Looking for the best opportunities for writers? Our Featured Listings offer the top writing contests, updated calls for submissions, plus great conferences and residencies. We’ve searched the Internet to bring you noteworthy calls for submissions and writing contest info, plus checked in on the hottest conferences and residencies. Writer’s Relief has done all the research so you don’t have to!
This Week’s Best Calls For Submissions, Writing Contests, Conferences, And Residencies
North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
Deadline: 6/30/2022
Submission Link: North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
Entry Fee: $70
First Prize: $8,000
Word Count: 200,000 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes (excerpts)
Genre: Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction & Memoir, Poetry, Children’s Picture Books, Graphic Novels/Memoir, Art Books
Santa Fe Writers Project Book Award
Deadline: 7/18/2022
Submission Link: Santa Fe Writers Project Book Award
Entry Fee: $30
First Prize: $1,500
Word Count: Any
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Short Story Collections, Novels, Essay Collections, Memoirs
Hawk Mountain Short Story Collection Award
Deadline: 7/30/2022
Submission Link: Hawk Mountain Short Story Collection Award
Entry Fee: $20
First Prize: $1,000
Word Count: 40,000+
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Short Story Collections
Narrative Spring Story Contest
Deadline: 7/31/2022
Submission Link: Narrative Spring Story Contest
Entry Fee: $27
First Prize: $2,500
Word Count: 15,000 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Short Stories, Essays
Willapa Bay AiR Residency
Location: Oysterville, WA
Deadline: 8/31/2022
Submission Link: Willapa Bay AiR Residency
Application Fee: $30
Rattle Poetry Prize
Deadline: 7/15/2022
Submission Link: Rattle Poetry Prize
Entry Fee: $25
First Prize: $15,000
Title Count: 1-4
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry
Cincinnati Review Robert and Adele Schiff Awards
Deadline: 7/15/2022
Submission Link: Cincinnati Review Robert and Adele Schiff Awards
Entry Fee: $20
First Prize: $1,000
Page Count: 8 MAX (poetry), 20 MAX (essays), 40 MAX (short stories)
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories, Essays
Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
Deadline: 7/24/2022
Submission Link: Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
Entry Fee: $5
First Prize: $1,000
Title Count: 1-5 (poetry)
Page Count: 10 MAX (poetry), 20 MAX (prose)
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories
Dillydoun Review Flash Fiction Prize
Deadline: 7/31/2022
Submission Link: Dillydoun Review Flash Fiction Prize
Entry Fee: $18
First Prize: $2,000
Word Count: 1,000 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: All genres and themes
Catamaran Writing Conference
Date: 7/31/2022-8/4/2022
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Website Link: Catamaran Writing Conference
Franconia Sculpture Park Writers Residency
Location: Shafer, MN
Deadline: 9/1/2022
Submission Link: Franconia Sculpture Park Writers Residency
Application Fee: $25
