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\nThese are contests and fellowships for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and journalism, with prizes up to $100,000. The contests are, very loosely, divided geographically. A couple of the deadlines are in December. – S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Defenestration.net Lengthy Poem Contest
\n<\/strong>They are reading entries for a lengthy poem, of at least three 120 lines, or roughly chapbook-length (see guidelines). Poem cycles are accepted. They do not want prose poems. It is best to divide it into parts or sections, though this is not a strict requirement.
\nValue: $300
\nDeadline: 1 January 2022
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>
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\nTable\/\/Feast Literary Magazine: Blossom Contest
\n<\/strong>This contest is only for those who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Entrants may submit up to three poems (2 pages each) in the Poetry Category or one piece of fiction or creative nonfiction (up to 3,000 words) to the Prose Category.
\nDeadline: 1 January 2023
\nValue: $200 for poetry, $200 for prose
\nOpen for: BIPOC writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The European Society of Literature – The European Writing Prize: Anxiety
\n<\/strong>This is a prize for writers all over the world. They want a piece of 1,500-3,500 words, and the theme is Anxiety. Apart from a cash prize for the winner, there will be potential talks with literary agents \u2014 they may scout the shortlist and winners.
\nValue: \u20ac50
\nDeadline: 1 January 2023
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n

Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies: Steinbeck Fellowships
\n<\/strong>These are fellowships to help writers complete a book project. Up to six Steinbeck Fellows are selected each year from disciplines including fiction, creative non-fiction, biography, drama, and Steinbeck studies. Applications in poetry will not be accepted. One of the application requirements is a writing sample of up to 25 pages.
\nValue: $15,000, residency at San Jos\u00e9 State University
\nDeadline: 3 January 2023
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n

The Leon Levy Centre for Biography: Biography Fellowships
\n<\/strong>These are four resident fellowships at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, to nonfiction writers working on biographies. preference in the award of fellowships is given to those who have not yet published a biography or received fellowships for the writing of a biography. They also welcome applications from published and accomplished writers who are undertaking their first biography. The Leon Levy Center for Biography does not award fellowships for memoirs, essays, plays, films, or fiction. One of the application requirements is a sample of the proposed biography, a maximum of 2,500 words. (Also see the Sloan Fellowship<\/a>, given annually to a writer working on a biography of a figure in the field of science or technology.)
\nValue: $72,000, residency
\nDeadline: 4 January 2023
\nOpen for: Writers working on biographies
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n

Colgate University: Olive B. O\u2019Connor Creative Writing Fellowship
\n<\/strong>For the current application period, they offer one fellowship for non-fiction, and one for poetry. One of the application requirements is a writing sample \u2013 up to 20 pages for poetry, and up to 30 pages for prose. Writers who have recently completed an MFA, MA, or PhD in creative writing, and who need a year to complete their first book, are encouraged to apply. It also includes residency at Colgate University. There are teaching duties attached. \u201cAll applications should speak directly to the candidate\u2019s ability to work effectively with students across a wide range of identities and backgrounds.\u201d
\nValue: $43,750 + other benefits, residency
\nDeadline: 6 January 2023
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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\nFourteen Hills: Stacey Doris Memorial Poetry Award
\n<\/strong>This is a poetry contest \u2013 send one poem of 3 to 10 pages. Their guidelines say, \u201cStacy Doris\u00a0was a poet, translator, and an Associate Professor in San Francisco State University’s Department of Creative Writing, where she taught for ten years. … Doris created new worlds with her unexpected poetics. Following upon her spirit of creative invention, engaging wit and ingenious playfulness, discovery in construction, and radical appropriations based on classical forms, pastiche, etc., and love, the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award is given to a poet with a truly inventive spirit.\u201d Works that don\u2019t win will be considered for publication in Fourteen Hills.
\nValue: $500
\nDeadline: 15 January 2023
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n

Walter Muir Whitehill Prize in Early American History<\/strong>
\nThis prize is for an essay on early American history (up to 1825), not previously published, with preference being given to New England subjects.\u00a0Essays should be 40-60 pages, and can be emailed (as both PDF and Word attachments \u2013 see here<\/a>) or mailed.
\nValue: $2,500
\nDeadline: 15 January 2023 (postmarked)
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Hillman Prize for Journalism
\n<\/strong>This is for journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good. Recipients\u00a0exemplify reportorial excellence, storytelling skill, and social justice impact.\u00a0The categories are:\u00a0<\/strong>Book (bound volumes and ebooks), Newspaper Journalism (story or series\/in print or online),<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Magazine Journalism (story or series\/in print or online),<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Broadcast Journalism (story\/series\/documentary that has aired on television or radio),<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Web Journalism (story\/series or multimedia that did not appear in print)<\/strong>, <\/strong>and\u00a0<\/strong>Opinion\u00a0<\/strong>&\u00a0Analysis Journalism (any medium)<\/strong>\u00a0– <\/strong>includes all types of advocacy, opinion, commentary and analysis, normally short-form and\/or frequent, regardless of medium; open to newspaper and magazine columnists,\u00a0TV\u00a0and radio presenters, podcasters, blogs, and bloggers. The US prize is open to all journalists and subjects globally but the work must have been primarily accessible to a US audience; the Canadian prize, too, is open to all journalists and subjects globally but the work must have been primarily accessible to a Canadian audience, and must have been published in Canada.
\nValue: $5,000 each
\nDeadline: 15 January for Canadian, 30 January 2023 for US entries
\nOpen for: Journalists
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>
\n(They also have Labor and Workforce Reporting Grants<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 they accept pitches on a rolling basis, and grants are up to $5,000.
\n— And, the International Journalists\u2019 Network<\/strong><\/a> has a list of many opportunities and resources for journalists<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

The Nine Dots Prize
\n<\/strong>This is a prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. For this cycle, the question is: \u2018Why has the rule of law become so fragile?<\/strong>\u2019 Entrants have to respond to a question in 3,000 words, and provide an outline showing how they would expand their response into a short book of 25,000-40,000 words, backed up with relevant research and evidence. The winner will receive editorial support from Cambridge University Press, and the opportunity to spend a term at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), at Cambridge University, to help develop their ideas and focus on their writing. \u201cThe aim of the Prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing the modern world. The name of the Prize references the nine dots puzzle \u2013 a lateral thinking puzzle which can only be solved by thinking outside the box.\u201d They want submissions from both established names and emerging talent, including those who may not have been published before.
\nValue: $100,000, residency, publication
\nDeadline: 23 January 2023
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AKO Caine Prize for African Writing
\n<\/strong>This is for a published short story by an African writer (someone who is a national of an African country, or who has a parent who is African by birth or nationality), of 3,000-10,000 words. The story must have been published in the five years preceding the submissions deadline. Submissions have to be made by publishers only. Works published in translation are also eligible (see \u2018Rules of Entry\u2019 for details).
\nValue: \u00a310,000, and \u00a3500 for four short-listed candidates
\nDeadline: 26 January 2023
\nOpen for: African writers
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speculative Literature Foundation: A. C. Bose Grant
\n<\/strong>This grant supports South Asian or South Asian diaspora writers developing speculative fiction. Work that is accessible to older children and teens will be given preference. \u201cThis grant, as with all SLF grants, is intended to help writers working with speculative literature. Speculative literature spans the breadth of fantastic writing, encompassing literature ranging from hard science fiction to epic fantasy, including ghost stories, horror, folk and fairy tales, slipstream, magical realism, and more. Any piece of literature containing a fabulist or speculative element would fall under our aegis.\u201d A writing sample of up to 5,000 words is part of the application. Applicants need not have prior publishing credits to apply.
\nValue: $1,000
\nReading period: 1-31 January 2023
\nOpen for: South Asian\/South Asian diaspora writers
\nDetails here<\/a>; the schedule for their other upcoming grants is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jerry Jazz Musician Short Fiction Contest
\n<\/strong>The magazine runs a short story contest thrice a year. Readers of this magazine are interested in music, social history, literature, politics, art, film and theater, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-twentieth century America. While the writing should appeal to a reader with these interests, stories can be on any theme. Stories should be up to 3,000 words, but up to 4,000 words will be considered.
\nValue: $150
\nDeadline: 31 January 2023
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

International Young Theatre Playwriting Contest
\n<\/strong>This prize is for bold and powerful plays for young audiences (no plays for children or adult audiences, or musicals), written in any official European language. Performance time for Category A is 60-120 minutes and for Category B, 30-60 minutes. They accept plays co-authored by more than one writer. Writers can send up to three entries. The play must be a new and original piece of work. Writers of any age or nationality can enter the contest.
\nValue: \u20ac2,400 for Category A, \u20ac1,000 for Category B, \u20ac400 for Category C, + other prizes
\nDeadline: 31 January 2023
\nOpen for: All playwrights
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n

The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting
\n<\/strong>TRACE is a non-profit international business association dedicated to anti-bribery, compliance and good governance; you can read more about it here<\/a>. This prize recognizes journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime with the goal of increasing commercial transparency and good governance. Nominees may be print, broadcast or online reporters from any country who have investigated commercial bribery schemes, business activities that create serious conflicts of interest or similar commercial misconduct. Team entries and multiple submissions per author are permitted. Book-length entries are not accepted. A panel of independent judges will review the submissions and select up to two winners, who will each receive a cash prize of US$10,000. Reporter(s) will be invited to an award ceremony hosted by TRACE. The judges may also name up to two honorable mentions, who will each receive US$1,000.
\nValue: Up to two cash prizes of $10,000 each, up to two honorable mentions of $1,000 each
\nDeadline: 31 January 2023
\nOpen for: All financial investigative journalists
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
\n<\/strong>This is a short fiction contest run by the Little Tokyo Historical Society in Los Angeles. Stories must take place in Little Tokyo, and can be set in the past, present, or future. Stories can be in Japanese (5,000 ji<\/em> or fewer) or English (up to 2,500 words). There are three categories: Youth (under 18s), Japanese, and English. Contest winners will be invited and encouraged to attend an awards ceremony in Little Tokyo to be held in spring 2023.
\nValue: $1,000 in each category
\nDeadline: 31 January 2022
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a> (download the guidelines and agreement form).<\/p>\n

Deep Wild Graduate Student Poetry Contest
\n<\/strong>This is an international contest from Deep Wild: Writing from the Backcountry magazine \u2013 they want students currently enrolled in graduate studies to submit work for their 2023 Graduate Student Poetry Contest. \u201cWe seek work that conjures the experiences, observations, and insights of backcountry journeys. By \u201cbackcountry,\u201d we mean away from roads, on journeys undertaken by foot, skis, snowshoes, kayak, canoe, horse, or any other non-motorized means of conveyance.\u201d Writers can send up to 3 poems (see guidelines).
\nValue: $300, $200, $100
\nDeadline: 1 February 2023
\nOpen for: Students enrolled in graduate studies
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award
\n<\/strong>They want a short story, of up to 8,000 words, that shows the near future (no more than about 50-60 years out) of manned space exploration. They want to see Moon bases, Mars colonies, orbital habitats, space elevators, asteroid mining, artificial intelligence, nano-technology, realistic spacecraft, heroics, sacrifice, adventure. They do not want stories that show technology or space travel as evil or bad, galactic empires, paranormal elements, UFO abductions, zombie stories, thinly veiled copies of previous winners, non-standalone novel excerpts, or screenplays.
\nValue: 8c\/word, and various non-cash awards
\nDeadline: 1 February 2023
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n(They also have a fantasy short story contest, the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award<\/strong><\/a>, which pays $0.08\/word for stories of up to 8,000 words in all fantasy genres, and will open for submissions from 1st<\/sup> \u00a0February to 30th<\/sup> April 2023.)<\/p>\n

Biographers International Organization: The Frances \u201cFrank\u201d Rollin Fellowship
\n<\/strong>They offer two fellowships, open to all biographers anywhere in the world who are writing in English, who are working on a biography of an African American figure or figures whose story provides a significant contribution to our understanding of the Black experience, and who are at any stage in the writing of a book-length biography. A publishing contract is not required for eligibility.\u00a0Memoirs are not eligible. The application includes an excerpt of up to 20 pages. The Biographers International Organization also has other awards<\/a>, some of which are open for all writers, as well as other resources.\u00a0
\n<\/strong>Value: Two fellowships of $5,000 each
\nDeadline: 1 February 2023
\nOpen for: See above
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nSt. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition
\n<\/strong>This is a contest for young writers, they want a themed essay of 2,100 words, on the best or worst legacy from previous generations: How to preserve or replace it? \u2013 see guidelines for details of the two themes writers can submit essays on. To be eligible, writers must be enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university, and be born in 1993 or later.
\nValue: CHF20,000, split between three winners; they\u2019ll also cover travel, accommodation, and admission to the symposium in Switzerland.
\nDeadline: 1 February 2023
\nOpen for: Young writers (see above)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(A couple of contests with later deadlines are:
\n<\/strong>—<\/strong> BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition<\/strong> for those outside the UK \u2013 they want a radio play of approximately 53 minutes (9,000-10,000 words) \u2013 see guidelines for other requirements; you can enter singly or in a group. Prizes are \u00a32,500, and other non-cash prizes. There are two categories \u2013 English as a First Language, and English as a Second Language. The deadline is 12 February 2022, details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—<\/strong> The Wel<\/strong>kin Writing Prize <\/strong>is for a piece of narrative prose of up to 400 words. \u201cThe competition is open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.\u201d The prizes are \u00a3150, \u00a375, and \u00a350; there are other prizes of \u00a325 each \u2013 for a writer with a disability or chronic health condition, LGBTQ+ writer, working class writer, writer whose first (or home) language isn’t English, carer for an adult dependent, new writer, as well as for historical fiction, speculative fiction, and humorous prose. The deadline is 28 February 2022, details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

— <\/strong>National Endowment for the Arts\u2019<\/strong> Creative Writing Fellowships<\/strong> for US writers \u2013 they are accepting applications for prose (fiction and creative non-fiction) this year, awards are up to $25,000, and the deadline is 8 March 2023, details here<\/a>.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

PRIZES FOR US- AND CANADA-BASED WRITERS
\n(Also see the <\/strong>Walter Muir Whitehill Prize in Early American History,<\/strong> Hillman Prize for Journalism, Imagine Little Tokyo contest, Olive B. O\u2019Connor Fellowship, <\/strong>Frances \u201cFrank\u201d Rollin Fellowship,<\/strong> and <\/strong>National Endowment for the Arts\u2019<\/strong> Creative Writing Fellowships,<\/strong> in the section above) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Livingston Press: Tartts Fiction Award
\n<\/strong>This is for a debut short story manuscript, of 160-275 pages, by a writer who is an American citizen. The writer may have had other kinds of work published before, including novels, but not a short story collection.
\nValue: $1,000, publication
\nDeadline: 31 December 2022
\nOpen for: US writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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\nThe Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
\n<\/strong>This contest is for registered undergraduate full-time Juniors or Seniors at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the US. Students are invited to write an essay about an ethical issue they have encountered, and analyze what it has taught them about ethics, and themselves. See guidelines for potential topics and issues.
\nValue: $10,000, $5,000, $3,000, two prizes of $1,000 each
\nDeadline: 31 December 2022
\nOpen for: Students in the US (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PEN America: US Writers Aid Initiative
\n<\/strong>This is intended to assist fiction and non-fiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists. To be eligible, applicants must be based in the United States, be professional writers, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping them to address a short-term emergency situation; there are other eligibility requirements, too. This grant is not for subsidizing writing-related expenses. Writers do not have to be PEN members to apply. Various deadlines are listed (subject to change): in January, April, July, and October 2023.
\nValue: Unspecified
\nDeadline: 1 January 2023
\nOpen for: US writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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\nJack Hazard Fellowship
\n<\/strong>This is for U.S. based high school teachers working on an ongoing fiction, creative non-fiction, or memoir project, to enable them to focus on their creative project during summer. Full-time instructors at accredited U.S. high schools teaching in the 2022\u201323 academic year who are contracted to return to their schools in fall 2023 are eligible; writers must have three years of full-time teaching experience, and have no summer all-consuming work responsibilities, such as teaching summer school (see guidelines). One of the application requirements is a writing sample of up to 5,000 words. \u201cPublished writers are certainly encouraged to apply, but so are unpublished and yet to be published writers.\u201d
\nValue: $5,000
\nDeadline: 4 January 2023
\nOpen for: U.S. high school teachers
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

National Endowment for the Arts: Translation Project Fellowship
\n<\/strong>These are for published translators. The fellowship is for the translation of works of\u00a0prose,\u00a0poetry,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<\/strong>drama<\/strong>\u00a0from other languages into English. They encourage translations of writers and of work that are not well represented in English translation. The proposed projects must be for creative translations of literary material into English.
\nValue:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Up to $25,000 (see here<\/a>)
\nDeadline: 12 January 2023<\/strong>
\nOpen for: Published translators who are citizens or permanent residents of the US
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.
\n(They also have Creative Writing Fellowships<\/strong> for prose, deadline 8 March 2023, details here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
\n<\/strong>This is for US high school students in grades 9 through 12. Essays must describe an act of political courage by a US elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F Kennedy was born. The official may have addressed an issue at the local, state, or national level.\u00a0Essays should be 700-1,000 words and must quote at least five sources.
\nValue: $10,000, $3,000, $1,000 each for finalists, $100 each for semi-finalists
\nDeadline: 13 January 2023
\nOpen for: US high school students
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a> (also click on tabs on the page for various details)<\/p>\n

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Milkweed Editions: Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for a poetry manuscript, of 48 or more pages, for poets in the US upper Midwest<\/strong> region (Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Michigan). The submitted manuscript must be previously unpublished, though individual poems included may have been previously published in periodicals, chapbooks or anthologies. This is not a first book contest; poets may be at any stage in their career.
\nValue: $10,000, royalty contract, publication
\nDeadline: 15 January 2023
\nOpen for: Poets in the US upper Midwest
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n

RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers
\n<\/strong>This is for Canadian writers who have published work in literary magazines, but not in book form. For this cycle, writers should submit up to 10 pages (up to 2,500 words, for fiction) of either unpublished short fiction or unpublished poetry. There is no age bar; and a self-published book or chapbook will not disqualify you.
\nValue: CAD10,000; CAD2,500 for finalists
\nDeadline: 16 January 2022
\nOpen for: Canadian writers
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a> (overview), here<\/a> (fiction guidelines), and here<\/a> (poetry guidelines).<\/p>\n

Z\u00f3calo Public Square Poetry Prize<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>They want poetry from US poets whose poem best evokes a connection to place. \u201cThe prize interprets \u201cplace\u201d in many ways: A place may possess historical, cultural, political, or personal importance, and may be literal, imaginary, or metaphorical.\u201d Please read the conditions at the bottom of the page carefully.
\nValue: $1,000
\nDeadline: 23 January 2023
\nOpen for: US poets
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harlequin: Romance Includes You Mentorship
\n<\/strong>This is an opportunity for a US\/Canada based writer who is looking to publish their debut romance book, and is unrepresented by an agent; they are particularly interested in writers from an underrepresented community (including but not limited to: writers who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, biracial and multiracial; writers in LGBTQ+ communities; members of marginalized ethnic and religious cultures; writers with disabilities; and writers identifying as neurodiverse). \u201cWe are looking to work with a writer with an interest in writing category romance whose story can be published in one of Harlequin\u2019s 11 romance lines (excluding Carina Press and Carina Adores).\u201d Some of the submission requirements are the first 5,000 words of the novel and a synopsis; also, \u201cthese novels are typically 50,000 to 70,000 words in length and are trope-based … Your story may include characters that share your background, community or culture but this is not a requirement. We are open to romance stories with all gender and identity pairings.\u201d They will begin accepting submissions for this mentorship from 1st<\/sup> January 2023, which is also when the Submittable portal for this category will open on the Harlequin website; upload your submission to the \u201cRomance Includes You Mentorship\u201d category when it opens up here<\/a>.
\nValue: $5,000, mentorship, and publication
\nReading period: 1-31 January 2023 (see FAQ<\/a>).
\nOpen for: US\/Canada based writers (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bucknell University: Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing
\n<\/strong>This residency is offered by Bucknell University, and provides writing time of up to four months. It\u2019s for writers of any literary genre: fiction, creative non-fiction, or poetry. Writers should be working on a first or second book of fiction or creative non-fiction. There are two residencies, in fall and spring semesters. Some record of publication is desirable.
\nValue: $5,000 and residency
\nDeadline: 1 February 2023
\nOpen for: US writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n(See the full list of their programs and residencies here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

PRIZES FOR UK- AND IRELAND-BASED AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Penguin WriteNow
\nThis is for UK\/Ireland-based writers, for people from a background or community that is currently under-represented in UK and Irish publishing . \u201cThis year we are looking exclusively for commercial fiction for adults. This means books with a fast-moving plot and a gripping hook that reels the reader in \u2014 fiction novels that will engross and captivate readers. In particular we’re interested in reading compelling love stories, family drama, crime, thriller, and comedy novels.\u201d Part of the application is writing 1,000 words, and synopsis of the proposed novel. This year, for the first time, they are also partnering with BBC Studios<\/strong> \u2013 you can read about what that entails here<\/a>.
\n<\/strong>Value: $1,000, other non-cash prizes
\nDeadline: 8 January 2023
\nOpen for: UK\/Ireland-based writers
\nDetails here<\/a> (scroll down for shortlisting phases) and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Discoveries 2023
\nThis prize is run by The Women\u2019s Prize Trust, Audible, Curtis Brown Literary Agency, and Curtis Brown Creative writing school. It is for UK- and Ireland-based women writers, for a novel-in-progress (adult fiction) \u2013 send the first 10,000 words and a synopsis. Apart from a cash prize, the winner also gets literary representation. There are also non-cash prizes for shortlisted and longlisted writers.
\nValue: \u00a35,000
\nDeadline: 15 January 2023
\nOpen for: UK- and Ireland-based women writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The John Bryne Award
\n<\/strong>This is an award for Scotland-based creatives. While the award is for creative work in all disciplines, and on any topic, they are keen on \u201cartistic work which examines societal or personal values, ideals or beliefs and has the potential to create an interesting real-life debate or discussion.
\nYour work should not only be of high quality, but it should also have an accompanying rationale which clearly articulates how your submission is relevant to these aims.\u201d Written work is to be up to 5,000 words, and audio\/video, up to 15 minutes. Works must have a written rationale explaining how it meets the John Byrne Award criteria; i.e. what ideas your work communicates, and why these are important. \u00a0There will be monthly winners chosen through the year, with an overall winner chosen annually. Please note, all entries will be posted online – read their terms and conditions carefully.
\nValue: Annual award of \u00a32,500; monthly awards of \u00a3250
\nDeadline: 31 January 2023 for the annual award
\nOpen for: Scotland-based writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These are contests and fellowships for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and journalism, with prizes up to $100,000. The contests are, very loosely, divided geographically. A couple of the deadlines are in December. – S. Kalekar Defenestration.net Lengthy Poem Contest They are reading entries for a lengthy poem, of at least three 120 lines, or roughly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10664"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10667,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10664\/revisions\/10667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}