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ORG | Name | Date |  | Fee | Site | Summ | Address | E-mail | Source |  | 1
Carolina Wren Press | [NAME] | 2007-01-12 00:00:00 |  | 20 | www.carolinawrenpress.org | A prize of $2,000 and publication by Carolina Wren Press is given biennially for a collection of short stories, a novel, or a memoir by a woman. [NAME] will judge. Submit two copies of a manuscript of 150 to 500 pages with a $20 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Carolina Wren Press, [NAME], 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701. (919) 560-2738. [NAME], President. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/doris_bakwin_award |  | 1
Opium Magazine | Writing Contest | 2007-07-11 00:00:00 | check April 15 | 10 | www.opiummagazine.com | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Opium Magazine will be given biennially for a work of prose. This year's prize will be given for an autobiographical essay of less than 500 words. [NAME] will judge. Submit a manuscript of between 50 and 500 words with a $10 entry fee by July 11. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Opium Magazine, [NAME], 1272 Page Street, San Francisco, CA 94117. (347) 229-2443. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/writing_contest_0 |  | 1
Bellevue Literary Review |  | 2008-01-08 00:00:00 |  | 15 | www.blreview.org | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellevue Literary Review are given annually to a poet, fiction writer, and creative nonfiction writer for works about health, healing, illness, the body, and the mind. [NAME] will judge in poetry, [NAME] in fiction, and [NAME] in creative nonfiction. Online submissions are encouraged. Submit up to three poems, totaling no more than five pages, or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $15 entry fee (a $20 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Bellevue Literary Review) by August 1. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Bellevue Literary Review, Prizes in Poetry and Prose, New York University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, OBV-A612, New York, NY 10016. (212) 263-3973. [NAME], Managing Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/prizes_poetry_and_prose_0 |  | 1
American Literary Review | Literary Awards | 2008-01-09 00:00:00 | check Jun 15 | 15 | www.engl.unt.edu/alr/contests.html | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in the American Literary Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. The winning works will appear in the Fall 2009 issue. Submit up to three poems, a short story of up to 8,000 words, or an essay of up to 6,500 words with a $15 entry fee by September 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | American Literary Review, [NAME], P.O. Box 311307, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-1307. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_awards_17 |  | 1
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown | Seven-Month Fellowships | 2008-01-12 00:00:00 |  | 45 | www.fawc.org | Fellowships for a seven-month residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, are given annually to 10 poets and fiction writers. Each fellowship includes a private apartment and a monthly stipend of $650. For fellowships from October 1, 2009, to May 1, 2010, submit a personal statement and eight copies of up to 15 pages of poetry or 35 pages of fiction (include a synopsis if submitting a novel) with a $45 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Seven-Month Fellowships, 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. (508) 487-9960. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund | Individual Artist Grants for Women | 2008-01-12 00:00:00 |  | 20 |  | Grants of up to $1,500 are given twice yearly to feminist writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The current round of grants will be awarded to fiction writers. Submit three copies of a short story or novel excerpt of up to 25 pages, a project description, and a resumé with a $20 entry fee during the month of December. Send an SASE for the required application and complete guidelines. | Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Individual Artist Grants for Women, P.O. Box 309, Wilton, NH 03086. [NAME], Executive Director. |  |  |  | 1
Writer’s Digest | Short Short Story Competition | 2008-01-12 00:00:00 |  | 12 | www.writersdigest.com/contests | A prize of $3,000 is given annually for a short short story. A second-place prize of $1,500 is also awarded. The winning works will be published in an anthology by Trafford Publishing. Submit a story of up to 1,500 words with a $12 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.) | Writer’s Digest, Short Short Story Competition, 700 East State Street, Iola, WA 54990. (715) 445-4612, ext. 13430. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
Stanford University | [NAME] Stegner Fellowships | 2008-01-12 00:00:00 |  | 60 | creativewriting.stanford.edu | Two-year fellowships, five in poetry and five in fiction, are given annually to allow emerging writers to develop their craft in workshops with senior faculty members at Stanford University. The fellowships include a $26,000 annual stipend and a tuition waiver. No degrees are required to apply, and no degrees are awarded. Submit 10 to 15 pages of poetry or a fiction manuscript of up to 9,000 words and composed of two short stories, one short story and a novel excerpt, or a novel excerpt with a $60 entry fee by December 1. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Stanford University, [NAME], Creative Writing Program, Department of English, 450 Serra Mall, Building 460, Stanford, CA 94035-2087. (650) 723-0011. [NAME], Contact. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
PEN Northwest | Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency | 2008-03-01 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 15 | www.johndaniel-author.net/mdb-res.php | A seven-month residency, including a stipend of $5,000, in the backcountry of southwestern Oregon is awarded annually to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer. The residency, which takes place from April through October, includes use of the Dutch Henry Homestead, a house on 92 acres of forest and meadow in the Rogue River Canyon. The house is located two hours from medical and cultural amenities and does not have a continuous source of electricity. Residents must devote one hour a day to routine caretaking. A committee of PEN Northwest members will select residents for 2009 and 2010. Submit three copies of a manuscript of up to 10 pages of poetry or 20 pages of prose, a resum, and a letter of interest with a $15 entry fee ($25 for couples or partners) by March 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | PEN Northwest, Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency, c/o [NAME], 23030 West Sheffler Road, Elmira, OR 97437. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/boyden_wilderness_writing_residency |  | 1
[NAME] | [NAME] | 2008-04-23 00:00:00 |  | 10 |  |  | [NAME]9045 SW Barbur Blvd Ste 5A  Portland, OR 97219-4027  (503) 452-1592  (503) 452-0372 - FAX | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
PEN Center USA | Emerging Voices [NAME] | 2008-05-09 00:00:00 | check Jun 15 | 10 | www.penusa.org | Six to ten fellowships of $1,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from minority, immigrant, or underserved communities. Each winner participates in an eight-month mentorship in Los Angeles with a professional writer. Housing is not provided. Writers who do not have significant publication credits, are not enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate writing program, and do not hold a graduate writing degree are eligible. Submit up to 20 pages of poetry or prose and at least two letters of recommendation with a $10 entry fee by September 5. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | PEN Center USA, Emerging Voices [NAME], c/o Antioch University, 400 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230. (310) 862-1555, ext. 362. [NAME], Contact. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/emerging_voices_rosenthal_fellowships_1 |  | 1
New Letters | Literary Awards | 2008-05-18 00:00:00 | check April 15 | 15 | www.newletters.org | Three awards of $1,500 each and publication in New Letters, the literary journal of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction. The New Letters Prize is given for a group of three to six poems, the Alexander Patterson Cappon Prize is given for a short story, and the [NAME] Churchill Cappon Prize is given for an essay. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit a manuscript of no more than 8,000 words with a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to New Letters, by May 18. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | New Letters, Literary Awards, University of Missouri, University House, 5101 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_awards_16 |  | 1
National Book Foundation | National Book Awards | 2008-06-16 00:00:00 | check April 15 | 125 | www.nationalbook.org | Three prizes of $10,000 each are awarded annually to honor a book of poetry, a book of fiction, and a book of creative nonfiction written by U.S. writers and published in the United States during the eligibility year. Four finalists in each category receive $1,000. Publishers may submit an application by June 16. Books, bound galleys, or bound manuscripts scheduled for publication between December 1, 2007, and November 30, 2008, may be submitted to judges and to the National Book Foundation by August 15. The entry fee is $125. Call or e-mail for the required application and complete guidelines. | National Book Foundation, National Book Awards, 95 Madison Avenue, Suite 709, New York, NY 10016. (212) 685-0261. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/national_book_awards_1 |  | 1
Opium Magazine | Shya Scanlon Prose Award | 2008-07-23 00:00:00 | check Jun 15 | 10 | www.opiummagazine.com | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Opium will be given biennially for a work of prose. This year's award is for a story or prose poem of seven lines. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. [NAME] will judge. Submit seven lines of prose with a $10 entry fee by July 23. E-mail or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Opium Magazine, Shya Scanlon Prose Award, 147 [NAME], Brooklyn, NY 11231. (347) 229-2443. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/shya_scanlon_prose_award |  | 1
Literal [NAME] | Ames Essay Award | 2008-09-15 00:00:00 | check Jun 15 | 10 | www.literal-latte.com | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Literal [NAME] is given annually for a personal essay. Submit a manuscript of up to 6,000 words with a $10 entry fee by September 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Literal [NAME], [NAME], 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, New York, NY 10003. (212) 260-5532. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/ames_essay_award |  | 1
Graywolf Press | Nonfiction Prize | 2008-10-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | FREE | www.graywolfpress.org | An advance of $12,000 and publication by Graywolf Press is given annually for a book-length work of creative nonfiction by a writer who has published no more than two books in that genre. [NAME] will judge. Submit a manuscript of 175 to 400 pages by October 1. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Graywolf Press, Nonfiction Prize, 2402 University Avenue, Suite 203, St. Paul, MN 55114. [NAME], [NAME] Director. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/nonfiction_prize_0 |  | 1
Harvard University | Radcliffe Institute Fellowships | 2008-10-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | FREE | www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships | Fellowships of up to $70,000 each, an office space at the Radcliffe Institute, and access to the libraries at Harvard University are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers to allow them to pursue creative projects. Fellows are expected to reside in Boston during the fellowship period, which lasts from September to June. Poets who have published at least 20 poems in the last five years or a book of poetry and who are in the process of completing a manuscript are eligible. To be considered for a fellowship in fiction or creative nonfiction, applicants must have a contract for publication of a book-length manuscript or at least three shorter works published. Writers who are graduate students at the time of application are not eligible. Submit up to 10 poems, one or two short stories, a recent book chapter, or an essay totaling no more than 30 pages; three letters of reference (sent directly to the institute by the references); a curriculum vitae; and a project proposal by October 1. There is no entry fee. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Harvard University, Radcliffe Institute Fellowships, Fellowship Office, 8 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 496-1324. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/radcliffe_institute_fellowships_0 |  | 1
Missouri Review | Editors’ Prizes | 2008-10-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 20 | www.missourireview.com | Three prizes of $3,000 each and publication in Missouri Review are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Submit up to 10 pages of poetry or a story or essay of up to 25 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Missouri Review, by October 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Missouri Review, Editors’ Prizes, 357 McReynolds Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211. (573) 882-4474. [NAME], Editor. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/editors%E2%80%99_prizes |  | 1
Southern Indiana Review | [NAME] | 2008-10-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 15 | www.southernindianareview.org | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Southern Indiana Review is given annually for a poem, short story, or work of creative nonfiction. This year’s award is given for a work of creative nonfiction. [NAME] will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit an essay of up to 25 pages with a $15 entry fee ($5 for each additional essay) by October 1. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Southern Indiana Review, [NAME]. [NAME], University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712. (812) 464-1855. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/mary_c_mohr_award_0 |  | 1
New York Foundation for the Arts | Artists' Fellowships | 2008-10-06 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | FREE | www.nyfa.org/afp | Fellowships of $7,000 each are given biennially to poets and creative nonfiction writers on the basis of the excellence of their recent work. Grants alternate yearly with fellowships in fiction. Writers who are at least 18 years old, have lived in New York State for at least two years prior to application, and are not enrolled in a degree-granting program are eligible. Using the online submission system, submit up to 20 pages of poems by October 6, or up to 20 pages of creative nonfiction by October 8. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | New York Foundation for the Arts, Artists’ Fellowships, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013-1507. (212) 366-6900, ext. 240. [NAME], Awards and Creative Development Officer. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/artists%E2%80%99_fellowships |  | 1
Hunger Mountain | Creative Nonfiction Prize | 2008-10-09 00:00:00 | check Jun 15 | 15 | www.hungermtn.org | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Hunger Mountain is given annually for a work of creative nonfiction. [NAME] will judge. Submit a work of creative nonfiction of up to 10,000 words with a $15 entry fee, which includes a copy of the Spring 2009 issue of Hunger Mountain, by September 10. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Hunger Mountain, Creative Nonfiction Prize, Vermont College, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. (802) 828-8633. [NAME], Managing Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/creative_nonfiction_prize_1 |  | 1
Pulitzer Prizes | Prizes in Letters | 2008-10-15 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 50 | www.pulitzer.org | Three prizes of $10,000 each are given annually to U.S. writers to honor the most distinguished books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) in the United States during the previous year. For books published between June 15 and December 31, 2008, submit four copies, an author biography, and a photograph with a $50 entry fee by October 15. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Pulitzer Prizes, Prizes in Letters, 709 Journalism Building, 2950 Broadway, Mail Code 3865, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. (212) 854-3841. Sig [NAME], Prize Board Administrator. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/prizes_letters_0 |  | 1
Briar Cliff Review | Writing Contests | 2008-11-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 20 | www.briarcliff.edu/bcreview | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Briar Cliff Review will be given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. The editors will judge. Submit three poems or up to 6,000 words of prose with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by November 1. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Briar Cliff Review, Writing Contests, Briar Cliff University, 3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104. (712) 279-1651. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/writing_contests_4 |  | 1
American-Scandinavian Foundation | Writing Fellowships & Grants | 2008-11-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 20 | www.amscan.org | Fellowships of up to $20,000 and grants of $4,000 will be given annually for study and research in Scandinavia to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators of literature. Submit up to 15 pages of poetry, up to 20 pages of prose, or up to 10 pages of translated text in English along with the original work, a project proposal, a resumé, and three letters of reference with a $20 entry fee by November 1. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | American-Scandinavian Foundation, Writing Fellowships and Grants, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. (212) 879-9779. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/writing_fellowships_and_grants |  | 1
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference | Bakeless Literary Publication Prizes | 2008-11-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 10 | www.bakelessprize.org | Publication by Graywolf Press and a fellowship to attend the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in Middlebury, Vermont, is given annually for a first book by a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer. [NAME] will judge in poetry, [NAME] in fiction, and [NAME] in creative nonfiction. Submit at least 50 pages of poetry, a novel or short story collection of 150 to 450 pages, or a creative nonfiction manuscript of 150 to 300 pages with a $10 entry fee between September 15 and November 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Bakeless Literary Publication Prizes, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753. [NAME], Coordinator. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/bakeless_literary_publication_prizes |  | 1
New Rivers Press | MVP Competition | 2008-11-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 20 | www.newriverspress.com | Three prizes of $1,000 each and a standard royalty contract are given annually for book-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging writers. The winning works will be published by New Rivers Press and distributed nationally through Consortium. This year, the prizes in prose are only open to writers who reside in Minnesota or New York City; the prize in poetry is open to all U.S. writers. Submit a poetry manuscript of 50 to 80 pages; a collection of short stories, novellas, or personal essays of 100 to 200 pages; or a novel or memoir of up to 400 pages with a $20 entry fee between September 15 and November 1. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | New Rivers Press, MVP Competition, 1104 Seventh Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563. [NAME], Managing Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/mvp_competition_0 |  | 1
Princeton University | [NAME] | 2008-11-01 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | FREE | www.princeton.edu/arts/fellows | Three fellowships are given annually to writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects in the humanities at Princeton University for an academic year. Each fellowship includes a $60,000 stipend. Typically the fellows are poets, novelists, creative nonfiction writers, and translators who have published one highly acclaimed work and are undertaking a significant new project that might not be possible without the “studious leisure” afforded by the fellowship. Fellows are required to live in Princeton during the 2009-2010 academic year. Preference is given to individuals outside of academia, and PhD candidates are not eligible. Submit up to 10 pages of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, a resumé, and a project proposal of two to three pages by November 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Princeton University, [NAME], [NAME] for the Arts, Program in [NAME], 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. (609) 258-4096. [NAME], | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/hodder_fellowships |  | 1
Chautauqua Literary Journal | Writing Contest | 2008-11-15 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 20 | writers.ciweb.org | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Chautauqua Literary Journal is given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, or an essay. This year’s contest is open to poets. [NAME] will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than six pages with a $20 entry fee by November 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Chautauqua Literary Journal, Writing Contest, [NAME] 28, [NAME], NY 14722. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/writing_contest_3 |  | 1
Georgetown Review | Literary Prize | 2008-11-15 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 | 10 | georgetownreview.georgetowncollege.edu | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Georgetown Review is given annually for a single poem, a short story, or an essay. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit a poem, short story, or essay of any length with a $10 entry fee ($5 for each additional entry) by November 15. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Georgetown Review, [NAME], 400 East College Street, Box 227, Georgetown, KY 40324. [NAME], Editor. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_prize_0 |  | 1
Pushcart Press | Editors' Book Award | 2008-11-15 00:00:00 | check Aug 15 |  | www.pushcartpress.org | A prize of $1,000 and publication by Pushcart Press is given annually for a fiction or nonfiction manuscript, including creative nonfiction, that has been submitted to but not accepted by a commercial publisher. The award recognizes “worthy manuscripts that have been overlooked by today’s high-pressure, bottom-line publishing conglomerates.” Manuscripts must be submitted with a formal letter of nomination from an editor at a U.S. or Canadian publishing company by November 15. There is no entry fee. | Pushcart Press, Editors’ Book Award, P.O. Box 380, [NAME], NY 11975. (631) 324-9300. [NAME], Editor. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/editors%E2%80%99_book_award |  | 1
Narrative Magazine | Fiction Contest | 2008-11-30 00:00:00 |  | 20 | www.narrativemagazine.com/shared/contest.php | A prize of $3,000 will be given annually for a short story, a short-short story, or a novel excerpt. A $1,500 second-place prize will also be given. All entries will be considered for publication in Narrative Magazine. The editors will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a story or novel excerpt of up to 8,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a three-month membership to Backstage, Narrative’s multimedia literary forum, by November 30. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Narrative Magazine, [NAME], 2115 California Street, [NAME] 29272, San Francisco, CA 94129. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
White Eagle Coffee Store Press | [NAME] | 2008-12-15 00:00:00 |  | 15 | http://whiteeaglecoffeestorepress.com/ | A prize of $1,000, publication as a chapbook by White Eagle Coffee Store Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a long story. Submit a story of 8,000 to 14,000 words with a $15 entry fee by December 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.) | White Eagle Coffee Store Press, [NAME], [NAME], Fox River Grove, IL 60021. (847) 639-9200. [NAME], Publisher. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
Third Coast | Fiction and Poetry Contests | 2008-12-15 00:00:00 |  | 15 | www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests | Two awards of $1,000 and publication in Third Coast will be given annually for a group of poems and a work of fiction. [NAME] will judge in poetry, and [NAME] will judge in fiction. Submit up to five poems totaling no more than 12 pages, up to five short short stories, or a short story or a novel excerpt of up to 9,000 words with a $15 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Third Coast, Fiction and Poetry Contests, English Department, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
PEN American Center | PEN / [NAME] for Nonfiction | 2008-12-16 00:00:00 | check Oct 15 | 50 | www.pen.org/awards | A prize of $10,000 is given biennially to honor a distinguished book of literary nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) possessing critical perspective and illuminating important contemporary issues published in the United States during the previous two years. Submit three copies of a book published in 2007 or 2008 with a $50 entry fee by December 16. Fee waivers are available for small presses. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/penjohn_kenneth_galbraith_award_nonfiction |  | 1
Commonwealth Club of California | California Book Awards | 2008-12-19 00:00:00 | check Oct 15 | FREE | www.commonwealthclub.org/bookawards | Three prizes of $2,000 each are given annually to California writers to honor books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction (including creative nonfiction). Authors or publishers may submit six copies of books published in 2008 by December 19. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Commonwealth Club of California, California Book Awards, 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 597-6703. [NAME], Director. | [EMAIL] | [NAME] |  | 1
PEN American Center | PEN / Beyond Margins Award | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 | check Oct 15 | 50 | www.pen.org/awards | Up to five prizes of $1,000 each are given annually to honor emerging poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers of color for outstanding book-length works published in the current year. Publishers or agents may submit a letter of recommendation and five copies of a book published in 2008 with a $50 entry fee by December 31. Fee waivers are available for small presses. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/penbeyond_margins_awards_0 |  | 1
Ellen Meloy Fund | [NAME] | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 | check Oct 15 | FREE | www.ellenmeloy.com | A prize of $2,000 is given annually to enable creative nonfiction writers to spend creative time in a desert environment. Submit up to 10 pages of creative nonfiction, a project description, and a biography via e-mail by December 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Ellen Meloy Fund, [NAME], P.O. Box 484, Bluff, UT 84512. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/desert_writers_award |  | 1
PEN Center USA | Literary Awards | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 | check Oct 15 | 35 | www.penusa.org | Four prizes of $1,000 each are given annually to recognize outstanding books of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation published in the current year by writers living west of the Mississippi. The winners are honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Publishers, agents, and authors may submit four copies of a book published in 2008 with a $35 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | PEN Center USA, Literary Awards, c/o Antioch University Los Angeles, 400 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230. (310) 862-1555, ext. 361. Tamara Crater, Contact. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_awards |  | 1
Boulevard | Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 |  | 15 | www.richardburgin.net/boulevard.htm | A prize of $1,500 and publication in Boulevard is given annually for a short story by a writer who has not published a nationally distributed book. The editors of Boulevard will judge. Submit a story of any length with a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Boulevard, by December 31. Send an SASE, call, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Boulevard, Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers, [NAME] 325, 6614 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights, MO 63117. (314) 862-2643. [NAME], Editor. |  | http://www.richardburgin.net/1boulevardsfcontest.htm |  | 1
[NAME] | Tartt Fiction Award | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 |  | 15 | www.livingstonpress.uwa.edu | A prize of $1,000 and publication by Livingston Press is given annually for a first collection of short stories. Fiction writers who have not published a short story collection may submit 160 to 350 pages of fiction with a $15 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | [NAME], Tartt Fiction Award, Station 22, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470. [NAME], Director. | [EMAIL] | http://www.livingstonpress.uwa.edu/htm%20(web%20pages)/Main%20Website%20Pages/tartt_first_fiction_award.htm |  | 1
Glimmer Train Press | Fiction Open | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 |  | 20 | www.glimmertrain.org | A prize of $2,000 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given quarterly for a short story. Submit a short story of up to 20,000 words with a $20 entry fee during the month of December. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.) |  |  |  |  | 1
Glimmer Train Press | Short Story Award for New Writers | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 |  | 15 | www.glimmertrain.org | A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given twice yearly for a short story by a writer whose fiction has not yet been published in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation over 5,000. Submit a story of 500 to 12,000 words with a $15 entry fee during the month of November. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Glimmer Train Press, 1211 NW Glisan Street, Suite 207, Portland, OR 97209. (503) 221-0836. [NAME] and [NAME], Coeditors. |  |  |  | 1
Ruth Hindman Foundation | [NAME] | 2008-12-31 00:00:00 |  | 15 |  | A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story. Submit three copies of a story of up to 5,000 words with a $15 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Ruth Hindman Foundation, [NAME], Department of English, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899. [NAME], Contact. | www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/english/hefrancis.php |  |  | 1
[NAME] | [NAME] First Novel Fellowship | 2009-01-03 00:00:00 |  | 25 | http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp | $10,000 will be awarded to an American author of a first novel-in-progress, in 2009, by the James Jones Literary Society. [NAME] and collections of closely linked short stories may also be considered for the competition. |  |  |  |  | 1
[NAME] |  | 2009-01-04 00:00:00 |  | 65 | www.thurberhouse.org | An award of $5,000 is given annually for a book of humorous fiction or nonfiction. Publishers may submit three copies of a book published in the United States in 2008 with a $65 entry fee by April 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required entry form and complete guidelines. | [NAME], Thurber Prize for American Humor, 77 [NAME], Columbus, OH 43215. [NAME], Executive Director. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/thurber_prize_american_humor |  | 1
[NAME] | Willow Springs Fiction Prize | 2009-01-04 00:00:00 |  | 15 | [NAME] | [NAME] invites submissions for The Willow Springs Fiction Prize, $1,000 plus publication in Willow Springs. Send only one story per submission. Submissions must be 7,000 words or fewer. Submit only original, unpublished work. Contest entries may neither be previously published nor simultaneously submitted elsewhere. | The Willow Springs Fiction Prize  Willow Springs  501 N Riverpoint Blvd, Ste 425  Spokane, WA  99202 |  |  |  | 1
Fugue | Prose & Poetry Contest | 2009-01-05 00:00:00 |  | 20 | www.uidaho.edu/fugue | Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Fugue, the literary magazine of the University of Idaho, are given biennially for a poem and an essay. The contest alternates annually between poetry and fiction and poetry and creative nonfiction. Submit three poems totaling no more than five pages or an essay of up to 10,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to [NAME], by May 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Fugue, Prose and Poetry Contest, 200 Brink Hall, University of Idaho, [NAME], Moscow, ID 83844. (208) 885-6156. [NAME] and [NAME], Coeditors. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/prose_and_poetry_contest |  | 1
Rosebud | [NAME] for Creative Nonfiction | 2009-01-15 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 10 | www.rsbd.net/kennedy_award_rules.htm | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Rosebud is given biennially for a work of creative nonfiction. [NAME] and [NAME] will judge. Submit an essay of up to 3,500 words with a $10 entry fee by January 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Rosebud, [NAME], N3310 [NAME], Cambridge, WI 53523. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/x_j_kennedy_award_creative_nonfiction |  | 1
Literal [NAME] | [NAME] | 2009-01-15 00:00:00 |  | $10, $15 / 2 stories | www.literal-latte.com | $1,000 for unpublished stories with up to 6,000 words [NAME].  All subjects and styles welcome.  All entries considered for publication. | Literal [NAME], [NAME], 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, New York, NY 10003. (212) 260-5532. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
New Millennium Writings | New Millenium Awards | 2009-01-31 00:00:00 | check Oct 15 | 17 | www.newmillenniumwritings.com | Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings are given for a poem, a work of fiction, a work of short-short fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. The prizes are given twice yearly, in the spring and the fall, for works that are previously unpublished or that were published in a journal with a circulation of less than 5,000. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages; a fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript of up to 6,000 words; or a short-short fiction manuscript of up to 1,000 words with a $17 entry fee, which includes a copy of the awards issue, by January 31. Online submissions are encouraged. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | New Millennium Writings, New Millennium Awards, Room A, P.O. Box 2463, Knoxville, TN 37901. (865) 428-0389. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/new_millennium_awards |  | 1
University of East Anglia | [NAME] | 2009-01-31 00:00:00 | check Jun 15 |  | www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/hum/lit/awards | A six-month fellowship at the University of East Anglia, including a £10,000 (approximately $14,700) stipend, is given annually to a fiction writer or creative nonfiction writer who has not yet published a book. Submit a writing sample of up to 2,500 words and a letter of reference by January 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | University of East Anglia, School of Literature and Creative Writing, [NAME], NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom. [NAME], Fellowship Administrator. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/charles_pick_writing_fellowship |  | 1
Chattahoochee Review | [NAME] | 2009-01-31 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 12 | www.chattahoochee-review.org | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Chattahoochee Review is given annually for an essay. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit an essay of up to 5,000 words with a $12 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Chattahoochee Review, by January 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Chattahoochee Review, [NAME], 2101 Womack Road, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA 30338-4497. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/lamar_york_prize |  | 1
Iowa Review | Iowa Review Awards | 2009-01-31 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 20 | www.iowareview.org | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Iowa Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. [NAME] will judge in poetry, [NAME] will judge in fiction, and [NAME] will judge in creative nonfiction. Submit up to 10 pages of poetry or up to 20 pages of prose with a $20 entry fee by January 31. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Iowa Review, Iowa Review Awards, 308 EPB, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. (319) 335-0462. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/iowa_review_awards |  | 1
Southern Illinois University | Devil's Kitchen Reading Awards | 2009-02-01 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 15 | www.siu.edu/~groots/dkawards.html | Two prizes of $1,000 each and an invitation to give an all-expenses-paid reading at the Devil’s Kitchen Fall Literary Festival at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, are given annually for a book of poetry and a novel or a collection of short fiction or creative nonfiction. Publishers and writers may submit a copy of a book, a cover letter, and a brief biography including publication history with a $15 entry fee by February 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Southern Illinois University, Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards, Department of English, Mail Code 4503, 1000 [NAME], Carbondale, IL 62901. [NAME], Award Coordinator. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/devil%E2%80%99s_kitchen_reading_awards |  | 1
Western Michigan University | Prague Summer Program Fellowships | 2009-02-01 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 20 | www.praguesummer.com | Three fellowships, valued at $3,775 each, to attend the Prague Summer Program, a four-week creative writing conference held each July, are given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer who have published no more than one book. All finalists will be considered for publication in Third Coast, the literary magazine of Western Michigan University. Nomination by a published writer is required. Submit up to 5 pages of poetry or 10 pages of prose with a $20 entry fee by February 1. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Western Michigan University, Prague Summer Program Fellowships, 1903 Western Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5245. [NAME], Director. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/prague_summer_program_fellowships |  | 1
[NAME] | Editors' Prize | 2009-02-15 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 15 | www.msupress.msu.edu/journals/fg | A prize of $1,000 and publication in Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction is given annually for an essay. [NAME] will judge. All finalists will be considered for publication. Submit up to 6,000 words of creative nonfiction with a $15 entry fee between January 15 and February 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | [NAME], Editors’ Prize, Department of English, 201 Morrill Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1036. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/editors%E2%80%99_prize |  | 1
Passages North | Poetry and Nonfiction Prizes | 2009-02-15 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 10 | myweb.nmu.edu/~passages | Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Passages North, Northern Michigan University’s literary magazine, are given biennially for a group of poems and an essay. For the Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize, submit up to three poems. For the Thomas R. Hruska Memorial Prize in Nonfiction, submit an essay of up to 5,000 words. The entry fee for both awards is $10, which includes a copy of the prize issue, and the deadline is February 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Passages North, Poetry and Nonfiction Prizes, Gries Hall, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI 49855. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/poetry_and_nonfiction_prizes |  | 1
Florida Review | Editors' Awards | 2009-02-16 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 15 | www.flreview.com | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Florida Review will be given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. The editors will judge. Submit up to five poems or a short story or essay of up to 25 pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Florida Review, by February 16. Send an SASE, call, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Florida Review, Editors’ Awards, Department of English, [NAME] 161346, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-1346. (407) 823-2038. [NAME], Editor. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/editors%E2%80%99_awards |  | 1
[NAME] | [NAME] in Creative Writing | 2009-02-21 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | FREE | www.bucknell.edu/stadlercenter | A four-month residency, including a $4,000 stipend, at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University is given annually to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer. The 2009 Philip Roth Residence is open to U.S. fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers who are over the age of 21 and not enrolled in a college or university. Submit up to 20 pages of prose, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by February 21. There is no entry fee. E-mail or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | [NAME], Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing, [NAME], Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837. [NAME], Operations Manager. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/philip_roth_residence_creative_writing |  | 1
Association of Writers & Writing Programs | Award Series | 2009-02-28 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 25 | www.awpwriter.org/contests/series.htm | Two prizes of $4,000 each and publication by a participating press are given annually for a poetry collection and a short story collection. In addition, two prizes of $2,000 each and publication by a participating press are given annually for a novel and a book-length work of creative nonfiction. For the Donald Hall Prize in Poetry, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages; [NAME] will judge, and the University of Pittsburgh Press will publish the winning collection. For the Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction, submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages; [NAME] will judge, and the University of Massachusetts Press is the publisher. For the novel award, submit a manuscript of at least 60,000 words; [NAME] will judge, and New Issues Poetry & Prose is the publisher. For the creative nonfiction award, submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages; [NAME] will judge, and the University of Georgia Press is the publisher. Friends and former students of a judge may not enter in the genre their former teacher is judging. The entry fee for each award is $25 ($10 for AWP members). The deadline is February 28. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Award Series, [NAME], [NAME] 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. (703) 993-4301. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/award_series |  | 1
River Teeth | Literary Nonfiction Prize | 2009-03-01 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 25 | www3.ashland.edu/academics/arts_sci/english/riverteeth/guidelines.htm | A prize of $1,000 and publication by the University of Nebraska Press is given annually for a book-length manuscript of creative nonfiction. The editors of River Teeth, a biannual literary journal, will judge. Submit 150 to 400 pages of creative nonfiction with a $25 entry fee by March 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | River Teeth, Literary Nonfiction Prize, 401 College Avenue, Ashland University, Ashland, OH 44805. (419) 289-5957. [NAME], Managing Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_nonfiction_prize |  | 1
Colorado State University | The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction | 2009-03-13 00:00:00 |  | 10 | http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/nell.htm | Previously unpublished.  No length or theme restrictions. $1,000 | [NAME]  9105 Campus Delivery  Department of English  Colorado State University  Fort Collins, CO 80523 |  |  |  | 1
Bellingham Review | Literary Awards | 2009-03-15 00:00:00 |  | 18 | www.wwu.edu/bhreview | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellingham Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The 49th Parallel Poetry Award is given for a poem or group of poems of any style or length; Paulann Petersen will judge. The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction is given for a short story; [NAME] will judge. The Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction is given for an essay; [NAME] will judge. Submit up to three poems or a story or essay of up to 9,000 words with an $18 entry fee ($10 for each additional entry), which includes a subscription to Bellingham Review, by March 15. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Bellingham Review, Literary Awards, [NAME] 9053, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9053. [NAME], Managing Editor. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_awards_0 |  | 1
[NAME] | Postgraduate Fellowship | 2009-03-15 00:00:00 |  | 25 | www.imagejournal.org/page/fellowships/the-milton-center/postgraduate-fellowship | A nine-month fellowship, including a $16,000 stipend, is given annually to a Christian writer of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction to complete a first book. Writers who have completed an MA in English, creative writing, or the humanities or an MFA in creative writing are eligible. The fellowship will take place at the Milton Center, which is based on the campus of Seattle Pacific University, from September 15, 2009, to June 15, 2010. Fellows contribute to the center’s ongoing work and teach courses in the SPU English department. Submit 8 to 12 poems or 30 to 50 pages of prose, a book proposal of two to three pages, a biography of two to three pages, and a one-page explanation of goals to accomplish at the Milton Center with a $25 entry fee by March 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | [NAME], Postgraduate Fellowship, 3307 Third Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119. (206) 281-2988. [NAME], Program Director. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/postgraduate_fellowship |  | 1
Potomac Review | Annual Fiction Contest | 2009-03-15 00:00:00 |  | 20 | [NAME] | $1,000 for up to 15 pgs. | [NAME]Montgomery College  51 Mannakee Street  Macklin Tower Room 212  Rockville, MD  20850 | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival | Westmoreland Poetry & Short Story Contest | 2009-03-15 00:00:00 |  | 10 |  | $200 for previously unpublished poems and short stories to be considered. All work must be original, not having been entered in any previous Poetry & Short Story Contest sponsored by the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival. Short stories must be 4,000 words or less. There is no limit to length of the poem. Each author may enter one story; each poet may enter two poems. All genres will be accepted | Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival  Poetry & Short Story Contest  252 Twin Lakes Road  Latrobe, PA 15650 |  |  |  | 1
 | 2009 Indie Book Awards | 2009-03-15 00:00:00 |  | 75 | http://www.indiebookawards.com/ | $1,000 for published book. |  |  |  |  | 1
Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture | Arts & Letters Prizes | 2009-03-16 00:00:00 |  | 15 | al.gcsu.edu | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. The winners will also receive an all-expenses-paid trip to give a reading at Georgia College & State University. [NAME] will judge in poetry, [NAME] will judge in fiction, and [NAME] will judge in creative nonfiction. Submit up to 8 pages of poetry or 25 pages of prose with a $15 entry fee by March 16. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture, Arts & Letters Prizes, [NAME], Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061. (478) 445-1289. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/arts_amp_letters_prizes |  | 1
DIAGRAM | [NAME] | 2009-03-27 00:00:00 |  | 16 | thediagram.com/contest.html | A prize of $1,000, publication by New Michigan Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a chapbook-length collection of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or mixed-genre work. All entries will be considered for publication. [NAME] will judge. Submit a manuscript of 18 to 44 pages with a $16 entry fee by March 27. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | DIAGRAM, English Department, P.O. Box 210067, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0067. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/chapbook_contest |  | 1
Gulf Coast | Writing Contests | 2009-03-31 00:00:00 |  | 20 | www.gulfcoastmag.org | Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Gulf Coast are given annually for a poem, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction. [NAME] will judge in poetry, [NAME] will judge in fiction, and [NAME] will judge in creative nonfiction. Submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 25 pages of prose with a $20 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast, by March 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Gulf Coast, Writing Contests, Department of English, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3013. (713) 743-3223. [NAME], Associate Editor. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/writing_contests |  | 1
Narrative Magazine | [NAME] | 2009-03-31 00:00:00 |  | 20 | www.narrativemagazine.com/winter-2009-story-contest | A prize of $3,000 will be given three times yearly for a short story, a short short story, an essay, or an excerpt from a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. A second prize of $1,500 will also be awarded. The editors will judge. Submit a work of fiction or creative nonfiction of up to 10,000 words with a $20 entry fee by March 31. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Narrative Magazine, [NAME], [NAME] 29272, San Francisco, CA 94129. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/story_contest |  | 1
San Francisco Foundation/Intersection for the Arts | Literary Awards | 2009-03-31 00:00:00 |  | FREE | www.theintersection.org | Three prizes of $2,000 each are given annually to writers between 20 and 35 years of age for works-in-progress. The [NAME] is given for a work of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. The Mary Tanenbaum Award is given for a work of creative nonfiction. Applicants must be residents of northern California or Nevada for at least three consecutive years prior to the deadline. [NAME] is given for a work of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by a native of California. For all awards, which are sponsored by the San Francisco Foundation and administered by Intersection for the Arts, submit manuscripts of up to 40 pages by March 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for the required entry form and complete guidelines. | San Francisco Foundation/Intersection for the Arts, [NAME], 446 [NAME], San Francisco, CA 94103. (415) 626-2787. [NAME], Program Director. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_awards_3 |  | 1
Carve Magazine | [NAME] Short Story Contest | 2009-03-31 00:00:00 |  | 15 |  |  |  | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
[NAME] | [NAME] | 2009-03-31 00:00:00 |  | 15 |  | Short stories, essays or other works of prose, up to 5,000 words each. There are no restrictions on style or theme. Each entry should be your own original work. You may submit the same work simultaneously to this contest and to others, and you may submit works that have been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the online publication rights. | [NAME]: 2009 [NAME]  351 Pleasant Street PMB 222  Northhapton, MA 01060-3961  USA |  | http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.php |  | 1
The Lakeview Review | Short Story Competition | 2009-03-31 00:00:00 |  | 20 | http://www.lakeviewreview.com/competition.cfm | The First Place Winner will receive $500, publication, and three (3) copies of the journal. The Second Place Winner will receive $250, publication, and three (3) copies of the journal. We limit manuscripts to 5,000 words maximum. No mysteries, children's stories, or romances. |  |  |  |  | 1
Georgia State University | New South Fiction & Poetry Contest | 2009-04-03 00:00:00 |  | 15 | http://www.review.gsu.edu/contest_ns.html | $1,000 for unpublished stories with up to 7,500 words [NAME]. | New South / Writing Contest  [NAME]  Georgia State University  MSC 8R0322 Unit 8  Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
Crab Orchard Review |  | 2009-04-30 00:00:00 |  | 10 | www.siu.edu/~crborchd/dyer.html | Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Crab Orchard Review are given annually for a group of poems, a work of fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. Submit three poems of up to 100 lines each for the Richard Peterson Poetry Prize, a fiction manuscript of up to 6,000 words for the Jack Dyer Fiction Prize, or a creative nonfiction manuscript of up to 6,500 words for the John Guyon Literary Nonfiction Prize. The $10 entry fee includes a copy of the prize issue. The deadline is April 30. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Crab Orchard Review, Literary Prizes, Department of English, Mail Code 4503, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4503. [NAME], Managing Editor. |  | http://www.pw.org/content/literary_prizes |  | 1
Writers’ League of Texas |  | 2009-04-30 00:00:00 |  | 25 | www.writersleague.org | Up to five prizes of $1,000 each will be given annually to honor books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction published in the previous year. Submit three copies of a book published in 2008 with a $25 entry fee by April 30. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Writers’ League of Texas, Book Awards, 611 South Congress Avenue, Suite 130, [NAME], TX 78704. (512) 499-8914. [NAME], Executive Director. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/book_awards_0 |  | 1
[NAME] | Short Fiction Award | 2009-04-30 00:00:00 |  | 15 | http://www.writecorner.com/award_guidelines.asp | $1,100 for maximum of 3,000 word unpublished stories. | [NAME]P.O. Box 140310  Gainesville, FL 32614 |  |  |  | 1
Writer’s Digest | Annual Writing Competition | 2009-05-15 00:00:00 |  | 15 | www.writersdigest.com/contests | A prize of $3,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with editors and agents is given annually for a poem, short story, or work of creative nonfiction. Submit a poem of up to 32 lines, a short story of up to 4,000 words, or a work of creative nonfiction of up to 2,000 words. The entry fee for poetry is $10 ($5 for each additional poem). The entry fee for prose is $15 ($10 for each additional entry). The deadline is May 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Writer’s Digest, Annual Writing Competition, 700 East State Street, Iola, WI 54990. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/annual_writing_competition_1 |  | 1
Literal [NAME] | Short Shorts Contest | 2009-06-30 00:00:00 |  | $10 for 3 / $15 for 6 | www.literal-latte.com | $500 for set of 3 shorts at 2,000 words [NAME].  All styles welcome. | Literal [NAME], [NAME], 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, New York, NY 10003. (212) 260-5532. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
Meridian | Editors’ Prizes | 2009-07-01 00:00:00 |  | 16 | www.readmeridian.org | Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Meridian’s Spring/Summer issue are given annually for a single poem and a short story. Using the online submission system, submit up to four poems of no more than two pages each or a story of up to 10,000 words with a $16 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Meridian for U.S. entrants, by January 7, 2009. International entrants will receive a copy of the prize issue. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Meridian, Editors’ Prizes, P.O. Box 400145, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4145. [NAME], [NAME]. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 1
DIAGRAM | The 2009 $5 Innovative Fiction Contest | 2009-09-03 00:00:00 |  | 5 |  | $1,000 for an unpublished story of less than 10,000 words (multiple stories entered are fine with individual entry fees, simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you let us know immediately if it's accepted elsewhere). Short is fine (5 words was our former minimum, but Poets & Writers confused it and mislabeled it as 5,000 words last year so we curse them and have come up with new language). Long is fine (well, 10,000 words worth of long). We have no preference between short and long if it is good, which we very much hope it is. |  |  | http://thediagram.com/contest.html#20095ifcguidelines |  | 1
University of New Orleans | Writing Contest for Study Abroad | 2010-01-31 00:00:00 | check Jun 15 | 25 | lowres.uno.edu/contest.cfm | Three prizes to attend the writing program at the Ezra Pound Center for Literature in Dorf Tirol, Italy, or the Summer Writing Workshops in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, or in Montpelier, France, are given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer who have not published a book in the genre in which they are applying. The award includes full tuition and lodging, and the winning works will be published in Normal School, a biannual literary journal. The editors of Normal School will judge. Using the online submission system, submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages or up to 4,500 words of prose with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | University of New Orleans, Writing Contest for Study Abroad, Division of International Education, Metropolitan College, New Orleans, LA 70148. (504) 280-7457. [NAME], Program Coordinator. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/writing_contest_study_abroad |  | 1
Stanford University Libraries | [NAME] Prize | 2010-01-31 00:00:00 | check Dec 15 | 50 | saroyanprize.stanford.edu | Two prizes of $12,500 each are given biennially for works of fiction and creative nonfiction. The awards, cosponsored by the Stanford University Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are intended to "encourage new or emerging writers and honor the Saroyan legacy of originality, vitality, and stylistic innovation." Submit five copies of a novel, short story collection, or work of creative nonfiction published between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2007, with a $50 entry fee by January 31. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. | Stanford University Libraries, [NAME], [NAME], Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6004. (650) 736-9538. [NAME], Competition Administrator. | [EMAIL] | http://www.pw.org/content/william_saroyan_international_prize |  | 1
Fish Publishing | Fish Short Story Prize | N/A |  | 29 | www.fishpublishing.com | A prize of 2,500 euros (approximately $3,675) and publication in a Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short story. The winner must attend a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2009. All entries will be considered for publication. Using the online submission system, submit a story of up to 5,000 words with an entry fee of 20 euros (approximately $29) by November 30. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. | Fish Publishing, Fish Short Story Prize, Durrus, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. [NAME], Editor. | [EMAIL] |  |  | 0
[NAME] / Research Grant |  |  | reopens in 2010 |  | http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-writing.shtml |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Mayer Foundation |  |  |  |  | www.mayerfoundation.org |  |  |  |  |  | 1
The Paris Review | The Plimpton Prize |  |  |  |  | $10,000 is awarded to the best work of fiction published in The Paris Review in a given year by an emerging or previously unpublished writer. | The Paris Review  62 White Street  New York, NY 10013 |  |  |  | 1