- Bronx Council on the Arts
BRIO Awards -- January 29
A minimum of 20 BRIO grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to individual artists residing in the Bronx. Writers must be at least 18 years of age to enter. Winners must complete a one-time public service activity to receive their complete award. Submit five copies of up to 20 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction to Bronx Council on the Arts, BRIO Awards, 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. No entry fee. - Pew Fellowships in the Arts Literary Fellowships -- January 29
Fellowships of $60,000 each are given to Philadelphia-area writers and artists to allow them to concentrate on their writing. Applicants must be nominated by the date above. See site for details. - Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
-- January 29
The winning submission of 750 words will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space and will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will receive $1,000. Apply online or via mail. See site for full details. $25 entry fee. - Charles Pick Fellowship in Creative Writing -- January 31
A six-month fellowship at the University of East Anglia, including a £10,000 (approximately $17,500) stipend, is awarded annually to a fiction writer or creative nonfiction writer who has not yet published a book. Submit a writing sample of no more than 2,500 words and a letter of reference to Fellowship Administrator, Charles Pick Writing Fellowship, School of Literature and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom. No entry fee. - Chattahoochee Review
Lamar York Prize for Nonfiction -- January 31
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Chattahoochee Review is awarded annually for a creative essay. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit an essay of up to 5,000 words to Chattahoochee Review, Lamar York Prize, Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338-4497. $12.00 entry fee includes a one-year subscription. - The Iowa Review Award -- January 31
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Iowa Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Send 25 pages of prose to: The Iowa Review, 308 EPB, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. $20.00 entry fee. - Ohioana Library Association Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant -- January 31
A prize of $1,000 is given annually to an Ohio writer under 30 who has not published a book. Writers born in Ohio or who have lived in Ohio for a minimum of five years are eligible. Submit 10 to 60 pages of up to six works of fiction or creative nonfiction to Ohioana Library Association, Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant, 274 East First Avenue, Suite 300, Columbus, OH 43201. (614) 466-3831. Linda Hengst, Director. No entry fee. - The Ohio State University Short Fiction Prize -- January 31
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Ohio State University Press awarded annually for a collection of short fiction. Submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages of short stories, novellas, or a combination of the two to Fiction Editor, Ohio State University Press, 180 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002. $20.00 entry fee. - University of New Orleans Annual Writing Contest for Study Abroad in Europe -- January 31
Each year, the University of New Orleans grants full fee waivers for either the Madrid Summer Seminars or the Writing Workshops in Montpellier to one writer each in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. The contest is open to anyone writing in English who has not yet published a book of 45 pages or more in the genre of application, except for University of New Orleans faculty and staff. Apply electronically; see site for more info. Entry fee: $25.
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