These upcoming contest listings come to us by way of the Authors Guild’s newsletter:

FICTION CONTESTS

James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel
Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence
Prize: $2,500 + publication by the University of Nebraska Press
Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)
Deadline: February 28, 2024

Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction
Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence
Prize: $5,500 + publication by Mad Creek Books, an imprint of the Ohio State University Press
Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)
Deadline: February 28, 2024

NONFICTION CONTESTS

Sue Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence
Prize: $2,500 + publication by the University of Georgia Press.
Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)
Deadline: February 28, 2024

Hazel Rowley Prize
Eligibility: First-time biographers writing in English
Prize: $5,000 + an agent’s reading of the manuscript + a year’s membership in BIO
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: March 1, 2024

POETRY CONTESTS

Donald Hall Prize for Poetry
Eligibility: All authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence
Prize: $5,500 + publication by University of Pittsburgh Press
Entry Fee: $30 (nonmembers); $20 (members)
Deadline: February 28, 2024

GRANT INFORMATION

Grants & Fellowships for Writers of Color
Tuesday, March 5, 5:30–8 p.m. PT
David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley
Get more info and register

Contests are a great way to push yourself to polish projects and push them to completion. Why not throw your hat in the ring? Write on!

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