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
Ideal Candidate: An early-career art writer / critic with some publishing experience, the desire to be edited and evolve, and a clear voice. We will be giving preference to those writing from a de-centered or historically marginalized position.
Honorarium: $4,000 USD for an 8-month fellowship.
Time Commitment: The Fellow is expected to spend a minimum of 5 hours per week on their writing and research, and in communication with their Mentor and the Momus editorial advisors. The Fellow is also expected to attend the Momus Emerging Critics Residency, August 9-20 (three hours a day on Zoom). The Mentorship portion of the Fellowship will begin concurrently with the launch of Eyebeam’s Fellowship program, in October 2021, and conclude in May 2022. The Editorial Fellow’s Mentor will have up to three hours a week available for working with the Fellow, in the form of reading, editing, and communication.
Application period begins June 28. Deadline to apply: July 12
Please send a one-page cover letter, CV, and one published writing sample (with option to include a second unpublished writing sample), directed to Sky Goodden, Publisher and Editor, Momus, Roderick Schrock, Director, Eyebeam. Send as one PDF document to residency@momus.ca, and please include “Momus & Eyebeam Critical Writing Fellow” in the subject line.
ABout Momus
Momus is an international online art publication and podcast committed to reading our cultural text more deeply, and dedicated to the vital, uphill work of art criticism in a critical time. Momus’s writers respond to a discordant, sped-up moment with slow looking and brave positioning. Momus published a print compendium in 2017, and established Momus: The Podcast, which is co-hosted by Lauren Wetmore and Sky Goodden. Currently in its fourth season, it was named one of the top-ten art podcasts by The New York Times. Starting in 2019, Momus began hosting twice-annual Momus Emerging Critics Residencies in its effort to attend to both the heightened stakes, increasing potential, and renewed challenges for art criticism – and to do so outside of a traditional MFA program. Momus is currently working to establish the MomusInstitute, in association with Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. The Momus Institute will provide year-round mentorship, professional apprenticeship, and fieldwork opportunities to emerging art writers, editors, audio producers, and publishers. In working to help diversify and amplify the next generation of contributors to our field, Momus is committed to both creating and strengthening the future criterion of art criticism and art writing.
ABout Nora N. Khan
Nora N. Khan is a critic. Her research focuses on experimental art and music practices that make arguments through software, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Her two short books are Seeing, Naming, Knowing (The Brooklyn Rail, 2019) and with Steven Warwick, Fear Indexing the X-Files (Primary Information, 2017). Forthcoming this year are The Artificial and the Real (Art Metropole) and AI Art and the Stakes for Art Criticism (Lund Humphries). This year, she is Editor-in-Residence of Topical Cream, focused on mentoring women and gender non-conforming art and technology critics, and Editorial Lead of the HOLO Annual. She edited Forces of Art: Perspectives from a Changing World (Valiz), Casey Reas’ Making Pictures with Generative Adversarial Networks (Anteism Press), and was a long-time editor at Rhizome (2014-2020). From 2018-2021, she was a professor at Rhode Island School of Design in Digital +Media, teaching criticism, writing, critical theory, and artistic research.
Khan’s research, writing, and curatorial practice extends to a large range of artistic collaborations, which include librettos, performances, and exhibition essays, scripts, and a tiny house. In 2020, as The Shed’s first guest curator, she organized the exhibition Manual Override, which saw 30,000 visitors in two months, and was covered in Vogue, 4Columns and the New York Times. Khan publishes in places like Art in America, Artforum, Flash Art, and California Sunday, and has written numerous commissioned essays for exhibitions at Serpentine Galleries, Chisenhale, the Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, Swiss Institute, and Kunstverein in Hamburg. Her writing has been supported by a La Becque Residency (2021), the Fogo Island Arts Writers Residency, a Critical Writing Grant from the Visual Arts Foundation/Crossed Purposes Foundations (2018), an Eyebeam Research Residency (2017), and a Thoma Foundation 2016 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art. You can read more about her work here.
https://www.eyebeam.org/momus-eyebeam-critical-writing-fellowship/
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2021 Celebrate! Maya Project: A Young Writer's Fellowship on Social Justice
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow
DEADLINE: Extended to July 12, 2021
INFO: “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.” Maya Angelou
This fellowship invites young writers, ages 18 to 25, to explore social justice issues including racial discrimination, women’s rights, and/or educational disparity. The work may be in any literary genre: fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, or a combination. The successful application will demonstrate insight, honesty, literary merit, and the likelihood of publication.
Two fellowships will be awarded. One will be unrestricted. The other will be awarded to a young writer from the Arkansas Southern Delta region. Fellowship winners receive a two-week residency to focus completely on their work. Writers may stay in the Maya Angelou Suite at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Each writer’s suite has a bedroom, private bathroom, separate writing space, and wireless internet. Fellowship recipients are provided with uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner prepared five nights a week and served in our community dining room, the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics for breakfast and lunch. Fellows are given the opportunity to participate in the community outreach of their choice and are provided the chance to be published in eMerge, the online literary magazine of the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow.
Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a non-refundable $35 application fee. Writers proposing more than one project must submit a separate application and fee for each one. The winner will be announced no later than August 2, 2021. Residency must be completed by December 31, 2022.
https://www.writerscolony.org/fellowships
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MUSLIM STORYTELLERS FELLOWSHIP
Highlights Foundation
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
INFO: The Highlights Foundation is now accepting applications for a two-year fellowship in children’s literature for Muslim Storytellers.
The fellowship is funded by a grant with the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art’s (DDFIA) Building Bridges Program. The mission of the Building Bridges Program is to support national efforts, working with U.S. Muslims, to increase mutual understanding and well-being among diverse populations for the benefit of building stronger, inclusive communities.
The fellowship aims to further that bridge-building mission by creating space for more diverse, authentic Muslim narratives for children and young adults, and by addressing common misperceptions of those narratives in the children’s publishing industry.
FELLOWSHIP OVERVIEW:
The fellowship will support 16 Muslim storytellers over the course of two years through online and in-person workshops, mentorship, and retreats centered on:
Craft
Community and mental health (including mentorship)
The business of publishing
Bridge building to develop understanding of Muslim narratives within the children’s publishing industry
The program will also impact the greater children’s book industry through online and in-person events.
WHO CAN APPLY:
Aspiring, debut, and established Muslim authors and illustrators are invited to apply if their work speaks to children and teens. Applicants must be Muslims currently living in the US or Canada and have an interest in writing or illustrating for the US children’s publishing market.
The hope is that everyone sees space for themselves in this program, including Muslim authors and illustrators with one or more published titles, and Muslim creatives considering telling stories for children and teens for the first time.
Storyteller tracks for authors and illustrators will include:
Aspiring (Not yet published)
Debut
Established
FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE:
The program will include:
12 online sessions for fellows only
Monthly feedback and mentorship sessions
Two online courses and one in-person workshop (travel included) with the Highlights Foundation (chosen independently by each fellow)
A Muslim Storytellers Symposium at the Highlights Foundation campus (travel included)
Two Muslim artist retreat weekends at the Highlights Foundation campus (travel included)
Participation in an industry-wide online series meant to build bridges within the children’s publishing industry, plus an industry-wide celebration event.
Schedules will be finalized over the course of the fellowship, but 2021 commitments will include:
June 2021
Tuesday, June 29 at 6pm EST: Informational Webinar (Those interested in applying for the fellowship are invited to attend; it will include a discussion between members of the program committee, with an overview of the program and call for applications. Those offering support to the Muslim community can join the session as well; it is open to everyone.) Register here.
Applications Open: Apply Here.
July 2021
July 15: Deadline for applications (Apply Here)
August 2021
Early August: Fellows announced
First online session for fellows
Fellows may begin selecting Highlights Foundation courses
Fall 2021
Monthly feedback/mentorship sessions begin
First artist retreat for fellows at the Highlights Foundation Retreat Center(Tentatively: Nov 8-11)
Second and third online sessions for fellows
By End of 2021
Fellows should complete at least one Highlights Foundation course
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/programs/3003/muslim-storytellers-fellowship/
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THE FRANCINE RINGOLD AWARDS FOR NEW WRITERS
The University of Tulsa
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
ENTRY FEE : Each entry must be accompanied by a $12 fee, which includes both the reading fee and a copy of the spring issue of Nimrod. Make checks payable to Nimrod. Writers may submit multiple entries, but each entry must include its own $12 fee.
INFO: The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers honor the work of writers at the beginning of their careers.
PRIZES $500 prizes will be awarded in both the fiction and poetry categories, and the winning manuscripts will appear in the spring issue of Nimrod. Winners will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.
ELIGIBILITY: Open only to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications in the genre in which they are submitting. (Self-published works, works with a distribution of less than 100 copies, and journalistic articles are not considered toward the count of 2 publications.)
GUIDELINES:
Poetry: Up to 5 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)
Fiction: 5,000 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel)
All work submitted must be unpublished.
Work submitted may be on any theme, any subject.
The contest is open internationally.
Include a cover sheet containing title(s), author’s name, full address, phone, and email.
Omit author’s name on manuscript.
Online Submissions : Work may be submitted online using our online submission manager system:https://nimrodjournal.submittable.com/submit .
Postal Submissions: Clearly indicate “Ringold Contest Entry” on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Staple manuscript if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy clip. Include SASE for results only; manuscripts will not be returned. The results will be posted on Nimrod’s website.
Mail to:
Nimrod International Journal
Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers–Fiction or Poetry (indicate the appropriate category)
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
https://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod/francine-ringold-awards/
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Developmental Editing Fellowship for Emerging Writers
Kenyon Review
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
APPLICATION FEE: $12
INFO: The Kenyon Review Developmental Editing Fellowship for Emerging Writers is designed to nurture and develop new voices in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. It is designed to provide support for emerging writers who demonstrate exceptional talent, promise, and commitment to their chosen craft.
Participation in the program involves one-on-one mentorship by an experienced editor over a period of four months. Writers can expect to have monthly hour-long conversations with an Editor who will provide feedback and suggestions on the draft.
Thanks to those of you who have reached out with questions, we’ve clarified the eligibility criteria below and added some frequently asked questions at the bottom of the page.
ELIGIBILITY:
Emerging writers must:
Writers must be 21 years of age or older
UPDATE: This fellowship opportunity is open to any writer who is not currently enrolled in a degree-granting creative writing program
Writers should not have published a full-length literary book with a major publisher, university press, or other established press, or be under contract for a book. Published work in literary magazines or journals is acceptable
APPLICATION:
Submit a narrative of a project in process (500 word maximum). Please note any challenges or particular areas of concern within the work.
Submit a poetry or prose writing sample of the project between June 1–July 15, 2021. The writing sample should be 10–15 pages (double spaced for fiction and nonfiction).
A recent copy of your CV
The application fee is $12, which includes a half-year subscription to the Kenyon Review. If this fee poses a hardship, please contact us at kenyonreview@kenyon.edu and we will work with you.
PROCESS:
Our Developmental Editors will review and select the writers they will work with. They will reach out to the writer and arrange for an initial conversation by phone or Zoom. Writers and Editors will collaborate on a work plan, establish goals and determine deadlines and a schedule for monthly hour-long conversations. Over the course of four months they will meet by phone or Zoom to discuss the progress of the writing project.
Winners will be announced by September 1st
Writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry are especially encouraged to apply.
https://kenyonreview.org/programs/developmental-editing-fellowship/
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Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency
Adirondack Center for Writing
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
APPLICATION FEE: $30
INFO: The Adirondack Center for Writing offers a two-week residency annually in October to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at a lodge on Twitchell Lake in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Now is the time to prepare your application!
Six writers are selected to take part in this intimate community of writers, half of the spaces are reserved for regional authors, and the other spaces are open to writers from all over the world. Quality of written submissions is the primary consideration when accepting applications. We’re more interested in your writing than your MFA or publications.
Includes indoor and outdoor writing spaces, family-style meals, and fireside discussions at a lakeside lodge in the Adirondacks.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Decision announcement: August 23, 2021
Residency dates: October 3-Sunday, October 17, 2021
Note: Proof of vaccination is required for selected residents. Selected residents who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons will be required to provide proof of negative test upon arrival to the lodge and will contact ACW to ensure proper protocols are maintained and residents can enjoy the residency safely!
https://adirondackcenterforwriting.submittable.com/submit
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PROSE RESIDENCY
Mineral School
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: Mineral School is an artists residency located in a former 1947 elementary school near Mt. Rainier, in Mineral, Washington. During 2021, we're hosting accepted 2020 writing and visual artist residents who could not attend in 2020 due to our closure during the pandemic, as well as up to 8 additional writing residents. We have openings for poetry and prose writers during three two-week residency sessions, providing accepted applicants with space and time to create new work without the interruptions of normal life and with the bonus of healthy meals prepared by culinary volunteers using locally-grown organic produce and eggs where possible.
Each resident will live in an 800-square foot former classroom that offers peekaboo views of Mineral Lake and Mt. Rainier, and that will double as their writing studio, with desk and chair, lighting, bookcase, and lots of chalkboards. The school building has shared bathrooms with showers. Residents are served all meals daily (plus 24/7 access to a snack fridge and coffee/tea station), and will have the opportunity to share work with the public. Mineral features a fishing lake, boat rentals (or our two free kayaks), some in-town hiking trails, a bar, a B&B, a general store, churches, a post office, and many deer. It's a 25-minute drive to the Ashford/Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park.
Visiting authors and artists: During each two-week residency, special guests will visit and present work. Typically, alumni presenters visit and in some cases bring with them a special guest artist they've chosen to introduce to Mineral. Due to continued precautions related to COVID-19. we may host these activities online; this will be decided on a session-by-session basis with residents.
Resident presentations: If they wish, residents can share with one another and the public at each session's "show and tell" held during residency. These presentations are typically held after dinner in our library/multi-purpose room and are casual dessert potlucks. Due to continued precautions related to COVID-19. we may host these activities online; this will be decided on a session-by-session basis with residents.
We are accepting applications from June 1, 2021, through July 15, 2021 (Midnight, PST) for 2021 residencies. Notification will be given at least two months before the residency period for which you've applied.
2021 RESIDENCY DATES
Residency sessions with openings will be held during the following two-week time periods:
September 26, 2021 - October 10, 2021
October 17, 2021 - October 31, 2021
November 7, 2021 - November 21, 2021
PAID RESIDENCY OPTIONS
We're pleased to offer up to eight nominally-priced residencies in 2021.
Two-week residencies for poets and writers cost $425 and include room, board, presentations by guest writer and artists, opportunities for public presentation, and lots of love. Travel is not included; travel from points (bust stations, Amtrak, airports, in-town) between Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA, to Mineral may be arranged for $20-$30/each way.
GUIDELINES:
Who should apply? If you write prose (fiction, nonfiction, memoir, essay, things that occur in large blocks of text over long series of pages) or any other form of prose, this is where you should apply. Writers at all career stages are encouraged.
Selection: Your work will be evaluated by a panel of prose writers with competence in your genre. Your work is presented anonymously to the readers and they will make choices based on the merit of your artist statement and work sample. Please do NOT include your name on your artist statement or work sample. Your application will be assigned a number once it is completed.
What you will need to prepare before beginning the application process:
Short bio: In one paragraph, how would you describe your education, publication or public readings experience, and any paid or service work that helps further your artistic vision?
Artist Statement: In a one-page (maximum) statement, please discuss how a residency would help you advance your creative work. Also share a short statement about your writing process and/or what life experiences and literary influences have shaped your art and its themes and how you have grown or are growing as a writer. Be yourself. The reviewers want to get a sense of you as an artist and your particular creative process. This will help in making final decisions. For the artist statement you do not include information regarding awards, published work, or identifying or biographical information. This assures that admissions are blind.
Work Sample: Create a work sample of up to 10,000 words (prose) in 12-point font, in a Word Doc, Docx, or PDF format. Work samples can be work-in-progress or already published work -- whatever you feel will make the strongest application. You are welcome to include an introductory note (a paragraph or two) explaining the sample (i.e. -- this is a prologue, this is a memoir excerpt, etc.). Do not include biographical or identifying information in your work sample. Make sure your name is not on any of the work sample pages. Please do not use your name in the title of the file you upload. (If your name is Jane Doe, don't upload janedoe.doc!)
Preferred Residency Dates: Our application lets you choose your preferred residency period. If you can only attend during your preferred residency period, do not designate 2nd or 3rd choice residency periods. If you have a preferred residency period but are willing to attend other sessions in the event your first choice isn't possible, mark 2nd and/or 3rd choices. If all dates are equally fine, tick that box.
https://mineralschool.submittable.com/submit
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Undocumented im/migrant led publishing project
Radical Anthology
DEADLINE: July 16, 2021 at 11:59pm EST
INFO: Too often, narratives around im/migration are told through those who have power.
This multi-media online anthology brings together people pushing against dominant structures, people planting radical ideas, people nurturing resistant communities together in relation, people who eager to critique a country that tells them they don’t belong. Together, we are mapping our intersectional, diasporic stories.
Edited by Keish Kim, angel sutjipto, and Razeen Zaman
ACCEPTING:
Creative nonfiction
Comics/Illustrations/Memes
Digital Collage/Photo-Essays/Photo-journals
Fiction (any genre)
Manifestos
Multimedia work
Interview (transcribed) or recorded Oral History (audiofile)
Poetry
Screen Plays
Spoken word poetry (audiofile)
Songs (audiofile)
https://www.radicleanthology.com
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FALL 2021 FELLOWSHIP for BIPOC LGBTQ+ writers
The Resort
DEADLINE: July 16, 2021
INFO: The Resort is accepting applications for its Fall 2021 Fellowship for BIPOC LGBTQ+ Writers for the period September 1 - December 31, 2021.
This four month fellowship includes: complimentary membership in our online Cabana Club (featuring online writing sessions, support, and exclusive craft and publishing talks); two in-person gatherings w/guest writers; 1-on-1 phone call with w/Hannah Bae; live publishing q&a and free query letter review by editor Vivian Lee; class scholarships, accountability support, and more.
This fellowship will be awarded to FOUR individual writers who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQ+ and have joined our free online network: community.theresortlic.com
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRdph7MvABuR8GB_Xw2aB-J9YwS4yCh3eImmam4oyN3c29KA/viewform
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2021 Fractured Lit Flash Fiction Prize
Fractured Lit
DEADLINE: July 18, 2021
ENTRY FEE: $20
INFO: Fractured Lit invites writers to submit to the Fractured Lit Flash Fiction Prize. Guest judge K-Ming Chang will choose three winning stories from a shortlist. We're excited to offer the winner of this prize $3000 and publication, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively along with publication.
K-Ming Chang is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree. She is the author of the New York Times Editors’ Choice novel Bestiary (One World/Random House, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Her short story collection, Gods of Want, is forthcoming from One World in June 2022. More of her work can be found at kmingchang.com.
Fractured Lit is looking for flash fiction that lingers long past the first reading. We're searching for flash that investigates the mysteries of being human, the sorrow, and the joy of connecting to the diverse population around us. We want the stories that explode vertically, the flash that leaves the conventional and the clichéd far behind. Fractured Lit is a flash fiction–centered place for all writers of any background and experience.
GUIDELINES:
Your $20 reading fee allows up to two stories of 1,000 words or fewer each per entry—if submitting two stories, please put them both in a SINGLE document
We allow multiple submissions—each set of two flash stories should have a separate submission accompanied by a reading fee
Flash Fiction only—1,000 word count maximum
We only consider unpublished work for contests—we do not review reprints, including self-published work
Simultaneous submissions are okay—please notify us and withdraw your entry if you find another home for your writing
All entries will also be considered for publication in Fractured Lit
Double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12 pt font
Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable). Please mention any content warnings as necessary to protect our readers!
We only read work in English
We do not read blind. The judge will read anonymously from the shortlist.
We will announce the shortlist within 8-10 weeks of the contest's close. All writers will be notified when results are in.
Some Submittable hot tips: - Please be sure to whitelist/add to contacts so notifications do not get filtered as spam/junk: notifications@email.submittable.com- If you realize you sent the wrong version of your piece: it happens. Please DO NOT withdraw the piece and resubmit. Submittable collects a non-refundable fee each time. Please DO message us from within the submission to request that we open the entry for editing, which will allow you to fix everything from typos in your cover letter to uploading a new draft. The only time we will not allow a change is if the piece is already under review by a reader.
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Summer 2021 Voyage First Chapters Contest
Voyage Journal
DEADLINE: July 18, 2021
INFO: Bring on your first chapters! We’re back with another first chapters contest for the summer 2021 season! Voyage wants to see the first chapters of your Young Adult novels! It’s no secret that one of the most difficult challenges in writing a book is getting that first chapter right—and we’re asking you to rise to the occasion. Can you write a first chapter that captivates your audience enough to make them want to keep reading? If the answer is yes, then we want to read your first chapter.
Guest Judge: Sona Charaipotra, Author of Symptoms of a Heartbreak, How Maya Got Fierce, Tiny Pretty Things (now on Netflix!), and the co-founder of Cake Literary
Our guest judge will choose three stories from a shortlist.
The 1st Place winner will receive $3,000, publication, and an hour-long consultation with a literary agent.
2nd Place will receive $300 and publication
3rd Place will receive $200 and publication.
Finalists will also receive written feedback from a literary agent.
Bonus: Every entrant will receive access to a pre-recorded mini workshop.
https://thevoyagejournal.com/submit/
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GIRLS WRITE NOW MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
DEADLINE: July 19, 2021
INFO: Girls Write Now is a dynamic, multi-generational community of writers and leaders. For more than 20 years, our nationally award-winning programs have provided creative, critical and digital writing support, college and career readiness, personalized mentoring, and extensive opportunities for the next generation.
Applications are now open for mentees and mentors.
MENTEES: Girls Write Now mentees are girls or gender expansive individuals in high school, college and beyond. They are native or non-native English speakers with proficient English writing and speaking skills, and passionate about learning and growing as writers, communicators, and professionals. Be a part of our community and work with a dedicated mentor by your side!
Writing 360 - You attend a NYC public high school. You’re passionate about learning and growing as a writer. You can to commit to weekly meetings with your mentor and monthly workshops.
Writing Works - You are in 11th or 12th grade, college, graduate school, or in between and live in the United States. You want support on your pathway to college & career. You have time to meet monthly with your mentor and attend monthly workshops
MENTORS:
Writing 360 - You are at least 23 years of age and able to commute to New York City weekly. You want to support a youth's writing journey You can commit to weekly meetings with your mentee and monthly Saturday Workshops.
Writing Works - You are at least 23 years of age and live in the United States. You want to support a young person on their pathway to college & career. You have time to meet monthly with your mentee and attend workshops every other month
https://www.girlswritenow.org/join/enroll/mentee/
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Open Call for Complete Manuscripts
Soft Skull
DEADLINE: July 20, 2021
INFO: Soft Skull Press is accepting unagented submissions of complete manuscripts. We are primarily seeking and strongly encouraging submissions from BIPOC writers and underrepresented voices of any race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, class, and physical or mental ability.
Soft Skull Press is a home for projects that dissolve categories and hierarchies, provide an alternative to dominant narratives, and make room for new and unexpected ideas and feelings. We aim to create lasting and transformative relationships with writers, and to continually reimagine how a book can be written, published, and sold. We publish work of adult literary Fiction, Non-fiction, poetry, and hybrid projects.
Submission material will be read and considered by our editorial staff. Soft Skull prioritizes the ethical and respectful care of our writers’ work, as such, authors of accepted submissions retain full copyright license to their work.
To submit, upload your full manuscript and a statement of intent to our Submittable queue. There is no submission fee. In the “cover letter” field, please include:
a one-paragraph summary of your project,
the total word count,
a brief author bio,
and your contact information.
GUIDELINES:
Submissions must be full-length, previously unpublished manuscripts; we are not seeking proposals.
Submission material must include a separate-page statement of intent asserting why the author thinks the manuscript is right for Soft Skull's list.
The open submissions period is June 29, 2021 – July 20, 2021.
Please submit only one manuscript.
We are open to simultaneous submissions. However, if your work is accepted elsewhere, we kindly ask that you withdraw your submission.
Due to the volume of submissions we receive during our open periods, we aim to respond within six months of the submission period end date. If you’ve received a confirmation email from Submittable, your work has been received; you may check the submission status at any time by visiting this link [link to user Submittable portal]. Please send your work only if you feel it is ready to be read; we will not be accepting updated versions of the same work once submitted.
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2021 Dancing in the Rain: Fellowship for Children's Literature
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow
DEADLINE: July 26, 2021
APPLICATION FEE: $35
INFO: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” ~ Vivian Green
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is offering a fellowship for writers of children’s or young adult (YA) literature. Candidates should be working on a picture book or chapter book that provides inspiration and hope for those struggling with the hardships and challenges that life often metes out. The successful application will demonstrate insight, honesty, literary merit, and the likelihood of publication.
The fellowship winner will receive a two-week residency to allow the recipient to focus completely on their work. Each writer’s suite has a bedroom, private bathroom, separate writing space, and wireless internet. We provide uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner prepared five nights a week and served in our community dining room, the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics for breakfast and lunch. Fellows are given the opportunity to participate in the community outreach of their choice and are provided the chance to be published in eMerge, the online literary magazine of the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow.
Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a non-refundable $35 application fee. Writers proposing more than one project must submit a separate application and fee for each one. The winner will be announced no later than August 13, 2021. Residency must be completed by December 31, 2022.
https://www.writerscolony.org/fellowships
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Ann Petry Award
Red Hen Press
DEADLINE: July 30, 2021
ENTRY FEE: $0
INFO: Founded in 2020 in partnership with Red Hen Press and the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance, the Ann Petry Award seeks to publish prose literature by Black authors. The Ann Petry Award is for a work of previously unpublished prose, either a novel or a collection of short stories or novellas, with a minimum of 150 pages, by a Black writer.
The awarded manuscript is selected through an annual submission process, with primary review by the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance, who will winnow the submissions to a list of finalists for the final judge.
JUDGE: The final judge for 2021 will be Maurice Carlos Ruffin.
PRIZE: The Ann Petry Award will consist of $3000, publication of the awarded manuscript by Red Hen Press, and an opportunity to be in residence for up to four weeks at The Community Library's Ernest and Mary Hemingway House in Ketchum, Idaho. In addition, the opening chapter or story of the awarded manuscript will be published in the Peauxdunque Review.
Please use double-spaced, 12-pt. Times New Roman font. Title only on the cover sheet, with no other identifying information on the manuscript itself. The entry should be a minimum of 150 pages.
https://redhenpress.submittable.com/submit?fun_cid=15820463062973199989
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CALL FOR SUBMISSION: ‘Radical Joy’ COLUMN
Raising Mothers
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: Raising Mothers is accepting submissions for our column, Radical Joy. We are not meant to endure motherhood. We are meant to savor it, to enjoy it. We want your essays about experiences and memories that brought laughter and healing. Tell us the moments of radical joy that rock your world and redefine perceptions of parenting and motherhood.
PAYMENT: Honorarium is $10.
https://www.raisingmothers.com/submissions/
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OPEN CALL for BIPOC Disabled Creatives for a Digital Zine Anthology
Self_Saboteur
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Do you want to discuss topics of race and disability? Then this is the project for you!
Artist and writer @Self_Saboteur is seeking creative submissions from BIPOC folks with disabilities ONLY for a digital zine anthology. Money will be awarded to those selected.
We are accepting visual arts, poems, essays, diary entries, voice recording and music in the following formats:
VISUAL ARTS: All images must be jpeg with less then 10 MB
WRITTEN WORKS: Must be less than 1000 words, we accept all kinds of works no matter the grammar error. Send in .doc or .docx format
VIDEO/AUDIO WORKS: Must be in .mp3/.mp4 format and within 10 mins length.
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Call for Writing on Climate Change
Singapore Unbound
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: To draw attention to climate change and its catastrophic consequences, Singapore Unbound's SP Blog is devoting the month of October 2021 to the publication of literary works that speak powerfully to the theme.
We seek poetry, fiction, and essays that imaginatively explore the global crisis in local terms. We are especially interested in less well-known stories located in Asia. In accordance with our mission, we welcome submissions by authors of Asian heritage residing anywhere around the world.
All submissions must abide by a maximum word count of 5000 words. They are to be typed in MSWord and attached in an email to Jee at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org with a short cover letter in the body of the email. The cover letter should include a biographical note of 50-100 words.
We pay USD50 for a short story or essay and USD25 for a poem.
https://singaporeunbound.org/opportunities
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NEW AWARDS FOR BEST UNDERGRADUATE CRITICAL ESSAYS ON SINGAPORE AND OTHER LITERATURE
Singapore Unbound
DEADLINE: Extended to July 31, 2021
INFO: Singapore Unbound, a NYC-based literary non-profit, is pleased to announce three awards of USD250.00 each for the best three undergraduate critical essays on topics in Singapore literature. The purpose of these awards is to encourage the teaching and study of Singapore literature at college level and the cultivation of general appreciation for the character and achievements of Singapore literature.
Generously funded by Professor Koh Tai Ann (NTU, Singapore), three awards will be given to written works of literary criticism that illuminate their chosen topics for the general reader. The award-winning essays will be published on Singapore Unbound’s SP Blog and, possibly, in a professional journal.
For the purpose of these awards, Singapore literature is defined as literature written in English from 1965 onwards by a Singaporean citizen, permanent resident, or anyone with a strong personal and literary association with Singapore. The author does not have to be residing in Singapore nor to have maintained their citizenship. The work(s) discussed may be in any of the literary genres, including but not limited to poetry, fiction, literary non-fiction, drama, and graphic novels. In future iterations of the awards, we hope to include Singapore literature written in other languages besides English.
Essay topics may include studies of a single author or a single work (for example, a novel, volume of poems, or collection of short stories). In the case of a single work, the essay must go well beyond the ambition of a book review to offer mature reflection within an interesting analytical framework. The topics may also be of a comparative nature, that is, the essays may compare an author/work with another author/work, as long as both works are in English. The second author/work may be non-Singaporean, but at least half of the essay must focus on its Singaporean aspect.
We welcome all critical and theoretical perspectives, but we prefer writing that is graceful, compelling, and accessible.
The awards judge is Professor Koh Tai Ann. Currently Senior Associate at the Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Professor Koh was formerly Dean, School of Arts, at the National Institute of Education (NIE), an Institute of NTU, among other posts. Before NTU, she taught at the Department of English at the National University of Singapore (NUS), becoming its Deputy Head. At NUS and NTU, she created and taught new courses in Singapore and Southeast Asian writing in English on which she has published extensively. Currently, she spearheads the digital archive Singapore Literature in English: An Annotated Bibliography at https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/singaporeliterature/.
The deadline for submissions is July 12, 2021, and the awards will be announced in September 2021.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:
The awards are open to all college undergraduates residing anywhere in the world. There is no entry fee.
Your essay must be written in English and be between 6000-8000 words, including bibliography and endnotes. Please provide a 150-200 word abstract at the beginning of the essay. Give your essay a title, number the pages of your manuscript, and provide a word count at the end. Format and citation should follow MLA 8th edition.
Email Jee Leong Koh at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org with a brief cover letter in the body of your email and the essay manuscript attached in MSWord format. The cover letter should include your full name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, and year of graduation. The required information should not appear in your essay manuscript.
Please do not submit your essay manuscript to any other places while it is under consideration with us.
https://singaporeunbound.org/opportunities
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CALL FOR WORK: A Return to Where We Have Never Been Before
Taint Taint Taint Magazine
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: Taint Taint Taint is a bi-annual online magazine.
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the world in unimaginable ways. While this crisis may be new, our challenges are not. What art, stories, poems, and essays have you created to reflect works of recovery, repair and change? Many people do not want to return to living the same old way. Inequities are rife worldwide. Where are we going as society? Send us your work that reflects this season of change in the world.
GUIDELINES:
Fiction, Nonfiction and Essays (5,000 words max.) Poetry, three poems (all within the same document).
All work must be in a doc or docx format, Times Roman, 12pt, paginated with author’s full name on every page.
Multimedia, art and photography must be done professionally.
COMPENSATION: At the moment, we do not pay contributors. However, we are fundraising to pay contributors in future issues through our non-profit the Chapungu Arts Initiative, send us an email using this link.
https://www.tainttainttaintmagazine.com/submissions-1
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Spring 2021 Story Contest
Narrative Mag
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
ENTRY FEE: $27 fee for each entry. And with your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.
INFO: Narrative is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re 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.
As always, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world.
AWARDS:
First Prize is $2,500
Second Prize is $1,000
Third Prize is $500
Up to ten finalists will receive $100 each
All entries will be considered for publication.
All contest entries are eligible for the $4,000 Narrative Prize and for acceptance as a Story of the Week.
JUDGING: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by August 31, 2021. All writers who enter will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine.
https://www.narrativemagazine.com/spring-2021-story-contest
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FLASH CONTEST
Pigeon Pages
DEADLINE: August 1, 2021
INFO: Pigeon Pages’ Flash Contest will be judged by Dantiel W. Moniz, author of Milk Blood Heat.
PRIZE:
The winning author will receive $250 and publication in Pigeon Pages.
Honorable mentions will receive $50 and publication in Pigeon Pages.
All submissions will be considered for publication.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
We are accepting flash prose submissions via Submittable.
Previously unpublished fiction and nonfiction pieces of 850 words or less are eligible for this contest.
ENTRY FEES:
$7 entry fee for one submission of 850 words or less
$15 entry fee for up to three submissions of 850 words or less, submitted in one document
Please do not include personal information on your piece, as submissions will be read blind. We do accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know ASAP if the submitted piece is accepted elsewhere. All winners must be over 18 years old and reside in the U.S. in order to claim their cash prize.
https://pigeonpagesnyc.com/flash-contest
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Tusen Takk Artist Residency
Tusen Takk
DEADLINE: August 1, 2021
INFO: The residency period is 3-8 weeks between June 2022 and December 2023
A Residency Includes:
An honorarium of $625/week to help cover residency-related costs including travel, shipping, materials, and day-to-day living expenses
Housing in the Guesthouse outfitted with two bedrooms, one full bath, two half-baths and a living room/dining room/full kitchen area
24/7 access to the Studios and Foundation Library
An opportunity to engage with the community in either a private or public setting
Professional documentation of works and process (if desired)
Promotion on Tusen Takk’s website and social channels
Access to Tusen Takk’s staff
An opportunity to engage with Tusen Takk’s staff, network, and be featured on our social channels beyond the residency period
The vast majority of the time the artist will be doing their own grocery shopping and cooking their own meals in the Guesthouse’s fully equipped kitchen. Occasional meals will be shared at the Tusen Takk Main House.
To enable self-sufficiency, and because Tusen Takk is located outside of public transportation, taxi and delivery service, the artist will have use of a Tusen Takk vehicle during their stay (with a valid driver’s license)
Access to the Director Geoffrey’s personal library of over 700 volumes and private collection by appointment
Residency Candidate Qualifications
Tusen Takk welcomes applications from both emerging and established visual artists working in photography, printmaking, sculpture, painting, as well as creative writers and composers who have/are:
The ability to produce a consistent body of high-quality work
A dedication to their artistic practice with a desire to spend at least 30 hours a week in the studio
The self-motivation needed to work alone. Unless the residency is to be a collaboration between two people, the vast majority of the time the resident will be living and working in solitude
A willingness to engage audiences
An openness to sharing thoughts on their work, their practice, and their processes through Tusen Takk’s online and printed publications
Comfortable communicating with Tusen Takk’s English-speaking staff and audiences
21 or older
US citizenship or the ability to obtain a US visa (if needed). Most international artists can come on a visitor visa, but certain countries do not participate in the visa waiver program. Since delays can occur, international applicants should be sure to check the visa appointment wait times. Upon offer of a residency, the Tusen Takk Foundation is able to provide letter(s) of invitation.
Alumni Tusen Takk artists are welcome to reapply 5 years after their last residency
Please note that we are seeking applications from artists whose practice is based in the disciplines listed above, those best supported by our current facilities. At this time, we are not accepting applications from artists proposing to work primarily in movement, dance, performance, academic research, journalism/critique, or film (editing or production).
Program Requirements
In fulfillment of Tusen Takk’s mission, artists are highly encouraged to engage with the regional arts community when in residence. Since the context and form of this engagement opportunity are very flexible, Tusen Takk welcomes proposals from the artist for programs to be coordinated with staff either before or during the residency period.
Artists should be willing to share their work, processes, and experience with audiences through Tusen Takk’s website, social channels, and printed publications.
In collaboration with the Director, Geoffrey Peckham, artists are asked to donate one work to the Foundation’s collection. This can be worked out in creative ways with writers and music composers. Artists are also encouraged to leave behind a book as a contribution to the Foundation’s library for future residents.
How to Apply
We receive applications via the SlideRoom portal which has detailed application instructions. Applicants will receive a confirmation email once their application has been submitted and received.
Applicants will be asked to provide a(n):
Application form (including an artist statement, bio, residency proposal, and the names of 3 references)
CV
Portfolio of work samples created within the last four years:
Maximum 20 images (up to 5MB each) in JPEG format
Maximum 3 video submissions (up to 250MB each) or 3 links (YouTube or Vimeo)
Maximum 5 audio submissions (up to 30MB each) or 5 links (YouTube, Vimeo, or SoundCloud)
Maximum 3 samples of writing in pdf (up to 10 pages each and up to 10MB each)
$25 Non-refundable application fee paid through SlideRoom. 100% of this goes towards the cost of administering the open call.
https://www.tusentakk.org/apply
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Costa Short Story Award
Costa Coffee
DEADLINE: August 2, 2021
INFO: The Award is for a single, previously unpublished short story of up to 4,000 words written in English.
The competition is open to any writer, published or unpublished, aged 18 years or over and resident in the UK or Ireland who submit their stories anonymously via this website.
It's up to the public to read the top three stories shortlisted by the judges and vote for their favourite, with the winner and two runners-up being announced at the Costa Book Awards ceremony in January.
Key dates for the 2021 awards:
Entry opens: 1st July 2021
Download and vote: Early December 2021
Shortlisted writers revealed: Mid January 2022
Winner announced: Tuesday 1st February 2022
https://www.costa.co.uk/behind-the-beans/costa-book-awards/short-story-award
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Granum Foundation Fellowship Prize
Granum Foundation
DEADLINE: August 3, 2021 at 11:59 pm PT
INFO: The Granum Foundation Fellowship Prize will be awarded annually to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works—such as poetry books, essay or short story collections, novels, memoirs, and translations—or to help launch these works.
Funding can be used to provide a writer with the tools, time, and freedom to help ensure their success. For example, resources may be used to cover fees for a writing residency, mentorship, editing services, or a book tour. They also may be used for necessities such as rent or writing equipment.
Competitive applicants will be able to present a compelling project with a reasonable timeline for completion. They also should be able to demonstrate a record of commitment to the literary arts.
The Granum Foundation is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Prize: $5,000 awarded annually.
Up to three finalists may be awarded $500.
A winner and finalists will be announced on November 9, 2021.
At this time, only U.S. residents 18+ are eligible for funding.
https://www.granumfoundation.org/granum-fellows
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Arthropod Anthology: FICTION
Perennial Press
DEADLINE: August 7, 2021
INFO: Do you have a story or poem featuring insects, crustaceans, arachnids, or myriapods? We want to publish it!
We are looking for speculative poetry with monstrous, mythical, or mechanical arthropods for our upcoming Arthropoda anthology!
The call is open to original fiction and reprints, poetry and short fiction up to 45 lines and 7,500 words respectively.
Please submit no more than two short stories. Shunn manuscript format, simultaneous submissions permitted.
Arthropoda will be edited by JW Stebner (of Hexagon Magazine) and published by Perennial Press in mid-to-late 2022!
PAYMENT: All selected poets will be paid a $20 flat rate, and given either a print or PDF contributor copy.
We will not accept submissions that contain any excessive profanity or explicit content. We will not tolerate submissions that support or suggest any form of racism, sexism, or any other kind of discrimination.
About Perennial: Perennial Press archives truths through fiction and poetry. We are committed to highlighting and uplifting voices & perspectives that have traditionally been underrepresented in literature.
About Hexagon: Hexagon is an online magazine created to take our readers to fantastic worlds and to meet incredible characters. We specialize in the weird, the wondrous, and the whimsical!
https://perennialpress.submittable.com/submit