Boston Review Contests
Prize: Varies, $500 or $1500
Application: Online Form, Writing Sample, Entry Fee
Deadline: Varies, see website
Reference: http://bostonreview.net/about/contest/
Creative Capital Grants
Prize: $50,000, Advisory and Development Services
Application: Letter of Inquiry
Deadline: March 1
Reference: http://creative-capital.org/ourprogram
Contact: grants@creative-capital.org
Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers
Prize: $3,000
Application: Online Application Form, Adobe PDF file with Biographical Statement, Project Title and Description, 10-page Writing Sample
Deadline: January 15
Reference: www.ellenmeloy.com
Contact: fund@ellenmeloy.com
Missouri Review: Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize
Prize: $5,000
Application: Writing Sample, Entry Fee
Reference: http://www.missourireview.com/contest/
Persea Books
Prize: Publication (of book), $1,000, Residency
Application: Writing Sample, Application Fee
Deadline: March 1
Reference: http://www.perseabooks.com
Contact: info@perseabooks.com
Starcherone Books
Prize: Publication (of book), $1,500
Application: Manuscript, Application Fee, SASE
Deadline: February 18
Reference: http://www.starcherone.com/prize.htm
Contact: startcontest@gmail.com
Glimmer Train
Prize: $1,500, Publication
Deadline: February, May, August, November
Reference: http://www.glimmertrain.com/newwriters.html
James Jones First Novel Fellowship
Prize: $10,000
Application: 2-page Outline, First 50 Pages, Entry Fee
Deadline: March 15
http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.aspNarrative
Prize: $4,000, Publication
Deadline: June 15
Reference: http://www.narrativemagazine.com/great-stories/narrative-prize
University of Iowa Press
Prize: Publication
Deadline: April for Poetry, September 30 for Fiction
Reference: http://www.uiowapress.org
Walt Whitman Award
Prize: $5,000, One-month residency, Publication
Application: Application form, Entry Fee, Manuscript
Reference: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/121
Deadline: November 15
The Yale Series of Younger Poets
Prize: Publication and Royalties
Deadline: November 15
Genre: Poetry
Reference: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/youngerpoets.asp
*Visit Poets & Writers for a longer list of prizes.
