GRANTS & AWARDS

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Career Development Grants
Career Development Grants of up to $1,000 are given three times a year to allow Minnesota writers to take advantage of a specific arts opportunity, such as a writers conference. Poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, or St. Louis counties in northeastern Minnesota for at least six months are eligible. Submit no more than 10 pages of poetry or 15 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction with a resumé by November 30. There is no entry fee. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Career Development Grants, Marshall School Annex, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55811. (800) 569-8134. Robert DeArmond, Executive Director.
aracouncil@aol.com
www.aracouncil.org

Bear Star Press
Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Bear Star Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a writer residing in a state west of the central time zone. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 65 pages with a $20 entry fee by November 30. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Bear Star Press, Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize, 185 Hollow Oak Drive, Cohasset, CA 95973. (530) 891-0360. Beth Spencer, Editor.
www.bearstarpress.com

Before Columbus Foundation
American Book Awards
Approximately 10 to 18 awards are given annually to honor books published in the United States during the preceding year that make outstanding contributions to American literature. Winners are nominated and selected by a panel of writers, editors, and publishers, but anyone may make a submission or recommendation to the panel. Submit two copies of a book published in 2006 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, or e-mail for complete guidelines.
Before Columbus Foundation, American Book Awards, The Raymond House, 655 13th Street, Suite 302, Oakland, CA 94612. (510) 268-9775. Gundars Strads, Executive Director.
strads@haas.berkeley.edu
www.ankn.uaf.edu/iew/beforecolumbus

Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Literary Awards
Three prizes of $500 each are given annually for a book of fiction, a first novel, and a book of creative nonfiction written by an African American and published in the United States during the current year. The awards, presented at the annual meeting of the American Library Association, honor original works of literature that depict the "cultural, historical, or sociopolitical aspects of the African Diaspora." Publishers may nominate books published in 2006 by December 31. There is no entry fee. E-mail for complete guidelines and the list of jurors to whom the books should be sent. (See Recent Winners.)
Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Literary Awards, 3003 Van Ness Street NW, W522, Washington, D.C. 20008. John Page, Awards Chair.
jpage@wrlc.org
www.bcala.org

BOA Editions
A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,500 and publication by BOA Editions is given annually for a first book of poetry. U.S. poets who are at least 18 years of age and who have not published a book-length collection of poetry are eligible. Edward Hirsch will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 30. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
BOA Editions, A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 40490, Rochester, NY 14604. Peter Conners, Marketing Director.
www.boaeditions.org

Boulevard
Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Boulevard is given annually for a short story by a writer who has not published a nationally distributed book. The editors of Boulevard will judge. Submit a story of any length with a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Boulevard, by December 15. Send an SASE, call, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Boulevard, Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers, P.O. Box 325, 6614 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights, MO 63117. (314) 862-2643. Richard Burgin, Editor.
www.richardburgin.net/boulevard

Bright Hill Press
Poetry Book Competition
A prize of $1,000, publication by Bright Hill Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a book-length poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $22 entry fee by November 30. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Bright Hill Press, Poetry Book Competition, P.O. Box 193, Treadwell, NY 13846-0193. (607) 829-5055. Bertha Rogers, Editor.
wordthur@stny.rr.com
www.brighthillpress.org

Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation
Novel Competition
A prize of at least $1,000 is given every three years for a novel that presents the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner and is based on a historic person or event. More than one winner may be chosen. Submit an unpublished novel of any length by November 30. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, Novel Competition, 2500 North Palm Canyon Drive, #A4, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Arch Brown,
President.
www.aabbfoundation.org

Carolina Wren Press
Poetry Contest
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Carolina Wren Press is given biennially for a first book of poetry. Evie Shockley will judge. Submit two copies of a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with an $18 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Carolina Wren Press, Poetry Contest, 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701. (919) 560-2738. Andrea Selch, President.
carolinawrenpress@earthlink.net
www.carolinawrenpress.org/submissions.html

Center for Book Arts
Poetry Chapbook Competition
A prize of $1,000 and publication of a letterpress chapbook in an edition of 100 copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Half of the prize money is given as an honorarium for a reading the winner will give at the Center for Book Arts in New York City. Sharon Dolin and Jane Hirshfield will judge. Submit a manuscript of up to 24 pages or one poem of no more than 500 lines with a $20 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Center for Book Arts, Poetry Chapbook Competition, 28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001. (212) 481-0295.
www.centerforbookarts.org/newsite/opportunities

Chelsea
Award for Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Chelsea is given annually for a group of poems. The editors of Chelsea will judge; all entries will be considered for publication. Submit four to six poems totaling no more than 500 lines with a $15 entry fee, which includes a copy of Chelsea, by December 15. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Chelsea, Award for Poetry, P.O. Box 773, Cooper Station, New York, NY 10276-0773. Alfredo de Palchi, Editor.
www.chelseamag.org

Civil War Institute
Michael Shaara Book Prize
A prize of $2,500 is given annually to honor a novel about the Civil War published in the current year to "encourage fresh approaches to Civil War fiction." Publishers, critics, and authors may submit ten copies of a book published in 2006 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Civil War Institute, Michael Shaara Book Prize, Gettysburg College, 300 North Washington Street, Campus Box 435, Gettysburg, PA 17325. (717) 337-6590. Gabor Boritt, Director.
civilwar@gettysburg.edu
www.gettysburg.edu/about/offices/provost/cwi/the_michaelshaaraprize.dot

Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
David Dornstein Memorial Creative Writing Contest
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story on a Jewish theme or topic by a writer aged 18 to 35. If more than one story is selected, the prize money will be divided among the winners. Submit a short story of no more than 5,000 words by December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or e-mail for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, David Dornstein Memorial Creative Writing Contest, 520 Eighth Avenue, 2nd Floor, North Tower, New York, NY 10018. (212) 268-4210.
cajeny@caje.org
www.caje.org

Colorado Review
Colorado Prize
A prize of $1,500 and publication by the Center for Literary Publishing is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 40 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review, by January 12. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Colorado Review, Colorado Prize, Center for Literary Publishing, Department of English, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. (970) 491-5449. Stephanie G'Schwind, Editor.
creview@colostate.edu
coloradoreview.colostate.edu

Commonwealth Club of California
California Book Awards
Three prizes of $2,000 each are given annually to California writers to honor books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Authors or publishers may submit five copies of books published in 2006 by January 7, 2007. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site the required application and complete guidelines.
Commonwealth Club of California, California Book Awards, 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 597-4846.
bookawards@commonwealthclub.org
www.commonwealthclub.org

Crab Orchard Review
Open Competition
A first prize of $3,500 and a second prize of $2,000 are given annually for two book-length poetry collections by U.S. poets. The winning manuscripts will be published by Southern Illinois University Press, which cosponsors the award with Crab Orchard Review. Each winner will also give a reading at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Crab Orchard Review, by November 16. Send an SASE for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Crab Orchard Review, Open Competition, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, 1000 Faner Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901. Jon Tribble, Series Editor.
www.siu.edu/~crborchd/conpo.html

Crazyhorse
Poetry and Fiction Prizes
Two prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Crazyhorse are given annually for a single poem and a short story. Submit up to three poems or a story of no more than 25 pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Crazyhorse, by December 16. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Crazyhorse, Poetry and Fiction Prizes, Department of English, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424. (843) 953-7740. Garrett Doherty, Editor.
crazyhorse@cofc.edu
crazyhorse.cofc.edu

Curbstone Press
Miguel Mármol Prize
An advance of $1,000 and publication by Curbstone Press is given annually for a first book of fiction in English by a Latino writer that "reflects a respect for intercultural understanding, human rights, and civil liberties." Writers who have not previously published a book of fiction are eligible. Submit a manuscript of 160 to 360 pages with a $15 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Curbstone Press, Miguel Mármol Prize, 321 Jackson Street, Willimantic, CT 06226. (860) 423-5110. Alexander Taylor, Codirector.
info@curbstone.org
www.curbstone.org

Del Sol Press
Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,200 and publication by Del Sol Press is given annually for a poetry collection. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit a poetry manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $24 entry fee by January 15, 2007. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Del Sol Press, Poetry Prize, 89 Elm Ridge Road, Stow, MA 01775. Donna Johnson, Contest Administrator.
dspress@webdelsol.com
www.webdelsol.com/DelSolPress/dsp-poetry-competition.htm

University of Evansville
Willis Barnstone Translation Prize
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem translated into English. Willis Barnstone will judge. Submit up to 10 translations of no more than 200 lines each and the original poems with a $5 entry fee ($3 for each additional poem) by December 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Richard Wilbur Award
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Evansville Press is given biennially for a book of poetry by a U.S. poet. Rhina Espaillat will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, call, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
University of Evansville, Department of English, 1800 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, IN 47722. (812) 488-2963.
english.evansville.edu

Fence Books
Motherwell prize
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Fence Books will be given annually for a first or second book of poetry by a woman. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 60 pages with a $25 entry fee during November. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Fence Books, Motherwell Prize, 303 East Eighth Street, #B1, New York, NY 10009. Rebecca Wolff, Editor.
www.fencebooks.com

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Seven-Month Fellowships
Fellowships for a seven-month residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, are given annually to 10 poets and fiction writers. Each fellowship includes a private apartment and a monthly stipend of $650. For fellowships from October 1, 2007, to May 1, 2008, submit a personal statement and eight copies of up to 15 pages of poetry or 35 pages of fiction (include a synopsis if submitting a novel) with a $45 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Seven-Month Fellowships, 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. (508) 487-9960.
general@fawc.org
www.fawc.org

Fish Publishing
Fish Short Story Prize
A prize of 2,500 euros (approximately $3,200) and publication in a Fish Publishing anthology will be given annually for a short story. The winner must attend a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2007. All entries will be considered for publication and must be submitted electronically. Using the online submission system, submit a story of up to 5,000 words with an entry fee of 20 euros (approximately $25) by November 30. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Fish Publishing, Fish Short Story Prize, Durrus, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Clem Cairns, Editor.
info@fishpublishing.com
www.fishpublishing.com

Five Points
James Dickey Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Five Points is given annually for a group of poems. Submit up to three poems of no more than 50 lines each with a $20 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Five Points, by November 30. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Five Points, James Dickey Prize, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3999, Atlanta, GA 30302-3999. Megan Sexton, Executive Editor.
info@langate.gsu.edu
www.webdelsol.com/Five_Points

Gival Press
Poetry Award
A prize of $1,000, publication by Gival Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Donna Gelagotis Lee will judge. Submit a manuscript of at least 45 pages with a $20 entry fee by December 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Gival Press, Poetry Award, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203. (703) 351-0079. Robert Giron, Publisher.
givalpress@yahoo.com
www.givalpress.com

Glimmer Train Press
Fiction Open
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given twice yearly for a short story. A second-place prize of $1,000 is also awarded. Submit a short story of any length and theme with a $15 entry fee by January 15, 2007. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Glimmer Train Press, Fiction Open, 1211 NW Glisan Street, Suite 207, Portland, OR 97209. (503) 221-0836. Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies, Coeditors.
www.glimmertrainpress.com

Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Griffin Poetry Prize
Two prizes of $50,000 Canadian (approximately $44,750) each are given annually to honor collections of poetry by a Canadian and an international poet or translator. Publishers may submit four copies of a book published in 2006 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry, Griffin Poetry Prize, 6610 Edwards Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 2V6, Canada. (905) 565-5993. Ruth Smith, Manager.
info@griffinpoetryprize.com
www.griffinpoetryprize.com

Ruth Hindman Foundation
H. E. Francis Short Story Competition
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story. Submit three copies of a story of no more than 5,000 words with a $15 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Ruth Hindman Foundation, H. E. Francis Short Story Competition, Department of English, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899. Patricia Sammon, Contact.
www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/english/whatnewcontest.html

Hunger Mountain
Ruth Stone Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Hunger Mountain is given annually for a single poem. Cynthia Huntington will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than six pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by December 10. Send an SASE, call, or e-mail for complete guidelines.
Hunger Mountain, Ruth Stone Prize, Vermont College, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. (802) 828-8633. Caroline Mercurio, Managing Editor.
hungermtn@tui.edu
www.hungermtn.org

Hurston/Wright Foundation
Award for College Writers
A prize of $1,000 is given annually to recognize excellence in fiction writing by a student of African descent enrolled full time in a U.S. college or graduate school. Students who have published a book in any genre are not eligible. Submit two copies of an unpublished short story or novel excerpt of no more than 25 pages with a $10 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Legacy Award
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 published in 2006 with a $25 entry fee by November 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Hurston/Wright Foundation, 6525 Belcrest Road, Suite 531, Hyattsville, MD 20782. (301) 683-2134. Clyde McElvene, Executive Director.
info@hurstonwright.org
www.hurston-wright.org

Alice James Books
Beatrice Hawley Award
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Alice James Books, a nonprofit poetry publisher, is given annually for a book-length poetry collection by a poet residing in the United States. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 70 pages with a $25 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Alice James Books, Beatrice Hawley Award, 238 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938. (207) 778-7071. Lacy Simons, Managing Editor.
www.alicejamesbooks.org/BH.html

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Anna David Rosenberg Award
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem or group of poems on the Jewish experience. A second-place prize of $500 is also given. Marcia Falk, Ilya Kaminsky, and Susan Terris will judge. Submit up to three poems of no more than 10 pages by December 1. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Anna David Rosenberg Award, 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118. (415) 292-1219, ext. 1163. Stephanie Singer, Manager.
poetryaward@jccsf.org
www.jccsf.org/poetryaward

Lambda Literary Foundation
Debut Literary Awards
Two prizes of $1,000 each will be given annually for debut books of fiction by a gay writer and by a lesbian writer published in the current year. Submit four copies of a first novel or a short story collection (or bound galleys) with a $20 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Lambda Literary Foundation, Debut Literary Awards, 16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10E, New York, NY 10001. (212) 239-6575. Charles Flowers, Executive Director.
asklambda@earthlink.net
www.lambdaliterary.org

Literal Latté
K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Literal Latté is given annually for a short story. The editors of Literal Latté will judge. All entries are considered for publication. Submit a story of no more than 6,000 words with a $10 entry fee by January 15, 2007. Send an SASE or e-mail for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Literal Latté, K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, New York, NY 10003. (212) 260-5532. Jenine Gordon Bockman, Editor.
litlatte@aol.com
www.literal-latte.com

Livingston Press
Tartt Fiction Award
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Livingston Press is given annually for a first collection of short stories. Fiction writers who have not published a short story collection may submit 160 to 325 pages of fiction with a $15 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Livingston Press, Tartt Fiction Award, Station 22, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470. Joe Taylor, Codirector.
jwt@uwa.edu
www.livingstonpress.uwa.edu

Maine Community Foundation
Martin Dibner fellowships
Fellowships of up to $1,000 are given in alternating years to Maine poets and fiction writers to attend writing workshops or complete writing projects. For this year's fellowships, poets may submit a writing sample of five to seven pages and a resumé by January 15, 2007. There is no entry fee. Call or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Maine Community Foundation, Martin Dibner Fellowships, 245 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605. (877) 700-6800. Carl Little, Director of Communications and Marketing.
clittle@mainecf.org
www.mainecf.org

Ellen Meloy Fund
Desert Writers Award
A prize of $1,000 will be given annually to provide support to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers to spend creative time in a desert environment. Submit up to 10 pages of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, a project description, and a biography by December 31. There is no entry fee. Call or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Ellen Meloy Fund, Desert Writers Award, P.O. Box 484, Bluff, UT 84512. (435) 669-5326. Greer Chesher, Contact.
www.ellenmeloy.com

Meridian
Editors' Prizes
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Meridian's Spring/Summer issue are given annually for a single poem and a short story. Entries must be submitted electronically. Using the online submission system, submit up to four poems of no more than two pages each or a story of up to 10,000 words with a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Meridian, by December 20. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Meridian, Editors' Prizes, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400145, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4145. Jeb Livingood, Faculty Adviser.
www.readmeridian.org

Merton Foundation
Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Award
A prize of $500 and publication in Merton Seasonal is given annually for a single poem. Submit a poem of no more than 100 lines by December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Merton Foundation, Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Award, 2117 Payne Street, Louisville, KY 40206. (502) 899-1991. Helen Graffy, Assistant Director.
hgraffy@mertonfoundation.org
www.mertonfoundation.org

Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund
Individual Artist Grants for Women
Grants of up to $1,500 are given twice yearly to feminist writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The current round of grants will be awarded to fiction writers. Submit three copies of a short story or novel excerpt of up to 25 pages, a project description, and a resumé with a $10 entry fee during the month of December. Send an SASE for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Individual Artist Grants for Women, P.O. Box 309, Wilton, NH 03086. Susan Pliner, Executive Director.

National Council of Teachers of English
Donald Murray Prize
A prize of $500 is given annually to honor an essay about teaching and/or writing published during the previous year. Lynn Bloom, Rebecca Faery, and Doug Hesse will judge. Anyone may nominate essays of any length published in 2006. Submit four copies of each essay with the source and date of publication by January 15, 2007. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or e-mail for complete guidelines.
National Council of Teachers of English, Donald Murray Prize, University Writing Program, 1 Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. (530) 752-4170. John Boe, Contact.
jdboe@ucdavis.edu

National Endowment for the Arts
Translation Fellowships
Grants of $10,000 to $20,000 are awarded annually to translators of poetry and prose. The grants enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applicants must have published at least 48 pages of translation in literary publications or book form since January 1, 1992. Submit nine copies of 10 to 15 pages of translation and the original work with proof of eligibility by January 9, 2007. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
National Endowment for the Arts, Translation Fellowships, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 720, Washington, D.C. 20506. (202) 682-5034. Garrick Davis, Literature Specialist.
www.arts.gov

National Writers Union
Poetry Contest
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Poetry Flash is given annually for a single poem. Adrienne Rich will judge. Submit a poem of any length with a $5 entry fee by November 30. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
National Writers Union, Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 2409, Aptos, CA 95001-2409. Bonnie Thomas, Poetry Contest
Coordinator.nwu7.org

New Issues Poetry & Prose
New Issues Poetry Prize
A prize of $2,000 and publication by New Issues Poetry & Prose is given annually for a first book-length poetry collection. Poets who have not published a poetry collection of more than 48 pages in an edition of 500 or more copies are eligible. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 120 pages with a $15 entry fee by November 30. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
New Issues Poetry & Prose, New Issues Poetry Prize, Department of English, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331. (269) 387-8185. Marianne Swierenga, Managing Editor.
new-issues@wmich.edu
www.wmich.edu/newissues

University of New Mexico
Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
A prize of $1,000 and an invitation to give a reading at the University of New Mexico is given annually to honor a book of fiction by a Chicano or Chicana writer published in the current year. Authors who have published no more than two books are eligible. For books published in 2006, authors must submit a letter of interest, and publishers must submit a letter of nomination, with five copies of the book by December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
University of New Mexico, Premio Aztlán Literary Prize, University Libraries, Dean's Office, MSC05 3020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131. Kathy McCully, Contact.
kmccully@unm.edu
elibrary.unm.edu/chipotle/premioaztlan

New Millennium Writings
New Millennium Awards
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings are given for a poem, a work of fiction, a work of short-short fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. The prizes are given twice yearly, in the spring and the fall, for works that are previously unpublished or that were published in a journal with a circulation of less than 5,000. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages; a fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript of up to 6,000 words; or a short-short fiction manuscript of up to 1,000 words with a $17 entry fee, which includes a copy of the awards issue, by November 17. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
New Millennium Writings, New Millennium Awards, Room A, P.O. Box 2463, Knoxville, TN 37901. (865) 428-0389. Don Williams, Editor.
donwilliams7@charter.net
www.newmillenniumwritings.com

Nightboat Books
Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Nightboat Books is given annually for a book-length poetry collection. Brenda Hillman will judge. Submit a poetry manuscript of 48 to 72 pages with a $20 entry fee by November 30. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Nightboat Books, Poetry Prize, c/o Department of English, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257. Janet Kaplan, Poetry Editor.
janet.kaplan@nightboat.org
www.nightboat.org

North Carolina Writers Network
Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story that honors Thomas Wolfe. Submit no more than 12 pages of fiction with a $25 entry fee ($15 for NCWN members) by December 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
North Carolina Writers Network, Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, Davidson College, P.O. Box 7096, Davidson, NC 28035. Anthony Abbott, Contact.
toabbott@davidson.edu
www.ncwriters.org

Ohioana Library Association
Krout Memorial Poetry Award
A prize of $1,000 is given annually to honor an Ohio poet's published work. Poets must be Ohio natives or must have lived in the state for at least five years. Anyone may submit a nomination, which should include no more than 10 pages of a writing sample and reviews of the nominee's work, a biography, and a publishing record. The deadline is December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for a nomination form and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Ohioana Library Association, Krout Memorial Poetry Award, 274 East First Avenue, Suite 300, Columbus, OH 43201. (614) 466-3831. Linda Hengst, Director.
ohioana@sloma.state.oh.us
www.ohioana.org

PEN American Center
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
A prize of $3,000 is given annually to honor a book-length translation of poetry from any language into English published in the United States during the current year. Translators may be of any nationality. Translators, publishers, or agents may submit two copies of a book published in 2006 by December 15. There is no entry fee. E-mail or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
PEN/Beyond Margins Awards
Up to five prizes of $1,000 each are given annually to honor emerging poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers of color for outstanding book-length works published in the current year. Publishers or agents may submit a letter of recommendation and five copies of a book published in 2006 by December 29. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize
A prize of $3,000 is given annually to honor a book-length translation of poetry or literary prose from any language into English published in the United States during the current year. Translators may be of any nationality. Publishers, agents, or translators may submit three copies of a book published in 2006 by December 15. There is no entry fee. E-mail or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012.
awards@pen.org
www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/1351

PEN Center USA
Literary Awards
Prizes of $1,000 each are given annually to recognize outstanding books of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation published in the current year by writers living west of the Mississippi. The winners will be honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Publishers, agents, or authors may submit four copies of a book published in 2006 with a $35 entry fee by December 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
PEN Center USA, Literary Awards, c/o Antioch University Los Angeles, 400 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230. (310) 862-1555, ext. 361. Jason Butler, Contact.
awards@penusa.org
www.penusa.org

PEN New England
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
A prize of $8,000 is given annually to honor a novel or book of short stories published in the current year by an American author who has not previously published a book of fiction. Publishers may submit four copies of a book published in 2006 with a $35 entry fee by December 8. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award
A prize of $3,000 is given annually to honor the most outstanding book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction relating to New England published in the current year. Eligible books must have a connection to New England through their author, theme, or setting. Publishers may submit four copies of a book published in 2006 with a $35 entry fee by December 8. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
PEN New England, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. (617) 824-8820. Karen Wulf, Executive Director.
pen_ne@emerson.edu
www.pen-ne.org

Poetry Society of America
Chapbook Fellowships
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Poetry Society of America are given annually for chapbooks by poets who have not published a full-length collection. Two fellowships are open to poets 30 and younger living in any of the five boroughs of New York City, and two of the fellowships are open to poets of any age living anywhere in the United States. Submit a poetry manuscript of 20 to 30 pages with a $12 entry fee by December 15. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Robert H. Winner Memorial Award
A prize of $2,500 is given annually to honor a poet over 40 who has published no more than one book. Submit a manuscript of up to 10 poems or 20 pages by December 15. There is a $15 entry fee for non-PSA members. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park, New York, NY 10003. (212) 254-9628.
www.poetrysociety.org

Poets & Writers Inc.
Writers Exchange Contest
Two prizes of $500 each are awarded annually to a poet and a fiction writer from a select state. Each winner also receives an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to give a reading and meet with writers, editors, publishers, and agents. For the 2007 contest, which is open to Missouri residents, each winner will also receive a one-month residency at the Jentel Artist Residency Program in Wyoming. Missouri poets and fiction writers who have published no more than one full-length book in the genre in which they are applying are eligible. Submit five copies of up to 10 pages of poetry or 25 pages of fiction by December 1. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Poets & Writers Inc., Writers Exchange Contest, 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012. Bonnie Marcus, Director.
bmarcus@pw.org
www.pw.org

Publishing Triangle
Triangle Awards
Five prizes of $1,000 each are given annually to honor books of fiction and creative nonfiction by gay and lesbian authors or with gay or lesbian themes published in the United States or Canada in the preceding year. Anyone may submit a nomination for a book published in 2006 with a $25 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Publishing Triangle, Triangle Awards, 332 Bleecker Street, #D36, New York, NY
10014.
www.publishingtriangle.org

Pushcart Press
Pushcart Prizes
Publication in The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses is awarded annually for the best poetry, short fiction, and essays published by literary magazines or small presses in the current year. Submissions are accepted from editors only, who may nominate up to six works of up to 20,000 words. Submit tear sheets or photocopies by December 1; work to be published this year after the deadline may be submitted in manuscript form. There is no entry fee. Write or call for complete guidelines.
Pushcart Press, Pushcart Prizes, P.O. Box 380, Wainscott, NY 11975. (631) 324-9300. Bill Henderson, Contact.
www.pushcartprize.com

Reed Magazine
John Steinbeck Award
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Reed Magazine is given annually for a short story. Kate Braverman will judge. Submit a story of up to 6,000 words with a $15 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Reed Magazine, John Steinbeck Award, English Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0090.
reed@email.sjsu.edu
www2.sjsu.edu/reed/steinbeck.htm

Rosebud
X. J. Kennedy Award
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Rosebud is given biennially for a work of creative nonfiction. Rosebud editor Roderick Clark and Cambridge Book Review editor Robert Wake will judge. Submit a work of creative nonfiction of up to 4,000 words with a $10 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Rosebud, X. J. Kennedy Award, c/o Roderick Clark, N3310 Asje Road, Cambridge, WI 53523. (608) 423-4750. J. Rod Clark, Editor.
jrodclark@rsbd.net
www.rsbd.net

Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
Individual Artist Grants
Grants of $5,000 are given annually to poets and fiction writers who are at least 21 years of age and who reside in the central and western counties of New York state: Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. Submit two copies of a poetry manuscript of no more than 15 pages or a fiction manuscript of no more than 30 pages with a $10 entry fee by January 15, 2007. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Individual Artist Grants, 435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Laurel Guy, Program Director.
info@saltonstall.org
www.saltonstall.org

Santa Fe Art Institute
Poetry Translator Residencies
Two residencies of up to four weeks, each including a stipend of $1,000, are given annually to poetry translators. Sponsored by the Witter Bynner Foundation, the residencies take place at the Santa Fe Art Institute's Ricardo Legoretta facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico and also include up to $500 for roundtrip transportation. To apply for a 2007 residency, submit no more than 10 poems, a project proposal, a curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation by November 30. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Santa Fe Art Institute, Poetry Translator Residencies, P. O. Box 24044, Santa Fe, NM 87502. (505) 424-5050. Sheilah Wilson, Residencies Director.
swilson@sfai.org
www.sfai.org

Slipstream Press
Poetry Chapbook Competition
A prize of $1,000, publication by Slipstream Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a chapbook-length poetry collection. All entrants receive a copy of the winning chapbook and an issue of Slipstream Magazine. Submit a manuscript of up to 40 pages with a $15 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Slipstream Press, Poetry Chapbook Competition, P.O. Box 2071, Niagara Falls, NY 14301.
www.slipstreampress.org

South Carolina Arts Commission
South Carolina Fiction Project
Up to 12 prizes of $500 each are given annually for short stories by South Carolina fiction writers. The winning works are published in The Post and Courier, a Charleston daily newspaper, and on its Web site. Legal residents of South Carolina who are at least 18 years of age are eligible. Submit a short story of no more than 2,500 words by January 15, 2007. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
South Carolina Arts Commission, South Carolina Fiction Project, 1800 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201. (803) 734-8694. Sara June Goldstein, Program Director.
goldstsa@arts.state.sc.us
www.southcarolinaarts.com

Stanford University
Wallace Stegner Fellowships
Two-year fellowships, five in poetry and five in fiction, are given annually to allow emerging writers to develop their craft in workshops with senior faculty members at Stanford University. The fellowships, which include a $22,000 annual stipend and a tuition waiver of $6,500 each year, are valued at $57,000. No degrees are required to apply, and no degrees are awarded. Submit 10 to 15 pages of poetry or a fiction manuscript totaling no more than 9,000 words and composed of two short stories, one short story and a novel excerpt, or a novel excerpt with a $60 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Stanford University, Wallace Stegner Fellowships, Creative Writing Program, Department of English, Stanford, CA 94035-2087. (650) 723-0011. Ryan Jacobs, Contact.
ryanj@stanford.edu
www.stanford.edu/dept/english/cw

University of Tampa Press
Tampa Review Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication by the University of Tampa Press is given annually for a book-length poetry collection. Selected poems from the winning manuscript will also be published in Tampa Review. Submit a manuscript of 60 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by December 31. Send an SASE, call, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
University of Tampa Press, Tampa Review Prize, 401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33606. Richard Mathews, Editor.
tampareview.ut.edu

Texas Christian University Press
Texas book award
A prize of $5,000 is given biennially for the best book of fiction or creative nonfiction about Texas. Authors, publishers, or agents may send three copies of a book published in 2005 or 2006 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Texas Christian University Press, Texas Book Award, Box 298300, Fort Worth, TX 76129. (817) 257-6109. Barbara Standlee, Contact.
b.standlee@tcu.edu
www.prs.tcu.edu/texas_book_award.html

Texas Institute of Letters
Literary Awards
The Texas Institute of Letters awards prizes each year to honor outstanding books on a Texas subject or books by authors who were born in Texas or have spent at least two consecutive years living in the state. The $1,000 Helen C. Smith Memorial Award is given for a volume of poetry. Three awards are given in fiction: the $6,000 Jesse H. Jones Award for a novel or short story collection, the $1,000 Steven Turner Award for a first book of fiction, and the $750 Kay Cattarulla Short Story Award for the best published short story. The $5,000 Carr P. Collins Award is given for a book of nonfiction, for which creative nonfiction is eligible. Other awards include the $1,000 John Bloom Humor Award, given for the funniest Texas book, and the $1,000 Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award, given for a translation of a book into English. All awards are open to nominations. Submit books published in 2006 by January 8, 2007. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines and the names and addresses of judges.
Texas Institute of Letters, Literary Awards, 9021 Gunnison Drive, Dallas, TX 75231. Darwin Payne, Secretary.
www.wtamu.edu/til

Virginia Commonwealth University
Levis Reading Prize
A prize of $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to give a reading in Richmond is given annually to honor a first or second book of poetry published in the current year. Poets or publishers may submit a book of at least 48 pages published in 2006 by January 15, 2007. There is no entry fee. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Levis Reading Prize, Department of English, P.O. Box 842005, Richmond, VA 23284-2005. (804) 828-1329.
englishgrad@vcu.edu
www.has.vcu.edu/eng/resources/levis_prize.htm

Waywiser Press
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize
A prize of $3,000 and publication by Waywiser Press is given annually for a book-length poetry collection by a poet who has published no more than one book. Mary Jo Salter will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. (See Recent Winners.)
Waywiser Press, Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 6205, Baltimore, MD 21206.
www.waywiser-press.com/hechtprize.html

White Pine Press
Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication by White Pine Press is given annually for a book-length poetry collection by a U.S. citizen. Submit a manuscript of 60 to 80 pages with a $20 entry fee by November 30. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
White Pine Press, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 236, Buffalo, NY 14201. Elaine LaMattina, Managing Director.
wpine@whitepine.org
www.whitepine.org

Writer's Digest
Short Short Story Competition
A prize of $3,000 is given annually for a short story. A second-place prize of $1,500 is also awarded. Submit a story of no more than 1,500 words with a $12 entry fee by December 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Writer's Digest, Short Short Story Competition, 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236. (513) 531-2690, ext. 1328. Terri Boes, Contact.
short-short-competition@fwpubs.com
www.writersdigest.com/contests

Grants & Awards and Conferences & Residencies are written by Doug Diesenhaus.