Name	The American Poetry Review /Honickman First Book Prize in Poetry
Description	The annual American Poetry Review /Honickman First Book Prize offers publication of a book of poems, a $3,000 award, and distribution by Copper Canyon Press through Consortium. Each year a distinguished poet is chosen to be the judge of the prize and write an introduction to the winning book. The purpose of the prize is to encourage excellence in poetry, and to provide a wide readership for a deserving first book of poems.
Deadline	October 31
URL	http://www.aprweb.org/bookprize/bookprize.shtml
Prize	$3,000
Eligibility	American citizens

Name	The PEN/Faulkner Award
Description	The PEN/Faulkner Award is a national prize which honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year. Three judges are chosen annually by the Directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to select five books from among the 200 to 300 works submitted.
Deadline	October 31
URL	http://www.penfaulkner.org/submit.htm
Prize	$15,000
Eligibility	American citizen

Name	Paterson Poetry Prize
Description	$1,000 award. A book of poems must be 48 pages or more and have a print run of 500 copies or more Passaic County Community College is a publicly supported two-year college offering associate in arts and associate in science degree programs that lead to transfer to four-year colleges. Offering associate in applied science degrees and certificates in career specializations, the College provides more than forty degree and certificate programs to over 5,000 students. Student activities, cultural programming, and intercollegiate athletics provide students with a variety of extracurricular experiences.
Deadline	February 1, 2006
URL	http://www.pccc.edu/poetry/Prize/2005/2006_Paterson_Poetry_P.html
Prize	$1,000

Name	Orange Prize for Fiction
Description	Arts Council England is providing ￡30,000 over three years (￡10,000 per year) for bursary awards for the winners of the Orange Award for New Writers. By offering a bursary to a novelist or short story writer for her first publication, the Arts Council is able to support the professional development of a writer at a crucial stage in her career.
Deadline	November 26
URL	http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/news/index.html
Prize	￡30,000
Eligibility	By a woman of any nationality

Name	James Jones First Novel Fellowship
Description	The 14th Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship will be awarded to an American author of a first novel-in-progress, in 2006, by the James Jones Literacy Society. Novellas and collections of closely linked short stories may also be considered for the competition.
Deadline	March 1
URL	http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp
Prize	$10,000
Eligibility	Open to United States citizens

Name	Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Description	The outstanding literary talent which exists in many parts of the Commonwealth is making a significant contribution to contemporary writing in English. To encourage and reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin, the Commonwealth Foundation established the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1987.
Deadline	15 November 2006
URL	http://www.commonwealthwriters.com/2006/index.html
Prize	￡10,000

Name	The Binghamton University John Gardner Fiction Book Award
Description	1. Minimum press run: 500 copies. 2. Each book submitted must be accompanied by an application form. 3. Publisher may submit more than one book for prize consideration. 4. Three copies of each book should be sent  5. Books entered in the competition will be donated to the contemporary literature collection at the Binghamton University Library and to the Broome County Library. 6. Books must be received in the English Department by March 1, 2006 to be considered for the prize. 7. Books cannot be returned. 8. For a list of winners, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope labeled: Binghamton University Fiction Book Award.” 9. Winners will be announced in Poets &Writers.
URL	http://english.binghamton.edu/cwpro/BookAwards/GardnerGuidelines.htm
Prize	$1,000

Name	The Elie Wiesel Prize
Description	The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is an annual competition designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world. Students are encouraged to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments for ethical action. Guidelines http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/Guidelines/EPStudent Guidelines2006.pdf
Deadline	DECEMBER 9, 2006
URL	http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/index.html
Prize	First Prize - $ 5,000 Second Prize - $ 2,500 Third Prize - $ 1,500 Two Honorable Mentions - $ 500 each

Name	George Jean Nathan Award For Dramatic Criticism
Description	With his preamble "it is my object and desire to encourage and assist in developing the art of drama criticism and the stimulation of intelligent playgoing," the late George Jean Nathan provided in his will for a prize known as the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The prize consists of the annual net income of half of Mr. Nathan's estate, which "shall be paid to the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book."
Deadline	June 30, 2006.
URL	http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/nathan/index.html
Prize	$10,000.
Eligibility	American citizen

Name	Visual and Performing Arts
Description	Annual scholarships of $5,000 each will be presented to two young Albertans from the visual and performing arts field who demonstrate extraordinary talent and potential along with clear educational goals and objectives. For information on these new scholarships call the Alberta Foundation for the Arts at (780) 427-6315 or toll-free at 310-0000.   •  Queen's Golden Jubilee Performing Arts Scholarship • Queen's Golden Jubilee Visual Arts Scholarship
URL	http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/funding_partnerships/awards_scholarships/index.asp
Prize	$5,000
Eligibility	Open to residents of Alberta only