- New Millennium Awards for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction -- June 17
$1,000 for best poem, $1,000 for best fiction (including short-short fiction), $1,000 for best nonfiction, plus publication. Enter online, or offline, by submitting to: "NMW," Room M2, PO Box 2463, Knoxville, TN 37901. $17 reading fee. - Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships -- June 27
Individual Artist Fellowships in the amount of $13,000 are awarded annually to reward artistic excellence, advance the careers of Maine artists, and promote public awareness regarding the eminence of the creative sector in Maine. Apply online. - Booktrust The Roald Dahl Funny Prize -- June 29
"Founded by Michael Rosen as part of his work as Children's Laureate 2007-09, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize is the first prize founded to honour those books that simply make us laugh." See site for details. - "8 Million Stories" Manhattan Media Short Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Contest -- June 30
Submit short fiction of 3,000 words or less and nonfiction of 1,500 words or less. The winning stories will be published in an August issue of New York Press, West Side Spirit, and Our Town. The top three winning authors will be awarded a cash prize and invited to read at an event to take place in New York City in August, with other readings by published authors, and editors and agents in attendance. Judges include Rakesh Satyal, HarperCollins editor and author; Erin Hosier, agent at the Gernert Company, Susan Shapiro, author of several memoirs and writing professor; Jason Boog, GalleyCat editor and professor at NYU, Tony O’Neill, author. Apply online. $25 entry fee. - The Bridport Prize -- June 30
The Bridport Prize is an annual international creative writing competition for poetry and short stories. Prizes of £5000, £1000, and £500 for short stories of up to 5,000 words. Apply online or by post to The Bridport Prize, PO Box 6910, Bridport, Dorset DT6 9BQ, UK. Entry fee £6. - Delacorte Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel -- June 30
A book contract with $1,500 in cash and $7,500 advance against royalties is awarded each year "to encourage the writing of contemporary or historical fiction set in North America, for readers age 9–12." See site for details and send mss to Delacorte Yearling Contest, Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10019. - Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize -- June 30
One $1,000 prize winner receives publication in the fall issue of Hunger Mountain; two honorable mentions receive $100.00 each. Send stories of no more than 10,000 words to HFMSFP, Hunger Mountain, Vermont College, 36 College Street, Montpelier VT, 05602. $20 entry fee. - Glimmer Train Open Fiction Contest -- June 30
Prizes of $2,000, $1,000, and $600 for original, unpublished stories. All themes, all lengths are welcome. Submit online. $20.00 entry fee. - Literal Latté Short Shorts Contest -- June 30
First Prize $500 for unpublished shorts, 2,000 words max. Submit to Literal Latté Awards, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, New York, NY 10003. $10 reading fee. - Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Individual Artist Grants for Women -- June 30
Grants of $500 to $1,500 are awarded twice a year to feminist writers of the U.S. or Canada. Submit three copies of a manuscript of up to 25 pages, a project description, and a resume. Send an SASE for the required application and complete guidelines to: Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Individual Artist Grants for Women, P.O. Box 630125, Bronx, NY 10463. Susan Pliner, Executive Director. $10 entry fee. - Red Hen Press Literary Awards -- June 30
Established in 2001, in celebration of the new century and a new tradition of literature, this award is for an short story with a maximum of 25 pages. Open to all writers and themes. Award is $1000 and publication of the winning story by Red Hen Press. Send to: Red Hen Press, Attn: Short Fiction Award, P.O. Box 3537, Granada Hills, CA 91394. $15 entry fee. - University of Pittsburgh Press
Drue Heinz Literature Prize -- June 30
For more than twenty-five years the Drue Heinz Literature Prize has recognized and supported writers of short fiction and made their work available to readers around the world. The contest, which includes a $15,000 prize and publication, is open to writers who have published a book-length collection of fiction or at least three short stories or novellas in commercial magazines or literary journals. Send submissions to: Drue Heinz Literature Prize, University of Pittsburgh Press, Eureka Building, Fifth Floor, 3400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. - University of North Texas Press Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction -- June 30
The winner of this annual award receives $1000 and publication by UNT Press. Mail entries to: Laura Kopchick, General Editor, Katherine Anne Porter Contest, English Department, University of Texas at Arlington, 203 Carlisle Hall, Box 19035, Arlington, TX 76019. $25 entry fee.
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