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  Artist Trust See MULTIDISCIPLINARY

    Hedgebrook
This Whidbey Island, WA organization provides residency to six women writers from all walks of life for various lengths of time.

Seattle Public Library Informed Artist See MULTIDISCIPLINARY
A large listings of local annual audition, competition and exhibition opportunities.

Jack Straw Foundation See MULTIDISCIPLINARY

  Raven Chronicles
Devoted to the spoken word, this journal accepts all types of submissions and will typically pay the writer for their submitted work.

  Richard Hugo House
Provides several funding opportunities and programs to writers in the local community.

  Willard R. Espy Literary Foundation
Awards residency to three writers for a set three-month period. Also has an award of $1,000 for a memoir or a collection of personal essays in progress.

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  The Academy of American Poets
Supports American poets at all stages of their careers and fosters the appreciation of contemporary poetry.

  Calling Marcel
Offers instantly updated Calls for Entry, Jobs, Grants, Residencies, Auditions and more, Calling Marcel is where artists, writers and performers go for the information they need to get ahead. It's also where arts related organizations come to discover the creative people they need to be successful.

  Cave Canem
Committed to the discovery and cultivation of new voices in African American poetry. The program includes the Cave Canem Poetry Prize.

  Creative Non-Fiction
Opportunities and listings in the creative non-fiction genre.

  Dramatists Sourcebook
Published by: Theatre Communications Group, Inc.
Completely revised annually, with more than 1,100 opportunities for playwrights, translators, composers, lyricists and librettists, as well as opportunities for screen, radio and television writers. Found in the bookstore section.

  Graywolf Press
Holds an annual publishing contest for an unpublished full-length novel. The award is a cash prize and hardback publication.

  National Endowment for the Arts
Awards fellowships in the literary arts.

  The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
An international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year.

  PEN American Center
Provides approximately 17 annual or biennial awards in several literary categories.

The Playwright's Companion - A Practical Guide to Script Opportunities in the U.S.A.
Compiled by Mollie Ann Meserve
Feedback Theatrebooks
305 Madison Avenue, Suite 1146
New York, NY 10165
(207) 359-2781
E-mail: feedback@hypernet.com
Information about grants, fellowships, residencies, compositions, and producers for playwrights, translators, adaptors, composers, librettists, and lyricists.

  Poets and Writers Online
Select Contests for a listing of upcoming contests for writers and poets.

  Sarabande Books
Holds two contests, one for poetry and the other for short fiction, which consist of a cash award and a publishing opportunity.

  Screenwriter Magazine
Lists industry-recognized screenplay competitions.

  Writers Digest
Offers several contests and competitions ranging from screenplays to short works.

  WritersRegister.com
Provides a listing of contests and residency opportunities along with workshops and career resources.

Additional opportunities for literary arts can be found in MULTIDISCIPLINARY and FUNDING AND COMPETITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS .