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
Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
Deadline: 1/24/2022
Submission Link: Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
Entry Fee: $5
First Prize: $1,000
Page Count: 10 (poetry), 20 (prose)
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories
Black Lawrence Press Big Moose Prize
Deadline: 1/31/2022
Submission Link: Black Lawrence Press Big Moose Prize
Entry Fee: $25
First Prize: $1,000, ten copies
Page Count: 90-1,000
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Novels
Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers
Deadline: 1/31/2022
Submission Link: Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers
Entry Fee: $20
First Prize: $3,000
Word Count: 6,000 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Short Stories
Claire Keyes Poetry Award
Deadline: 2/1/2022
Submission Link: Claire Keyes Poetry Award
Entry Fee: $10
First Prize: $1,000
Page Count: 8-10
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry
Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry
Deadline: 2/12/2022
Submission Link: Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry
Entry Fee: N/A
First Prize: $10,000
Page Count: 48+
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry Collections
Mass MoCA Writing Through Art Poetry Retreat
Location: North Adams, MA
Deadline: 3/15/2022
Submission Link: Mass MoCA Writing Through Art Poetry Retreat
Application Fee: N/A
The Blue Frog Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: 1/31/2022
Submission Link: The Blue Frog Flash Fiction Contest
Entry Fee: $5
First Prize: $500
Word Count: 1,000 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Flash Fiction
Ethos Literacy 3rd Annual Short Story Contest
Deadline: 1/31/2022
Submission Link: Ethos Literacy 3rd Annual Short Story Contest
Entry Fee: $10
First Prize: $250
Word Count: 100 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Short Stories
A Public Space Writing Fellowships
Deadline: 1/31/2022
Submission Link: A Public Space Writing Fellowships
Entry Fee: N/A
First Prize: $1,000, 6-month fellowship, opportunity to meet with publishing professionals and participate in a public reading.
Word Count: Any
Genre: Short Stories, Essays
Southern Indiana Review Michael Waters Poetry Prize
Deadline: 2/1/2022
Submission Link: Southern Indiana Review Michael Waters Poetry Prize
Entry Fee: $25
First Prize: $5,000
Page Count: 100 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry Collections
Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts Philip Roth Residencies
Deadline: 2/1/2022
Submission Link: Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts Philip Roth Residencies
Entry Fee: N/A
First Prize: $5,000, four-month residency
Page Count: 20
Other Submission Materials: CV, 3 letters of recommendation
Genre: Novels, Nonfiction Books
