Writing Contests
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Memoirs |
Ruminate Contests: VanderMey Nonfiction PrizeOpen to all writers, this contest seeks creative nonfiction in the form of an essay or short memoir, no more than 5,500 words in length. Winner receives $1,500. There is no theme or topic. A runner up will be awarded $200 and publication. All entrants will be notified of submission status in mid-February. Medium: print | Fee: $20 | Categories: Memoirs, Nonfiction Prose prize $1,500 length maximum 5,500 words deadline 1 day October 31 |
CUTTHROAT Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction PrizeThis contest seeks poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Poetry can contain up to three poems, 100 line limit each, fiction can be max. 4,000 words, and creative nonfiction can be max. 4,000 words. Any subject and style. Winners will be notified by December 31. Medium: print | Fee: $23 | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $1,200 length maximum 4,000 words deadline 16 days November 15 |
ServiceScape Short Story AwardFor writers 18 years of age or older, this contest seeks unpublished works of fiction or nonfiction. Winning story will be published on the blog. Submissions must be in English. Winner will be notified via email in December. Medium: online | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose prize $1,000 length maximum 5,000 words deadline 31 days November 30 |
Narrative: Story of the WeekThis contest publishes fiction or nonfiction stories of 10,000 words in length, from unpublished and published writers every week. Medium: online | Fee: $23 | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose prize $150 length maximum 10,000 words deadline ongoing |
Fiction Prose |
CUTTHROAT Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction PrizeThis contest seeks poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Poetry can contain up to three poems, 100 line limit each, fiction can be max. 4,000 words, and creative nonfiction can be max. 4,000 words. Any subject and style. Winners will be notified by December 31. Medium: print | Fee: $23 | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $1,200 length maximum 4,000 words deadline 16 days November 15 |
The Boiler PrizeThis contest seeks flash fiction or hybrid pieces under 800 words. Fragments, experiments, prose poems, flash essays or fiction will all be accepted. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. One winner will receive publication in the Winter issue and $500, while a runner up will receive $250 and publication. Additional finalists for the contest will be considered for publication as well. Medium: online | Fee: $7 | Categories: Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $500 length maximum 800 words deadline 31 days November 30 |
ServiceScape Short Story AwardFor writers 18 years of age or older, this contest seeks unpublished works of fiction or nonfiction. Winning story will be published on the blog. Submissions must be in English. Winner will be notified via email in December. Medium: online | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose prize $1,000 length maximum 5,000 words deadline 31 days November 30 |
Weird Christmas Flash Fiction ContestThis contest seeks flash fiction of 350 words or less about Christmas or any other winter holiday. First place winner will receive $50, second place will receive $25, and every honorable mention will receive $5. Medium: online | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose prize $50 length maximum 350 words deadline 31 days November 30 |
The Phoenix's Emerging Writers ContestThis contest seeks work from high school students or students currently enrolled in community college. This contest is looking for prose or poetry. All work entered will be considered for publication. Submissions will be read blind. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded, with prize money, scholarship money, and invitations to read at the spring launch party. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $1,000 length maximum 5,000 words deadline 32 days December 01 |
Hamlin Garland Award for the Short StoryThis contest seeks short stories of 7,000 words or less. No theme, and stories must be unpublished. One story per entry. Multiple entries are acceptable. All entrants will be considered for publication. Medium: print | Fee: $20 | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose prize $2,000 length maximum 7,000 words deadline 41 days December 10 |
LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for FictionOpen to all writers, this contest seeks short stories between 3,000 and 8,000 words. Previously unpublished short stories only. Writers may submit multiple stories. Winning short stories and finalists will be announced on the website as well as by email to all contestants in May. Medium: print | Fee: $20 | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose prize $2,500 length 3,000 – 8,000 words deadline 62 days December 31 |
Press 53 Award for Short FictionThis contest seeks short fiction manuscripts. Manuscripts should contain a collection of short stories and may include one, and only one, novella (story that exceeds 12,500 words). The total page count should be no less than 100 pages, and no more than 250 pages. Manuscripts will be read blind. Writers must be 18 and older living in the United States or one of its territories. Previously published stories may be included in the manuscript. Winner will be announced no later than May 1. A list of finalists will also be announced at that time. Medium: print | Fee: $30 | Estimated Callback: May 01 | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose, Books prize $1,500 length 100 – 250 pages deadline 62 days December 31 |
Adelaide Books Children’s Literature AwardLimit of 2,000 words per story for Children’s Literature Award single submission. All stories must be submitted as Word documents. Multiple submissions by the same author are allowed. Previously-published work and late submissions will not be considered. Submissions are FREE for students. Contest is for writers 18 years of age or older. Medium: print and online | Fee: $20 | Categories: Fiction Prose, Books, Book Awards prize Publishing Contract length maximum 2,000 words deadline 62 days December 31 |
Boulevard: Short FictionOpen to all writers who have not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction with a nationally distributed press, this contest seeks short fiction of up to 8,000 words. Manuscripts will not be returned. All entries will be considered for publication. Winning story will be first announced on the website, traditionally during June, though occasionally earlier. Medium: print | Fee: $16 | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose prize $1,500 length maximum 8,000 words deadline 63 days January 01 |
Nimrod: The Tulsa VoiceThis contest seeks flash fiction and poetry from writers living in Tulsa or the surrounding area, or who have strong emotional ties to Tulsa. Flash fiction should be no more than 500 words, and poetry should be no more than 40 lines. Writers may submit up to three flash fiction pieces and/or three poems at a time. Poetry can be in any style, and fiction may be in any genre or style. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose, Poetry prize $30 length maximum 500 words deadline ongoing |
Narrative: Story of the WeekThis contest publishes fiction or nonfiction stories of 10,000 words in length, from unpublished and published writers every week. Medium: online | Fee: $23 | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose prize $150 length maximum 10,000 words deadline ongoing |
Stories Through The Ages Sightseer Saga 2019This contest is open to any adult. The topic for the Sightseer Saga contest is a story based on your travel—beyond that it is open. Tell us about an experience you had, sights you saw and/or people you met. Make it a completely true account, or embellish the truth a bit. Medium: online | Fee: $20–25 | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose prize $500 length 900–4,000 deadline ongoing |
The Good Literary AgencyIn 2015, co-founder Nikesh Shukla had the idea for The Good Immigrant, a book of essays by writers of colour about race and immigration in the UK, which sparked a conversation in the UK publishing industry and across culture, the media and the arts about representation. Not long after publication, Nikesh was talking to Julia (his agent and TGLA co-founder) about what more could be done to increase representation across publishing. Years later, TGLA came into fruition: a literary agency that seeks to invest time and effort alongside its writers. Submissions are limited to British citizens and UK reisdents at this stage. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Books prize Publication length 3 chapters deadline ongoing |
Drapers Guild Short Story ContestThe Drapers Guild Short Story Contest is an ongoing contest that rolls over after submissions have been received by fifteen authors. The current round is the Sixth Drapers Guild Short Story Contest. Medium: print and online | Fee: $10 | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose prize $100 length no maximum deadline ongoing |
The Writing District CompetitionOpen to all writers, this contest runs every month. The contest seeks short stories of no more than 3,000 words. Entries must be in English. One entry per person, per month. Open theme. Deadline is the last day of the month. Medium: online | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose prize $50 length maximum 3,000 words deadline ongoing |
Nonfiction Prose |
Ruminate Contests: VanderMey Nonfiction PrizeOpen to all writers, this contest seeks creative nonfiction in the form of an essay or short memoir, no more than 5,500 words in length. Winner receives $1,500. There is no theme or topic. A runner up will be awarded $200 and publication. All entrants will be notified of submission status in mid-February. Medium: print | Fee: $20 | Categories: Memoirs, Nonfiction Prose prize $1,500 length maximum 5,500 words deadline 1 day October 31 |
CUTTHROAT Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction PrizeThis contest seeks poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Poetry can contain up to three poems, 100 line limit each, fiction can be max. 4,000 words, and creative nonfiction can be max. 4,000 words. Any subject and style. Winners will be notified by December 31. Medium: print | Fee: $23 | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $1,200 length maximum 4,000 words deadline 16 days November 15 |
The Boiler PrizeThis contest seeks flash fiction or hybrid pieces under 800 words. Fragments, experiments, prose poems, flash essays or fiction will all be accepted. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. One winner will receive publication in the Winter issue and $500, while a runner up will receive $250 and publication. Additional finalists for the contest will be considered for publication as well. Medium: online | Fee: $7 | Categories: Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $500 length maximum 800 words deadline 31 days November 30 |
ServiceScape Short Story AwardFor writers 18 years of age or older, this contest seeks unpublished works of fiction or nonfiction. Winning story will be published on the blog. Submissions must be in English. Winner will be notified via email in December. Medium: online | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose prize $1,000 length maximum 5,000 words deadline 31 days November 30 |
The Phoenix's Emerging Writers ContestThis contest seeks work from high school students or students currently enrolled in community college. This contest is looking for prose or poetry. All work entered will be considered for publication. Submissions will be read blind. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded, with prize money, scholarship money, and invitations to read at the spring launch party. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $1,000 length maximum 5,000 words deadline 32 days December 01 |
Narrative: Story of the WeekThis contest publishes fiction or nonfiction stories of 10,000 words in length, from unpublished and published writers every week. Medium: online | Fee: $23 | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose prize $150 length maximum 10,000 words deadline ongoing |
The Good Literary AgencyIn 2015, co-founder Nikesh Shukla had the idea for The Good Immigrant, a book of essays by writers of colour about race and immigration in the UK, which sparked a conversation in the UK publishing industry and across culture, the media and the arts about representation. Not long after publication, Nikesh was talking to Julia (his agent and TGLA co-founder) about what more could be done to increase representation across publishing. Years later, TGLA came into fruition: a literary agency that seeks to invest time and effort alongside its writers. Submissions are limited to British citizens and UK reisdents at this stage. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Books prize Publication length 3 chapters deadline ongoing |
Poetry |
Sandy Crimmins National Prize for PoetryThis contest seeks poetry from poets currently residing in the Unites States. Entries should consist of up to five pages of poetry, either as one poem or multiple poems. Winning and runners-up poems will be published in the Spring issue. Multiple submissions allowed. Medium: print | Fee: $15 | Categories: Poetry prize $1,000 length maximum 5 pages deadline 16 days November 15 |
Test Site Poetry SeriesThis contest seeks a full-length poetry book manuscript for publication. Winner will also receive $1,000 prize along with publication. Winning book should demonstrate "an ethos that considers the human condition in inclusive love and sympathy, while offering the same in consideration of the earth," as stated on the contest page. Medium: print | Fee: $25 | Categories: Poetry prize $1,000 length N/A deadline 16 days November 15 |
CUTTHROAT Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction PrizeThis contest seeks poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Poetry can contain up to three poems, 100 line limit each, fiction can be max. 4,000 words, and creative nonfiction can be max. 4,000 words. Any subject and style. Winners will be notified by December 31. Medium: print | Fee: $23 | Categories: Short Stories, Memoirs, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $1,200 length maximum 4,000 words deadline 16 days November 15 |
The Boiler PrizeThis contest seeks flash fiction or hybrid pieces under 800 words. Fragments, experiments, prose poems, flash essays or fiction will all be accepted. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. One winner will receive publication in the Winter issue and $500, while a runner up will receive $250 and publication. Additional finalists for the contest will be considered for publication as well. Medium: online | Fee: $7 | Categories: Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $500 length maximum 800 words deadline 31 days November 30 |
The Wishing Jewel PrizeThis contest seeks poetry manuscripts no less than 45 pages in length that challenge genre, form, or mode. Simultaneous submissions, multiple submissions, co-authored submissions, and mauscripts in translation will all be accepted. Contest results will be announced in March. Medium: print | Fee: $25 | Categories: Poetry, Books prize $1,000 length minimum 45 pages deadline 31 days November 30 |
Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry PrizeThis contest seeks poetry. Entries should contain no more than 3 poems. Writers may enter as many times as they want. No simultaneous submissions. All winners and finalists will be published in the Spring/Summer Awards issue. Medium: print | Fee: $20 | Categories: Poetry prize $1,500 length maximum 3 poems deadline 32 days December 01 |
The Phoenix's Emerging Writers ContestThis contest seeks work from high school students or students currently enrolled in community college. This contest is looking for prose or poetry. All work entered will be considered for publication. Submissions will be read blind. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded, with prize money, scholarship money, and invitations to read at the spring launch party. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Poetry prize $1,000 length maximum 5,000 words deadline 32 days December 01 |
Jane Underwood Poetry PrizeThis contest is open to all poets. Writers may submit one entry of up to three poems, and each of the three poems may not exceed 80 lines. Previously unpublished work only. Poems will be read blind. Simultaneous submissions allowed. All rights revert to the author upon publication. Winner and finalists will be announced on the website. Medium: print | Fee: $15 | Categories: Poetry prize $250 length maximum 80 lines deadline 32 days December 01 |
Saguaro Poetry PrizeThis contest seeks poetry manuscripts of contemporary poetry between 28 and 48 pages. Ire'ne Lara Silva will be the judge. Winner will receive $1,200, twenty author copies, plus publication and promotion. Runner up will receive $100. All entrants will receive a copy of the winning collection. Medium: print | Fee: $25 | Categories: Poetry, Books prize $1,200 length 28 – 48 pages deadline 62 days December 31 |
Nimrod: The Tulsa VoiceThis contest seeks flash fiction and poetry from writers living in Tulsa or the surrounding area, or who have strong emotional ties to Tulsa. Flash fiction should be no more than 500 words, and poetry should be no more than 40 lines. Writers may submit up to three flash fiction pieces and/or three poems at a time. Poetry can be in any style, and fiction may be in any genre or style. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose, Poetry prize $30 length maximum 500 words deadline ongoing |
Screenwriting |
Cast Iron Theatre"Cast Iron Theatre was co-founded by husband and wife team Andrew Allen and Michelle Donkin. Now in their fifth year, Cast Iron continues to run short play nights throughout the year. Their plays feature work from writers at all levels of experience and exposure, and they are also dedicated to developing local acting and directing talent. Cast Iron Theatre is interested in play submissions that are fresh, explore themes that challenge us or make us see the ordinary in a different way, and especially those written by or focusing on under-represented and/or marginalized groups." Fee: FREE | Categories: Screenwriting prize Performed length 10 minutes deadline ongoing |
Next Stop Theatre CompanyNextStop Theatre Company is very interested in presenting new works and welcomes submission of plays and musicals that are in keeping with our tradition of presenting shows that challenge our actors, directors, and designers, as well as our audiences. We relish the opportunity to push the limits of our talents and our intimate black-box space. Each season is designed to fully engage our audience and provide them with the opportunity to experience a wide variety of what live theater has to offer. Fee: FREE | Categories: Screenwriting prize Performed length 90 minutes deadline ongoing |
Books |
The Wishing Jewel PrizeThis contest seeks poetry manuscripts no less than 45 pages in length that challenge genre, form, or mode. Simultaneous submissions, multiple submissions, co-authored submissions, and mauscripts in translation will all be accepted. Contest results will be announced in March. Medium: print | Fee: $25 | Categories: Poetry, Books prize $1,000 length minimum 45 pages deadline 31 days November 30 |
Saguaro Poetry PrizeThis contest seeks poetry manuscripts of contemporary poetry between 28 and 48 pages. Ire'ne Lara Silva will be the judge. Winner will receive $1,200, twenty author copies, plus publication and promotion. Runner up will receive $100. All entrants will receive a copy of the winning collection. Medium: print | Fee: $25 | Categories: Poetry, Books prize $1,200 length 28 – 48 pages deadline 62 days December 31 |
Press 53 Award for Short FictionThis contest seeks short fiction manuscripts. Manuscripts should contain a collection of short stories and may include one, and only one, novella (story that exceeds 12,500 words). The total page count should be no less than 100 pages, and no more than 250 pages. Manuscripts will be read blind. Writers must be 18 and older living in the United States or one of its territories. Previously published stories may be included in the manuscript. Winner will be announced no later than May 1. A list of finalists will also be announced at that time. Medium: print | Fee: $30 | Estimated Callback: May 01 | Categories: Short Stories, Fiction Prose, Books prize $1,500 length 100 – 250 pages deadline 62 days December 31 |
Adelaide Books Children’s Literature AwardLimit of 2,000 words per story for Children’s Literature Award single submission. All stories must be submitted as Word documents. Multiple submissions by the same author are allowed. Previously-published work and late submissions will not be considered. Submissions are FREE for students. Contest is for writers 18 years of age or older. Medium: print and online | Fee: $20 | Categories: Fiction Prose, Books, Book Awards prize Publishing Contract length maximum 2,000 words deadline 62 days December 31 |
The Good Literary AgencyIn 2015, co-founder Nikesh Shukla had the idea for The Good Immigrant, a book of essays by writers of colour about race and immigration in the UK, which sparked a conversation in the UK publishing industry and across culture, the media and the arts about representation. Not long after publication, Nikesh was talking to Julia (his agent and TGLA co-founder) about what more could be done to increase representation across publishing. Years later, TGLA came into fruition: a literary agency that seeks to invest time and effort alongside its writers. Submissions are limited to British citizens and UK reisdents at this stage. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Fiction Prose, Nonfiction Prose, Books prize Publication length 3 chapters deadline ongoing |
Book Awards |
Adelaide Books Children’s Literature AwardLimit of 2,000 words per story for Children’s Literature Award single submission. All stories must be submitted as Word documents. Multiple submissions by the same author are allowed. Previously-published work and late submissions will not be considered. Submissions are FREE for students. Contest is for writers 18 years of age or older. Medium: print and online | Fee: $20 | Categories: Fiction Prose, Books, Book Awards prize Publishing Contract length maximum 2,000 words deadline 62 days December 31 |
Residencies/Fellowships |
Writers for Writers: Diversity FellowshipThe Diversity Theme Fellowship will be accepting applicants on a rolling admissions basis. The fellowship is open to all minority writers as well as writers whose scripts feature diversity-themed subject matter. Selected Fellows will be notified of acceptance within four – six weeks of their submission. Mentors will be linked to selected fellows based on mentor’s availability and genre choice. Medium: online | Fee: $75 | Categories: Residencies/Fellowships prize N/A length maximum 360 pages deadline ongoing |
Writers for Writers: Female ThemeThe Female Theme Fellowship will be accepting applicants on a rolling admissions basis. The fellowship is open to all female writers as well as writers (male writers included) featuring female-themed subject matter. Medium: online | Fee: $75 | Categories: Residencies/Fellowships prize N/A length maximum 360 pages deadline ongoing |
A Public Space: InternshipA Public Space offers internships throughout the year. Interns work on a part-time, volunteer basis, and receive practical experience in critical reading, research, copyediting, and fact-checking; marketing and publicity, including social media and events; and an understanding of the general workings of an independent nonprofit literary organization as well as an introduction to the publishing community. A three-day/week commitment on a Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday schedule over a three-month period is required. Fee: N/A | Categories: Residencies/Fellowships prize 3-month internship length N/A deadline ongoing |
Representation MattersRepresentation Matters seeks to connect self-identified people of color who are interested in publishing and literature with publishing professionals who can help their mentees learn about, and get a foothold in, the industry. The program is open to applicants who self-identify as people of color. Ideal applicants are readers, writers, and book lovers with a genuine interest in pursuing a career in publishing. Application essays should be sent to RMMProgram@gmail.com. Medium: online | Fee: FREE | Categories: Residencies/Fellowships prize 6-month mentorship length N/A deadline ongoing |
Grants/Scholarships |
Electric Literature ScholarshipsElectric Literature’s mission is to amplify the power of storytelling and maintain literature’s place in pop culture by embracing new technologies, supporting writers, and building community. In that spirit, Electric Literature is proud to offer full scholarships for 6 to 12 week writing workshops and weekend masterclasses co-presented with the innovative publisher Catapult. All applicants must reside in New York City. There are no other requirements to apply. Medium: online | Fee: $0 | Categories: Grants/Scholarships prize N/A length maximum 2,000 words deadline ongoing |
Internships/Volunteering |
Tethered by Letters' Publishing InternshipThis twelve-week, remote internship offers an intense introduction to the publishing and editorial aspects of the literary industry. In addition to working alongside senior editors, interns will have the opportunity to function independently as junior editors in the last four weeks of the internship period. This internship also offers a focus on writing, and interns will work directly with the Publishing Director to craft reviews, conduct interviews or pursue other available options. Fee: FREE | Categories: Internships/Volunteering prize N/A length 12 weeks deadline ongoing |
Zoetrope Reader ProgramZoetrope: All-Story seeks volunteer readers to read and critique the 10,000 submissions we receive each year. Stories the readers endorse are forwarded to the editorial staff for consideration. Readers are invited to periodic editorial meetings and special film events, and are included in the masthead. Readers will be expected to commit to at least four hours per week; all reading must be completed in the Zoetrope office and during regular business hours. Fee: FREE | Categories: Internships/Volunteering prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
AGNI InternshipApply to AGNI's literary internships. Editorial assistants will be responsible for proofreading, subscription fulfillment, database management, web posting, and many other tasks central to the magazine’s operation. In turn, interns will gain copyediting experience, print and web publishing experience, experience with Dreamweaver, FileMaker, and other software, and a renewed sense of the relevance and wonder of literature. Send resumes and cover letters to agni@bu.edu. Fee: $0 | Categories: Internships/Volunteering prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
Epiphany InternshipsAn Epiphany internship includes a combination of editorial and managerial work, so that interns get a sense for both of these aspects of publishing a literary magazine. An intern's chief editorial responsibility will be to read submissions to the magazine and they will receive feedback and mentorship from an Epiphany editor throughout the process. Interns may also be expected to take on various research projects and day-to-day tasks. Internships may be conducted from Los Angeles, NY, or remotely, and are unpaid opportunities. Fee: FREE | Categories: Internships/Volunteering prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
McSweeny's Internship/VolunteershipMcSweeny's has opened calls for interns and volunteers! If selected, you will be helping out with their next few books and quarterlies, including reading for the next Quarterly, an entirely non-fiction issue examining surveillance, trust, and privacy. Interns must be at least in the third or fourth year of their undergraduate degree, and based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We welcome higher-level applicants for our volunteer positions. The role requires a commitment of 15–20 hours per week, for around four months. Priority given to those who have experience with fact checking. Fee: FREE | Categories: Internships/Volunteering prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
Strange Horizons VolunteershipStrange Horizons is currently accepting applications for additional first readers. First readers will read some of the incoming fiction submissions and decide whether to pass them along to the fiction editors. They are therefore looking for people who like what Strange Horizons publishes. They highly encourage black first readers to apply, as are applicants who are members of other underrepresented or marginalized groups, and non-US/UK regions. Fee: FREE | Categories: Internships/Volunteering prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
Workshops/Conferences |
Rattle Workshop ProgramRattle's goal has always been to expand the reach of contemporary poetry into broader communities beyond the usual literary circles. To further that goal, a few hundred copies of each print issue of Rattle will be set aside to be given away as free class sets to teachers, workshop leaders, and reading groups who are spreading poetry to underserved and non-literary communities. The only firm rule is that the workshop must be offered free to participants. Supplies are limited. Medium: print | Fee: FREE | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize Free copies of Rattle length N/A deadline ongoing |
Slice Literary Writers ConferenceSlice conference features panels and workshops covering topics around the craft and business of writing. Please visit the conference website for additional information, fee schedules, and discounts. Medium: online | Fee: $200 – 350 | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
LitReactorLitReactor offers a unique approach to a writing education: You study what you want, when you want, at your own pace. You get detailed feedback on your work and take part in discussions in a judgement-free zone. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or an experienced writer, our workshops are about working together to achieve your writing goals. Medium: online | Fee: Varied | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
Indie Author Fringe"Indie Author Fringe is a three-times-a-year, online conference for self-publishing authors, brought to you by the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). ALLi brings together the most up-to-date self-publishing education and information available and broadcasts it to authors everywhere. " Medium: online | Fee: FREE | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
Alabama Writers' ConclaveThe Alabama Writers' Conclave was organized in 1923 and has continued ever since. Registration for this conference will include access to the keynote speech, all panels, workshops, as well as mixers and other social events. Medium: online | Fee: $225 | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
Lighthouse Writers WorkshopLighthouse Writers Workshop presents Lit Fest, an annual summer celebration of the literary art. The festival is scheduled to feature an array of workshops, seminars, consultations and other offerings. Medium: online | Fee: $130 | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize Glitterati Pass length N/A deadline ongoing |
Catapult Writing WorkshopsCatapult offers online and in-person classes varying in size, topic, and focus, and taught by writers and publishing professionals at the center of literary culture. Medium: print and online | Fee: Varies | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
A Public Space: WorkshopsA Public Space presents workshops throughout the year, provided seasonally. From novel to essay writing to editing, sign up for a masterclass of your choice. Fee: Varies | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
Inkitt's Novel Writing BootcampInkitt’s commitment to empowering aspiring authors across the globe has fused with the novel-writing genius of Bryan Thomas Schmidt, editor of The Martian, to produce an inspirational new Novel Writing Bootcamp, accessible to all and free of charge. Whether you’re a writer just beginning your career, an experienced author who wants to brush up on certain aspects of the process, or simply someone eager to learn at their own pace, this course is for you! We are proud to make Schmidt’s invaluable advice available to all, and we hope that it inspires all readers, regardless of background or previous experience, to reach for their literary goals and realise their creative potential. Fee: FREE | Categories: Workshops/Conferences prize N/A length N/A deadline ongoing |
