Genre: Fiction

Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway

The 31st annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway will be held from January 17, 2025, to January 20, 2025, at the Seaview Hotel near Atlantic City. The program, sponsored by Murphy Writing of Stockton University, offers small intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as one-on-one tutorials, sunrise yoga, and open mic sessions. The faculty includes poets Jan Beatty, Nicole Callihan, celeste doaks, R.G. Evans, Luray Gross, Lois Marie Harrod, Le Hinton, Peter E. Murphy, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Christine E.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 17, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 17, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Murphy Writing of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. (609) 626-3594. Taylor Coyle, Program Coordinator.

Taylor Cole
Program Coordinator
Contact City: 
Galloway
Contact State: 
NJ
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
08205
Country: 
US
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Rockvale Writers’ Colony

The Rockvale Writers’ Colony offers one- to three-day retreats and one- to four-week residencies between January and October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on 65 acres of farmland in College Grove, Tennessee, approximately 35 miles south of Nashville. Residents are provided with a private room, bathroom, and writing desk, as well as access to a shared farmhouse kitchen, dining room, library, and outdoor swimming pool. The property also features common areas, including porches, gardens, and hiking trails.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 19, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Rockvale Writers’ Colony, 6994 Giles Hill Road, College Grove, TN 37046. Sandy Coomer, Founder and Director.

Sandy Coomer
Founder and Director
Contact City: 
College Grove
Contact State: 
TN
Country: 
US
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Anderson Center Artist Residency Program

The 2024 Anderson Center Artist Residency Program offers residencies of two weeks or one month from August through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Tower View, a 350-acre historic estate in Red Wing, Minnesota. Residents are provided with a private room, studio space, and meals. To apply, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages, artist and community engagement statements, and a work plan with a $30 application fee by January 14, 2025.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
August 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 14, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Anderson Center Artist Residency Program, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009. Laurel Stinson, Advancement and Residency Director.

Laurel Stinson
Advancement and Residency Director
Contact City: 
Red Wing
Contact State: 
MN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
55066
Country: 
US
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Good Hart Artist Residency

The Good Hart Artist Residency offers two- to three-week residencies year-round to artists and writers, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, in the woods bordering the “Tunnel of Trees” Scenic Heritage Route in Good Hart, Michigan, a village located on Lake Michigan. One artist or writer attends the residency at a time. The resident is provided with a private bedroom, a living room, an open loft with a reading area, a patio, a kitchen, and a bathroom.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 19, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Good Hart Artist Residency, 910 N. Lamkin Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. (231) 412-0688. Carrie Tebeau, Executive Director.

Carrie Tebeau
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Good Hart
Contact State: 
MI
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
49740
Country: 
US

Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session

The 2025 Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session will be held from February 1, 2025, to February 8, 2025, in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The workshop offers daily classes and craft seminars in poetry, fiction, and memoir; one-on-one consultations with faculty; an open mic; a fiesta featuring regional food and cocktails; and beach hikes. The faculty includes poet and nonfiction writer Christopher Merrill, fiction and nonfiction writers Gina Frangello and Karen Karbo, nonfiction writer Rex Weiner, and memoirist Jeanne McCulloch. The cost of tuition is $2,200.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
February 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Todos Santos Writers Workshop Winter Session, C. Horizonte 10, Brisas del Pacífico, 23300 Todos Santos. B.C.S., Mexico. Jeanne McCulloch and Rex Weiner, Codirectors.

Jeanne McCulloch and Rex Weiner
Codirectors
Contact City: 
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur
Country: 
MX
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Event Horizon

Event Horizon offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on eight acres of olive groves in Crete, Greece. Residents are provided with lodging on site or in nearby affiliate housing, which includes a traditional Cretan house, a converted stone windmill, and two caravans, as well as work space in modern studios built from converted shipping containers. Residents will have access to nearby beaches and towns, including Fourní Village, Mirabello Bay, and Neapolis.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
December 19, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 19, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Event Horizon, Fourní Village, Lasithi, 72400, Crete, Greece. Julienne Dolphin Wilding, Director. 

Julienne Dolphin Wilding
Director
Contact City: 
Crete
Country: 
GR
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Event Horizon Amphitheatre

Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence

Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
December 31, 2024
A prize of $15,000 is given annually to an emerging African American writer for a book of fiction published in the current year. The winner is also provided money for the cost of travel and lodging to attend an awards ceremony and participate in educational outreach events in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2025. Anthony Grooms, Edward P. Jones, Opal J. Moore, Francine Prose, and Patricia Towers will judge. Submit eight copies (or bound galleys) of a story collection or novel published in 2024 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Mississippi Review Prize

Mississippi Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
January 1, 2025
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Mississippi Review are given annually for a single poem, a short story, and an essay. Current or former University of Southern Mississippi students are ineligible. Submit three to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages or a story or essay of 1,000 to 8,000 words with a $15 entry fee ($16 for electronic submissions), which includes a copy of the prize issue, by January 1, 2025. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Cabell First Novelist Award

Virginia Commonwealth University
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
December 30, 2024
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a debut novel published during the current year. The winner is also provided money for the cost of travel and lodging to attend the Cabell First Novelist Award event at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in fall 2025. A committee of VCU faculty and MFA candidates will judge. Agents, editors, and authors may submit one digital copy and five hard copies of a book published in 2024 by December 30. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Literary Awards

Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
December 31, 2024
Four prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for a poetry collection, a debut novel, a book of fiction, and a book of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) by African American writers published in the United States in the current year. The awards honor books that depict the “cultural, historical, or sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.” Publishers may nominate books published in 2024 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for a list of jurors to whom books should be sent and complete guidelines.

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