Genre: Fiction

International Short Story Prize

The Moth
Entry Fee: 
$16
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of €3,000 (approximately $3,271) is given annually for a short story. A second-place prize of a weeklong retreat at Circle of Misse in Missé, France, with an open-ended travel stipend and a third-place prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,090) are also given. The winners will be published in Irish Times. Submit a story of up to 3,000 words with a €15 (approximately $16) entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award

John D. Voelker Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
May 31, 2024
A prize of $2,500 and publication in American Fly Fisher as well as on the John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing websites will be given annually for a short story or an essay that “embodies the implicit love of fly fishing…and the natural world in which it takes place.” Using only the online submission system, submit up to 3,000 words of prose with a $25 entry fee by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prize for Literature

Towson University
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
June 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by a current resident of Maryland who has lived in the state for at least three years. Books published within the past three years or scheduled for publication in 2024 are eligible. Publishers, institutions, or individuals may submit three copies of a book or manuscript by June 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

African Diaspora Award

Kinsman Quarterly
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Kinsman Quarterly will be given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short short story, a short story, or an essay on a theme related to African culture or subculture. The winner will also have their work featured in the 2025 anthology Black Butterfly: Voices of the African Diaspora. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages, a short short story of up to 1,000 words, a short story of 1,000 to 5,000 words, or an essay of up to 1,000 words with a $20 entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Chapbook Prize

Tusculum Review
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
June 15, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Tusculum Review is given annually for a poetry chapbook, a short story, or an essay. This year’s prize will be awarded in nonfiction. Mary Cappello will judge. Submit a manuscript of up to 17,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Tusculum Review, by June 15.

Prize in Flash Fiction

Lascaux Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Lascaux Review, both online and in print, is given annually for a work of flash fiction. Previously published or unpublished stories are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three stories of no more than 1,000 words each with a $15 entry fee by June 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction

University of Georgia Press
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
May 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Georgia Press is given annually for a collection of short fiction. Lori Ostlund will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 40,000 to 75,000 words with a $30 entry fee by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
May 15, 2024
Awards of $15,000 each are given annually to women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Philadelphia area who have been creating art for social change for five or more years. Writers who have lived in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties for at least two years and who are not full-time students in a degree-granting arts program are eligible. Submit a completed application form, which includes an artist information questionnaire, a list of relevant experience, and a description of the applicant’s art for social change work by May 15. A panel of community-based artists will review applications and invite selected poets and writers to submit work for the second stage of the application process. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required application form and complete guidelines.

Katherine Anne Porter Prize

University of North Texas Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
June 30, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of North Texas Press is given annually for a collection of short fiction. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 100 to 200 pages with a $25 entry fee between May 1 and June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Maine Artist Fellowship

Maine Arts Commission
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
July 3, 2024
A fellowship of up to $5,000 is given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, a creative nonfiction writer, or a writer working in a genre outside these categories who is a resident of Maine and has lived in the state for at least one year. The fellow is expected to reside in the state for the year of the fellowship. Writers who are at least age 25 and are not enrolled in a degree-granting program are eligible. The fellowship committee can appoint a translator to assist in the review of work submitted in a language other than English. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five writing samples of no more than 8 pages of poetry or prose each; an artist statement; and a résumé (or a brief bio) between May 22 and July 3. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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