{"id":9981,"date":"2022-03-25T05:42:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T12:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=9981"},"modified":"2022-03-25T05:42:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T12:42:15","slug":"35-contests-grants-and-fellowships-for-writers-up-to-50000-in-cash-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/35-contests-grants-and-fellowships-for-writers-up-to-50000-in-cash-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Contests, Grants, and Fellowships for Writers (Up to $50,000 in Cash Awards)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are 35 contests, grants, and fellowships for writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and for journalists and playwrights. The awards are up to $50,000. They are, very roughly, divided geographically. – S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n

PRIZES OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers
\n<\/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.
\nValue: $5,000, residency
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If There\u2019s Anyone Left micro fiction contest
\n<\/strong>This is a contest for marginalized writers only (people of color, the LGBTQ2S+ community, members of marginalized genders, and disabled and neurodiverse people). They want stories, of up to 500 words – science fiction, fantasy, *punk, horror, as long as it has an element of the speculative.
\nValue: $250, $100, $50
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: Marginalized writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alpine Fellowship Prizes: Three prizes for creative writers
\n<\/strong>Apart from themed Poetry, Writing, and Theatre prizes detailed below, they also have a Visual Arts Prize<\/a>, and an Academic Writing Prize<\/a>. The theme for the 2022 symposium is Freedom<\/a>. Applicants can enter more than one prize in a single year, but it must be with different pieces of work; one piece of work can only be entered once.
\n—<\/strong> Poetry Prize:<\/strong> This international prize is awarded for poetry on the Freedom theme. Writers can submit one poem or a collection, of up to 500 words. Winners and runners up will be invited to attend the symposium.
\nValue: \u00a33,000
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: All poets
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.
\n— Writing Prize: <\/strong>This international prize is awarded for the best piece of writing on the Freedom theme (up to 2,500 words in any genre except poetry), which is the theme of the 2022 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium. The winner and two runners-up will be invited to attend the symposium.
\nValue: \u00a310,000, \u00a33,000, \u00a32,000
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

— Theatre Prize: <\/strong>This prize is awarded for the best play on the Freedom theme. It is aimed\u00a0at encouraging theatre\u00a0writers at the start of their careers to explore and challenge philosophical\u00a0ideas using the\u00a0dramatic\u00a0form.\u00a0Apart from the cash prize, the winner also gets a rehearsed reading\u00a0at\u00a0the Fellowship\u2019s\u00a0annual Symposium to which they will be invited to attend. Runners up will be invited to attend the symposium to exhibit their work. To apply, applicants must send: 1) A treatment of your idea in response to the theme; up to 500 words; 2) A sample of previous work of at least 10 pages; and 3) A 3-4 sample pages of your proposed script or a 1-2 detailed page synopsis of your story. The final piece must be 45 minutes in length and require no more than four actors.
\nValue: \u00a33,000
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: All playwrights
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\n2022 ALTA Travel Fellowship
\n<\/strong>Each year, fellowships are awarded to emerging translators (someone who does not yet have a book-length work of translation published or under contract) to help them pay for hotel and travel expenses to the annual American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) conference.\u00a0Part of the application requirement is up to 10 pages of translated work (poetry or prose \u2013 see guidelines). Among the fellowships is the Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship,<\/a>\u00a0which is preferentially awarded to an emerging translator of color or a translator working from an underrepresented Diaspora or stateless language.\u00a0Also see ALTA\u2019s other awards<\/a> for published works, some of which do not charge a submission fee. Also, \u201cInformation about the upcoming conference format, and the format that the annual Travel Fellowships will take, is forthcoming.\u201d
\nValue: $500-1,000 each
\nDeadline: 18 April 2022
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a> (scroll down).<\/p>\n

Whiting Foundation: Creative Nonfiction Grant
\n<\/strong>Up to 10 grants will be awarded to writers of creative non-fiction books \u2013 projects must be under contract with a publisher in the US, UK, or Canada to be eligible. Contracts with self-publishing companies are not eligible. The subjects are history, cultural or political reportage, biography, memoir, the sciences, philosophy, criticism, food or travel writing, graphic nonfiction, and personal essays, among other categories.\u00a0It is intended for multiyear book projects requiring large amounts of deep and focused research, thinking, and writing, after significant work has been accomplished. The work should be intended for general, not academic, audiences. One of the application requirements is sample chapters, up to 25,000 words.
\nValue: $40,000 each
\nDeadline: 25 April 2022
\nOpen for: Nonfiction books contracted with a publisher in the US, UK, or Canada
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Waterston Desert Writing Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.
\nValue: $3,000, residency
\nDeadline: 1 May 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CINTAS Foundation: Fellowship in Creative Writing
\n<\/strong>This is a creative writing fellowship for writers having Cuban citizenship or direct lineage (having a Cuban parent or grandparent).\u00a0 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.\u00a0The foundation also offers fellowships for other disciplines \u2013 architecture & design, music composition, and visual arts (click the \u2018Fellowships\u2019 tab on top of the page).
\nValue: $20,000
\nDeadline: 1 May 2022
\nOpen for: Writers having Cuban citizenship or direct lineage
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
\n<\/strong>This prize is for humor poetry. Submit a poem of up to 250 lines.
\nValue: $2,000 and a subscription to Duotrope; second prize of $500; 10 prizes of $100 each
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: All poets
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Fountain Essay Contest: Revival<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>They want an essay on the topic (post-Covid) \u2018Revival\u2019. See guidelines for details on the theme. Ideal length is 1,500-2,500 words. Read the FAQ carefully, any of the entries may be published, whether or not they win the prize.
\nValue: $1,000, $500, $300; two prizes of $150 each
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Robert Louis Stevenson Fable Competition<\/strong>
\nThis is for writers globally \u2013 write a fable in up to 350 words, in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson; and they accept entries from minors as well as multiple entries. See the website for tips and examples of appropriate themes. Please read the guidelines<\/a> carefully, all entrants grant the Robert Louis Stevenson Club the right to publish any entries. This project supports Scotland\u2019s Year of Stories 2022.
\nValue: \u00a3500, \u00a3100
\nDeadline: 2 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Brilliant Flash Fiction: 2022 Writing Contest
\n<\/strong>They want a piece of flash fiction of up to 500 words. There is no theme.
\nValue: $200, $100, $50, $20
\nDeadline: 15 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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descant<\/em><\/strong>: Four prizes
\n<\/strong>descant<\/em> is an annual journal published by Texas Christian University. Each year, they offer four awards: the $500 Frank O\u2019Connor Award<\/strong> for fiction (for the best short story in an issue); the $250 Gary Wilson Award<\/strong> (for an outstanding story in an issue); the $500 Betsy Colquitt Award<\/strong> for poetry (for the best poem or series of poems by a single author in an issue); the $250 Baskerville Publishers Award<\/strong> (for an outstanding poem or poems by a single author in an issue. There is no application process or reading fee. All published submissions are eligible for prize consideration. Their current reading period is until 15 April.
\nValue: Four awards: $500 and $250 each for fiction and poetry
\nDeadline: 15 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kingdoms in the Wild annual poetry prize
\n<\/strong>This is a poetry chapbook contest. They are looking for a manuscript of 15-30 poems from emerging poets.
\nValue: $250
\nDeadline: 17 April 2022
\nOpen for: Those who have not yet published a poetry collection (excludes self-published chapbooks)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation: Author of Tomorrow Award
\n<\/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.
\nValue: \u00a31,000 in the 16-21 group, \u00a3100 in the 12-15 group, \u00a3100 in the under-11 group
\nDeadline: 22 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers ages 21 and under
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Science Me a Story
\n<\/strong>This is an international contest which aims to promote the use of short stories as a tool to communicate science to children in a fun and engaging way. The contest has two categories: work in Spanish and in English. The story, real or fictional, must be conceived from the objective of scientific dissemination to primary school children (ages 6-12 years) through the use of the narrative technique, as prose or poem. The topic should be related to science, the scientific method, the research process and scientific discovery, everyday life of a scientist, and others alike. Prose must be 400 to 1, 700 words, and poems, 170 to 1,000 words.
\nValue: \u00a0\u00a3200, \u00a3150, \u00a3100 for each category
\nDeadline: 24 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Keats-Shelley Prize Memorial Association: Two prizes
\n<\/strong>These are contests of poems and essays on Romantic themes.
\n—<\/strong> Keats-Shelley Essay Prize:<\/strong> Essays (up to 3,000 words) may be on any aspect of the writing and\/or lives of the Romantics and their circles.
\n— Young Romantics Prize:<\/strong> For the poetry<\/strong> prize, poets aged 16-18 should submit poetry on the theme of \u2018Elegy\u2019, of up to 30 lines. For the Young Romantics essayist<\/strong> prize, writers have to choose between two themes\/questions<\/a> on their website, about the Romantics.
\n\u201cYour response can take whatever form, mood or tone you choose: literary criticism, political commentary, personal essay, opinion piece, the script for a podcast. You can agree or disagree.\u201d Entries must be 750-1,000 words, including quotations.
\nValue: Total prize purse of \u00a35,000
\nDeadline: 24 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers for the Keats-Shelley essay prize; writers and poets ages 16-18 for the Young Romantics prize
\nDetail here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ayn Rand Institute: Two contests
\n<\/strong>These are international essay contests for students centred around Ayn Rand\u2019s works: Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged. All runner-up prizes have more than one winner in each contest and category. The guidelines also say, \u201cAll entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned. Essays may be reproduced on our website and\/or shared with third parties for purposes of marketing the contest.\u201d The deadlines for the contests around Anthem<\/strong> (for 8th<\/sup> to 12th<\/sup> grade) and The Fountainhead<\/strong> (11th<\/sup> and 12th<\/sup> grade) are in April; the deadline for the contest around Atlas Shrugged (for 12th<\/sup> grade, undergraduate, and graduate students) is in September. Writers are to submit an essay on one of three specific topics centred around Ayn Rand\u2019s novels, Anthem<\/a> and The Fountainhead<\/a> (click on \u2018Topics\u2019 under each for topics, and on \u2018Rules\u2019 for length guidelines).
\nValue: $2,000, $500, $100, $50, $25 for 8th<\/sup>-12th<\/sup> grade\/Anthem; $5,000, $1,250, $250, $100, $25 for 11th<\/sup>-12th<\/sup> grade\/The Fountainhead
\nDeadline: 28 April 2022
\nOpen for: All students
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nThe Sunlight Press: Creative Nonfiction Contest
\n<\/strong>They want a piece of creative nonfiction, of 1,000 words or fewer. The contest will open on 1st<\/sup> April; it will close on 30th<\/sup> April, or when they receive 200 entries. (Do not send submissions before the contest entry date.)
\nValue: $500, $50
\nSubmission period: 1 April-30 April 2022, or until filled
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coastal Shelf: Two contests
\n<\/strong>They will be open for two contests with cash prizes starting 1st<\/sup> April; writers can send one fee-free submission for each contest. The FuPo Poetry Contest<\/strong>\u00a0is for \u201cfunny and poignant\u201d poems; and the Ceiling 250 Contest<\/strong>\u00a0is for very short fiction or prose poetry under 250 words long. The prize is $500 for each contest, and non-winning entries will be considered for the journal, which pays $30. Also, regular submissions to this journal are usually charged, but they have some fee-free periods (they\u2019re reading fee-free submissions for the journal till end-March).
\nValue: $500 for each contest
\nFee-free submission period for contest: 1-30 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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\nThe Baen Fantasy Award
\n<\/strong>They want short stories of 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 They want to see \u201cAdventure fantasy with heroes you want to root for. Warriors either modern or medieval, who solve problems with their wits or with their weapons\u2014and we have nothing against dragons, elves, dwarves, castles under siege, urban fantasy, damsels in distress, or damsels who inflict distress.\u201d
\nValue: $0.08\/word, and other prizes
\nDeadline: 30 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Preservation Foundation Contest: Non-fictional Animal Stories
\n<\/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 1,000-10,000 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 open for submissions later in the year.
\nValue: $200, $100
\nDeadline: 30 April 2022
\nOpen for: Unpublished writers
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n

Intrepid Times Travel Writing Competition: Wrong Turns
\n<\/strong>This is a travel writing contest on the \u2018wrong turns\u2019 theme. \u201cWrite an original, factual, first-person travel story about a time you made a decision or took a risk while traveling that got you lost, landed you somewhere you didn\u2019t intend, or led to a new discovery, realization, or connection.
\nYour story should be between 1000 and 1500 words. Editors will be looking for originality, voice, and a satisfying story that captures attention and makes use of imagery to pull the reader along at every step.\u201d
\nValue: $150; $50
\nDeadline: 30 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New England Crime Bake: Al Blanchard Award
\n<\/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 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 (though conference attendance is not a requirement). Writers can send up to two stories.
\nValue: $100
\nDeadline: 30 April 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Queer Sci Fi: Clarity
\n<\/strong>They want to see science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, or horror LGBTQIA stories of up to 300 words on the theme of Clarity. Their guidelines say, \u201cThe whole world is murky right now. Covid waves, climate change, and right-wing pollution of our airwaves have made even truth suspect and subject to dispute. What we need most is clarity. Clarity about the world around us and the path forward.
\nTell us about clarity in all its forms and the difference it can make on your characters, the culture, and the world, for better or worse.
\nValue: $75, $50, $25
\nDeadline: 1 May 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Mike Resnick Memorial Award for Short Fiction
\n<\/strong>This award is for a science fiction short story, up to 7,499 words, by a new author – one who has not had any work published (including short stories, novelettes, novellas, and novels in paper, digital or audio form) that has 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. The prize is sponsored by Galaxy\u2019s Edge magazine and Dragon Con.
\nValue: $250, $100, $50
\nDeadline: 1 May 2022
\nOpen for: New writers (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2022 Parsec Ink Short Story Competition: Hearth, Song, and Table
\n<\/strong>They want short speculative fiction (up to 3,500 words) on the theme. \u201cThe theme for this year is \u201cHearth, Song, and Table.\u201d We ask that author try and incorporate at least two of the three concepts into their speculative work. While this certainly seems to lend itself to fantasy, we can see many ways to twist the wholesome sounding prompt towards horror. Likewise, with a bit of creative interpretation, there are plenty of science fiction stories to be told with this theme!\u201d There is also a Youth category, for those aged up to 19 years, or currently enrolled in high school. (They\u2019re also open for a speculative fiction and poetry anthology until 31st<\/sup> March; the theme is Trianguation: Energy<\/a>.)
\nValue: $200, $100, $50; and $50 for the Youth category winner
\nDeadline: 1 May 2022 for the contest
\nOpen for: Non-professional writers (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
\n<\/strong>This is a climate fiction contest from Fix, Grit\u2019s solutions lab. This is their second annual contest, and they want hopeful cli-fi stories. \u201cStories must be set anytime between today and the year 2200, and show a path to a clean, green, and just future. We especially want to read \u2014 and share \u2014 narratives that center solutions from the communities most impacted by climate change and stories that envision what a truly equitable, decolonized society could look like. In 3,000 to 5,000 words, show us the world you dream of building.\u201d
\nValue: $3,000, $2,000, $1,000; $300 each for nine winners
\nDeadline: 5 May 2022
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(A couple of contests with later deadlines are:<\/strong>
\n— <\/strong>Fiyah Grants<\/strong><\/a> for Black writers and editors of speculative fiction; they have a number of grants, of up to $1,000. Applications for the Rest, Craft, and Study grants close on 15th<\/sup> May 2022;
\n— Drue Heinz Literature Prize<\/strong><\/a>, for previously published writers of short fiction, submission period 1 May-30 June 2022. The prize is for a short story collection, or for two or more novellas, and the award is $15,000.)<\/p>\n


\nPRIZES FOR WRITERS IN US AND CANADA
\n<\/strong>(Non-fiction writers should also see the Whiting Foundation: Creative Nonfiction Grant<\/strong>, and Cuban writers should see the CINTAS Foundation: Fellowship in Creative Writing<\/strong>; both are in the international section above. And US-based poets aged 21-31 years should also keep an eye out for Poetry Foundation\u2019s Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships<\/strong><\/a>, worth $25,800 \u2013 these are usually announced in March. A note on their website says the 2022 dates will be announced soon.<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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The Great American Think-Off
\n<\/strong>This is an essay contest for US-based writers. This year the theme is, \u201c2022 Question: Which should be more important: personal choice or social responsibility?<\/strong>\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. … 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. …\u00a0 The debate is held each year on the second Saturday in June.
\nWriters 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
\nValue: $500 for four writers, and other prizes \u2013 see above
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: US-based writers
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maya Angelou Book Award
\n<\/strong>This award is for a work has demonstrated a commitment to social justice. It is for books published in 2021, or scheduled to be published until November 2022. The award alternates between poetry and fiction, and for this cycle, books of fiction are eligible. Entrants must be available for a two-week reading tour at partnering educational institutions in Missouri (virtually or in person \u2013 see guidelines).
\nValue: $10,000
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: US writers
\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 an emergency situation. Various deadlines are listed for 2022, and the next one is 1st<\/sup> April. Other deadlines are in June, August, October, and December. Writers do not have to be PEN members to apply.
\nValue: Unspecified
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: US writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Creative Capital Awards
\n<\/strong>These are for US-based artists, and they\u2019ll will be accepting applications for different disciplines each year. The cycle for 2023 includes literature (fiction, poetry, non-fiction, genre-defying literary work, and socially engaged and\/or sustainable text-based practices). The theme is \u2018Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact\u2019. The awards are \u201cdesigned to assist artists who are working at the vanguard of their fields, or who have ideas to propel their artistic practices forward\u201d. They accept proposals from collaborators, as well. They have extensive guidelines. For this cycle they\u2019ll also accept applications for performing arts (including sound and multimedia performance, and more), and technology (including digital art, gaming, interdisciplinary arts, and more). They will award 50 fellowships per cycle.
\n<\/strong>Value: $50,000 each, and an additional set of services
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: US writers (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

League of Canadian Poets: Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize
\n<\/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.
\nValue: CAD400, CAD350, CAD300
\nDeadline: 30 April 2022
\nOpen for: Canadian youth
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fund for Investigative Journalism Grants
\n<\/strong>They are open for regular grants, and for expedited grants, as well (see guidelines). These 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.\u00a0Also, \u201cTo be considered, foreign-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
\nValue: Up to $10,000
\nDeadline: 2 May 2022
\nOpen for: US-based journalists and writers; and see guidelines for foreign-based proposals
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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PRIZES FOR WRITERS IN UK AND IRELAND
\n<\/strong>(Non-fiction writers should also see the Whiting Foundation: Creative Nonfiction Grant<\/strong> in the international section above.)
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\nThe Orwell Society Dystopian Fiction Prize
\n<\/strong>The Orwell Society is organising its seventh annual short story competition for current students (both BA and MA) at British universities. They want dystopian narratives of up to 3,000 words. The judges will be looking for the narrative which best follows in the tradition set by Orwell in Nineteen Eighty-Four and which Orwell is most likely to have admired.
\nValue: \u00a3500
\nDeadline: 1 April 2022
\nOpen for: Current students (both BA and MA) at British universities
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n(Submissions are also open for The Orwell Society \/ NUJ Young Journalist\u2019s Award 2022<\/strong><\/a>, for young UK-based journalists\/student journalists \u2013 the deadline is 8 April 2022.)<\/p>\n

ETPEP Award for Playwriting
\n<\/strong>This award, by Experienced Theatre Practitioners Early Playwriting Trust and Finborough Theatre, is open to UK residents of any age who have not had a play professionally produced, and who have worked front of house, in administrative roles, on stage, backstage, lighting, design etc. or in a creative capacity in theatre for at least two years, either now or in the past \u2013 and who also write plays. It is intended to target and encourage those who are currently working or have worked in theatre but who are new to playwriting, and therefore, the award is not open to those who have worked in any capacity in a literary department, a literary agency, theatre critics, or those who ever have undertaken paid script reading work (see guidelines). Apart from a cash prize, the winner also gets rehearsal workshop, staged reading performance, and other opportunities.
\nValue: \u00a38,000; \u00a3400 each for ten runners-up
\nDeadline: 30 April 2022
\nOpen for: New UK playwrights who have worked in theatre (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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