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A prize of $1,500 is given annually for a poem or group of poems. The editors will judge.
Nine fellowships of $5,000 each, a one-year membership to the Center for Fiction, and a year of access to the Writers Studio writing space are given annually to fiction writers...
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Los Angeles Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, a work of flash fiction, and an essay. Using only the...
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Connecticut Poetry Society website is given annually for an innovative poem. Using only the online submission system, submit up to...
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,179) and publication in Anthology Magazine is given annually for a short story. Submit a story of no more than 1,500 words with an...
A prize of $1,000, publication by Press 53, and 53 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Tom Lombardo will judge.
A prize of €2,000 (approximately $2,350) and publication in Southword is given annually for a short story. The winner also receives a four-night stay at a hotel to...
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Red Wheelbarrow is given annually for a single poem. The winner also receives 20 copies of a letterpress broadside of the winning...
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,351) and publication in the annual Winchester Poetry Prize anthology will be given annually for a poem. The winner is invited to give a...
A prize of $25,000 and publication by University of Pittsburgh Press is given annually for a collection of short fiction. Writers who have published at least one previous book...
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Prairie Schooner is given annually for an essay. Submit up to 5,000 words of prose with a $20 entry fee by August 1.
A prize of $5,000 is given annually to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer to support the completion of a manuscript-in-progress. Up to three finalists are...
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Black Warrior Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system...
Established Professional Fellowships of $8,000 each and Emerging Professional Fellowships of $5,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction...
Fellowships of $4,000 each are given annually to aid Oregon writers in initiating, developing, or completing literary projects in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction....
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Gival Press website is given annually for a short story. Submit a story of 5,000 to 15,000 words with a $25 entry fee by August 8....
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem, a short story, or an essay that responds to the following prompt: “What if the only way to save yourself from this reality is to...
A prize of $1,000, publication by Futurepoem, and 25 author copies is given annually for a book of innovative poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid work “that...
A prize of $1,000, publication by Grayson Books, and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Bruce Cohen will judge.
A prize of $3,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Julie Carr will judge.
A prize of $3,000 and publication in Masters Review is given annually for a short story or an essay by an emerging writer. Writers who have not published a book, self-...
Two prizes of publication by University of Iowa Press are given annually for debut collections of short fiction. Submit a manuscript of at least 150 pages by August 31.
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gemini Magazine is given annually for a work of flash fiction. The editors will judge.
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem about the state of Colorado or written by a poet residing in Colorado. Scott Nicolay will judge.
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem. Lesley Wheeler will judge.
International fellowship for artists and writers. Open to applicants worldwide.
Grants supporting Arab writers and literary projects.
Fellowships supporting artists and cultural exchange across Asia.
Guide to cultural mobility funding across Europe and beyond.
Literary residency bringing together international writers for a retreat in South India. Fiction and poetry welcome.
Literary residencies and prizes for writers from around the world.
German Academy in Rome awards year-long fellowships to German artists and writers (must hold German citizenship or residency).
International residency for writers and translators at a 15th-century castle in Umbria. Fellows are selected by anonymous nomination, not by direct application — nominators are drawn from an international pool of writing professionals.
International residency for writers on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Hosted at the Château de Lavigny.
African literary platform publishing fiction, poetry, essays, creative nonfiction and literary news from writers on the continent and in the diaspora.
Namibian literary magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art, with a focus on Namibian and African writing.
Literary magazine publishing writers from Africa and around the world across fiction, poetry, essays, interviews and criticism.
Literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, essays, criticism and photography by Black writers, artists and photographers in Africa and beyond.
Pan-African writers' collective publishing anthologies and calls for fiction, poetry, essays and experimental literary work.
Annual writing scholarships for African writers working on full-length fiction or nonfiction books.
Annual prize for a published short story by an African writer, open to eligible work published in English.
Journal of SWANA literature and art publishing poetry, fiction, essays, comics, visual work and themed calls.
Beirut-born literary and art journal publishing writing and art connected to Lebanon, the region and its diasporas.
Publication focused on Arabic literature in translation, with periodic calls for essays, translations and creative work.
Magazine publishing writing, criticism, fiction, poetry and essays from and about the greater Middle East, North Africa and diasporas.
Singapore-based platform publishing Asian writing, including fiction, poetry, essays, interviews and reviews.
Asian literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, reviews and translations.
Quarterly literary magazine covering Asian literature, culture and politics, with submissions for essays, criticism and literary work.
Southasian magazine publishing essays, reportage, criticism, reviews and literary work from the region and diaspora.
Magazine for international contemporary writing with a strong focus on global, diasporic and postcolonial voices.
Commonwealth Foundation grants and cultural programmes supporting civil society and creative expression across Commonwealth countries.
EU funding program supporting cultural and creative projects across Europe.
International house of literature in Brussels offering residencies to writers.
International literary residencies hosted in Lyon, France.
Grants supporting cultural and artistic projects across Europe.
DAAD invites foreign artists and writers to Berlin for a year-long residency. Open to writers internationally.
Influential British literary magazine of new fiction, poetry, reportage and photography.
International magazine for contemporary writing, with a focus on global and diaspora voices.
Irish magazine championing new writers and new writing — fiction, poetry and essays.
International magazine devoted to literature in translation from around the world.
International journal of literary translation, publishing fiction, poetry and essays worldwide.
Storied literary quarterly of fiction, poetry and interviews; reads submissions year-round.
Berlin-based literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction and translation, with an international, boundary-pushing focus.