Also, see articles on how to publish your short stories -- and how to know if you're even ready to publish.
To submit the names of contests and awards for the month that I may have missed, please email me at fictionwriting.guide@about.com.
- Arrowhead Regional Arts Council McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Grants -- November 30
Four fellowships of up to $1,000 to pursue a specific opportunity. See site for details. No entry fee. - Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation Short Fiction Competition -- November 30
FICTION WRITERS MAY APPLY IN 2009. A prize of at least $1,000 is given every three years for a short story that presents the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner and is based on a historic person or event. Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, Short Fiction Competition, PMB 503, 31855 Date Palm Drive, Suite 3, Cathedral City, CA 92234. No entry fee. - Central Coast Writers Branch 2009 Writing Contest -- November 15
$500 and publication (print and on-line) in the Homestead Review, published by Hartnell College in Salinas, CA. Submit to CCW Contest, c/o Michael Thomas, P.O. Box 51805, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. $15/short story and $5/poem. - Del Sol Press Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize -- November 1
$1,200 and publication for the best short story, either published (in a periodical) or unpublished, 2,000-8,000 words; open to submissions from both emerging and established writers. Top ten finalist stories will be published in book form in the spring. Finalists invited to submit book-length manuscripts for consideration by Del Sol Press. Send to: Del Sol Press Fiction Contest, 326 LOH, Dept of Writing, GVSU, One Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401. $16.00 entry fee. - Fish International Short Story Prize -- November 30
Prizes awarded by Fish Publishing, an Irish independent press. Winning authors will appear in an anthology; first prize is €2,500, but all winners receive a prize. Online entries only. €20.00 fee. - The French-American Foundation and Florence Gould Foundation Annual Translation Prize -- November 15
A $10 000 cash award for the best English translation of French prose in both fiction and non-fiction. Translations must have been published or have a scheduled publication date in the United States between January 1 and December 31, 2006, and must be accompanied by the French original. Send to: Emma Archer, Director of Cultural Programs, French-American Foundation, 28 West 44th Street, Suite 1420, New York, NY 10036. No fee. - Georgetown Review Contest -- November 15
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Georgetown Review for an unpublished short story or creative essay. Send entries to Contest, Georgetown Review, 400 East College Street, Box 227, Georgetown, KY 40324. $10.00 entry fee. - Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award -- November 15
Three prizes of $10,000 each are given annually to writers of African descent to honor a book of fiction, a first book of fiction, and a book of creative nonfiction published in the current year. Two finalists in each category will receive $5,000 each. Publishers may submit a novel, novella, short story collection, or memoir. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the site for application and complete guidelines. Hurston/Wright Foundation, 6525 Belcrest Road, Suite 531, Hyattsville, MD 20782. (301) 683-2134. info@hurstonwright.org. $25 entry fee. - Ledig House
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship -- November 30
Each year one New Jersey writer will be selected for a one-week to two-month residency at Ledig House, a residency in the Hudson River Valley. Submit bio, one-page description of work to be undertaken while at Ledig House, letter of recommendation, and either a copy of recently published work or an unpublished 10-page writing sample to Ledig House Applications, New Jersey Writers' Fellowship, 55 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10003. No application fee. - Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest -- Nov. 14
Moment will award three prizes ($1,000, $500, and $250, and publication) to outstanding works of unpublished short fiction of 7,000 words or less with Jewish content. Send entries to: Moment Magazine, 4115 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 102, Washington, DC 20016. $15.00 entry fee. - Nebraska Arts Council Literature Award -- November 15
THIS PRIZE WILL NOT BE OPEN TO FICTION WRITERS AGAIN UNTIL 2008. The Individual Artist Fellowships program (IAF) recognizes exemplary achievements by originating artists. The grant is designed to reward artists for work that has already been completed. No entry fee.
