Fellowships, Grants and Awards for Writers--And Contests!

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Fiction
Three PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowships for Writers, of $35,000 a year for two consecutive years each, are given to exceptionally talented fiction writers whose debut work (a first novel or a collection of short stories), published by a U.S. trade publisher in the two years preceding the award, represents distinguished literary achievement, and suggests great promise. Nominations are welcome from writers, editors, literary agents, and members of the literary community. The next cycle of fellowshipsis in 2006. See the Web site for more information.Available to: U.S. residents

Deadline: January 15Apply to: PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowships, above address


2007 PEN LITERARY AWARDS

PEN American Center is currently accepting nominations and submissions for the 2007 Awards. Honors will be awarded in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, children’s literature, and editorial achievement.

*New Award* PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award ($10,000)
PEN American Center is pleased to announce the inauguration of the new PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award. This biennial prize will go to the author of a distinguished book of general nonfiction.

PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers ($35,000)
To an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut work represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise.

PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama ($7,500)
A pair of awards honoring a Grand Master of American Theater and an outstanding new voice.

PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry ($5,000)
To a new and emerging American poet of high literary character.

PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship ($5,000)
To assist a writer of children’s or young adult literature at a crucial moment in his or her career when monetary support is particularly needed.
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation ($3,000)
To book-length translations of poetry from any language into English published in 2006.

PEN/Book-of-the-Month Translation Prize ($3,000)
To book-length translations from any language into English published in 2006.

PEN/Nora Magid Award ($2,500)
To a magazine editor whose high literary standards and taste have, throughout his or her career, contributed significantly to the excellence of the publication he or she edits.

Translation Fund Grants ($2,000–$3,000)
To support the translation of book-length works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or drama that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an egregiously flawed translation.

Beyond Margins Awards ($1,000)
To five authors of color for outstanding book-length works published in 2006.


The Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for First Fiction
This award is now administered by PEN New England, a branch of PEN American Center. Click here for submission information or visit the PEN New England web site. All inquiries for this award should be directed to PEN New England: (617) 824-8820. Please do not send books for the Hemingway Award to PEN American Center in New York.


The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
This award is not administered by PEN American Center. For submission information, please visit PEN/Faulkner or write to:
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction c/o The Folger Shakespeare Library 201 East Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 20003


Syndicated Fiction Project
The former Syndicated Fiction Project (now known as The Sound of Writing) is not administered by PEN American Center. For submission information, please write to:
The Sound of Writing P.O. Box 15452 Washington, DC 20003

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WRITING COMPETITION

The John Gardner Memorial Prize for Fiction is given for the best unpublished story of 8,000 words of less. The award consists of a $500 cash prize and publication in the summer edition of Harpur Palate. The winner is asked to give a reading at the University.

There is a $15 submission fee, which includes a one year subscription to Harpur Palate. Write for an application form or access online.

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The Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers awards $1,500 and publication in Boulevard Magazine to the best short story of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry by a writer who has not been published by a nationally distributed publisher. Submissions must be no longer than 10,000 words.

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The Nelson Algren Awards for Short Fiction offer a first prize of $5,000 and three runner-up prizes of $1,000 each for outstanding unpublished short stories by American writers. The winning stories will be published in the Tribune. Stories should be between 2,500 and 10,000 words, typed and double-spaced. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Available to: U.S. citizens

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The Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize awards a $1,000 honorarium, publication in a Del Sol anthology, and twenty published copies to the best published or unpublished piece of fiction. Entries must be between 2,000 and 8,000 words. Writers must be at least eighteen years of age. There is a $16 entry fee.Available to: No restriction

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The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference Short Story Contest annually awards $1,000, and an invitation to read at the Conference, for an unpublished short story of 3,000 words or less by District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia writers. Three $100 runner-up prizes will also be awarded. Send SASE for guidelines.Available to: District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia residents

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The Paul Bowles Prize awards $1,000 for the best piece of fiction published in Five Points, preferably around 7,500 words. The winner is selected annually by the editors of the journal.

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The Fiction Open offers a first prize of $2,000 and publication in Glimmer Train, a second prize of $1,000, and third of $600, for previously unpublished fiction of any length, on any theme. There is a $15 reading fee per story.

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The Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize awards $1,000 and publication to an original short story that does not exceed 10,000 words. There is a $15 entry fee.Available to: No restrictionDeadline: May 10Apply to: Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize

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The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards annually offer €100,000 for ""a work of fiction that makes a lasting contribution to world literature."" This, the world's richest prize for a single work of fiction, is sponsored by IMPAC, a management-productivity engineering company, and the Dublin municipal government. The award is given to a work of fiction written and published in English, or written in another language and published in English translation, during the calendar year. If the winning book is originally in English, the prize is awarded solely to the author; if the winning work is a translation, the author receives €75,000 and the translator €25,000.

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The James Jones First Novel Fellowship annually awards $5,000 for an unpublished novel, novella, or collection of related short stories by an American writer who has not published a book-length work of fiction. Writers should submit the first 50 pages of the manuscript, a two-page thematic outline, and a $15 application fee payable to Wilkes University. Send SASE or e-mail for guidelines.Available to: U.S. citizens

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The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition offers a $1,000 first prize, a $500 second prize, and a $500 third prize for short stories of any form or style, maximum 3,000 words. The competition is open to writers whose fiction has not appeared in a nationally distributed publication with circulation above 5,000. For guidelines, send SASE, e-mail, or consult the Web site.Available to: No restrictions

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Writers whose work has been published in Prairie Schooner during the preceding calendar year are eligible for the following annual awards:The Virginia Faulkner Award for Excellence in Writing of $1,000 for the best writing of any kind.FictionThe Lawrence Foundation Award of $1,000 for the best short story.

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The John Steinbeck Award gives $1,000 and publication in Reed Magazine to a previously unpublished short story. Submissions must be no longer than 6,000 words and must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee.Available to: No restrictionDeadline: December 1

Apply to: John Steinbeck Award

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The Robie Macauley Fiction Award offers $500 for the best story chosen by independent judges. The winner is selected on the basis of originality of voice, absence of jargon, author control, sense of humor, and a new insight. Send SASE or see the Web site for more details.

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The Aga Khan Prize for Fiction is awarded annually by the editors of The Paris Review for the best previously unpublished short story (1,000 to 10,000 words). Translations are acceptable and should be accompanied by a copy of the original text. The TWS Thomas Wolfe Write-Alike Contest gives $100, along with publication in the The Thomas Wolfe Review, to the short parody that best imitates Wolfe's style, themes, and subject matter. Submissions should be up to 500 words in length; there is a $10 entry fee.

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The H. E. Francis Award, cosponsored by the University and the Ruth Hindman Foundation, offers $1,000 to the best unpublished short story, not exceeding 5,000 words. There is a $15 submission fee. Write for guidelines or consult the Web site.

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The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction offers $1,000 plus publication under a standard book contract for collections of original short fiction in English, by published or unpublished writers. Two winners are selected annually. Stories that have been published in magazines or anthologies may be included; stories that have been published in a book-length collection written solely by the author may not. Submissions should be accompanied by a $20 handling fee. Manuscripts are not returned.