{"id":12396,"date":"2025-03-14T14:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T21:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=12396"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T21:05:58","slug":"29-contests-awards-and-fellowships-for-writers-for-april-2025-up-to-100000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/29-contests-awards-and-fellowships-for-writers-for-april-2025-up-to-100000\/","title":{"rendered":"29  Contests, Awards, and Fellowships for Writers for April, 2025 (Up to $100,000)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><br>By S. Kalekar<br><br><\/strong>These are contests\/awards\/fellowships for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism, with awards up to $100,000. A couple of the deadlines are in March.<strong><br><br>A Public Space Writing Fellowship<\/strong><br>\u201cWriters who have not yet contracted to publish a book are invited to apply to the 2025 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 A writing sample is part of the submission requirement (for prose, up to 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 2025<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\/about\/fellowships\/writing-fellowship\">here<\/a>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest<br><\/strong>This prize is for humor poetry. Submit a poem of up to 250 lines.&nbsp;<br>Value: $2,000 and a two-year subscription to Duotrope; $500; $250; 10 prizes of $100 each<br>Deadline: 1 April 2025<br>Open for: All poets<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/winningwriters.com\/our-contests\/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>The Loveliest Fellowship<br><\/strong>The Loveliest Review invites work in various genres for their inaugural fellowship \u2013 fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, photography, art, and reviews. The theme is <strong>Justice<\/strong>. One winner will be chosen. A writing sample is part of the submission requirement \u2013 see guidelines.<br>Value: $1,000<br>Deadline: 1 April 2025<br>Open for: Unspecified<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theloveliestreview.com\/the-loveliest-fellowship\">here<\/a>.<br><br><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, residency<br>Deadline: 1 April 2025<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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Alpine Fellowship Prizes<br><\/strong>They have a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpinefellowship.com\/poetry-prize\">Poetry Prize<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpinefellowship.com\/writing-prize\">Writing Prize<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpinefellowship.com\/theatre-prize\">Theatre Prize<\/a>, as well as Music, Philosophy, Refugee Scholar, and Visual Arts prizes. Please read the guidelines for each genre carefully. The theme for this year is <strong>Fear<\/strong>, and all works must address the theme.<br>Value: \u00a33,000, and two runner-up prizes of \u00a31,000 each in creative writing categories \u2013 poetry, writing, theatre<br>Deadline: 1 April 2025<br>Open for: all writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/alpinefellowship.com\/prizes\">here<\/a> \u2013 click on individual tabs for various genres.<br><br><strong>The Cave Canem Prize<br><\/strong>This is a prize for Black poets. \u201cThe Cave Canem Prize supports the work of Black poets to overcome the obstacle of publishing their first book of poems. Awarded to one poet annually, the Prize recipient receives a monetary award, as well as having their manuscript published by one of our partner publishers\u2026. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Cave Canem Prize, which was launched in 1999. To commemorate this historic milestone, Cave Canem has increased the monetary award to $10,000.\u201d About eligibility, \u201cAll unpublished, original collections of poems written in English by Black poets who have not had a full-length book of poetry published by a professional press.\u201d (See guidelines).&nbsp;The winning manuscript will be published by Graywolf Press. The prize\/submission portal will open for submissions on 1<sup>st<\/sup> April 2025; there\u2019s no deadline announced yet.<br>Value: $10,000<br>Opens on: 1 April 2025<br>Open for: Black poets<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/cavecanempoets.org\/programs\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism<br><\/strong>They have two nonresidential fellowships; one for US journalists, and another, open internationally. Both focus on mental health. They have detailed guidelines, including, \u201cJournalists reporting on mental health topics within the United States are encouraged to apply. In addition, a new international fellowship, introduced in 2024, will focus on the intersection of mental health and climate change. Climate change fellowship applicants should be based in countries considered the most vulnerable, outside of the United States. \u2026 Projects can be in any format \u2014 digital, audio, video, print \u2014 and applicants are encouraged to think creatively within the topic area. \u2026 Qualified applicants must be journalists with at least three years of experience.<br>The yearlong, nonresidential fellowships equip journalists with the resources necessary to produce compelling and solutions-based stories on mental health and substance use issues.\u201d The deadline for applications, including for recommendation letters and letters of support, is 2<sup>nd<\/sup> April.&nbsp;<br>Value: $10,000<br>Deadline: 2 April 2025<br>Open for: Journalists in the US and worldwide<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartercenter.org\/news\/pr\/2025\/mhj-applications-2025-2026.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Eye Contact Prize in Genre Fiction<\/strong><br>Eye Contact is literary journal affiliated with Seton Hill University. To be eligible for the prize, submit historical flash fiction (up to 1,000 words) on the \u2018Experience\u2019 theme for their next issue. The best story submitted for the magazine will win a prize. There is no separate submission process.<br>Value: $250 (see guidelines)<br>Deadline: 4 April 2025<br>Open for: All writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/setonhill.edu\/eyecontact\/guidelines\/genre-flash-fiction-prize\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/setonhill.edu\/eyecontact\/guidelines\/submission-guidelines\">here<\/a>.<br><strong><br>International Women\u2019s Media Foundation: Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship<br><\/strong>This is a fellowship from the International Women\u2019s Media Foundation (IWMF), open to women and nonbinary journalists worldwide. \u201cSince 2005, the IWMF has selected one Neuffer Fellow each year to complete a six-month Fellowship focused on human rights and social justice issues. \u2026 Those selected for the Fellowship spend a semester at the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The Boston Globe. During their time in Cambridge, Neuffer Fellows audit a variety of classes, attend seminars and events, pursue independent research and gain newsroom experience. Neuffer Fellows are also able to audit classes at other local universities including Harvard. After the semester, those selected for the Fellowship spend two months in New York City interning for the New York Times.\u201d While they cover transport, stay, and healthcare costs, they do not award a salary.<br>Value: See above<br>Deadline: 20 April 2025<br>Open for: Women and nonbinary journalists with three years of experience<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwmf.org\/programs\/neuffer\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwmf.org\/our-programs\/faq-elizabeth-neuffer-fellowship\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/iwmf.submittable.com\/submit\/3ec88fa1-364d-4120-85b3-370b8734671a\/2026-elizabeth-neuffer-fellowship\">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; and all their open opportunities are on their Submittable page <a href=\"https:\/\/iwmf.submittable.com\/submit\/\">here<\/a>.)<br><br><strong>Whiting Foundation\u2019s Creative Nonfiction Grants<br><\/strong>Up to 10 grants of $40,000 each are awarded to writers of creative non-fiction books. They are for \u201cwriters in the process of completing a book-length work of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction for a general adult readership. It is intended for multiyear book projects requiring large amounts of deep and focused research, thinking, and writing at a crucial point mid-process, after significant work has been accomplished but when an extra infusion of support can make a difference in the ultimate shape and quality of the work. The program&#8217;s chief objective is to foster original, ambitious projects brought to the highest possible standard.<br>Whiting welcomes applications for works of history, cultural or political reportage, biography, memoir, science, philosophy, criticism, graphic nonfiction, and personal essays, among other categories. Again, the work should be intended for a general, not academic, adult reader.\u201d Projects that are under contract with a publisher&nbsp; in the US, UK, or Canada.&nbsp;<br>Value: $40,000 each<br>Deadline: 23 April 2025<br>Open for: Projects that 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> and <a href=\"https:\/\/whiting.submittable.com\/submit\/951cd989-5705-4895-baae-ccef10132a07\/2025-whiting-creative-nonfiction-grant\">here<\/a>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Fund for Investigative Journalism<\/strong> <strong>Grants<\/strong><br>They are accepting applications for regular grants for investigative journalism stories based in the U.S.\/with a strong U.S. angle. The Fund provides grants for print and online articles, television and radio stories, documentary films, podcasts and books. Foreign-based story proposals must come from U.S.-based reporters or have a strong U.S. angle involving American citizens, government or business; all stories must be published in English, in a media outlet in the United States.<br>Value: Up to $10,000<br>Deadline: 28 April 2025<br>Open for: Investigative journalism stories based in the U.S.\/with a strong U.S. angle<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/investigate.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.<br>(Fund for Investigative Journalism is also accepting applications for seed grants, for $1,000-2,000, and the deadline for those is in May; for these too, journalists must be U.S.-based or working on a story with a very strong U.S. angle; details <a href=\"https:\/\/investigate.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.)<br><br><strong>O\u2019Shaughnessy Fellowships and Grants<br><\/strong>The O\u2019Shaughnessy fellowships are for people in various disciplines worldwide, including creative ones; this includes writers and journalists. It is a one-year program. \u201cThe Fellowships and Grants empower individuals of the highest caliber whose work positively impacts the world, from scientific breakthroughs and technological innovations to enduring artistic and cultural contributions.\u201d They look for personal agency, exemplary proof-of-work, and resourcefulness in all applicants. \u201cFellows receive $100,000 to work on any project they choose with and support from OSV&#8217;s network of founders, investors, and experts.\u201d They also have a sister grants program, which awards $10,000 each. There is no separate application process for the grants program; winners will be selected on the basis of their fellowship application form. The next steps, for shortlisted individuals, will be group discussions and individual interviews (see guidelines). You can learn more about past fellows and their projects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osv.llc\/our-fellows\">here<\/a>. They plan to award 10 fellowships and 20 grants each year.<br>Value: $100,000 each for the fellowships; $10,000 each for the grants<br>Deadline: 30 April 2025<br>Open for: Writers and journalists worldwide, as well as people in other disciplines<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osv.llc\/oshaughnessy-fellowships\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Terrain.org Editor\u2019s Prize<br><\/strong>They welcome submissions on <strong>place, climate, and justice<\/strong> \u2013 fiction (short story, flash fiction series, novel excerpt, radio play, or other fiction piece), non-fiction, and poetry. They also accept translations, and art. Payment for general submissions is a minimum of $50. And, \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 There is no separate submission process or entry fee for this contest; they have other, fee-based contests too. Certain sections, like Letter to America and ArTerrain, are open year-round, and other sections have submission periods, or are open periodically. The deadline to apply for the poetry prize is 31<sup>st<\/sup> March; for fiction and nonfiction, it is 30<sup>th<\/sup> April.<br>Value: The Editor\u2019s Prize for underrepresented writers is $500 per genre<br>Deadline: 30 April 2025 for fiction and nonfiction (31<sup>st<\/sup> March poetry)<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/terrainorg.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.<strong><br><\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><a><strong>The<\/strong><\/a> <strong>Baen Fantasy Adventure Award<br><\/strong>They want stories in all fantasy genres 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: \u201cindustry-standard rates for professional story submittals\u201d + non-cash prizes<br>Deadline: 30 April 2025<br>Open for: Unspecified<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baen.com\/contest-faa\">here<\/a> (click on contest rules).<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).&nbsp; 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 2025<br>Open for: All writers ages 21 and under<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org\/index.php?p=prize\/author-of-tomorrow\/submissions\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wilburnisosmithfoundation.submittable.com\/submit\">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.&nbsp;<br>Value: $200, $100<br>Deadline: 30 April 2025<br>Open for: Unpublished writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyhouse.org\/contest2025.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>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. Apart from the cash award, the winner also gets published in an 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\/al-blanchard-short-story-award\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>CNO Naval History Essay Contest \u2013 Professional Historian<br><\/strong>This contest is supported by the US Naval Institute. 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: 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 2025<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\/2025\/2025-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\">here<\/a>.)<br><br><strong>Waterston Desert Writing Prize<br><\/strong>This 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. A writing sample is part of the submission requirement. \u201cThe Prize provides financial and other support to writers whose work reflects a similar connection to the desert, recognizing the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative.\u201c Apart from the cash award, there is also a reading and reception at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.<br>Value: $3,000<br>Deadline: 1 May 2025<br>Open for: All writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/highdesertmuseum.org\/waterston-prize\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaterstondesertwritingprize.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>CINTAS Foundation: Fellowship in Creative Writing<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. 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 \u2013 architecture &amp; design, music composition, photography, and visual arts. A work sample is part of the submission requirement.<br>Value: $25,000<br>Deadline: 1 May 2025<br>Open for: Writers having Cuban citizenship or direct lineage<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cintasfoundation.org\/fellowships#writing\">here<\/a> (scroll down), <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfqMN8pEnvdByajnjM6cAuYkftgb4mSQrF4tCSSYrYpSftm2A\/viewform\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdAdI11iB3qUoA8diptPlcXhLPKn72E0E7VTfNJND6NLdPY4A\/viewform\">here<\/a>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(A couple of contests with later deadlines:<br><\/strong><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 2025. 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 &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/upress.submittable.com\/submit\">here<\/a> (Submittable \u2013 the link for this prize will open on 1 May).<br><br><strong>&#8212; Academy of American Poets: James Laughlin Award: <\/strong>This is for a second full-length poetry manuscript by a US poet, contracted by a publisher. Manuscripts have to be 48-100 pages long. Translations and new editions of previously published books are not eligible. Apart from a cash prize of $5,000, the poet also receives an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. The deadline is 15 May 2025. Details <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/academy-american-poets\/prizes\/james-laughlin-award\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.submittable.com\/submit\/313834\/2025-james-laughlin-award\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>&#8212; BBC World Service:<\/strong> <strong>The International Audio Drama Competition: <\/strong>\u201cWriters from around the world are invited to submit their scripts for the 29th International Audio Drama Competition (previously the International Playwriting Competition) which is now open for entries. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, offers the unique opportunity for writers from outside the UK to use the medium of audio drama to tell stories for an international audience. Writers can enter in one of two categories: English as a First Language and English as a Second Language. Winners will receive a cash prize, be invited to attend an award ceremony in the UK in 2026, and to participate in the recording of their dramas for a world premiere on BBC World Service platforms. Flight and accommodation expenses are covered by the BBC.\u201d The award is \u00a32,500, and the deadline is 4 June 2025. Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/writers\/opportunities\/bbc-international-radio-playwriting\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/20Xf9FYjnMzrJJw4l9JVzF6\/bbc-world-service-british-council-international-audio-drama-competition-2026-competition-rules\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/send\/u197134676\">here<\/a>.<strong>)<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOR WRITERS IN THE US AND CANADA<br><\/strong>(Also see the <strong>Cave Canem Prize<\/strong> for Black writers, <strong>Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism<\/strong>; <strong>Fund for Investigative Journalism<\/strong> <strong>Grants;<\/strong><strong> The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers; Whiting Foundation\u2019s Creative Nonfiction Grants<\/strong>;<strong> New England Crime Bake: Al Blanchard Award<\/strong>; <strong>CNO Naval History Essay Contest<\/strong>; <strong>CINTAS Foundation Fellowship<\/strong> <strong>in Creative Writing for Cuban writers<\/strong>, and <strong>Academy of American Poets: James Laughlin Award<\/strong>. All are in the international section, above.)<br><br><strong>The Great American Think-Off<br><\/strong>This is an essay contest for US-based writers. The 2025 question is,<strong> Is there only one truth, or are there many truths? <\/strong>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 2025<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>Maya Angelou Book Award<br><\/strong>This award is for a work has demonstrated a commitment to social justice. It is for books published in 2024, or scheduled to be published until November 2025. The award alternates between poetry and fiction, and for this cycle, books of poetry 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. See the social media announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mayaangeloubookaward\/p\/DFqBuFxxgUh\/\">here<\/a>.<br>Value: $10,000<br>Deadline: 1 April 2025<br>Open for: US writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/mayaangeloubookaward\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kclibrary.org\/maba\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kclibrary.filemail.com\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Creative Capital Awards<br><\/strong>Their website says, \u201cThe&nbsp;Creative Capital Awardprovides unrestricted project grants of up to $50,000 to individual artists to create new work.&nbsp;For the 2026 Creative Capital Open Call, Creative Capital invites professional artists to propose experimental, original, bold new works in&nbsp;Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, and Literature \u2026.Multidisciplinary, technology, and\/or socially engaged projects are welcome in all disciplinary categories. Marking 25 years of groundbreaking artist support, Creative Capital is&nbsp;expanding&nbsp;our support of individual artists across the U.S. and its territories with&nbsp;the launch of a new two-year initiative\u2014the&nbsp;<strong>State of the Art Prize<\/strong>\u2014which aims to recognize one artist from each U.S. state and inhabited territory, with an unrestricted artist grant of $10,000.\u201d<br>Value: Up to $50,000<br>Deadline: 3 April 2025<br>Open for: US creators<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/creative-capital.org\/2025\/02\/10\/artist-opportunities-march-and-april-2025\/\">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: CAD450, CAD400, CAD350 (see <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appLhvrdbuBhKAbd3\/pagKtrCJw5yuhruvs\/form\">submission form<\/a>)<br>Deadline: 30 April 2025<br>Open for: Canadian youth<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.ca\/offerings\/awards\/#stursberg\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appLhvrdbuBhKAbd3\/pagKtrCJw5yuhruvs\/form\">here<\/a> (This page also has details of all the League of Canadian Poets\u2019 prizes.)<br><br><strong>ABA Journal \/ Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction<br><\/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.<br>Value: $5,000<br>Deadline: 1 May 2025<br>Open for: US writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/contests\/ross_essay\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>PEN America: US Writers Aid Initiative<br><\/strong>This is intended for 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 2025.<br>Value: Unspecified<br>Deadline:2 May 2025<br>Open for: US writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/pen.org\/us-writers-aid-initiative\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br><strong>The Amerind Museum Artist in Residence<br><\/strong>This is a call for early-career Native American writers. \u201cThe Amerind Museum, Dragoon, AZ, seeks Artist in Residence applications from emerging Native American artists. The selected artists must be in residence at the Amerind Museum for 1 month at a time to be determined between the selected artists and Amerind\u2019s staff. The selected artist(s) will receive housing, workspace, and a $3,000\/month stipend. The artist will be asked to give a public talk about their work and\/or hold some open studio hours. \u2026 We welcome visual artists, performing artists, and literary artists. We are seeking Indigenous artists who are at the beginning of their artistic careers. Artists must be enrolled members of a state or federally recognized Native American Tribe. \u2026The artist must have reliable transportation.\u201d<br>Value: $3,000, residency<br>Deadline: Open now<br>Open for: Early-career Native American writers<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amerind.org\/employment-openings\/\">here<\/a> (scroll down to Call For Artist In Residence Applications).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>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 1995). 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 The contest \u201coffers a cash prize for each winner of the two categories: columns and reviews. In addition, each winner will receive an NUJ membership. The runner-up in each category will also receive a prize. Winners and runners-up will also receive a one year free membership of The Orwell Society.\u201d<br>Value: Unspecified<br>Deadline: 24 March 2025<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> and <a href=\"https:\/\/orwellsociety.com\/education\/young-journalists-prize-2024\/young-journalists-prize-application-form\/\">here<\/a><br>(See their other prizes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orwellfoundation.com\/the-orwell-prizes\/rules\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orwellfoundation.com\/the-orwell-youth-prize\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orwellfoundation.com\/the-orwell-youth-prize\/for-young-writers\/\">here<\/a>.)<br><br><strong>The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award<br><\/strong>This is for writers based in the North of England who are new to writing for audio. Apart from a bursary, it offers the chance of a Radio 4 Drama commission. \u201cSubmit an original and complete Drama or Comedy\/Drama script written for radio, TV, stage or film with a minimum length of 30 pages (double spaced, excluding title or character pages). Please be mindful that scripts will be assessed on their suitability for Audio Drama. Pure narrative comedy or sitcoms are not eligible.\u201d<br>Value: \u00a35,000 bursary, a chance of a Radio 4 drama commission<br>Deadline: 21 April 2025<br>Open for: Writers in the North of England<br>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/writers\/opportunities\/alfred-bradley-bursary-award\/\">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>By S. Kalekar These are contests\/awards\/fellowships for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism, with awards up to $100,000. A couple of the deadlines are in March. A Public Space Writing Fellowship\u201cWriters who have not yet contracted to publish a book are invited to apply to the 2025 Writing Fellowships. 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