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already under contract with publishers
are eligible. Deadline: May 15. Entry
fee: None. Prizes: $5,000 cash prize,
weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel
in Miami Beach, and distribution of
book to Academy of American Poets
members. Contact: James Laughlin
Award, The Academy of American
Poets, 75 Maiden Ln., Suite 901, New
York, NY 10038. 212-274-0343.
[email protected]
poets.org/academy-american-poets/
prizes/james-laughlin-award
F JANET HEIDINGER
KAFKA PRIZE
Awarded annually to a woman who is a
U.S. citizen and who has published a
book-length work of prose fiction
(novel, short stories, or experimental
writing) in the previous year. “Particu-
larly interested in calling attention to
the work of a promising but less estab-
lished writer.” No self-published books.
Publisher must submit entries. Dead-
line: Jan. 15. Entry fee: None. Prizes:
$7,500. Contact: University of Roches-
ter, Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, Susan
B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexu-
ality, and Women’s Studies, 538 Latti-
more Hall, RC Box 270434, Rochester,
NY 14627.
rochester.edu/college/wst/kafka_prize
F N P O LEEWAY FOUNDATION
TRANSFORMATION AWARD
Awards women and trans artists in the
Delaware Valley region who write for
social change. Deadline: May 15.
Entry fee: None. Prizes: $15,000
divided among winners. Contact: Lee-
way Foundation, 1315 Walnut St.,
Suite 832, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
215-545-4078.
[email protected] leeway.org
P LENORE MARSHALL
POETRY PRIZE
Recognizes the most outstanding book
of poetry published in the U.S. in the
previous year. Self-published books not
eligible. Submitted by publisher. Dead-
line: See website. Entry fee: $75. Prizes:
$25,000. Contact: The Lenore Marshall
Poetry Prize, The Academy of Ameri-
can Poets, 75 Maiden Ln., Suite 901,
New York, NY 10038. 212-274-0343.
[email protected]
poets.org/academy-american-poets/
prizes/lenore-marshall-poetry-prizeN P O NEW YORK FOUNDATION
FOR THE ARTS FELLOWSHIP
Awarded to writers living and working
in the state of New York. Writers may
be at any stages of their professional
career. Genre rotates every year. Dead-
line: Jan. 22. Entry fee: None. Prizes:
$7,000. Contact: New York Foundation
for the Arts (NYFA), 20 Jay St., Suite
740, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
[email protected]
nyfa.org/Content/Show/Artists’-
FellowshipsF NYC EMERGING WRITERS
FELLOWSHIP
Open to residents of one of the five bor-
oughs of New York City. Applicants
must be in the early stages of their
careers and have not published a novel
or short story collection. Deadline: See
website. Entry fee: None. Prizes:
$5,000, access to The Center’s Writers
Studio, opportunities for readings, and
mentorship. Contact: The Center for
Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY- 212-755-6710.
[email protected]
centerforfiction.org/grants-awards/nyc-
emerging-writers-fellowship
F N P O MASSACHUSETTS
CULTURAL COUNCIL ARTIST
FELLOWSHIP
Awards fellowships based on writers’
artistic quality and creative ability.
Open to legal residents of Massachu-
setts. Deadline: See website. Entry fee:
None. Prizes: $15,000 for fellowship,
$1,500 for finalists. Contact: Massachu-
setts Cultural Council, 10 St. James
Ave., 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116.
617-858-2700.[email protected]
massculturalcouncil.org/artists-art/
artist-fellowshipsF N P C Y O MCKNIGHT ARTIST
FELLOWSHIPS FOR WRITERS
Provides Minnesota residents with an
opportunity to work on their writing for
a concentrated period of time. One
award in children’s literature alternates
annually between writers for children
under the age of 8 and writers for older
readers. Four fellowships alternate
annually between writers of poetry and
writers of creative prose. Applicants
must have published a book in their
genre or published at least five pieces of
original work in no fewer than three lit-
erary journals. Deadline: See website.
Entry fee: None. Prizes: 5 fellowships
of $25,000. Contact: The Loft Literary
Center, 1011 Washington Ave. South,
Minneapolis, MN 55415. 612-215-2575.
[email protected]
loft.org/resources__awards/grants__
awards/mcknight_artist_fellowshipsF N P NATIONAL ENDOWMENT
FOR THE ARTS CREATIVE
WRITING FELLOWSHIP
Provides grants in prose (fiction and
creative nonfiction) and poetry to pub-
lished writers. Enables recipients to set
aside time for writing, research, travel,
and general career advancement. Fel-
lowships in prose and poetry available
in alternating years. Deadline: See web-
site. Entry fee: None. Prizes: $25,000.
Contact: Literature Fellowships,
National Endowment for the Arts, 400
7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20506.
202-682-5400.
[email protected]
arts.gov/grants-individuals/creative-
writing-fellowshipsC Y THE PATERSON PRIZE FOR
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Awards books published in the previous
year that represent Pre-K through grade
3, grades 4-6, or grades 7-12. Deadline:
Feb. 1. Entry fee: None. Prizes: $500 in