Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize
Deadline March 16 (must be received by this date). Recommended free contest awards 4,000 pounds, publication, and a six-week residency for an original and unpublished proposal (max 5,000 words) for a book-length essay by an unpublished author residing in the UK or Ireland. Submit proposal, covering letter, and residency statement via email. No simultaneous submissions. Writers with current or prior book contracts (fiction or nonfiction) are ineligible. Sponsored by the Fitzcarraldo Editions.
Source: https://fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/essay-prize/the-essay-prize-entry-requirements/
Published: March 4, 2026
