DEADLINES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

— 337 listings to date —
updates made 9.18.15

email me if i'm shy a good one :::: links to each month below

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JANUARY DEADLINES -29-

(pay keen attention to the first-of-the-month deadlines - better to treat them as end-of-the-month for the previous month lest you miss them)



January 1 - postmark - updated 3.8.16

Mississippi Review
University of Southern Mississippi
Mississippi Review Fiction Prize
$1,000 and publication
short story ¦ judged by magazine editors
1,000 - 8,000 word limit ¦ $16 entry fee ¦ e submission¦ USA



January 1 - received by

The Dr. T.J. Eckleburg Review
Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction
$500 award and publication
short story ¦ judged in 2013 by Rick Moody
5,000 word limit ¦ $10 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 6 - received by - updated 3.8.16 / possibly a defunct contest
(doesn't begin accepting until sept 15)

American Short Fiction
Short Story Contest
$1,000 award and publication
short story ¦ judged in 2012 by Justin Cronin
6,000 word limit ¦ $20 entry fee/multiples ok per fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 7 - received by - updated 3.8.16 / possibly a defunct contest

Escape Into Life
Annual Fiction Contest
$250 award and publication
short stories ¦ judged in 2012 by Robert Olen Butler
10,000 word limit ¦ $5 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 10 - received by - updated 3.8.16 / possibly a defunct contest

New Delta Review
Louisiana State University
New Delta Review Chapbook Contest
$100 award and publication of chapbook
short stories ¦ judged in 2012 by Catherine Wagner
40-50 page limit ¦ $20 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 12 - received by

The Camargo Foundation
Cassis, France
Camargo Fellowship
$2,500 stipend and semester grant
short stories or novel ¦ judged by foundation staff
30 page limit ¦ $20 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ FRANCE



January 15 - postmark (CANADA)

Geist: Fact and Fiction
6th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest
$250 award and publication
micro fiction ¦ judged by magazine editors
500 word limit ¦ $20 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ CAN



January 15 - postmark

Iron Horse Literary Review
Texas Tech University
Collection Competition
$1,000 award and publication of a single issue dedicated to single author
fiction ¦ judged in 2010 by Mark Richard
between 15k and 20k words ¦ $15 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 15 - postmark
(deadlines also fall in April and September)

The MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Residency
varying length residency
short stories or novel ¦ judged by professionals in field
25 page limit ¦ $20 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 15 - postmark
(another deadline also falls in September)

Jentel
Wyoming
Artist Residency
$400 stipend and monthlong residency
short stories or novel excerpt ¦ judged by professionals in field
20 page limit ¦ $20 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 15 - postmark

BkMk Press of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
The G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction
$1,000 award and book publication
short stories ¦ judged blind
150 - 300 page limit ¦ $25 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 15 - postmark

Third Coast
Western Michigan University
Third Coast Fiction Contest
$1,000 and publication
short story ¦ judged in 2012 by Jaimy Gordon
9,000 words ¦ $16 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 15 - postmark

Literal Latte
K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award
$1,000 award and publication
short stories ¦ judged by magazine editors
6,000 word limit ¦ $10 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 16 - postmark

In the Snake
Elephant Prize for Short Fiction
$500 award and publication
short stories ¦ judged by magazine editors
7,500 word limit ¦ $10 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 20 - postmark
(this contest also requires a CD copy of story)
(must be about the Italian-Canadian experience)

Accenti: The Canadian Magazine with an Italian Accent
Annual ACCENTI Writing Contest
$1,000 (canadian) award and publication
short story ¦ judged by magazine editors
1,000 - 2,500 word limit ¦ $20 (canadian) entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ CAN



January 28 - received by

PRISM international
Short Fiction Contest
$2,000 (canadian) award and publication
short story ¦ judged by magazine editors
25 page limit ¦ $28 (canadian) fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 30 - received by

Chapter One Promotions
International Short Story Competition
£2,500 award and publication
short story¦ judge unknown
2,500 word limit ¦ £10 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ UK



January 31 - received by

University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
The Charles Pick Fellowship
£10,000 and 6-month Fellowship
short stories or non-fiction prose ¦ judged by University faculty
2,500 word limit ¦ no entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ UK



January 31 - postmark

Ohio State University
The Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction
$1,500 and book publication
short stories, novellas or combination ¦ judged by staff editors
150 - 300 pp or 40 - 80k words ¦ $20 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 31 - postmark

The Iowa Review
The Iowa Review Award in Fiction
$1,000 and publication
short stories ¦ judged in 2012 by Ron Currie, Jr
7,500 word limit ¦ $15 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 31 - received by

Glimmer Train
Very Short Fiction Award
$1,500 award and publication
short story ¦ judged by magazine editors
3,000 word limit ¦ $15 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA




January 31 - received by

Glimmer Train
Family Matters Fiction Award
$1,200 award and publication
short story ¦ judged by magazine editors
12,000 word limit ¦ $15 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 31 - received by

Glimmer Train
Standard Story Submission - no contest
$700 award and publication
short story ¦ judged by magazine editors
12,000 word limit ¦ no entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 31 - postmark

American Kennel Club
Annual Fiction Contest
$750 award and publication
short story (dog related - see guidelines) ¦ judged by magazine editors
2,000 word limit ¦ no fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 31 - postmark

The Chattahoochee Review
Georgia Perimeter College
The Lamar York Prize for Non-Fiction
$1,000 award and publication
creative essay ¦ judged by magazine editors
5,000 word limit ¦ $12 fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 31 - postmark

Literal Latte
Literal Latte Food Verse Awards
$500 award and publication
food poetry (read: disguise your microfiction) ¦ judged by magazine editors
2,000 word limit ¦ $10 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 31 - received by

University of New Orleans
The Pinch Journal
The Sixth Annual Writing Contest for Study Abroad
full fee waiver to study abroad program in Mexico or Italy
short story ¦ judged by University reps
4,500 word limit ¦ $25 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA



January 31 - postmark

Highlights for Children
Highlights Fiction Contest - Fiction Based on a True Family Story
$1,000 award and publication
short story ¦ judged by magazine editors
750 word limit ¦ $0 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 31 - postmark

Dzanc Books
Guernica
ILP International Literature Award
airfare, accommodations, and tuition to the Disquiet program in Lisbon, Portugal in 2011 AND publication
short story ¦ judged in 2012 by Colson Whitehead
30 page limit ¦ $15 entry fee ¦ snail mail ¦ USA



January 31 - received by

Crazyhorse
College of Charleston
Crazyhorse Fiction Prize
$2,000 award and publication
short story ¦ judged in 2012 by Tony Earley
unstated page limit ¦ $20 entry fee ¦ e submission ¦ USA