Category Archives: Awards

The Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize

September 20, 2019Awards, LiteraryAnglophone Caribbean, Anthony, Carri bbean, Emerging, Manuscript, Mentor, NGC Bocas LIT FES, Non-Fiction, Prize, Stories, Submissions, The johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize, Winner, Writerpdpabst

NGC Bocas Lit Fest.

The Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize is an annual award which allows an emerging Caribbean writer living and working in the Anglophone Caribbean to devote time to advancing or finishing a literary work, with support from an established writer as mentor. In its second year, 2020, this writers prize will be awarded for a literary non-fiction work in progress. The prize submission window closes September 30, 2019. The winner will be announced at the 2020 NGC Bocas Lit Fest.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award

October 15, 2018Awards, Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAccommodation, Applications, Author, books, Deadline, Fee, Financial Support, Flight, Funding, Getaway, Iceland, Inspiration, Novel, Particpant, Retreat, Reykjavik, Scholarship, Stories, Submission, The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, Travel, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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A writer’s retreat in Iceland? Can I get a woot-woot? The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award offers talented writers in need of financial support an opportunity to attend the Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavík, Iceland in April, 2019. Per their website, entrants can apply for either full or partial funding. Full funding covers all participation in the Iceland Writers Retreat. The scholarship includes round-trip flights to Iceland and accommodations. Partial funding covers the participant fee only, and neither accommodation nor round trip flights.

Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 31 October, 2018. Midnight, PST. For complete details on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

WNDB Walter Grant Applications Ending

June 8, 2018Awards, Literary#1 New York Times Bestseller, Adult, Age 18, Angie Thomas, Authors, books, Chapter Books, Cultural, Disabled, Diversity, Early Reader, Elgibility, Fiction, Film, Financial Support, Graphic Novels, Guidelines, LGBTQIA, Manuscripts, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade, Minority, Native American, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Person of Color, Picture Books, Poetry, Program, Religious, Residents, Stories, Submissions, The Hate U Give, United States, Unpublished, Walter Grant, We Need Diverse Books, Writer, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

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We Need Diverse Books applications for the Walter Grant program will be ending on June 15, 2018. This is an opportunity to receive financial support for diverse authors. This year they will award FIVE $2000 grants. If you are unfamiliar with this grant, you can read how THE HATE U GIVE author, Angie Thomas, used this to buy a computer to complete her manuscript, which is now a #1 New York Times Bestseller and film releasing this fall.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must identify as diverse (defined below).
Applicants must be unpublished as illustrators and/or authors. This includes both trade publishing and self-publishing. If the applicant has a book deal for an as yet unpublished book, the applicant is considered published for purposes of this grant. Essays, short stories, and articles do not render an applicant ineligible.
Applicant must be working toward a career as a children’s author and/or illustrator. This includes but is not limited to: Picture Books, Early Reader Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade Books, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Poetry.
Applicant must be a U.S, resident.
Applicant must be at least 18 years in age.

DIVERSE MEANING:

Person of color
Native American
LGBTQIA+
Person with a disability
Marginalized religious or cultural minority

So, if you are a diverse author, this might be the boost you need to finish that manuscript. For submission guidelines, go here. And as always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award Submission Ending

May 12, 2018Awards, Literary, Publishing OpportunityAmerican Express, Art, Art Director, Artist, Artist Mentor, Award, Children, Developmet, Diverse, Diversity, editor, Editorial, Emerging Artist Award, Fiction, Gift Card, High Quality, LIttle Brown for Young Readers, Manuscript, New York City, Official Rules, Opportunity, Picture Book, Portfolio, Publication, Round Trip, Submissions, Tour, Winningpdpabst

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will be closing submissions for their Emerging Artist Award on May 15, 2018. The goal is to develop high quality children’s picture books that resonate with readers of diverse backgrounds. So if you haven’t completed your mock up to send, get it done, ASAP! The award includes:

American Express® gift cards totaling $1,500
Round-trip travel for the winner to New York City
A day at LBYR’s offices in New York
Lunch with an editor, an art director, and the Artist Mentor.
An in-person portfolio review by the Artist Mentor and the LBYR publishing staff.
A tour of the office
Opportunity for the winning submission to be reviewed by LBYR’s editorial team for possible future publication.

Be sure and visit the link above regarding the award and pay attention to the official rules. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Bath Children’s Novel Award is Open!

May 26, 2017Awards, Contests, LiteraryAuthors, Bath Children's Novel Award, Book Deal, books, Children, Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, Editing, Editors, Fiction, Genres, International, Jane Brittan, Judges, Lucy Van Smit, Middle Grade, MMB Creative, Monetary Prize, Mulcahy Associates Literary Agency, Novelist, Published, Salyanne Sweeney, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

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The Bath Children’s Novel Award is a writing competition for unsigned novelists. This years judge is literary agent Sallyanne Sweeney of Mulcahy Associates Literary Agency (MMB Creative). And the sponsor is Cornerstones Literary Consultancy. The winner will receive £2,000 (approximately $2599 US) and a shortlist prize of £500 (approximately $649 US) Cornerstones Literary Consultancy vouchers.

This is The Bath Children’s Novel Award’s third year. It was created in 2015 to support and spotlight unsigned children’s novelists around the world. Inaugural winner Lucy Van Smit was swiftly signed by literary agent Sallyanne Sweeney, Jane Brittan attracted a Carnegie Medal nomination for her indie-published debut and shortlistee Sophie Cameron signed a book deal with Macmillan Children’s after accepting representation with literary agent Hellie Ogden for her YA novel Out of the Blue.

Entry for the award ends November 19th, 2017 (and remember, this is UK time zone)! Submissions are OPEN and invited for middle grade and young adult novels in all genres. For complete guidelines and entry fee information, go here. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Don Freeman Illustrator Grant

March 29, 2017Awards, Contests, LiteraryAdvertising, Art Directors, Art Supplies, Authors, Childcare, Childrens Books, Conferences, Courses, Creativity, Illustrators, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitching, Portfolio, Pre-published Illunstrator, Publishers, SCBWI, Stories, Travel, Two Grants, Work In Progress, Worshop, Writerspdpabst

According to the webpage, the Don Freeman Work-In-Progress Grants are available to all members of the SCBWI, regardless of membership level, who are working on a picture book or their portfolio. They are not available for projects on which there is already a contract.

Two grants of $1,000 each will be awarded annually. One grant to a published illustrator and one to an pre-published illustrator. The money may be used in any way to help you complete your project. Acceptable uses include: purchasing art supplies, enrollment in workshops or conferences, courses in advanced illustrating or writing techniques, travel for research or to expose work to publishers/art directors, or childcare.

Enrolment is open and ends on March 31, 2017. Visit the webpage to for complete information and guidelines to submit. As always, good luck.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

DC Comics Writers Workshop

March 28, 2017Awards, Contests, Literary, Mentor Program13 Weeks, Authors, Comic Writer, DC Comics, dreams, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Goals, Jobs, Learning, Mentors, Published, publisher, Series, Submissions, Superheroes, Villains, Workshoppdpabst

Wow! If you’ve ever dreamed of writing for DC Comics, this is your chance. But please note, this is for writer’s who’ve been published. However, the written work does not have to be a comic. They’ll also accept up to two published fiction works that’ll highlight an authors skill as a possible DC writer. By end of the workshop, the participant(s) may obtain a position writing on one of the DC Comic book series.

But the deadline to enter is March 31, 2017. They express on the website that files can be large to upload, so don’t wait until the last minute to try. They will not accept resubmission or changes after the deadline. No exceptions.

For complete information on how to enter and the dates of when the workshop will start, go here. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Minnesota Emerging Writers’ Grants Worth $8000 via The Loft

March 23, 2017Awards, Contests, LiteraryArtistist Proprosal, Author, Big Ideas, Emerging Writers, Five Winners, Grant, Guidelines, Live In Minnesota, Manuscript, Minnesota, Monetary Prize, No Fee, Opportunity, Poetry, Prose, Published, The Loft, Writers, Writing In Progresspdpabst

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If you have lived in Minnesota for at least one year, this contest is for you! The Loft has opened entries for the Minnesota Emerging Writers’ Grants. Up to five grants of $8,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in the state of Minnesota for at least one year. Writers who have published no more than two books in any genre are eligible to apply. (So YAY, previously published authors CAN apply!) Using the online submission system, submit 15 to 20 pages of poetry or 20 to 30 pages of prose, an artist proposal, a brief bio, and a résumé by March 31, 2017. There is no entry fee. Be sure to visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Academy Nicholl Fellowship

March 10, 2017Awards, Fellowship, Literary2017, Academy Nicholl Fellowships, Deadline, Entry Fee, Feedback, Film, Guidelines, International, Manuscript, Monetary Prize, Oscars, Reader Comments, Screenplay, Screenwriters, Screenwriting, Television, Writingpdpabst

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in screenwriting is an international screenwriting competition established to identify and encourage talented new screenwriters. And yes, this is a branch of the Oscars!

If you write screenplays and haven’t earned more than $25,000 for writing fictional work for film or television, then this contest is for you. Up to five fellowships for $35,000 are awarded each year. Please read the entire guidelines and obligations before submitting. There is a small entry fee, with an option to also purchase reader comments. And who doesn’t love feedback? Although there are three separate deadlines, the final entry deadline is May 1, 2017.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

National Endowment For The Arts Grant

March 7, 2017Awards, Contests, Literary2018, Applications, Art Works, Authors, Career Advancement, contest, Creative, Fiction, Financial Support, Government, Grant, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, National Endowment for the Arts, Non-Fiction, Published, Published Author, research, Stories, Support, Travel, Winners, Words, Writer, Writingpdpabst

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This is a grant for published writers to help them set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. The grant awards $25,000 to the winners. The deadline to submit your application is tomorrow, March 8, 2017.

This year applications are for fiction and creative non-fiction. The winners won’t be announced until around December, 2017. Their support of a project will be anytime between January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2019.

If you write poetry, applications will be taken early 2018 for a 2019 winning and support. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Writer and blogger of MG/YA fiction.

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