Genre: Creative Nonfiction

Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction Contest

Sewanee Review
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
July 31, 2024
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sewanee Review are given annually for a single poem or group of poems, a short story, and a creative nonfiction essay. Shane McCrae will judge in poetry, Lorrie Moore will judge in fiction, and John Jeremiah Sullivan will judge in creative nonfiction. Using only the online submission system, submit up to six poems or a story or essay of up to 10,000 words with a $30 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Sewanee Review, from July 1 to July 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Stories That Need to Be Told Contest

TulipTree Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
August 9, 2024
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem, a short story, or an essay that “tells a story that needs to be told.” The winner also receives a two-year subscription to the literary database Duotrope and publication in the annual Stories That Need to Be Told Contest anthology. E-mail a poem of up to five pages or a story or essay of up to 10,000 words with a $20 entry fee (sent via postal mail or PayPal) by August 9. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Prize in Translation

Gulf Coast
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
August 31, 2024
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf Coast is given in alternating years for a group of poems or a prose excerpt translated from any language into English. The 2024 prize will be given for a single poem. Submit up to 10 pages of poetry translated into English, a copy of the original text, a brief bio of the author, a synopsis of the work being translated, and proof of permission to translate the work with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Gulf Coast, by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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translations

Oregon Literary Fellowships

Literary Arts
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
August 9, 2024
Fellowships of $3,500 each are given annually to aid Oregon writers in initiating, developing, or completing literary projects in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. These include one Women Writers Fellowship and one Writer of Color Fellowship. In addition, two Oregon Literary Career Fellowships of $10,000 each are awarded to writers who demonstrate exceptional talent; one of these two fellowships is specifically reserved for a writer of color. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 15 pages of poetry or 25 pages of prose (with an artist’s statement and an impact statement for those applying for Oregon Literary Career Fellowships) by August 9. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Nobel Prize Interview With Jon Fosse

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“I think that literature is really needed, and art in general. It’s saying something that cannot be said in any other way, and that’s why you do it.” In this interview, Norwegian author Jon Fosse, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, talks about how music inspired him to write at a young age, and how pauses and silences are used to generate rhythm in his work.

Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation
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Jon Fosse
Nobel Prize
Nobel laureate
interview
Norwegian
2023

Lilly Dancyger: First Love

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“In each of my close relationships, I feel like I get to be a different version of myself.” In this Books Are Magic event, Lilly Dancyger speaks with Leslie Jamison about how she tackled writing about her closest friendships in her first essay collection, First Love: Essays on Friendship (Dial Press, 2024), which is featured in Page One in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

Genre: 
Creative Nonfiction
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Lilly Dancyger
First Love
Dial Press
Leslie Jamison
Books Are Magic
Page One
May/June 2024

MacDowell

January/February 2025

MacDowell offers residencies of up to six weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on 450 wooded acres near Mt. Monadnock in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Residents are provided with a private studio and work space, as well as access to the James Baldwin Library. Stipends and travel reimbursement grants are available based on financial need. For residencies from September 2025 through February 2026, submit 6 to 10 poems (totaling no more than 15 pages) or 15 to 20 pages of prose and a project proposal with a $30 application fee by February 10.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
September 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 10, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
September 10, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

MacDowell, 100 High Street, Peterborough, NH 03458. (603) 924-3886, ext. 135. Julie Hamel, Scheduling and Fellows Engagement Manager.

Julie Hamel
Scheduling and Fellows Engagement Manager
Contact City: 
Peterborough
Contact State: 
NH
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
03458
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference

July/August 2024

The Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, sponsored by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University (ASU), was held from October 10 to October 12 at the Memorial Union community center on the university’s campus in Tempe, Arizona. The theme for the 2024 conference was “Craft. Culture. Community.” Programming included craft talks, classes, generative workshops, panels, readings, and events focused on the business of writing for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
October 10, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
September 30, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, c/o Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, P.O. Box 875002, Tempe, AZ 85827. (480) 965-1243. Sheila Black, Assistant Director.

Sheila Black
Assistant Director
Contact City: 
Tempe
Contact State: 
AZ
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
85281
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Taleamor Park

July/August 2024

Taleamor Park offers two- to four-week residencies from April to September to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a working grain farm and nature preserve with walking paths in northwestern Indiana between the towns of La Porte and Rolling Prairie, near Lake Michigan and Chicago. Residents are provided with a private room in a restored 1854 brick Italianate house, work space, and a shared kitchen and bathroom. Residents have access to Taleamor’s library and the La Porte County Public Library.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
April 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 20, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Taleamor Park, P.O. Box 456, LaPorte, IN 46352. Clifford Peterson and Lisa Lee Peterson, Codirectors. 

Clifford Peterson and Lisa Lee Peterson
Codirectors
Contact City: 
La Porte
Contact State: 
IN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
46352
Country: 
US
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Taleamor Park Farmhouse_Clifford_Peterson
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Storyknife Writers Retreat

July/August 2024

Storyknife offers two- to four-week residencies from April to October to women poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers on ten acres of wilderness overlooking the Aleutian Range outside of Homer, Alaska. Each resident is provided with meals and a private cabin equipped with a bathroom and a living room that includes a desk and work space. Residents are responsible for their own travel expenses; travel cost stipends may be requested via the application form. To apply, writers submitted up to 10 pages of poetry or prose with a $40 application fee by August 31.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
April 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
August 31, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
August 31, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Storyknife Writers Retreat, P.O. Box 75, Homer, Alaska 99603. (907) 302-6032. Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Executive Director.

Erin Coughlin Hollowell
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Homer
Contact State: 
AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
99603
Country: 
US
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Storyknife
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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