Residencies
Colorado Art Ranch, in Paonia, Hayden, and Salida, Colorado
Length: One Month
Application: Online Form, Application Fee, Writing Sample
Deadline: April 15
Reference: https://coloradoartranch.org/
Hedgebrook, in Whidbey Island, Washington
Length: Two to Six Weeks
Application: Application Fee, Writing Sample, Personal Essay, Project Proposal
Limitation: Open to Women Writers
Deadline: September 10
Reference: https://www.hedgebrook.org/
Jentel Artist Residency Program, in Banner, Wyoming
Length: One Month
Deadline: September 15, January 15
Reference: https://jentelarts.org/
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, in Nebraska City, Nebraska
Length: Two to Eight Weeks
Genre: Prose, Poetry, Visual Art
Deadline: September 1, March 1
Reference: https://www.khncenterforthearts.org/residency
MacDowell Colony, in Peterborough, New Hampshire
Length: Eight Weeks
Application: Application, Work Sample, Application Fee, References
Deadline: January 15, April 15, September 15
Reference: https://www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship
University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reference: https://writing.upenn.edu/wh/involved/awards/artsedge/
Ucross Foundation, in Ucross, Wyoming
Length: Two Weeks
Genre: Prose, Poetry, Theater, Art, Visual Art
Application: Application, Project Description, Letters of Recommendation, Work Sample, Application Fee
Deadline: March 1, October 1
Reference: https://www.ucrossfoundation.org/residency-program.html
Contacts: Sharon Dynak (sdynak@ucross.org)
Yaddo, in Saratoga Springs, New York
Length: Two to Eight Weeks
Application: Application, Application Fee, Work Sample, 2 Letters of Recommendation
Deadline: January 1, August 1
Reference: https://yaddo.org/apply/
Prizes
Creative Capital Grants
Prize: $50,000, Advisory and Development Services
Application: Letter of Inquiry
Deadline: March 1
Reference: Creative Capital Grants
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: Ellen Meloy
Contact: fund@ellenmeloy.com
Missouri Review: Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize
Prize: $5,000
Application: Writing Sample, Entry Fee
Reference: Missouri Review Contests
Persea Books
Prize: Publication (of book), $1,000, Residency
Application: Writing Sample, Application Fee
Deadline: March 1
Reference: Persea Books Prizes
Contact: info@perseabooks.com
Prizes for Emerging Writers
Narrative
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: Short Fiction Award
Academy of American Poets First Book Award
Prize: $5,000, One-month residency, Publication
Application: Application form, Entry Fee, Manuscript
Reference: First Book Award
Deadline: September 1
The Yale Series of Younger Poets
Prize: Publication and Royalties
Deadline: November 15
Genre: Poetry
Reference: Younger Poets Rules
