BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Become a Writer Today//Deadline Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Fiction Deadlines (Become a Writer Today) X-WR-CALDESC:Upcoming fiction contest and grant deadlines tracked by Become a Writer Today. Updates automatically. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:P1D X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1D BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-0f1e02778a8284b0@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916 SUMMARY:Guggenheim Fellowship (US & Canada) DESCRIPTION:Prize: Grant amount varies\; ~175 fellowships/year\nFee: Free t o apply\nGenres: poetry\, fiction\, nonfiction\nhttps://www.gf.org/program /how-to-apply URL:https://www.gf.org/program/how-to-apply TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-29848b3cd156d554@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916 SUMMARY:[Residency] Hambidge Creative Residency (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Genres: poetry\, fiction\, creative nonfiction\nProjected deadl ine based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.ham bidge.org/residency URL:https://www.hambidge.org/residency TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-58bfc342b30a7dff@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922 SUMMARY:Mslexia Novel Competition DESCRIPTION:Prize: £5\,000 + manuscript feedback + agent intros\nFee: See website\nGenres: novel\, fiction\nhttps://mslexia.co.uk/competitions/adult -novel/ URL:https://mslexia.co.uk/competitions/adult-novel/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-02e502b1407cac05@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 SUMMARY:L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest DESCRIPTION:Prize: $1\,000/$750/$500 per quarter + $5\,000 annual grand pri ze\nFee: Free\nGenres: speculative\, short-story\, fiction\nhttps://writer softhefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/ URL:https://writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-7f35e716c71a3a91@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 SUMMARY:[Residency] Wallace Stegner Fellowship (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Genres: fiction\, poetry\nProjected deadline based on the previ ous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://creativewriting.stanford.edu/ stegner-fellowship URL:https://creativewriting.stanford.edu/stegner-fellowship TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-0f610f0df289926e@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:[Residency] Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Guild Writing Residen cy DESCRIPTION:Genres: poetry\, fiction\, creative nonfiction\nhttps://strawdo gwriters.org/writing-residencies URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/writing-residencies TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-d23fc0982361a99b@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:[Residency] Edith Wharton & Straw Dog Writers Residency DESCRIPTION:Genres: creative nonfiction\, fiction\, poetry\nhttps://edithwh arton.org/edith-wharton-writing-residency/ URL:https://edithwharton.org/edith-wharton-writing-residency/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-88a5999caa1fcd0f@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 SUMMARY:Commonwealth Short Story Prize (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: £5\,000 overall\; £2\,500 per regional winner\nFee: Fr ee\nGenres: short-story\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previou s cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://commonwealthfoundation.com/shor t-story-prize/ URL:https://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-2f5374f90a5ce761@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109 SUMMARY:Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: £2\,500 winner\; £200 shortlist\nFee: £11 per story ( free hardship entries)\nGenres: short-story\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.galleyb eggar.co.uk/prize URL:https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-034b2f95b0d1c99f@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:Bath Children's Novel Award DESCRIPTION:Prize: £5\,000\nFee: £33 per novel\nGenres: children\, novel\ , fiction\nhttps://bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-novel-award/ URL:https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-novel-award/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-a706da5db4c87f30@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:Fish Publishing Short Story Prize (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: €3\,000 first + workshop\; €300 second & third\nFee: €24 / €16 subsequent\nGenres: short-story\, fiction\nProjected deadli ne based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://fishpubl ishing.com/competition/short-story-contest/ URL:https://fishpublishing.com/competition/short-story-contest/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-f40e4330de97e2a1@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270116 SUMMARY:Irish Writers Centre — National Mentoring Programme (Words Irelan d) (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: Mentoring with an established Irish writer (min 35 place s)\nFee: Free\nGenres: fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, children\nProjected deadline based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://i rishwriterscentre.ie/national-mentoring-programme/ URL:https://irishwriterscentre.ie/national-mentoring-programme/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-4fec88825e8263f3@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270201 SUMMARY:Bristol Short Story Prize (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: £1\,500 first\, £500 second\, £250 third\nFee: £14 ( free low-income entries)\nGenres: short-story\, fiction\nProjected deadlin e based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://bssp.blog s.bristol.ac.uk/ URL:https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-cbaa0532b9ee0f12@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270202 SUMMARY:[Residency] Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Genres: poetry\, fiction\, nonfiction\, hybrid works\, graphic fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previous cycle. Confirm before en tering.\nhttps://literaryarts.washu.edu/creative-practice-fellowships-gran ts-residencies URL:https://literaryarts.washu.edu/creative-practice-fellowships-grants-res idencies TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-daf07726e20a5345@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270212 SUMMARY:Arts Council of Ireland — Literature Bursary Award (deadline to c onfirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: €7\,500 / €10\,000 / €15\,000 / €20\,000\nFee: F ree to apply\nGenres: fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, children\nProjected deadline based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://ar tscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/bursary-award-round-1/literature-bursar y-award-english-language-round-1/ URL:https://artscouncil.ie/funding-opportunities/bursary-award-round-1/lite rature-bursary-award-english-language-round-1/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-52a5123378ba3d07@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270402 SUMMARY:[Residency] Visiting Fellowship (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Genres: fiction\, poetry\, creative nonfiction\nProjected deadl ine based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.ame ricanlibraryinparis.org/ URL:https://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-55f12418a1a4876d@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270427 SUMMARY:Bath Short Story Award (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: £1\,200 first\, £300 second\, £100 third\nFee: £9 pe r entry\nGenres: short-story\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the pr evious cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.bathshortstoryaward.or g/ URL:https://www.bathshortstoryaward.org/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-e542e389f4a4a5db@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502 SUMMARY:Amazon Literary Partnership Grants (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: $5\,000–$20\,000 per organization\nFee: Free to apply\ nGenres: fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\nProjected deadline based on the pr evious cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.aboutamazon.com/news/b ooks-and-authors/apply-now-for-this-years-amazon-literary-partnership-gran ts URL:https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/apply-now-for-this-y ears-amazon-literary-partnership-grants TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-894f6c248998d0df@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601 SUMMARY:Bath Novel Award (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: £5\,000\nFee: £33 per novel\nGenres: novel\, fiction\n Projected deadline based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\n https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/ URL:https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-0bcb74490651a48f@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601 SUMMARY:Bridport Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award (deadline to confi rm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: £1\,500 + mentoring / agent package\nFee: £26 per entr y\nGenres: novel\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previous cycle . Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.bridportprize.org.uk/ URL:https://www.bridportprize.org.uk/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-f9df526d4a4cf87d@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601 SUMMARY:Speculative Literature Foundation — Grants (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: $500–$1\,000 depending on grant\nFee: Free to apply\nG enres: speculative\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previous cyc le. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://speculativeliterature.org/grants/ URL:https://speculativeliterature.org/grants/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-b5ff7d9295cc046b@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601 SUMMARY:The Bridport Prize — Short Story (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: £5\,000 first\, £1\,000 second\, £500 third\nFee: £1 5 per story\nGenres: short-story\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on th e previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.bridportprize.org. uk/ URL:https://www.bridportprize.org.uk/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-0c0c3a00962ddc4c@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270602 SUMMARY:The Times / Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: Publishing contract + £10\,000 royalty advance\nFee: Se e website\nGenres: children\, novel\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.chickenhouseboo ks.com/submissions/ URL:https://www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-5756312e123a2a11@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270701 SUMMARY:[Residency] Chapman House Writing Residency (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Genres: fiction\, memoir\, poetry\, nonfiction\nProjected deadl ine based on the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://station innpawling.com/blog URL:https://stationinnpawling.com/blog TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-227877370fee3ab8@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270701 SUMMARY:Wells Festival of Literature — Book for Children Competition (dea dline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: Share of £5\,000 across sections\nFee: £8 per entry\nG enres: children\, novel\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previou s cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://wellsfestivalofliterature.org.u k/competitions/ URL:https://wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/competitions/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-d13046efdd8695a2@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270701 SUMMARY:Wells Festival of Literature — Short Story Competition (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: Share of £5\,000 across sections\nFee: £8 per entry\nG enres: short-story\, fiction\nProjected deadline based on the previous cyc le. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/com petitions/short-story-competition/ URL:https://wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/competitions/short-story-compe tition/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bawt-a40d436e593ab7c3@becomeawritertoday.com DTSTAMP:20260805T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:2026 Orison Chapbook Prize (deadline to confirm) DESCRIPTION:Prize: $300 and publication by Orison Books\nFee: $15\nGenres: Poetry\, Fiction\, Nonfiction\, Drama\, Hybrid\nProjected deadline based o n the previous cycle. Confirm before entering.\nhttps://www.orisonbooks.co m/submissions URL:https://www.orisonbooks.com/submissions TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR