FICTION / NONFICTION — MARCH 2026

2026 VIRTUAL SUMMER RETREAT

Abode Press

DEADLINE: March 7, 2026

READING FEE: $10

INFO: Starting June 7th, 2026, Abode Press is returning with our virtual retreat experience! With the success of our first retreat, we are coming back bigger and better than ever! We will also have workshops available in poetry, fiction, novel, and nonfiction, and attendees will also be able to attend 2-3 craft talks and lectures throughout the week (x2 as much than our first retreat).

Most retreat experiences are costly, tending to be upwards to $2000. At Abode, we are working tirelessly to increase accessibility for writers to attend much needed spaces to work on their craft and build connections without compromising their livelihood. This is why the retreat will have an asking price of $325 (sliding scale) with partial scholarships available to writers in need, but because of this low price, applicants will be selected based off the strength of their application and alignment with our press.

Applications will open via Submittable from January 1st to March 7th. It is FREE to apply for the first application (though we do appreciate donations!). Applicants may apply for additional cohorts but must select a reading fee of $10 or more for each additional application for it to be accepted.  Applicants will be notified of acceptance in late-March. All funds will go towards paying our presenters, press operations, and Retreat admins.

VIRTUAL RETREAT:

• Starting June 7th, workshops every Sunday in June 2026 from 11am-2pm CST

• Includes 2-3 weekly craft talks, lectures, and panels

• Cost: $325 asking price, sliding scale. *Scholarships for writers in need.

• Acceptances will be sent in late-March

FACULTY:

• Ariana Brown (Poetry Instructor) - Ariana Brown is a queer Black Mexican American writer and the author of We Are Owed. (Grieveland, 2021) and Sana Sana (Game Over Books, 2020). A national collegiate poetry slam champion, Ariana holds a B.A. in African Diaspora Studies and Mexican American Studies, an M.F.A. in Poetry, and M.S. in Library Science. She lives and works in Houston, TX, where she teaches creative writing to teens. She has been writing, performing, and teaching poetry for over a decade.

• Saúl Hernández (Poetry Instructor) - Saúl Hernández is a queer writer, who was raised by former undocumented parents. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso. Saúl is a 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. His debut poetry collection, How to Kill a Goat & Other Monsters, is a 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner in Gay Poetry, a Texas League of Writers’ Discovery Award Winner, was longlisted for a PEN Open Book Award, and received the Institute of Letters’ honor-winner for First Book of Poetry. He's the winner of both the 2022 Pleiades Prufer Poetry Prize judged by Joy Priest & the 2021 Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize judged by Victoria Chang. His poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize & Best of The Net. Saúl’s work is featured in American Poetry Review, Poetry Daily, The Slowdown, Literary Hub, & elsewhere. 

• Camille U. Adams (Nonfiction Instructor) - CAMILLE U. ADAMS, Ph.D. was born and raised in beautiful Trinidad and Tobago. She is the author of the explosive memoir How To Be Unmothered: a Trinidadian memoir, finalist in the Restless Books Prize in New Immigrant Writing 2023. Camille’s memoir writing is featured in Passages North, Citron Review, XRAY Literary Magazine, Variant Literature, The Forge Literary Magazine, Kweli Magazine, and was awarded Best of the Net 2024 (creative nonfiction). Her other honours include an awarded fellowship as an inaugural Tin House Reading Fellow, an inaugural Granta nature writing workshop fellowship, an inaugural Anaphora Arts Italy Writing Retreat Fellowship, a McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, a Community of Writers Fellowship, A VONA scholarship, and a Roots Wounds Words Fellowship.

• Annell López (Short Fiction Instructor) - Annell López is the winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and the author of the short story collection I’ll Give You a Reason, a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for best debut short story collection. Named a best short story collection of 2024 by Electric Literature, I’ll Give You a Reason has been longlisted for the Maya Angelou Book Award, the Reforma Latinx Book Award, and shortlisted for the Clark Fiction Prize. Most recently, López was recognized as a Gambit’s 40 under 40. Her work has appeared in Guernica, American Short Fiction, The Common, Brooklyn Rail, Refinery29, and TIME. López received her MFA from the University of New Orleans, where she was awarded the Joanna Leake Fiction Prize. She is working on a novel. 

• Benedict Nguyễn (Novel Instructor) - Benedict Nguyễn (she/her) is a #freelanceflailing dancer, writer, and creative producer who's taught workshops for AAWW, Tin House, and at Louis Place. She’s danced in recent projects by Sally Silvers, Kris Seto, Monstah Black, among other choreographers, appeared in the short film “Don’t F*ck with Bà” (2024, dir. Sally Tran), and began developing the dance theater work “DEFENSE” with Sugar Vendil in 2025. Her writing on labor and culture has appeared in The Baffler, BOMBMagazine, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Review of Books, and AAWW’s The Margins. A Publishers Weekly 2025 Writer to Watch, Benedict is the author of the [redacted] freelance labor zine nasty notes (2022). Her debut novel Hot Girls with Balls (Catapult 2025) was an ABA Indie Next Pick, an Aardvark Book Club Pick, and a USA Today National Bestseller. 

abodepress.com/2026-virtual-summer-retreat

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUE III - POETIC JUSTICE

UbuntuHarlem Magazine

DEADLINE: March 10, 2026

INFO: For their next issue, UbuntuHarlem Magazine - a digital magazine highlighting the voices of Harlem’s youth (14–25) through the celebration of their stories and lived experiences - seeks visual and written submissions including photography, drawings, interviews, poetry, essays, digital art, and more.

The theme of the issue is Poetic Justice and will explore love beyond romance; friendship and chosen family; mother/father, child and generational relationships (including relationships with abuela or tía, or whomever is that person in your fam for you); healing within Harlem; and community care as resistance. 

bit.ly/UbuntuHarlemIssue3

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Writers’ Conference

One Story

DEADLINE: March 11, 2026

APPLICATION FEE: $20

INFO: Our annual Writers’ Conference will take place this July at Poets House in Manhattan. Over the course of five days, writers will participate in workshops, attend craft lectures and panel discussions, give readings, and build community with one another against a backdrop of the scenic Manhattan waterfront. This conference is designed for fiction writers who are serious about their craft and excited to be part of a literary community.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Writing Workshops: At the start of each day, writers will participate in intensive workshop sessions. Each session is an opportunity for writers to not only gain actionable feedback on their work in progress from their classmates and workshop instructor, but learn valuable craft lessons by analyzing the work of fellow students.

• Craft Lectures: Our roster of craft lectures are led by established authors and publishing professionals and explore fiction’s most important elements. Our 2026 Craft Lecturers will be: Hannah Lillith Assadi, Thomas Grattan, Lincoln Michel, Tracy O’Neill, and Weike Wang. 

• Panels: At our agent and editor panels, writers will learn the best practices for submitting their work to agents and literary magazines from industry professionals and ask questions about the process.

• Featured Author Reading: Each year, one of our editors joins a One Story author who has recently published a book for an intimate conversation about the writing process. This event will be held at a local independent bookstore and will be open to conference students and the public. Our 2026 Featured Author will be ’Pemi Aguda.

• Student Readings: Student readings are a chance for conference attendees in different workshop groups to connect and hear each other’s work in a low-pressure, supportive environment. Readings are open to workshop participants and One Story staff.

CONFERENCE INSTRUCTORS:

• Manuel Gonzales (CONTRIBUTING EDITOR) - Manuel Gonzales is the author of the collection, The Miniature Wife and other stories, as well as the novel, The Regional Office is Under Attack! He currently serves as the fiction editor for The Bennington Review and as a contributing editor for American Short Fiction and One Story magazine. He lives in New England where he teaches literature and creative writing at Bennington College.

• Victoria Redel (AUTHOR OF ONE STORY ISSUE #210, "THAT SUMMER, '53") - Victoria Redel is a first-generation American author of four books of poetry and six books of fiction, most recently the poetry collection, Paradise and the novel I Am You, published in October 2025 by Zando Project/SJPLIT. Victoria’s work has been widely anthologized, awarded, and translated into many languages. Her novel, Loverboy (2001) was adapted for feature film directed by Kevin Bacon. She’s received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts and The Fine Arts Work Center. Victoria has taught at Columbia University, the New School, Vermont College of Fine Arts and was the McGee Distinguished Professor at Davidson College. She is a tenured faculty in the graduate and undergraduate creative writing programs at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City and Utah.

• Hannah Tinti (CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR) - Hannah Tinti is the co-founder and executive editor of One Story magazine. She is the author of the bestselling novel The Good Thief, which won The Center for Fiction’s first novel prize, and the story collection Animal Crackers, a runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her most recent novel, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, is a national bestseller and is in development for television. She co-founded the Sirenland Writers Conference in Italy and has taught writing at New York University’s Graduate Creative Writing Program, Columbia University’s MFA program, CUNY, and at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. For more information please visit hannahtinti.com.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES:

There is a $20 nonrefundable application fee. All applications must be sent through Submittable. All applicants will be notified of acceptance by mid-April 2026.

We are seeking applicants who are excited to be part of a literary community and ready for a fun and productive conference. Applicants should submit a 5000 word writing sample along with a personal statement. Complete application guidelines are available on the application.

Applicants will be chosen based on the strength of their writing sample and their personal statement.

FEES:

• Application Fee: $20 (non-refundable)

• Conference Fee: $1,575 (Member Price: $1,475)

The cost of the conference includes:

• Workshops (no more than 10 people) where you’ll receive focused feedback on your work

• Craft lectures by visiting authors to improve your skills

• Panels of publishing professionals to connect you with the business side of writing

• A fifteen-minute private conference with your workshop instructor

• Morning coffee and tea service and evening wine and cheese mingles

• A welcome breakfast on Monday morning at the conference’s start

• A farewell dinner at the conclusion on Friday evening 

The cost of the conference does not include:

• Travel

• Meals (except those listed above)

• Lodging

SAMPLE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

(All times are in ET. Times are tentative. The schedule will vary from day to day, but this is an idea of what an average conference day looks like.)

• 9:45AM - Coffee, tea, & light snacks

• 10:00AM – 12:30PM - Workshop

• 2:00PM – 3:15PM - Craft lecture

• 3:00PM – 4:30PM - Student Reading

• 5:00PM – 6:30PM - Industry Panel

• 6:30PM – 7:30PM - Reception

one-story.com/learn/summer-conference/

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Writings on Diasporican Visual Artists

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO)

SUBMISSION PERIOD: March 11 - May 10, 2026

INFO: The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO), the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States, invites art critics, curators, art historians, and art or art history students to submit their original writing focusing on contemporary diasporic Puerto Rican visual artists to be included in our Diasporican Art in Motion initiative and RicanWritings online magazine. 

As a research center focused on the Diasporic Puerto Rican experience, we are committed to promote the creation of knowledge of our cultural heritage and expressions. Diasporic Puerto Rican artists have been at the forefront of identity issues, and their work often examines and expands the national representation boundaries. The production of knowledge based on Diasporic Puerto Rican Artists will not only help the understanding and promotion of their work, but will enlighten the understanding of ourselves and of our diasporic journeys. 

In alignment with Centro’s Rooted + Relational research initiatives themes for 2026 (Boricuas in Relation and Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics & Culture), we are particularly interested in artists with more than one heritage and artists who self identify as afrodescendants.

Up to 10 selected writings will be published on CENTRO’s digital magazine RicanWritings, social media, and appear in the Diasporican Art in Motion database.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Essays should be no more than 1,500 words and focus on one of the artists in the Diasporican Art in Motion database. 

• Essays can take the form of an artist profile, exhibition review or response, short interview with commentary, or a response to a specific artwork. 

• Submissions should follow the same standard requirements of our Centro Journal Style Guide with the exception that submissions won’t be sent by email but through a digital form instead. 

• Any writer can submit more than one writing for different artists. Manuscripts can be submitted either in English or Spanish. 

• Writings should be original and not previously published.

• We encourage writings on artists whose work has not been widely studied.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

• Complete the form in Submittable, ensure all mandatory fields are completed, and review and confirm your submission.

• You will receive email confirmation of your form.

• Your manuscript undergoes a rigorous internal review process where your submission is evaluated on its quality, originality, and relevance. 

• We will email you with our decision and, if applicable, further steps.

COMPENSATION FOR SELECTED ESSAYS: $300

CONTACT INFO: If you encounter any issues or have questions about the submission process, please don’t hesitate to contact our team at DiasporicanArts@hunter.cuny.edu.

ABOUT DIASPORICAN ART IN MOTION (DAM)

DAM is a digital repository and research catalyst seeking to document the impact of migration on Puerto Rican visual culture and community-building through in-depth profiles of contemporary diasporic Puerto Rican visual artists. This community of artists is understudied and as a result, they are underrepresented in the Arts field. Their underrepresentation stems from the fact that diasporic Puerto Rican visual artists often fall outside the boundaries of American, Latin American, and Caribbean art. Moreover, their uniqueness and singular contributions to the arts are overshadowed and diluted by their lack of exposure in sanctioning academic fields and institutions. 

centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/opportunities/writings-on-diasporican-visual-artists/

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RAZ/SHUMAKER BOOK PRIZE IN FICTION AND POETRY

Prairie Schooner

DEADLINE: March 15, 2026 at 11:59pm CST

ENTRY FEE: $25

INFO: The Prairie Schooner Raz/Shumaker Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. However, we will not consider manuscripts that have previously been published anywhere in the world, which includes self-publication. Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else. No past or present paid employee of Prairie Schooner or the University of Nebraska Press or current faculty or student at the University of Nebraska will be eligible for the prizes.

PRIZES: Winners will receive $3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press.

MANUSCRIPT: We prefer that fiction manuscripts be at least 150 pages long and poetry manuscripts at least 50 pages long. Novels are not considered; we will consider manuscripts comprised either entirely of short stories or one novella along with short stories (please do not send a single novella or a collection of novellas). Manuscripts may contain stories or poems that have been published in journals or in chapbook form; however, if the full-length manuscript includes work from a previously published chapbook, the majority of the manuscript must be additional work not appearing in the chapbook. Prairie Schooner accepts electronic submissions as well as hard copy submissions. Please see below for further formatting guidelines and the link to submit electronically.

• Electronic Submissions - The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Acknowledgments of previous publications should not be included. All entries will be read anonymously. No application forms are necessary. Click here to submit via Submittable.

• Hard Copy Submissions - The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. Acknowledgments of previous publications should not be included. All entries will be read anonymously. Please include two cover pages: one listing only the title of the manuscript, and the other listing the author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address. No application forms are necessary.

For hard copy submissions, photocopies are acceptable. Please do not bind manuscripts with anything other than a binder clip or rubber band. Please include a self-addressed postage-paid postcard for confirmation of manuscript receipt. Please use a standard postcard—small index cards will not be accepted by the U.S. Postal Service. A stamped, self-addressed business size envelope must accompany the submission for notification of results. No manuscripts will be returned. All manuscripts that do not win will be recycled.

NOTIFICATION: Results will be emailed or mailed and winners will be announced on this website on or before August 15 of each year.

prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize-guidelines/

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Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship

Democracy Center / Japanese American National Museum

DEADLINE: March 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PST

INFO: The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is thrilled to announce the 4th annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship. This year’s fellowship will award $5,000 unrestricted awards to two emerging writers of color who write critically about visual art.

Writers of color have knowledge and experiences that differ from the dominant Eurocentric ones, and their perspectives give art produced by marginalized communities the depth of attention and consideration it deserves. The fellowship encourages critics of color starting out in the field to continue writing about works from their own cultural and political perspectives, enriching and broadening cultural criticism as a practice and profession. By supporting and highlighting these voices, the fellowship broadens public discourse and strengthens participation in cultural conversations by diverse communities.

HOW WE DEFINE ARTS WRITING:

This fellowship is for arts writers, defined as journalists, critics, and cultural commentators who analyze, contextualize, and interpret the arts for public audiences. Arts writing includes criticism, reviews, essays, opinion pieces, and other forms of nonfiction writing about art, artists, cultural institutions, and creative movements.

This fellowship does not support creative writing or artistic production. Submissions of poetry, fiction, screenplays, plays, memoir, or other creative literary works are not eligible and will not be reviewed. While these forms are vital to the cultural ecosystem, this program is specifically focused on supporting writers whose primary practice is writing about the arts, rather than creating art through literary forms.

2026 FOCUS: VISUAL ART:

The focus of this year’s fellowship is visual art. In order to ensure full consideration of your application, please make sure your writing samples provide critical, analytical, or interpretive perspectives on visual art.

Although visual art takes many forms and is experienced in many different contexts, for the purposes of this award, visual art is defined as a creation that is primarily visual in nature or  that is shown in a museum, gallery, or other space dedicated to visual art. For example:

• Reviews of performance, sound art, film, video, or other time-based work in a museum or gallery setting will be considered, but a review of a performance, play, concert, or screening in a theater will not.

• Analytical writing about immersive or interactive art spaces and installations will be considered, but discussions of functional architecture and design will not, even if they appear in a museum or gallery setting.

• Criticism of visual art in public spaces (such as murals, sculptures, and monuments) or online (such as NFTs, memes, or websites) is eligible as long as the works discussed are primarily visual in nature.

• Critical views on the visual art market, its figures, or trends are acceptable, as long as they are directly related to the aesthetics, production, or reception of visual art. 

AWARD:

Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowships will be awarded to two (2) emerging writers of color, each of whom receive a $5,000 award to be spent over a six-month period.

The awards are unrestricted. Funds may be used for any purpose that helps the fellows advance their careers, including paying themselves to write.

In addition to the cash award, the fellows are given the opportunity to write a piece of criticism or review for the Democracy Center blog as well as the opportunity to deliver a talk at the Democracy Center at JANM on their work.

A brief, written report in the form of a letter accounting for the use of funds is required at the end of the fellowship period. No receipts or other documentation is required.

janm.org/ja/democracy/arts-writer-fellowship

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Teen Summer Writing Fellowship

GrubStreet

DEADLINE: March 16, 2026 by 11:59pm ET

INFO: The Teen Summer Writing Fellowship is an intensive, three-week creative writing program for young writers. Through classes, workshops, and readings, students will generate new work, learn about the craft of writing, and gain knowledge of the writing/publishing world. In the tradition of adult writing fellowships, each student will receive a stipend of $800 upon completing the program and successfully completing its requirements. Fellows have the option of staying on for a fourth week to help edit and format the YAWP Anthology, which will collect writing from from all teens participating in summer programming at GrubStreet.

The YAWP Fellowship is by application only and 20 students will be chosen to participate. YAWP fellowship recipients may only attend the fellowship every other year, once as an incoming freshman/sophomore and once as an incoming junior/senior. Students learn techniques in all genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenwriting. And no matter their favorite genre, they’re expected to try any and all writing techniques covered in the program. Students are also encouraged to fuse genres and explore sub-genres like sci-fi/fantasy, verse novels, speculative fiction/magical realism, mystery, romance, and whatever their imagination calls for. This program is rooted in artistic exploration and learning how to commit to their art no matter where life takes you.

ELIGIBILITY:

• High school students entering grades 9-12 in fall of 2026

• Boston and Greater Boston residents looking for a creative community.

  • Only applicants who live and attend school in Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex or Plymouth counties will be considered, although Boston residents will be prioritized

• Writers of any genre who are eager to experiment and explore a future in the arts

WHEN:

• Mondays through Fridays, July 20th to August 7th, 2026, 10:30am to 3:30pm

• Annual Teen Writing Fellowship Showcase: August 5th, 2026, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

• Optional All-YAWP Anthology Week: August 17th to 21st, 2026, 1pm to 4pm

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Once the application period opens, each student must upload in their online application the following documents:

1. Creative Writing Sample (2-10 pages) which can include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, screenplays, songs, cross-genre or experimental work. This may include multiple pieces and/or genres (no academic essays). Don't be afraid of spelling mistakes or in-process drafts, we're looking for your unique voice!

2. Personal Statement (no more than 600 words) – Answer the question: If you were chosen as a writing fellow, what do you think you'll gain from this experience and what do you think you can offer this writing community?
   
   We encourage you to consider aspects of this fellowship you find helpful and compelling. How would you learn from and contribute to a diverse community of fellow writers? We welcome you to write about aspects of your background, experiences, or interests you might bring to your cohort.

3. The online application will also ask for the following information:

   1. Your name, contact information, and high school name.

   2. Your parent/guardian name, contact information

   3. A teacher/mentor name, contact information

   4. Your demographic information (optional)

Please email yawp@grubstreet.org with any questions.

REMINDER: In order to be considered for this fellowship, you must be a Boston or Greater Boston resident (Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex, or Plymouth counties).

grubstreet.org/write/teen-fellowship

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the dag prize for literature

DAG Foundation

DEADLINE: March 18, 2026

INFO: The $20,000 DAG Prize for Literature is awarded annually to an emerging prose writer whose work expands the possibilities for American writing.

The goal of the DAG Prize is to contribute meaningfully to the evolution of American prose literature. To that end, we aim to support writing that offers significant innovation—for example, at the level of form, content, or genre. What more can prose literature be? What more can it do? The recipient will be a writer who has already published one book of prose for adult readers demonstrating commitment to such investigations but whose work has not yet received prominent literary recognition. The DAG Prize is meant to support a second prose project already substantially underway.

Prize funds can be used for research, writing, editing, workshops, residencies, or other activities that facilitate the creation of a significant project in prose literature.​​

ELIGIBILITY:

• You have published, as of the application deadline, one book of prose for an adult readership with a nationally distributed U.S. press. Online publication and self-publication do not meet this criterion, nor do books first published in another country or in a language other than English.

• You aim to publish a second book of prose in the U.S., written in English.

• This second project must be substantially underway.

• You reside in the United States as of the application deadline.

• A “book of prose” may contain elements of poetry, visual art, or other forms but should be primarily recognized/categorized as prose.

• If you have won, or been a finalist or shortlisted for, the Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, a National Book Critics Circle Award, an award from the American Academy for Arts and Letters, a PEN America Literary Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, or the Booker Prize, you are not eligible for the DAG Prize.

• If you have published a second book of prose, or have a second book of prose under contract, by the application deadline, you are not eligible for the DAG Prize.

• We do not invite or accept nominations from agents, editors, mentors, or peers.

• All submitted applications for the DAG Prize are final and cannot be changed.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

On the application page, you will be asked for:

• Your author bio (250 words maximum)

• Information about your first book. Copies will be requested from finalists in April.

• Your CV or résumé (3 pages maximum)

• A description of your new project that gives an overview of its subject matter and artistic innovations, an approximate timeline for completion, and a description of how the DAG Prize would further your literary ambitions (500 words maximum)

• An excerpt from your new project (25 pages maximum)

• Applicants may submit only one application for consideration. Multiple applications from the same applicant will be disqualified.

• We neither require nor accept letters of support. Please do not ask anyone to contact DAG on your behalf.​

• Questions? Email us at literature@dagfoundation.org

dagfoundation.org/the-dag-prize

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Translation Lab 2026 Open Call

Art Omi: Writers

DEADLINE: March 20, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST

INFO: Art Omi: Writers is now seeking proposals for Translation Lab 2026, a 12-day special, intensive residency for five collaborating writer-translator teams in the fall of 2026. 

Art Omi will host five translators of any language INTO English, along with the writers whose work is being translated, in New York's Hudson Valley for 12 days. All text-based projects—fiction, creative nonfiction, theater, film, poetry, etc.—are eligible. 

This focused residency will provide an integral stage of refinement, allowing translators to dialogue with the writers about text-specific questions. It will also serve as an essential community-builder for English-language translators who are working to increase the amount of international literature available to English-language readers. 

The dates for Translation Lab 2026 are September 9-21, 2026. Art Omi provides airfare, local car transportation, and a small honorarium. Residents accepted into Translation Lab are responsible for their own train transportation from New York City to the Art Omi campus. Please note: accepted applicants must be available for the duration of the Translation Lab. Late arrivals and early departures are NOT possible. Please do not submit a proposal unless both parties involved (translator and writer) are available for all dates. Please also ensure both parties are eligible to travel to the United States at the time of the application.

Translators, writers, editors, and agents can submit an application.

Each application must include a Project Proposal and a Work Sample.

1. The Project Proposal should be no more than three pages and provide the following information:

• Names of the translator and writer applying, as well as contact information (physical address, email, and phone number) and the original language of the text. These details should be provided at the very top of the proposal.  

• Brief biographical sketches for the translator and writer.

• A description of the proposed project, including details about how you envision structuring your working time together.

• Publishing status of the proposed project. (Projects that do not yet have a publisher are eligible.)

2. The Work Sample must be 10-15 pages (12 pt font, double-spaced) of an English translation by the translator applying. It is preferred that the sample be from the proposed project; however, if this is not possible, please provide another translation work sample.

Candidates will be notified in May 2026.

artomi.org/residencies/writers/

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: indigenous Climate Justice Zine

Tommey Jodie

DEADLINE: March 21, 2026 at 11:59pm PST

INFO: This community-based zine invites Native/Indigenous poets, writers, and artists to respond to climate justice through radical truth-telling, imagination, and care. We are seeking poetry, prose, and visual art that reflects on land, environment, survival, grief, joy, futurity, and the worlds we are building together.

Submissions may be personal, experimental, political, or visionary - we encourage your work to exemplify any or all of these :) This project centers Indigenous voices speaking from lived experience and creative autonomy.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• This call is open to ALL Indigenous writers and artists (emerging and established)

• You may submit: 1-2 poems (4 pages max) and/or 1-2 microprose pieces (4 pages max)

• Written (poems/prose) submissions must be uploaded as a single PDF to preserve formatting

• Include a cover page with your full name, email, phone number, and social media handles (if applicable)

To help us review and organize submissions efficiently, written work and visual art must be submitted separately.

1. If you are submitting poetry and/or prose, you may include all written pieces in one single PDF within one submission.

2. If you are submitting both writing and visual art, you will need to complete two submissions (one for writing (poetry and/or prose), one for visual art).

VISUAL ART SUBMISSIONS: Visual artwork must be sized for A5 (5.8 × 8.3 inches). Artwork should be submitted as a high-quality PDF, .jpeg, or image file formatted to A5 dimensions. Note: if you want to include a brief description of your artwork(s), please do so on another page.

ZINE PAGE DESIGN: Designing your own zine page(s) is an important part of this project and a way to express your connection to the world around you. Page design will happen after acceptance, you do not need to submit a completed page at this stage. If selected, contributors will be invited to design their own page(s). Support with formatting and layout will be available, and a free community zine page design workshop in collaboration with NDN Girls Book Club will be held in April for additional guidance and support.

Note: this zine will be similar to Beauty All Around Us, where contributors designed pages digitally (e.g., Canva) or by hand and scanned them.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• By submitting, you agree to communicate in a timely manner if your work is selected.

• Not all submissions will be accepted. Contributors will be notified by early April through email of their acceptance.

Questions? Contact tommeyjodie@gmail.com

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7bkMlB2P4PqjQUbKhY_-ZCbhDbAtFAD2sXo7XqEmXHBnB5w/viewform?pli=1

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BIPOC ARTIST RESIDENCY (Fall 2026-Spring 2027)

Portland in Color / Sitka Center for Art + Ecology

DEADLINE: March 25, 2026

APPLICATION FEE: $25

INFO: Sitka is now accepting applications for residents for our Fall 2026 (October-December) and Spring 2026 (January-May) seasons. This residency is designed to offer BIPOC artists in Oregon a supportive space to rest, dream, and create—without the pressure of production. Two artists will be selected for this partnership.⁣⁣

The Sitka Center welcomes art and ecology informed applications from a broad range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices. Residencies at Sitka are a gift of time and space. There is no obligation to create work or participate in any programs while here, though Sitka offers optional opportunities such as artist talks, citizen science projects with Coast Watch and connection with our local native arts community through our partnership with the Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center.

We offer residencies ranging in duration from two weeks to three months. Please indicate on your application your preferred length of stay and housing or studio needs. If you are applying as a collaborative duo or band, please submit one application together and note if you will need separate sleeping spaces. The Sitka Center is rural and within the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area, a protected biosphere with no public transportation and limited access to ride shares. While we often accommodate residents without vehicles, please take this limitation of movement seriously into consideration if applying to attend without a personal vehicle for a long length of time. You will need to transfer between two buses to reach the Oregon Coast from the Portland International Airport and follow procedures for weekly grocery orders.

Consider also that you will be in the headlands of the rugged Oregon coast - expect there will be wet, blustery days and occasional inclement weather events such as atmospheric rivers or high winds off the ocean that could lead to power outages.

Sitka is committed to equity and welcomes people from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and acknowledges that stepping away from day to day life to spend extended time in nature may be a more complex undertaking for some. From climate change and environmental justice to systemic racism and economic constraints, diverse perspectives help spark new ideas and collaborative approaches to address today's challenges in creative ways. Bringing together people from different backgrounds and fields of expertise is core to Sitka's art and ecology mission, and we strive to overcome barriers to create a safe and secure setting for our practitioners to experience our unique ecosystem and setting.

FEE WAIVERS: Fee waivers are available upon request, no proof of need is required. Please complete your application and once you are ready to submit, contact info@sitkacenter.org for the fee to be waived.

RESIDENCY DATES:

• Fall/ Winter/ Spring Residencies: Dates between October – April

• 2 week to 3 month durations based on applicant’s preferences

RESIDENCY ACCEPTANCE:

• Residency applicants will be notified by May 5, 2025.

• Finalists will participate in interviews in early May with final notifications in early June.

In addition to the primary residency program, the Sitka Center offers specialized residencies with stipends:

• Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency — $500 per week stipend, plus up to $500 for travel expenses

• Blue Sky Residency (for photographers represented by Blue Sky Gallery) — $250 stipend

• Ford Family Foundation Golden Spot  Residency (for Oregon-based visual artists) — $500 per week stipend

• Recorder Residency (for recorder musicians, composers and educators) — $500 per week stipend

MATERIALS NEEDED TO APPLY:

• References – Name and contact information (your references will be sent a form to complete).

• Application – Complete responses to all application questions.

• Resume – Submit as a .doc, .docx or .pdf file.

• Work Samples – Provide examples of your current work in formats that best showcase your practice.

  • Visual artists, designers and architects: 8-10 high quality images of your most current work.

  • Creative writers, journalists, playwrights and poets: 2 writing samples of up to 10 pages. For shorter works (poetry, short prose, etc.), submit 4 samples of up to 5 pages each. Excerpts are accepted for all writing forms. (.doc, .docx or .pdf)

  • Scientists: Any combination of images, files and text that reflects your most current work, up to 6 images or files (if applicable) and up to 2 writing samples (up to 10 pages each) (.doc, .docx or .pdf).

  • Musicians, composers, performers and Film Makers: 2-4 audio or video files (mp3, video files or links) of your most recent work. Excerpts are encouraged for longer works. 

  • ‍Curators, educators and social practice artists: Any combination of images, files and text that reflects your most current work, up to 6 images or files and up to 2 writing samples of a maximum of 10 pages each.  

  • ‍Interdisciplinary practitioners: Any combination of images, files and text that reflects your most current work, up to 6 images or files and up to 2 writing samples of a maximum of 10 pages each.

sitkacenter.org/apply/

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call for submissions

Mangrove Magazine

DEADLINE: March 29, 2026

INFO: At Mangrove Magazine, we value and practice transparency as much as possible. Here, you can find the kind of work we’re looking for and what we would be able to offer for your contributions.

GUIDELINES / COMPENSATION:

• Poetry: 1 page max, $50 per piece

• Prose: 2 pages max, $50 per piece

• Organization Interview: 3 pages max; $150 per interview

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Politically aligned artists or organizations who identify as abolitionists.

  • Click here to reference what we mean by “abolition”.

• Artists or writers who can submit an original, unpublished creative piece for this issue.

• Artists or writers who are willing to accept light feedback and edits from our editors.

• Artists who can provide us with their name or an artist alias, a short 2-3 sentence bio about their work, descriptions of visual submissions, and any websites or social media handles that you'd want us to include.

• Organizers or organizations who are aligned with our political values and are interested in participating in a short to medium length interview.

If you decide you'd like to work with us, we only require one piece of artwork from you. That being said, if you feel inspired and would like to provide additional pieces/elements, we will potentially be able to include them in the magazine. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide additional payment for extra pieces/elements at this time.

At Mangrove Magazine, we value and practice transparency as much as possible. Here, you can find the kind of work we’re looking for and what we would be able to offer for your contributions.

Please fill out the submission form by clicking the button below, and email your work to mangrovemagazine@proton.me (in PDF, JPEG, or PNG format).

mangrovemagazine.com/faqs

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Emerging Writers’ Contest

Plougshares

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026 at 12pm EST

ENTRY FEE:

• Subscribers: $0

• Nonsubscribers: $30 (includes a 1-year print and digital subscription to Ploughshares and free submissions to the upcoming regular reading period (June 1-November 15).

INFO: Since 1971, Ploughshares has been committed to promoting the work of up-and-coming writers. In the spirit of the journal’s founding mission, the Ploughshares Emerging Writers’ Contest recognizes work by an emerging writer in each of three genres: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We consider authors “emerging” if they haven’t published or self-published a book in any of the contest genres.

PRIZE: One winner in each genre per year will receive $2,000 and publication in the Winter 2026-27 issue of Ploughshares. The winners will also receive a conversation with our partnering literary agency, Aevitas Creative Management, regarding their work and writing careers. 

JUDGES: The 2026 contest judges are Crystal Hana Kim in fiction, T Bambrick in poetry, and Melissa Febos in nonfiction. 

ELIGIBILITY:

You are eligible if you:

• Have not published a book or chapbook (note: writers with chapbooks are eligible if the chapbook had a print run of less than 300 copies).

• Have no book or chapbook forthcoming before January 31, 2027.

• Are not currently affiliated with Emerson College or with Ploughshares as a volunteer screener, intern, student, staff member, or faculty member.

• Will not have a relationship with Emerson College or with Ploughshares before January 31, 2027 (example: if there is a chance you will attend the Emerson MFA program in the coming year or if your work has been accepted for publication for an upcoming issue).

SUBMITTING:

Writers can submit to the Emerging Writers’ Contest from February 1-March 31 at 12:00pm EST.

We accept fiction and nonfiction up to 6,500 words and 3-5 pages of poetry. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained. Please remove all identifying information from your manuscript as it will be read anonymously.

• Submit one entry per year via our online submission manager. 

• No entries via email or mail will be considered for the contest.

• Submitted work must be original and previously unpublished in any form. We do not accept AI-generated manuscripts.

• For poetry, we will be reading both for the strongest individual poem and the general level of work, and may choose to publish one, some, or all of the winner’s submitted poems.

• If submitting work with images, please acquire permission beforehand and, if possible, ensure any images are high resolution (300 dpi).

• We strongly encourage typed, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced), and numbered pages.

• We cannot accommodate revisions after a manuscript has been submitted. If your work is accepted, you will have the opportunity to provide a revision before it is published.

SIMULTANEOUS VS. MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS:

We only consider one submission per author for the duration of the contest, regardless of genre. Simultaneous submissions to other journals are fine as long as we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere via email (pshares@pshares.org) or our online contact form. 

pshares.org/submit/emerging-writers-contest/

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call for submissions

No Wings Without Water

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026

INFO: No Wings Without Water is an online publication dedicated to amplifying the stories of the heroine’s journey written by BIPOC women. They are interested in narratives that explore sacred transformation and personal evolution.

GUIDELINES:

Submissions should highlight themes of:

• surrender

• the unknown/dark feminine

• cultural identity

• lived/ancestral wisdom

We highly encourage stories that include movement and transition be it through travel, migration, or leaving one life behind to start another.  Your piece should leave the reader with a sense of rebirth.

We welcome submissions written in English, Spanish, Spanglish, French, Creole, and Patois.

http://bit.ly/4bszlXt

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ANN PETRY AWARD

Red Hen Press

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026

INFO: Founded in 2020 in partnership with Red Hen Press and the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance, the Ann Petry Award seeks to publish prose literature by Black authors.

The Ann Petry Award is for a work of previously unpublished prose (including self-published works), either a novel or a collection of short stories or novellas, with a minimum of 150 pages, by a Black writer.

The awarded manuscript is selected through an annual submission process.

JUDGE: The 2026 award is judged by Lisa Teasley.

PRIZE: The Ann Petry Award will consist of $3000 and publication of the awarded manuscript by Red Hen Press.

FORMATTING: Please use double-spaced, 12-pt. Times New Roman font. Title only on the cover sheet, with no other identifying information on the manuscript itself. The entry should be a minimum of 150 pages. 

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES:

The Ann Petry Award is open to all Black writers, with the following exceptions:

A) Authors who have had a full-length work published by Red Hen Press, or a full-length work currently under consideration by Red Hen Press;

B) Current employees, interns, or contractors of Red Hen Press;

C) Relatives of employees or members of the Red Hen Press executive board of directors

PROCEDURES + ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

To be certain that every manuscript finalist receives the fairest evaluation, all manuscripts shall be submitted to the judges without any identifying material. Bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material shall be removed from judged manuscripts until the conclusion of the competition.

Please remove all names, bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material from the submitted manuscript, and include only your name, contact information, and a short biographical statement in the cover letter field of Submittable.  

The Ann Petry Award of Red Hen Press is committed to maintaining the utmost integrity of our awards. Judges shall recuse themselves from considering any manuscript where they recognize the work. In the event of recusal, a manuscript score previously assigned by the managing editor of the press will be substituted.

redhen.org/awards/ann-petry-award

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Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award

Sisters in Crime

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026

INFO: The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color. It is intended to support the recipient in crime fiction writing and career development activities. 

The grantee may choose to use the grant for activities that include workshops, seminars, conferences, retreats, online courses, and research activities required for completion of the work. Submissions must be an unpublished work of crime fiction. This may be a short story or first chapter(s) of a manuscript in-progress of 2,500 to 5,000 words.

ABOUT THE AWARD: The Eleanor Taylor Bland grant is administered by Sisters in Crime, a 4000+ member international organization of mystery authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians. Sisters in Crime was founded by Sara Paretsky and a group of women at the 1986 Bouchercon in Baltimore. In 2014 the group declared its mission to members to “promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers.

After contacting the grant recipient, Sisters in Crime will make an official announcement of the winner this summer.

A report about how the award was spent must be submitted to the Sisters in Crime president one year after receipt of the award. The  recipient of the award also will be expected to serve the following year as a member of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award selection committee.

Here’s a checklist to help you prepare to submit:

• Have you published more than two novels OR ten or more short pieces of fiction? We're sorry, that means you aren't eligible to apply. Short pieces of fiction include short stories, children's books, or chapter books.

• You do not have to be a member of Sisters in Crime to apply for this grant.

• Do you want to use a different name for your submission?

• Are there any trigger warnings about potentially distressing material in your work? If so, please list them on the form. Some examples include rape, torture, pedophilia, child abuse, assault, suicide, drug abuse. Please note work dealing with these subjects will not impact whether you're selected. It's just to let our judges know before they read. If no, please write N/A.

• AI-generated works are not eligible.

• You may upload PDFs or Word docs. Please make sure that you name the documents including your name. For example, JONES_BIO.doc, JONES_WORK.doc, JONES_STATEMENT.doc. Please make sure your materials are named appropriately.

Here are the three components of your submission:

• An unpublished work of crime fiction, aimed at readers, from children’s chapter books through adults. This may be a short story or first chapter(s) of a manuscript in-progress of 2,500 to 5,000 words.

• A resume or biographical statement.

• A cover letter that gives a sense of the applicant as an emerging writer in the genre and briefly states how the award money would be used. (How the money might be used is not a deciding factor in the judges’ decision.)

sistersincrime.org/page/ETBAward

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The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize

Texas Review Press

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026

SUBMISSION FEE: $20

INFO: Established in 2001, The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the novella format. Since 2024, the Prize comes with a $1,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 10 copies of the published book.

Recent judges include Fatimah Asghar, Steven Dunn, Michael Martone, Renee Gladman, Leslie Jill Patterson, and Hannah Pittard.

PRIZE: $1,000 + Publication

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

• Submissions are anonymous.

• Open to anyone writing in English. Translations are not eligible.

• Excerpts may have been published individually in magazines or anthologies, but the work as a whole must be unpublished.

• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please notify TRP immediately by withdrawing the manuscript via Submittable if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.

• Submissions are accepted through Submittable only.

• Winner will receive a $1,000 advance, publication with TRP, and 10 copies of the published book.

• The winner will be announced via Submittable and on the TRP website in the fall.

MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES:

• Novella manuscripts should have a total word count of between 15,000 and 40,000 words.

• Please include a table of contents (if applicable), title page, and page numbers.

• Please double-space and use a 12pt. font.

• Do not include an acknowledgments page.

• Submissions are judged on an anonymous basis. Please remove any personally identifying information from the manuscript. (Name, contact information, etc.)

• Submit as a .pdf, .docx, or .doc file format.

• No revisions will be accepted once the manuscript is uploaded.

ELIGIBILITY:

• Open to anyone writing in English.

• Submitters must be 18+ years of age.

• Translations are not eligible.

• Manuscripts may make use of other languages, as long as English remains the primary language throughout the work.

• Previously published manuscripts—including self-published or out-of-print works—are not eligible.

• Individual pieces may have appeared in magazines or anthologies, but the work as a whole must be unpublished.

2026 JUDGE: K-Ming Chang is a Lambda Literary Award winner, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, a Kundiman Fellow, and an O. Henry Prize Winner. She is the author of the novel Bestiary (One World/Random House, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, and the Otherwise Award. Her story collection Gods of Want (One World/Random House) won a Lambda Literary Award, and her books have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Korean, German, Turkish, and other languages. Her most recent books are Organ Meats (One World, 2023) and a novella titled Cecilia (Coffee House Press, 2024). In 2026, she will be making her YA debut with Straight to the Source, a rom-com forthcoming from Holiday House, and her second YA project, a novel-in-verse titled Girl Gods, will be forthcoming from Kokila (Penguin Random House) in 2027. Her next novel for adults, Needlemouth, is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster on October 20, 2026.

texasreviewpress.org/submissions/clay-reynolds-novella-prize

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VSC Residency (JANUARY TO JUNE 2027)

Vermont Studio Center (VSC)

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026

APPLICATION FEE: $25

INFO: VSC’s residency program welcomes artists and writers working across all mediums and genres for two, three, and four week sessions.

Residents enjoy well-lit, private studios within a short walk to residency housing, dining hall, and local amenities. Studio spaces range from 170 - 300 square feet. Accommodations include a private room and shared common areas. The campus features include a print shop, digital lab, and metal, wood, ceramic facility. Studios are open 24 hours a day.

A VSC residency provides artists and writers the time and space to focus on their creative practice in an inclusive, international community within a small Vermont village. Residents can explore swimming holes, hiking and biking trails, as well as the rural charm of neighboring towns, while expanding their creative potential and building a solid network of friends and mentors.

PROGRAMMING: During each session, Visiting Artists and Visiting Writers are invited to join us for presentations, craft talks, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and individual studio visits. Residents can also enjoy open studio nights, resident presentations, and exhibition openings. All scheduled activities are optional. Residents are encouraged to unplug, completely immerse themselves in their work, and work at their own pace.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION: VSC is committed to creating a strong sense of community both locally and on campus. Once on campus, residents have the opportunity to participate in our Community Contribution Program by assisting in one of these areas: Kitchen, Campus Projects or Skill Sharing. No prior experience is necessary.

vermontstudiocenter.org/residency-program

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Research and Production Program

Wave Farm

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST

INFO: From April–December 2026, Wave Farm's Research and Production Program features public presentations by visiting artists, activation of our new spatial sound studio, residencies in transmission arts and spatial sound, new radio art commissions, and a broadcast radio art research fellowship. In April, Daniel Neumann inaugurates our spatial sound studio with an onsite public program. Camille Wong and Jenni(f)fer Tamayo are in residence in June and July, respectively, each working towards a new work to be broadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.

Wave Farm welcomes proposals from artists, researchers, and tinkerers for three open call research and production opportunities. The transmission art residency and fellowship opportunities support projects that specifically engage the field of transmission art. The spatial sound residency opportunity supports the development of an audio work for a spatial sound environment. Residents and fellows will have the opportunity to engage with Wave Farm’s FM station WGXC.

Review this page for program specifics, eligibility guidelines, information about the review process, and the application form. This page additionally contains a video tour of our Study Center workspace and accommodations for visiting artists and researchers. Questions? Email info@wavefarm.org.

• Residency: Transmission Art - During a 10-day residency at Wave Farm, the artist-in-residence will develop a new transmission artwork, informed by access to a research library, equipment, unique workspace resources, and on-site staff support. Projects at any stage are eligible. A stipend of $1,000 will be provided to the artist.

What is transmission art? Transmission art encompasses works in which the act of transmitting or receiving is not only significant, but the fulcrum for the artist’s intention. The genre involves a multiplicity of practices that often engage aural and visual broadcast media. In some instances, works for traditional broadcast are created, and at other times artists harness preexisting broadcast signals as source material manipulated in live performance, installation, and public interactive networks and tools.

• Residency: Spatial Sound - During a 10-day residency at Wave Farm, the artist-in-residence will develop a new spatial sound project. The resident will have access to a dedicated 8-channel spatial sound studio, as well as a research library, equipment, unique workspace resources, on-site staff support, and engineering support. For full technical specifications on the studio, click here. While projects at any stage are eligible, this opportunity is best suited for artists who have prior technical experience with creating work for a spatial sound environment. A stipend of $1,000 will be provided to the artist.

• Fellowship: Radio Art Research - During a 2-month engagement, the fellow will research and select radio artworks by historical and contemporary artists to add to Wave Farm’s Broadcast Radio Art Archive. The Archive is a research tool that comprises historical and contemporary international radio artworks created specifically for terrestrial AM/FM/Shortwave broadcast, whether it be via commercial, public, community, or pirate transmission. The Fellow will additionally produce a 2- or 3-episode special series featuring these archival selections to be broadcast on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM.

The fellowship will commence with a 10-day visit to Wave Farm, where the Fellow will have full access to Wave Farm’s research libraries and resources. The rest of the fellowship will take place remotely. Fellowship Mentors will be available for consultation, leads, and feedback. A stipend of $2,000 will be provided to the fellow.

What is radio art? Radio artists explore broadcast radio space through a richly polyphonous mix of practices, including poetic resuscitations of conventional radio drama, documentary, interview and news formats; found and field sound compositions reframed by broadcast; performative inhabitations/embodiments of radio’s inherent qualities; and much, much more. Wave Farm continues to expand its working definition of radio art through the Wave Farm Radio Art Fellowship program.

ELIGIBILITY: Wave Farm's Research and Production Program application is an international open call. Applicants should make a compelling argument in support of their proposed project, and either possess a significant body of past transmission-related work or demonstrate the aptitude and capacity to complete the proposed project. Full-time students are ineligible; however, exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for career artists and writers who may have returned to school for post-graduate work. DJ sets are not eligible projects. Past Wave Farm residents and fellows are eligible to apply.

REVIEW + NOTOFICATION PROCESS: Applications will be evaluated in a peer review panel composed of transmission artists, engineers, past residents and fellows, program mentors, and Wave Farm staff. For the residency and fellowship opportunities, the panel will prioritize proposals that deeply consider the medium of radio, including the act of transmission and reception, and proposals that are both conceptually and technically feasible. Applications are due by March 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Finalists will be contacted for Zoom interviews and final notifications will be made in late May.

APPLICATION: A single application is used for all of the 2026 Research and Production opportunities. Applicants may submit to as many of the opportunities in the application as desired. Successful applicants will receive an offer for a single opportunity. Women, gender non-conforming people, and people of color are encouraged to apply.

WAVE FARM ENVIRONMENT:

• Grounds: The Wave Farm Study Center is situated on 2 acres in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountain Park. The property features meadows and two small ponds with large walking paths.

• Accommodations: Residents and Fellows are housed in the Wave Farm Study Center, which hosts one artist-in-residence or fellow at a time, or on occasion, more than one individual working as a collaborative duo or collective. Accommodations in the Study Center include two bedrooms (one full-sized bed each), studio workspace, kitchenette, lavatories up and downstairs, a shower, as well as the Study Center research library, WGXC 90.7-FM Acra broadcast studio, and Wave Farm offices. Please note: day visitors are welcome. Overnight guests (including family members) and pets are not permitted.

• Transportation + Meals: Residents and Fellows must pay for their own travel expenses, as well as expenses related to meals during their stay. Transportation is available from the Hudson Amtrak station, the Kingston bus station, or the Albany airport, as well as local transport for groceries and supplies. On a case-by-case basis, an advance portion of the artist fee or fellowship stipend will be made available to help offset travel expenses.

• Social Atmosphere: Residents and Fellows should expect plenty of focused work time. Staff is available for questions during business hours, but often working remotely. Residents and Fellows should anticipate a rural setting in upstate New York, which is home to a growing number of artists and other creative economy workers. Note: While visitors to the area might see signs and symbols of pride and inclusivity, be aware that contrasting imagery supporting Trump, Blue Lives Matter, and the Confederacy are present in the local area.

RETURNING RESIDENTS INVITATION: Once an artist participates in the Wave Farm Residency or Fellowship Program, schedules permitting, they are invited to return to Wave Farm for short-term overnight visits that include a broadcast on Standing Wave Radio and Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM. There is no cash artist fee available for these visits; however, overnight accommodation in the Study Center is provided. With advance permission, artists are welcome to bring a guest with them. This opportunity is available on a case-by-case basis, and artists are encouraged to make a request as far in advance as possible. To request a visit please email info@wavefarm.org.

wavefarm.org/ta/residency-program/info-apply

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call for submissions: Issue 15 - “Precarity, Fragility, Vulnerability”

PREE

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026

INFO: PREE is now accepting submissions for PREE 15!

The prompt for our fifteenth issue is the precarity, fragility and vulnerability felt by the microstates of the Caribbean and others in the face of the global philosophical, environmental, and ideological conflicts rapidly reshaping our world.

Translate this into poetry, song, story, essay, image-based work, video, any format that can be accommodated on our platform and submit your work by March 31.

Please note that submissions are open only to  authors with some connection to the Caribbean and to the seed awardees of our sponsor, the Prince Claus Fund. 

AWARDS: Exceptionally, PREE will be awarding the three most outstanding submissions with awards in the sum of USD1000 for first place, USD750 for second place and USD500 for third place. 

preelitmag.submittable.com/submit

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The Hudson Prize

Black Lawrence Press

DEADLINE: March 31, 2026

ENTRY FEE: $30

INFO: Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or prose (short stories or essays). Novels are not eligible for this prize. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes awarded on publication.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

Entries are read blind by senior Black Lawrence Press editors and a rotating panel of former Hudson Prize winners. Recent members of the judging panel include:

• Jacob Appel, author of Mysteries and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets

• Gillian Cummings, author of My Dim Aviary

• Dana Diehl, author of The Earth Room

• Jeremy Griffin, author of Scream Queen

• JoeAnn Hart, author of Highwire Act & Other Tales of Survival

• Bettina Judd, author of Patient.

• Beth Mayer,  author of We Will Tell You Otherwise

• Greg Nicholl, author of Ghost in the Graveyard

Manuscripts should include a title page (listing only the title of the work), table of contents, and when appropriate, an acknowledgments page. Manuscripts should be paginated and formatted in an easy-to-read font such as Garamond or Times New Roman. Manuscripts should be 45-95 pages in length (poetry) or 120-280 pages in length (prose), not including front and back matter (table of contents, title page, etc.). Identifying information for the author should not be included anywhere on the manuscript itself. You are welcome to include a brief bio or something about yourself in your cover note on Submittable, which will only be made accessible to the editorial panel after the group of Semi-Finalist and Finalist manuscripts has been chosen.

Manuscripts containing individual stories, essays, or poems that have been previously published online or in print are absolutely eligible–please simply note previously published work on an acknowledgments page. On the other hand, if your manuscript has been previously published as a collection (including publication with a press, self-publication, online/digital publication, and publication in a small, limited-edition print run), then the manuscript is not eligible.

• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable and encouraged, but please notify us by withdrawing your manuscript on Submittable immediately if it is accepted for publication elsewhere.

• Multiple submissions (the submission of more than one manuscript to the contest) are permitted.

• Collaborative collections are welcome.

• Hybrid/multi-genre submissions are also welcome; please enter under the submission category that best fits your work.

• Novels and memoirs are not eligible. Prose refers to collected short fiction or essays.

blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit

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CALL FOR Web Edition Submissions: ‘REACTION’

Ninth Letter

DEADLINE: April 1, 2026 (For this issue, submissions are capped at 350 submissions per genre)

INFO: Ninth Letter accepts submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for our web issues to be published at ninthletter.com.

We find ourselves in a moment of American Reaction. But what sparks that reaction, and what is born out of it?  Send us your stories, poems and essays that react without or before forethought, or deal with its spurious repercussions. Render reactivity in digital and material and spiritual spaces in all its spectacle and earnestness. Show us poignant moments of unexpected emotion, or sudden bodily reflexes or the mind's recoil. We want characters caught in unforeseeable moments and narrators that drop their guard, or poems that embody one action’s equal and opposed reaction. We welcome writing that spans the spectrum of reactions – chemical, physical, biological, psychological and political – and pieces that capture reaction in all its possibility and detriment.

GENERAL GUIDELINES: 

You may submit up to three poems or one piece of short prose (fiction or nonfiction) of up to 3500 words; please also include a cover letter that briefly explains how you see your work connecting to the theme. Note: work submitted without this information may be withdrawn. Acceptable file formats are .doc, .docx, .rtf, and .pdf. 

We only accept submissions for web editions via ninthletter.submittable.com. Submissions sent via snail mail will not be considered for web editions. Email submissions are not accepted and will not be read. 

Unless otherwise requested, please submit only once per reading period. We do not accept submissions of previously published work (including work published on personal blogs or social media sites). Please do not send multiple submissions within the same genre. 

Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but please withdraw any work accepted by another publication. 

Formatting Note: 

Or website does not allowed justified text, so works with fully justified text blocks will not be considered for publication. 

Publication Terms and Payment: 

Authors who work is selected for the web issue will be offered payment of $25 per poem or $75 per piece of prose, plus an exclusive discount for a one-year print subscription. 

ninthletteronline.submittable.com/submit

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FICTION

Foglifter

DEADLINE: April 1, 2026

INFO: This issue's guest fiction editor is Apollo Chastain (he/they/she) who is either crying in the club or crying in the archive. Their work has been supported by the McCormack Writing Center (Tin House) and the Smithsonian Institution and appears or is forthcoming in journals includingPoets.org, theAmerican Poetry Review,Prairie Schooner,Ninth Letter, andShenandoah, among others. They are the recipient of an Academy of American Poets College Prize, nominee for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and an MFA candidate in poetry at Washington University in St. Louis. Visit them atapollopoet.wordpress.com, or on Instagram @apollo.chastain

• Please send a single Word document with up to 7500 words of fiction (up to three flash fiction pieces). Make sure it is in standard double-spaced formatting and a readable font.

• No AI submissions — if a submission is suspected or found to be AI generated, it will be declined and we will not consider your work in the future. 

• For grant purposes, we cannot consider submissions that do not include a completed demographic survey with their submission.

• Because of the high volume of submissions that we receive in this genre, we are capping our fiction submissions at 250, so please submit sooner rather than later!

Foglifter aims to reflect the vibrant diversity of the LGBTQ+ literary community in our award-winning journal. Fill out our anonymized Demographics Survey to be considered for publication—then take a screenshot of the thank-you screen at the end and attach it along with your submission.

foglifter.submittable.com/submit

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: nONFICTION

Foglifter

DEADLINE: April 1, 2026

INFO: This issue's guest nonfiction editor is Fargo Nissim Tbakhi, a Palestinian performance artist, and the author of TERROR COUNTER (Deep Vellum, 2025) and ANTIGONE. VELOCITY. SALT. (Deep Vellum, 2027). 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• Please send a single Word document with up to 7500 words of nonfiction (up to three flash nonfiction pieces). 

• Please make sure it is in standard double-spaced formatting and a readable font.

• No AI submissions — if a submission is suspected or found to be AI generated, it will be declined and we will not consider your work in the future. 

• For grant purposes, we cannot consider submissions that do not include a completed demographic survey with their submission.

Foglifter aims to reflect the vibrant diversity of the LGBTQ+ literary community in our award-winning journal. Fill out our anonymized Demographics Survey to be considered for publication—then take a screenshot of the thank-you screen at the end and attach it along with your submission.

foglifter.submittable.com/submit

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: HYBRID + DRAMA

Foglifter

DEADLINE: April 1, 2026

INFO: This issue's guest hybrid editor is Fargo Nissim Tbakhi, a Palestinian performance artist, and the author of TERROR COUNTER (Deep Vellum, 2025) and ANTIGONE. VELOCITY. SALT. (Deep Vellum, 2027). 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• Send up to 20 pages of cross-genre work, text-image hybrids, or drama. 

• PDFs are accepted in this category.

• No AI submissions — if a submission is suspected or found to be AI generated, it will be declined and we will not consider your work in the future. 

• For grant purposes, we cannot consider submissions that do not include a completed demographic survey with their submission.

Foglifter aims to reflect the vibrant diversity of the LGBTQ+ literary community in our award-winning journal. Fill out our anonymized Demographics Survey to be considered for publication—then take a screenshot of the thank-you screen at the end and attach it along with your submission.

foglifter.submittable.com/submit

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Storyboard RESIDENCY

St. Mary’s College of Califonia

DEADLINE: April 1, 2026

INFO: Founded by writers working at the intersection of art, research and reporting, Storyboard emerges from the belief that ambitious projects rooted in fact—be they memoirs, historical novels, reportage, biographies, documentary poems, or anything in between—are vital to the public good and the literary landscape. And we know that writers cannot undertake these important projects in isolation. 

Join a small cohort of likeminded writers for a six-day residency at Saint Mary’s College of California. Our goal is to provide a supportive week of mentorship, inspiration and co-conspiracy for writers working on fact-based creative projects in any genre—an experience that will fuel their projects long after the residency has ended. 

WHAT IS STORYBOARD?

The Storyboard Residency is an immersive week of generative workshops, craft seminars and literary events organized to give writers new ideas, proven research methods and fresh ways of approaching their fact-based creative projects. Whether you’re an experienced writer or someone just conceptualizing their first project, Storyboard provides

This residential intensive promises deeper connections with fellow writers working at the intersection of research, reporting and imagination—and editors who help those projects find an audience. Your days and nights at the residency will include: 

• Three, two-hour generative workshops geared toward revision and generating new work

• Daily craft talks and presentations that shed light on new ways of approaching research, reporting, storytelling, ethics and language

• A manuscript consultation (up to 3,000 words) with a faculty member

• Panels with writers and editors to demystify the publication and editorial processes, understand how to plan and fund our research, and build stamina for a long-haul creative endeavor

• Conversations with writers, filmmakers and visual artists on their work, how it was made, and its reverberations in the world

• Ample time for writing, reading, reflecting and connecting with faculty and your fellow participants 

WHY STORYBOARD?

Writing a creative work rooted in facts is a long-term project that requires a blend of inspiration and discipline, spontaneity and process, isolation and co-conspiracy. 

The goal is for this six-day period to catalyze the next steps in your research, writing and creation.  

THIS RESIDENCY IS FOR:

• Experienced journalists looking to expand their work into an artful, book-length project

• Creative writers (fiction writers, memoirists, poets, etc) looking to infuse their art with reporting or research methods

• Academics looking to broader their writing to a more general audience

• Writers knee-deep in an ambitious, long-form writing project looking for community, guidance and inspiration

• Writers at the early stages of a  project who need support figuring out how to chart a path forward

• Writers who didn’t attend an MFA or journalism program and who are looking for structure and support for their project

• Anyone working in isolation on an ambitious, fact-based writing project who is seeking community and connection 

WHERE + WHEN:

Storyboard is a six-day residential experience on the campus of Saint Mary’s College of California in the San Francisco Bay Area from Monday, June 8th through Sunday, June 14th, 2026.

COSTS:

Storyboard tuition is $3,000. The experience includes on-campus accommodations and meals, participation in a three-day workshop, access to all panels, craft seminars and events, a manuscript consultation with one of our faculty, seminar leaders or expert panelists, and social gatherings throughout the week.  

ACCOMODATIONS:

Participants will stay on campus in ADA accessible dormitories with single bedrooms and shared bathroom and kitchen spaces. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on campus will be included—and the campus café, pub and bookstore will be open for informal gatherings throughout the week.  

stmarys-ca.edu/graduate-professional-studies/mfa-creative-writing/storyboard-residency

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Bond of a Nation: Ekphrasis & the Promise of America

Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora

DEADLINE: AprIl 1, 2026 by 11:59pm CT

INFO: Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora is calling for submissions for themed issue 52.2 “Bond of a Nation: Ekphrasis & the Promise of America.” This project highlights collective participation in the making of contemporary America through the creative, accessible, long-valued, and multidisciplinary arts practice that is ekphrasis. To highlight the ideals, values, and promise of American democracy, Obsidian will foreground this popular form of expression, involving making new art through reflection on/engagement with existing art.

We seek meditations on works of public art, employing a broadened interpretation, including mural, sculpture, installation, etc., as well as national monuments, national parks, historic land­marks, and other sculpted spaces. We welcome poetry, fiction, nonfiction, criticism, drama, visual art, and audio/visual media in conversation with public art throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, and inhabited territories such as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. We’re interested in a wide range of creative works—traditional, speculative, hybrid, multidisciplinary, and experimental artmaking. 

We encourage makers to reflect upon the fundamental and oft-cited “unalienable rights” among the concepts buttressing the premises of the American Declaration of Independence—“Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” We encourage an exploration of four key aspects of the “Bond of a Nation” symbolized by the American flag: Valor; Innocence and Integrity; Perseverance and Justice; and Collective Flourishing. 

Published in Fall 2026/Winter 2027, this special issue will feature an intergenerational variety of emerging and established artists and writers, alongside featured contributors, as we witness and respond to America’s rich 250-year legacy. At this pivotal anniversary, through ekphrasis centered on public art, we aim to honor the past making of America, shape the bounty of its present, and harness the evolving potential of its future.

For more on public art and the national park system, visit these comprehensive, searchable data­bases:

• Public Art Archive at https://www.publicartarchive.org 

• National Park System at https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-system.htm 

• National Monuments at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/monuments/visit.htm 

Editors for the Bond of a Nation: Ekphrasis & the Promise of America themed issue: Duriel E. Harris & Guest Editor D. Lenaé Littlefield

SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Simultaneous submissions to other journals are welcome as long as they are identified as such and we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES: 

• Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.    

• Upload your text submission as a Word (DOCX), portable document format/PDF (PDF) or rich-text format (RTF) file. No Pages, TXT, or Open Office Documents.    

  • Typed, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced) pages.    

  • Numbered pages.    

  • Submissions should follow the Chicago Manual of Style for grammar and MLA format for citations and works cited, when applicable.    

  • Margins should be set at no less than 1” and no greater than 1.5”.    

• Poetry: submit up to five (5) poems totaling no more than eight (8) pages.   

• Fiction, Hybrid genre, and critical essay: 12-point font. No more than twenty (20) pages or 5000 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained.    

• Drama/Performance: submit one act or a collection of short scenes no longer than twenty (20) pages following Samuel French or the Dramatists Guild suggested formatting. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained.

IMAGE SUBMISSION GUIDELINESmage Submission Guidelines    

• Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.    

• Submit up to five (5) images totaling no more than 15 MB.    

• Upload your submission(s) as JPG, GIF, PNG, or TIF file(s) (TIF preferred) in 300 ppi at the size(s) intended to be used (Obsidian journal is 6" x 9").      

• Specify the orientation of the image(s) as portrait or landscape.

AUDIO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES udio Submission Guidelines    

• Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.    

• Submit up to five (5) sound files totaling no more than 30 MB.    

• Upload your submission(s) as MP3 or WAV file(s).

Video & Media Arts Submission Guidelines   

• Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.    

• Submit up to five (5) video and/or gaming files totaling no more than 800 MB.    

• Upload your submission(s) as M4V, MP4, MPG, MP3 or MOV files. 

RESTRICTIONS: We do not reprint previously published work.

Please note you can submit a total of seven (7) files but please follow the guidelines for the max requirements for each genre. This allows you to submit in more than one genre. Also, the total duration of audio and/or video files submitted is ten (10) minutes max for all files combined. 

Direct inquiries to bond@obsidianlit.org  

obsidian.submittable.com/submit/348652/bond-of-a-nation-ekphrasis-the-promise-of-america

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Call for Papers: Queering Our Silos: Gestures of Euphoria — Creative Arts Workshop Models for Appalachian LGBTQIA2S+ Community Building Conference

Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC)

DEADLINE: April 1, 2026

INFO: Queering Our Silos: Gestures of Euphoria (2025–2026) is an ongoing creative research and community-engaged arts initiative designed to help arts communities across the Appalachian region move beyond isolation and build stronger, more intentional networks of collaboration. This proposed SECAC 2026 session invites artists, scholars, educators, and cultural workers whose practices intersect with queer worldmaking, community care, and embodied mark making to share and explore workshop models, pedagogical strategies, and creative interventions that disrupt disciplinary and regional silos.

Rooted in queer theory, decolonial studio pedagogy, and community-centered arts practices, this session aligns with the conference theme Interwoven: Threads, Patterns & Disruptions by centering the connective, relational, and improvisational gestures that shape queer creative life in Appalachia. The project spans LGBTQIA2S+ communities and allies across Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia—regions historically marked by resource disparities, geographic distance, and cultural fragmentation.

By framing queerness as a methodology of interlacing—of weaving together bodies, stories, materials, and practices—this session foregrounds gestures of euphoria as acts of repair, resilience, and collective imagination. Participants will consider:

• How can arts-based workshops serve as connective tissue across queer and allied communities in Appalachia?

• What kinds of mark making, performance, or storytelling practices foster joy, mutuality, and interregional exchange?

• How might creative collaboration disrupt entrenched silos in academic, community, and nonprofit arts contexts?

• In what ways can euphoria operate as a strategy of liberation, pedagogy, and cultural memory?

SESSION FORMAT: This 105-minute participatory session will include short presentations, roundtable dialogue, and hands-on micro-activities adapted from Gestures of Euphoria workshops. Presenters may share in-progress or realized workshop models, community-engaged projects, creative research, or pedagogical frameworks that uplift queer and trans voices across the Appalachian region.

CONTRIBUTIONS MAY INCLUDE:

• Community-engaged arts workshops

• Queer/trans-centered drawing, performance, or placemaking practices

• Interdisciplinary collaborations across the arts

• Creative research grounded in Appalachian identities, geographies, or histories

• Case studies from LGBTQIA2S+ arts organizations, collectives, or mutual-aid networks

• Pedagogies that foreground embodiment, euphoria, and care

• Digital and analog workshop tools designed for rural or under-resourced contexts

SESSION INFO:

• Dates: October 21–24, 2026 | Winston-Salem, NC

• Format: 105-minute in-person participatory session

• Session Chair: Dr. Maurice Moore, University of Tennessee–Knoxville

• Theme: Interwoven: Threads, Patterns & Disruptions

secac.secure-platform.com/a/

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2027 OPEN CALL

Creative Capital

DEADLINE: April 2, 2026 at 3:00pm ET

INFO: In celebration of 25 years of national artist support, the 2027 Open Call invites project proposals from individual artists for the Creative Capital Award and the new State of the Art Prize. All grants will be awarded via a national, open call, external review process.

The Creative Capital Award provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of innovative, original, and imaginative new artistic works. The Award provides unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000, plus professional development support, industry connections, and community-building opportunities.

The State of the Art Prize aims to recognize and support one artist from every U.S. state and inhabited territory, with an unrestricted artist grant of $10,000. Through the 2027 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will also select recipients for the new State of the Art Prize.

OVERVIEW:

Celebrating 25 years of national artist support, Creative Capital invites individual artists to apply for grants to create new works in the visual arts, performing arts (dance, theater, music/jazz), film, literature, technology, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms across all 50 states and territories. The 2027 Creative Capital Open Call will be the second year Creative Capital continues its goal to grant artists residing in all 50 states. See the complete list of 2026 Creative Capital Awards and 2026 Inaugural State of the Art Prize Artists in all 50 states, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. in the press release.

Founded in 1999, our mission as a national nonprofit organization is to champion artistic freedom by providing grants and services to individual artists creating new work. The new State of the Art Prize is designed to help support more regional and rural artists, to invest in grassroots creative economies, and to foster a vibrant cultural landscape across the U.S. Both the Creative Capital Award and the State of the Art Prize support artists of all backgrounds at all career stages working across a range of disciplines, themes, and ideas.

Creative Capital Award

For the 2027 grant cycle, Creative Capital invites professional artists to propose experimental, original, bold new works in Visual Arts, Performing Arts (Dance, Theater, Music/Jazz), Film, and Literature. Multidisciplinary, technology, and/or socially engaged projects are welcome in all disciplinary categories. Creative Capital seeks new project proposals for formally and/or conceptually innovative works in all disciplines.

Creative Capital welcomes a full range of artistic approaches and thematic inquiries, including boundary-pushing formal explorations, as well as projects that engage urgent social issues of our time. Creative Capital also seeks new projects or works addressing subjects that Creative Capital has not previously funded.

The Creative Capital Award aims to support approximately 50 new artistic works in the following areas:

• Visual Arts: architecture & design, craft, drawing, ecological art, illustration, installation, painting, printmaking, performance art, photography, public art, sculpture, social practice, sound art, video art, technology, and socially-engaged visual art

• Performing Arts: dance, jazz, multimedia performance, music, music theater, opera, theater, playwriting, technology, and socially-engaged performing arts 

• Film: animation, documentary film, experimental film, and narrative film 

• Literature: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays (playwrights please submit under Performing Arts/Theater)

Creative Capital’s transformative giving approach is built on the principle that artists need funding as well as networks and advisory services in order to realize ambitious projects and build thriving careers. Recipients of the Creative Capital Award will receive grant funding, professional development services, and community-building opportunities. Awardees will also have access to the Creative Capital Artist Lab—suite of online professional development courses.

The State of the Art Prize – NEW!

Through the 2027 Open Call process for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will also select recipients of the State of the Art Prize. Now in its second year, this new national initiative aims to recognize one artist residing in each U.S. state and inhabited territory with a $10,000 unrestricted grant per artist. All applicants to the 2027 Open Call will be automatically considered for the Creative Capital Award and the State of the Art Prize. Both grants follow the same application, external review process, and evaluation criteria; there is no separate application process. State of the Art Prize recipients will also have access to the Creative Capital Artist Lab—a suite of online professional development courses.

State of the Art Prize recipients may apply again to future open calls for the Creative Capital Award. However, artists who have already received the Creative Capital Award may not apply for the State of the Art Prize. Both the State of the Art Prize and the Creative Capital Award are one-time awards.

ELIGIBILITY:

• US citizen, permanent resident, Tribal ID holder, or O-1 visa holder at time of application

• At least 25 years old at time of application

• Working artist(s) with at least 5 years of professional artistic practice within their chosen discipline

• Applicant may not be enrolled in a degree-granting program at time of application

• May not apply to the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant program in the same year

• May not have previously received a Creative Capital Award

• May not be an applicant or collaborator on more than one proposed project per year

• State of the Art Prize recipients must be a resident of the state they are awarded in through February 1, 2027. Prize recipients must verify their state or territory of residence in order to receive the grant.

Projects that are not eligible

• Projects whose main purpose is promotional

• Project is to fund ongoing operations of existing business or nonprofit organization 

• Curation or documentation of existing work

• Journalism projects and podcasts

• Educational projects intended for a student audience

• Children’s and young adult literature, and graphic novels

• Projects that will premiere or be completed before July 1, 2027

creative-capital.org/creative-capital-award/award-application

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Emerging Writer Fellowship

GrubStreet

DEADLINE: April 7, 2026 at 11:59pm ET

INFO: The Emerging Writer Fellowship aims to develop new, exciting voices by providing three writers per year tuition-free access to GrubStreet’s classes and several key publishing/industry events. Over the course of one year, each Emerging Writer Fellow will attend a combination of seminars and multi-week courses of their choosing, along with a wide selection of other topical programming, in order to enhance their understanding of craft and the publishing industry.

We hope that this year's fellows will be able to join us in-person for classes and events. Priority will be given to applicants who will be able to join us in Boston.

OVERVIEW: The Emerging Writer Fellowship will be awarded to three writers who demonstrate a passion for writing, a commitment to developing their writing abilities, and financial need. Any person 18 and older who demonstrates ability and passion for writing is eligible.

The Emerging Writer Fellowship will provide access to each of the following:

• 5 multi-week courses

• 5 three-hour seminars

• Access to key annual industry events and other craft-related programs.

• Access to GrubStreet's Director of Faculty & Fellowships and/or other program staff members for quarterly (or as-needed) office hours for personalized mentorship. (Optional)

• At the end of the program, fellows will also receive a complimentary one-year GrubStreet membership so they can continue enjoying extra community perks even after their program year ends.

IMPOTANT DATES:

• Notifications sent: end of May 2026

• Fellowship duration: June 2026 to June 2027

WHO SHOULD APPLY:

This fellowship is open to anyone 18 and older with a passion for writing. The fellowship specifically aims to assist writers in need of financial assistance in reaching their writing goals. We particularly encourage writers of color, ethnic minorities, those who identify as LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and other members of communities historically underrepresented by the literary community to apply.

In the program's first year, we were able to offer one fellowship to one student. As of the 2018-2019 cycle, we were able to begin offering a second fellowship in memory of novelist Anita Shreve, longtime board member and dear friend of GrubStreet. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we now offer three fellowships each year.

HOW TO APPLY:

The Emerging Writer Fellowship Application Form will require the following:

A sample of your writing that demonstrates your artistic style and voice. 5-10 pages for prose, screenwriting, or playwriting. 3-7 pages for poetry.

A personal statement—no more than 500 words please!—which should include the following:

• How you envision using the fellowship.

• A description of your relationship to writing. By this we mean: what excites you about it? What does it mean to you personally?

• How the fellowship will help you in your growth and success as a writer.

• Your writing and workshop history (Note: Prior workshop experience at GrubStreet is not required).

QUESTIONS? If you have specific questions about the Emerging Writer Fellowship, email programs@grubstreet.org or call the office anytime at 617.695.0075.

grubstreet.org/write/emerging-writer-fellowship

ROLLING SUBMISSIONS

call for horror writers

Harriet’s House

DEADLINE: Rolling

INFO: Harriet's House invites submissions from horror writers of the African diaspora for its 2026/2027 issue. Harriet’s House is an online magazine that publishes one literary horror story a month by a writer of the African diaspora. Harriet’s House is an ode to Harriet Jacobs, a formerly enslaved Black woman and one of the first Black authors to write in the gothic genre, horror’s fraternal sister, noted as the well from which modern horror writing sprang.

During Harriet’s lifetime, she hid in the crawl space of her grandmother’s house for seven years to escape a menacing slave owner who threatened to sell her children. For a long time, home was a precarious concept for Harriet. The magazine is an ode to her and the house she built for those who have followed in her literary footsteps. Send us your supernatural, haunting, and terrifying stories.

GUIDELINES: We are looking for short stories between 1,200 and 5,000 words. We are interested in but not limited to: gothic horror, speculative horror, supernatural horror, body horror, psychological drama and survival horror.

Writers can send their stories to harrietshousemag@gmail.com

harrietshousemag.com

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call for submissions: “Notes, Commentary and Reflections”

Small Axe Journal

DEADLINE: Rolling

INFO: The Small Axe Journal is getting a new section. Named “Notes, Commentary and Reflections,” this section will feature pieces that address urgent contemporary issues in the Caribbean.

GUIDELINES: Submissions should have a maximum of 2,500 and should be uploaded to our submissions portal, which can be found on our website.

smallaxe.net/sx/submissions