26 Creative Writing Scholarships

All live scholarships, soonest deadline first

• Jacob Javits Fellowship

  Varies

  Mercer University

  Deadline 

  August 31, 2026 · 16 days left

• L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest Award

  $1,000

  L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators/Writers of the Future

  Deadline 

  September 30, 2026 · 46 days left

• Letters Scholarship for Mature Women

  $1,000

  National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), Inc.

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 47 days left

• Mellon Fellowship

  Varies

  Mercer University

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 108 days left

• Audre Lorde Memorial Prose Prize

  $250

  National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)

  Deadline 

  December 31, 2026 · 138 days left

• Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

  $1,000

  Willa Cather Foundation

  Deadline 

  January 31, 2027 · 169 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Sheldon Matthew Smith Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Daviess County Community Foundation

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Helen Buckley Award in English Writing Arts

  Varies

  State University of New York College at Oswego

  Deadline 

  February 13, 2027 · 182 days left

• Alumni Association Scholarship

  Varies

  Bridgewater State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Patricia Collins Amaral Memorial Fund

  $600

  Bridgewater State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Charles F. and Miriam B. Davis Writing Arts Award

  $100

  State University of New York College at Oswego

  Deadline 

  February 16, 2027 · 185 days left

• Creative Writing Scholarship

  $500

  Pennsylvania State University, Erie, The Behrend College

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Roberta Peck

  $100

  Colorado Mesa University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• School Talent Grant

  Varies

  Colorado Mesa University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Haddy Harrington Memorial Scholarship

  $750

  Community Foundation of Henderson County

  Deadline 

  March 3, 2027 · 200 days left

• Creative Writing Scholarship

  $3,000

  Lycoming College

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 212 days left

• Presidential Scholarship

  $8,000

  University of the Arts

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 212 days left

• ISF Scholarship

  $10,000

  Islamic Scholarship Fund

  Deadline 

  March 21, 2027 · 218 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Modern Abstract Decor Scholarship

  $1,000

  ModernAbstractDecor.com

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 228 days left

• Collegiate Journalism Award

  $2,500

  Fund for American Studies

  Deadline 

  April 5, 2027 · 233 days left

• Robert Creeley Scholarship

  $6,200

  Naropa University

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 243 days left

• Annual Writing Competition

  $2,500

  Writer's Digest

  Deadline 

  May 15, 2027 · 273 days left

• Pat Parker Poetry Award

  $250

  National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)

  Deadline 

  July 31, 2027 · 350 days left

• Creative Writing Award

  $3,500

  University of Redlands

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Essay 

  Required

• James D. Phelan Literary Award

  Varies

  San Francisco Foundation

  Deadline 

  Varies

• Joseph Henry Jackson Literary Award

  Varies

  San Francisco Foundation

  Deadline 

  Varies