{"id":11694,"date":"2024-03-15T08:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=11694"},"modified":"2024-03-15T08:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:47:42","slug":"29-contests-grants-and-fellowships-for-writers-up-to-50000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/29-contests-grants-and-fellowships-for-writers-up-to-50000\/","title":{"rendered":"29 Contests, Grants, and Fellowships for Writers (Up to $50,000)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are contests\/grants\/fellowships for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, up to $50,000. They are divided, very roughly, by geography. Most of the deadlines are in April, while a couple of the deadlines are in March. <strong>&#8211; S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS<br><\/strong><strong><br>A Public Space Writing Fellowship<\/strong><br>\u201cWriters who have not yet contracted to publish a book are invited to apply to the 2024 Writing Fellowships. Submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are welcome. Three fellowships will be awarded.\u201d The fellowship aims to \u201cseek out and support writers who embrace risk in their work and their own singular vision.\u201d One of the submission requirements is a writing sample; one unpublished piece (for prose, a limit of 6,000 words; for poetry, up to 15 pages). If selected, the submitted manuscript is the piece that will be published in the magazine.<br>Value: $1,000, mentorship, other non-cash prizes<br>Deadline: 31 March 2024<br>Open for: Writers who have not yet contracted to publish a book with a US publisher (see guidelines)<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/apublicspace.org\/news\/detail\/the-2024-a-public-space-writing-fellowships\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apublicspacedemo.submittable.com\/submit\/181904\/a-public-space-writing-fellowships\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Terrain.org Editor\u2019s Prize<br><\/strong>This magazine focuses on place, climate, and justice. They publish fiction, non-fiction, and poetry by all writers, and pay a minimum of $50. Also, \u201cAll accepted submissions by writers of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, women, and\/or other marginalized communities whose contributions explore place particularly in the context of social, environmental, or climate justice are considered for our annual Editor&#8217;s Prize of $500 per genre.\u201d<br>Value: $500 each for fiction, non-fiction, poetry<br>Deadline: 31 March 2024 for general submissions of fiction and non-fiction, general poetry closed (other calls open till later \u2013 see guidelines)<br>Open for: Underrepresented writers (see above)<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/terrainorg.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers<br><\/strong>These three-month fellowships are to afford writers uninterrupted time to focus on their work at an apartment in Carson McCuller\u2019s childhood home in Columbus, Georgia. A spouse or companion is welcome. The application includes a writing sample of up to 20 pages.<br>Value: $5,000<br>Deadline: 1 April 2024<br>Open for: Unspecified<br>Details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccullerscenter.org\/#academic-opportunities\">here<\/a> (scroll down to Academic Opportunities and click on Fellowships).<br><strong><br>Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest<br><\/strong>This prize is for humor poetry. Submit a poem of up to 250 lines.\u00a0<br>Value: $2,000 and a two-year subscription to Duotrope; $500; $250; 10 prizes of $100 each<br>Deadline: 1 April 2024<br>Open for: All poets<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/winningwriters.com\/our-contests\/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Mike Resnick Memorial Award<\/strong><br>This award is sponsored by Galaxy\u2019s Edge magazine and Dragon Con. They want a science fiction story by a new writer (who has not been paid a per-word rate of 6 cents a word or more or received a payment for any single work of fiction totaling more than $50). Send stories up to 7,499 words. Writers do not need to be members of Dragon Con.<br>Value: $250, $100, $50<br>Deadline: 1 April 2024<br>Open for: New writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcmanorbooks.com\/resnick\">here<\/a> (scroll down), <a href=\"https:\/\/arcmanorpublishers.moksha.io\/publication\/the-mike-resnick-memorial-award\/guidelines\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/arcmanorpublishers.moksha.io\/publication\/the-mike-resnick-memorial-award\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>The Hurston\/Wright Crossover Award<\/strong><br>This is a non-fiction award, and is open for Black writers only who have never published a book. It \u201chonors probing, provocative, and original new voices in literary nonfiction. Named after the most common dribbling move in basketball, the Crossover Award, aims to highlight an unconventional winner who writes across genres and can effectively crossover between writing styles and techniques. The name also speaks to the potential of the award winner to transition from obscurity to the spotlight. This award will celebrate one writer who contributes a unique perspective to the literary nonfiction landscape.\u201d Send up to 20 pages of literary non-fiction. Submissions may be stand-alone essays or excerpts from a book in progress.<br>Value: $2,000, other non-cash prizes<br>Deadline: 2 April 2024<br>Open for: Unpublished Black writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/hurstonwrightfoundation.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>. (Their Submittable has other opportunities listed too, please be sure to submit to the correct category.)<br><strong><br>Fabula Press Short Story Competition<br><\/strong>This is a fiction contest; they want stories of 2,500-7,000 words. Regarding the kind of stories they want, they say, \u201cThere is no theme to the contest. We are not picky about genre either. What we are looking for is exceptional writing, so a Chekovian piece of truth and drama,&nbsp; a Poesque tale of horror, or a work of science fiction in the nature of Connie Willis\u2019 Firewatch hold a similar appeal for us. Chick Lit, Young Adult, and Hard Science Fiction do not work for us, though, given the nature of the anthology.\u201d They have a fee-free submission window, and they also have paid submissions (see guidelines). Please see their note about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressfabula.com\/submission\/\">anthology inclusions<\/a> for both free and paid entries.<br>Value: $500, $250, $100<br>Deadline (for fee-free submissions): 3 April 2024<br>Open for: All writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressfabula.com\/guideline\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressfabula.com\/submission\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/duotrope.com\/duosuma\/submit\/fabula-press-short-story-competitions-Lr738\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Bacopa Literary Review Writing Contest<br><\/strong>This is an international contest, and writers can submit to one category. Apart from prizes in fiction, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction, they have three poetry prizes: formal poetry, free verse poetry, and visual poetry. Please see the guidelines for submission requirements in the category you wish to submit. They also request for works on the Censorship theme, though they will accept works on any theme.<br>Value: $200, $100 in each of the six categories<br>Deadline: 4 April 2024<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/writersalliance.org\/bacopa-literary-review\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/writersallianceofgainesville.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Casa Africa: Purorrelato micro-story contest<br><\/strong>They have two contests for those writing in English; Purorrelato, a micro-story contest, with a deadline in April, and an essay contest, with a deadline in May. For their micro-story contest,they want stories that are related to Africa in some way. Stories can be in Spanish, English, French or Portuguese, with a maximum length of 1500 characters (not words) including spaces and excluding the title.<br>Value: \u20ac750, \u20ac375, \u20ac225<br>Deadline: 16 April 2024<br>Open for: All writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casafrica.es\/en\/event\/purorrelato-2024-concurso-de-microrrelatos\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<br>(See all of Casa Africa\u2019s awards\/contests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casafrica.es\/en\/event\/premios-casa-africa-2024-fotografia-ensayo-microrrelato-y-periodismo\">here<\/a>.)\u00a0<br><br><strong><br>International Women\u2019s Media Foundation Grants<br><\/strong>International Women\u2019s Media Foundation (IWMF) has several grants\/awards for women and non-binary journalists; some of them are open now, including (but not limited to) the <strong>international<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/iwmf.submittable.com\/submit\/290062\/2025-elizabeth-neuffer-fellowship\">Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship<\/a> for women, non-binary, and gender non-confirming journalists committed to human rights and social justice reporting (deadline <strong>21 April 2024<\/strong>); <strong>international<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwmf.org\/programs\/fund-for-women-journalists\/\">Howard G. Buffet Fund for Women Journalists<\/a> (rolling deadline); and <strong>US-based<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwmf.org\/programs\/fund-for-indigenous-journalists\/\">Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing &amp; Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender People<\/a> (rolling deadline).<br>Value: Varies<br>Deadline: Varies<br>Open for: Women and non-binary journalists<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/iwmf.submittable.com\/submit\/\">here<\/a>.<br>(Click on IWMF\u2019s Opportunities and Awards tabs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwmf.org\/our-programs\/\">this page<\/a> for more.)<br><br><strong>Whiting Foundation\u2019s Creative Nonfiction Grants<br><\/strong>Grants of $40,000 each will be awarded to writers of creative non-fiction books \u2013 projects that were under contract with a publisher\u00a0 in the US, UK, or Canada.\u00a0It is intended for multiyear book projects requiring large amounts of deep and focused research, thinking, and writing, after significant work has been accomplished.<br>Value: $40,000 each<br>Deadline: 23 April 2024<br>Open for: Projects that were under contract with a publisher in the US, UK, or Canada<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiting.org\/writers\/creative-nonfiction-grant\/about\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Baen Fantasy Adventure Award<br><\/strong>They want stories in all fantasy genres and pay $0.08\/word for work up to 8,000 words. \u201cIt must be a work of fantasy, though all fantasy genres are open, e.g. epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery, contemporary fantasy, etc.\u201d<br>Value: $0.08\/word<br>Deadline: 30 April 2024<br>Open for: Unspecified<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baen.com\/contest-faa\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Wilbur &amp; Niso Smith Foundation: Author of Tomorrow Award<br><\/strong>This international contest is designed to find the adventure writers of the future. Writers must enter a piece of short fiction. The work must fall within what can be defined as adventure writing (see guidelines).\u00a0 There are three categories: for writers ages 16-21, 12-15, and under 11.<br>Value: \u00a31,000 in the 16-21 group, \u00a3250 in the 12-15 group, \u00a3100 in the under-11 group<br>Deadline: 30 April 2024<br>Open for: All writers ages 21 and under<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org\/index.php\/awards\/author-of-tomorrow-2019\/submissions\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Preservation Foundation Contest: Non-fictional Animal Stories<br><\/strong>This is an international contest for unpublished writers (see guidelines). Their upcoming deadline is for the non-fiction animal stories category: \u201cStories should be factual and true accounts of an encounter or encounters by the author with a wild animal or animals. These include, but are not limited to, birds, fish, butterflies, snails, lions, bears, turtles, wombats, etc., as long as it is not a pet.\u201d Entries should be 1,000-5,000 words. They want all entries, regardless of whether or not they win, to be on their website as long as the Foundation exists (see guidelines). Also see contests in other genres, which will have deadlines later in the year.\u00a0<br>Value: $200, $100<br>Deadline: 30 April 2024<br>Open for: Unpublished writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyhouse.org\/contest2024.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New England Crime Bake: Al Blanchard Award<br><\/strong>This is a short story award. Their guidelines say it must be a crime story, of up to 5,000 words, by a New England author or have a New England setting if the author is not from New England (the New England states are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). The story may include the following genres: mystery, thriller, suspense, caper, and horror. (No torture\/killing of children or animals.) Apart from the cash award, the winner also gets publication in Level Best Books\u2019 Crime Fiction anthology, and admission to the Crime Bake Conference (conference attendance is not a requirement).<br>Value: $100<br>Deadline: 30 April 2024<br>Open for: All writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crimebake.org\/event\/2024conference\/websitePage:af4af14f-bfe7-434a-aa93-f2c7e7f93db5\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>CNO Naval History Essay Contest \u2013 Professional Historian<br><\/strong>This is an international contest. Their website says, \u201cThe CNO invites entrants to submit essays that apply lessons from throughout naval history to solving today&#8217;s Navy challenges.\u201d See guidelines for details on the theme. Essays have to be up to 3,500 words. This contest is open to: US and international professional historians (including history museum curators, archivists, history teachers\/professors, persons with history-related doctoral degrees; authors of books on naval history (not including self-published works); civilians who have published articles in an established historical or naval journal or magazine.<br>Value: $5,000, $2,500<br>Deadline: 30 April 2024<br>Open for: See above<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usni.org\/essay-contests\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usni.org\/essay-contests\/2024\/2024-cno-naval-history-essay-contest-professional-historian\">here<\/a>.<br>(They invite essays for various other prizes as well \u2013 see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usni.org\/essay-contests\/about\">this page<\/a> for an overview, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usni.org\/essay-contests\">this page<\/a> links to all their contests.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Waterston Desert Writing Prize<br><\/strong>This prize is for a proposed book of literary non-fiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy \u2013 with the desert both as subject and setting. Writing samples about deserts and natural settings are more likely to be reviewed favorably. Apart from the cash award, there is also a residency at PLAYA at Summer Lake and a reading and reception at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.<br>Value: $3,000, residency<br>Deadline: 1 May 2024<br>Open for: All writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/highdesertmuseum.org\/waterston-prize\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaterstondesertwritingprize.submittable.com\/submit\/36310\/waterston-desert-writing-prize-2024-submission-guidelines\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CINTAS Foundation: Fellowship in Creative Writing for Cuban Writers<br><\/strong>This is a creative writing fellowship for writers having Cuban citizenship or direct lineage (having a Cuban parent or grandparent).&nbsp;Applications can be in English or Spanish; one of the submission requirements is a writing sample (see guidelines). Fellows who are not U.S. citizens and who are living abroad must provide a U.S. taxpayer identification number when they accept the fellowship to receive payment.&nbsp;The foundation also offers fellowships for other disciplines (click the \u2018Fellowships\u2019 tab on the page).<br>Value: $25,000<br>Deadline: 1 May 2024<br>Open for: Writers having Cuban citizenship or direct lineage<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cintasfoundation.org\/fellowships\/creative-writing-fellowship#apply\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Casa Africa: Essay contest<\/strong><br>They have two contests for those writing in English; a micro-story contest, with a deadline in April, and an essay contest, with a deadline in May. Their essay contest is on the theme of <strong>intra-African immigration<\/strong>; \u201cThe vast majority of African mobility takes place between the borders of the African continent itself. Although many people associate the term migrations with citizens of the neighbouring continent and an irregular, dramatic arrival in Europe, in precarious boats or by jumping the fences of Ceuta or Melilla, African citizens usually prefer to move within their own countries, normally in circular migration processes in the heat of labour and economic opportunities.\u201d They invite submissions from academics and experts. Essays, of 15,000-20,000 words, can be in Spanish, English, French or Portuguese.<br>Value: \u20ac2,000<br>Deadline: 2<sup>nd<\/sup> May 2024<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casafrica.es\/en\/event\/15a-convocatoria-de-los-premios-de-ensayo-casa-africa\">here<\/a>.<br>(See all of Casa Africa\u2019s awards\/contests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casafrica.es\/en\/event\/premios-casa-africa-2024-fotografia-ensayo-microrrelato-y-periodismo\">here<\/a>.)&nbsp;<br><strong><br>A couple of contests with later deadlines:<br><br>&#8212; ABA Journal \/ Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction: <\/strong>This is a fiction contest for US writers (see guidelines). The ABA Journal is the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association. Send a story of up to 5,000 words that illuminates the role of the law and\/or lawyers in modern society. The prize is $5,000, and the deadline is 15 May 2024, details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/contests\/ross_essay\/\">here<\/a>.<br>&#8212; <strong>Drue Heinz Literature Prize<\/strong>: This is for previously published writers of short fiction (see guidelines), and the submission period is 1 May-30 June 2024. The prize is for a short story collection, or for two or more novellas, and the award is $15,000. Details <a href=\"https:\/\/upittpress.org\/prize\/drue-heinz-literature-prize\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/upittpress.org\/drue-heinz-literature-prize-submission-guidelines\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/upress.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a> (Submittable \u2013 the link for this prize will open on 1 May).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>FOR WRITERS IN THE US AND CANADA<br><\/strong>(Also see the <strong>Hurston\/Wright Crossover Award<\/strong> for Black writers, <strong>International Women\u2019s Media Foundation Grants<\/strong> \u2013 they have some grants for US-based journalists; <strong>Whiting Foundation\u2019s Creative Nonfiction Grants<\/strong>;<strong> New England Crime Bake: Al Blanchard Award<\/strong>; <strong>CNO Naval History Essay Contest<\/strong>,and all their contests; <strong>CINTAS Foundation Fellowship<\/strong> <strong>in Creative Writing for Cuban writers<\/strong>; and <strong>ABA Journal \/ Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction<\/strong>. All are in the international section, above.)<br><br><strong>Maya Angelou Book Award<br><\/strong>This award, for US writers, is for a work has demonstrated a commitment to social justice. It is for books published in 2023, or scheduled to be published until November 2024. The award alternates between poetry and fiction, and for this cycle, books of fiction (both novels and short story collections) are eligible. Entrants must be available for a two-week reading tour at partnering educational institutions in Missouri (see guidelines). Entries have to be made by publishers only, not writers.<br>Value: $10,000<br>Deadline: 1 April 2024<br>Open for: US writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/kclibrary.org\/maba\">here<\/a>.<br><strong><br><\/strong><strong>PEN America: US Writers Aid Initiative<br><\/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 an emergency situation. Various deadlines are listed for 2024, and the next one is 1<sup>st<\/sup> April. Other deadlines are in July and October. Writers do not have to be PEN members to apply.<br>Value: Unspecified<br>Deadline:1 April 2024<br>Open for: US writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/pen.org\/us-writers-aid-initiative\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>The Great American Think-Off<br><\/strong>This is an essay contest for US-based writers. This year the theme is, \u201cIs freedom of speech worth the cost?\u201d Their website says, \u201cThe Great American Think-Off is an exhibition of civil disagreement between powerful ideas that connect to your life at the gut level. &#8230; People of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to submit an essay of no more than 750 words for a chance to win one of four $500 cash prizes and participate in the live debate to ultimately answer the question, determined by audience vote. &#8230;&nbsp; The debate is held each year on the second Saturday in June.<br>Writers are encouraged to ground their essays in personal experience rather than philosophical abstraction. Each year, four writers will be selected as finalists and invited to debate the question on the second Saturday in June in New York Mills, MN. Costs for winners\u2019 travel, food, and lodging will be covered by the Cultural Center.\u201d&nbsp;<br>Value: $500 for four writers, and other prizes \u2013 see above<br>Deadline: 1 April 2024<br>Open for: US-based writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kulcher.org\/think-off\/the-great-american-think-off\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kulcher.org\/think-off\/submit-your-essay\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Creative Capital Award<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>This award is for artists in <a href=\"https:\/\/creative-capital.org\/about-the-creative-capital-award-open\/#disciplines\">various disciplines<\/a>, including literature (including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and\/or sustainable literature-based practices) and performing arts (includes playwriting). The deadline to send initial proposals (Round 1) is 4<sup>th<\/sup> April 2024; \u201cIn Round I, you will be asked to provide demographic information; project discipline and sub disciplines; a project title and description; answers to six questions about your project; and a resume and artist website (if applicable) through our application portal.\u201d They also accept proposals from collaborators. They have extensive guidelines. And, \u201cAward amounts range from $15,000 up to $50,000 per project. Creative Capital grants are structured so that the artist(s) may draw down the funds over a multi-year period. Creative Capital plans to award approximately 50 individual artists across a range of disciplines, demographics, and geographic locations.\u201d&nbsp;<br>Value: $15,000-$50,000<br>Deadline: 4 April 2024<br>Open for: US artists (see guidelines)<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/creative-capital.org\/about-the-award-application\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships<br><\/strong>These are fellowships for US poets laureate. They are for poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to support them in creating new work, as well as to enable them to undertake projects that enrich the lives of their neighbors, including youth, through poetry activities. There are some eligibility requirements, including: appointed as an official poet laureate of a state, city, county, U.S. territory, or Tribal nation by a Governor, State Arts or Humanities Council, State Poet Laureate Commission, Tribe President, Mayor, City Council, City Poet Laureate Commission, City Arts Board, County Arts Board, or a city\u2019s public library system; your service as poet laureate, carried out in good community standing, occurring sometime between January 31, 2024 and June 30, 2025; and published one or more full-length poetry collection(s) and\/or chapbook(s) or substantial history of public spoken word performances. Some of the submission requirements are a poetry sample, and a description of your proposed civic project(s), including a timeline for the project(s) you would conduct, that engages youth and\/or addresses important statewide or local issues.<br>Value: $50,000 (see guidelines)<br>Deadline: 8 April 2024<br>Open for: US poets laureate<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/academy-american-poets\/prizes\/academy-american-poets-laureate-fellowships\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.submittable.com\/submit\/4e7b2d1e-a183-4715-9eff-e275bf516a67\/2024-academy-of-american-poets-laureate-fellowships\">here<\/a>.<br>(Also see other awards by the Academy of American Poets on their Submittable <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a> \u2013 they have both fee-based and fee-free awards.)&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Poetry Foundation: Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships<br><\/strong>These grants, which will open for applications in early March, are for US poets ages 21-31 years. Applicants have to register on their online portal. Poets can also apply for alternative formats to submit applications. One of the application requirements is a writing sample, up to 10 pages of poetry. The application period will open on 4<sup>th<\/sup> March 2024.<br>Value: $27,000<br>Deadline: 15<sup>th<\/sup> April 2024 (deadline to apply for alternative formats is 1<sup>st<\/sup> April, and deadline to register on the online portal is 8<sup>th<\/sup> April \u2013 see guidelines).<br>Open for: US writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/foundation\/prizes-fellowship\">here<\/a>.<br>(See all of Poetry Foundation\u2019s <strong>grants and awards for individuals<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/foundation\/awards\">here<\/a>. And Poetry Magazine\u2019s Submittable is <a href=\"https:\/\/poetry.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.)<br><br><strong>F<\/strong><strong>und for Investigative Journalism Grants<br><\/strong>Their regular grants are for articles by US journalists that break new ground and expose wrongdoing \u2013 such as corruption, malfeasance, or abuse of power \u2013 in the public and private sectors. FIJ encourages proposals written for ethnic media as well as those submitted by journalists of color.&nbsp;\u201cThe Fund provides grants for print and online articles, television and radio stories, documentaries, podcasts, and books.\u201d Also, \u201cforeign-based story proposals must come from US-based reporters or have a strong US angle involving American citizens, government, or business; all stories must be published in English, in a media outlet in the United States.\u201d<br>Value: Up to $10,000<br>Deadline: 29 April 2024<br>Open for:<strong> <\/strong>U.S.-based journalists or those working on a story with a strong U.S. angle<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/investigate.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.<br>(And, <strong>Fund for Investigative Journalism<\/strong> is also accepting applications for <strong>\u201cseed\u201d grants<\/strong> for early reporting of $1,000 to $2,500, the deadline is 10 May 2024; journalists must be U.S.-based or working on a story with a strong U.S. angle; details <a href=\"https:\/\/investigate.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.)<br><br><strong>Sleeping Bear Press: Own Voices, Own Stories Award<br><\/strong>This award is for children\u2019s picture book manuscripts written by new authors from historically marginalized groups in the US. \u201cSubmitted children\u2019s stories should speak to the authentic experiences and perspectives of BIPOC and\/or LGBTQ+ communities with the purpose of engaging readers in narratives that reflect underrepresented voices and communities. Consistent with our dedication to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, those stories should both inspire and empower readers. Submissions should be for ages 4 through 10 and may be fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Text must come in at under 1,300 words (not including backmatter or ancillary material). Only stories with human protagonists will be considered. \u2026 Only projects and authors who have not had a previously traditionally published children\u2019s book will be considered.\u201d<br>Value: $2,000, publishing contract<br>Deadline: 30 April 2024<br>Open for: US writers who are BIPOC and\/or LGBTQ+<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/sleepingbearpress.com\/ovos\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>League of Canadian Poets: Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize<br><\/strong>This is a poetry prize for Canadian youth; there are two categories, the Junior (grades 7-9) and Senior (grades 10-12), with three prizes in each category. Writers can submit one poem, up to one page long. Homeschooled students are welcome to submit.&nbsp;<br>Value: Unspecified<br>Deadline: 30 April 2024<br>Open for: Canadian youth<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.ca\/offerings\/awards\/#:~:text=Jessamy%20Stursberg%20Poetry%20Prize%20for%20Canadian%20Youth&amp;text=Runs%20annually%20from%20September%2015,the%20literary%20arts%2C%20specifically%20poetry.\">here<\/a>. (This page also has details of all the League of Canadian Poets\u2019 prizes.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOR WRITERS IN THE UK AND IRELAND<br><\/strong>(Also see <strong>Whiting Foundation\u2019s Creative Nonfiction Grants<\/strong> in the international section, above.)<br><strong><br><\/strong><strong>The Orwell Society\/NUJ Young Journalist\u2019s Award<br><\/strong>This is an opportunity for young UK-based journalists\/those studying journalism in the UK (your birth should be after 1994). Send \u201can arts review on a subject of your choice (e.g. book, film, play, art exhibition, etc) of no fewer than 600 and no more than 700 words. Your review should include a headline and an indication of the target audience\/publication.<br>OR a column on a political subject of your choice of no fewer than 600 and no more than 700 words. Your column should include a headline and an indication of the target audience\/publication.\u201d Also send \u201ca reflection of no fewer than 250 and no more than 300 words, on how your review or column is informed by Orwell\u2019s influence.\u201d&nbsp;<br>Value: \u00a31,500 for winners, \u00a3500 for runners-up<br>Deadline: 7 April 2024<br>Open for: Young UK-based journalists<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/orwellsociety.com\/bursary\/the-orwell-society-nuj-young-journalists-award-2024-open-for-entries\/\">here<\/a>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:skalekar888@gmail.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are contests\/grants\/fellowships for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, up to $50,000. They are divided, very roughly, by geography. Most of the deadlines are in April, while a couple of the deadlines are in March. &#8211; S. 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