Fiction
Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
Eligibility: Rising African-American authors with novels or short-story collections published in 2021
Prize: $15,000
Deadline: August 15, 2021
Nonfiction
Iowa Prize in Literary Nonfiction
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: Publication by University of Iowa Press
Entry fee: $10
Deadline: August 15, 2021
Poetry
Grayson Books Poetry Prize
Eligibility: All poets writing in English
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: August 15, 2021
Omnidawn Open (Poetry Book Contest)
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Entry fee: $27
Deadline: August 16, 2021
Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize
Eligibility: Poets residing in upstate New York with work published between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021
Prize: $2,000
Deadline: August 31, 2021
Multi-Genre
1/2 K Prize Indiana Review
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: August 15, 2021