• Do you write short fiction?

Entries are now being accepted for the Chicago Tribune’s 2019 Algren Awards contest.

There will be one grand prize winner ($3,500) and five finalists ($750). No entry fee.

Revise your original short fiction, and submit. Deadline: January 31, 2019.

• Writing poetry?

The Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize is accepting submissions.

The prize ($500, and a published interview) will be awarded to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place.

‘“Place” may be interpreted by the poet as a place of historical, cultural, political, or personal importance; it may be a literal, imaginary, or metaphorical landscape.’

Deadline: February 4, 2019.

Image: James Wilson Morrice. Snow Scene, c. 1905. Oil on canvas board, Overall: 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm). BF2053. Public Domain.