call for PITCHES: Intervenxions
The Latinx Project at New York University
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: Intervenxions is The Latinx Project’s online publication, featuring original writings, criticism, and interviews exploring contemporary Latinx art, politics, and culture.
We accepts pitches on a rolling basis and typically publishes during the academic year (September to May).
CONTENT TYPES:
Reviews
Criticism
Essays
Interviews
We don't publish personal essays, op-eds, fiction, or poetry.
GUIDELINES:
Word length: 1,000 to 2,500 words
Style: We use Chicago Manual of Style. We aim to publish writing that is accessible to a broad audience and draw from research, experience, and interviews.
Images: It is the writer's responsibility to secure image rights for published article.
CONTRIBUTOR BENEFITS:
We offer a modest honorarium for independent writers, graduate students, and freelance contributors. This also includes faculty not currently in a tenured position.
$300 for reviews, interviews, short essays (up to 1,500 words)
$400 for profiles, and long-form content (1,500 words or more)
All writers have the opportunity to be considered for Intervenxions’ annual printed volume.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
An editorial team consisting of three to four people, including editors, NYU staff, and faculty will review your pitch. The editorial team selects pitches based on the originality of the content, its relevance for Intervenxions, and the quality of the pitch and writing sample(s). The editorial team typically makes a decision within three weeks of receiving a pitch.
latinxproject.nyu.edu/pitch-intervenxions
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Liturgy Peer Workshop at Millay Arts
The Liturgy Salon
DEADLINE: September 5, 2026
APPLICATION / RESIDENCY FEE: $0
INFO: This opportunity is intended for emerging writers who would benefit from sustained time to develop a significant creative project and from serious engagement with a small community with fellow writers and Liturgy Salon alumni residents.
The Liturgy Salon is a nomadic residency and center of creative exchange for emerging writers of the global diaspora. We particularly welcome writers from communities historically underrepresented within literary institutions, including Black, Indigenous, SWANA, AAPI, Latin, other writers of color, and LGBTQ+ .
We are especially interested in writers whose work or artistic questions engage with migration, diaspora, belonging, culture, identity, place, and the many ways people make and remake home. Your work does not need to explicitly address these themes to be considered.
We welcome applications from writers working in fiction whose practices are grounded in care, inquiry, and an understanding of story as a form of resistance. The Liturgy Salon will select four writers to join our total group of seven writers for seven days of writing, workshop, artistic exchange, and community.
The residency is designed to balance serious manuscript development with the increasingly rare gift of uninterrupted creative time. Fellows will participate in a concentrated workshop while retaining substantial time throughout the week to work independently.
You do not need to have attended a previous Liturgy Salon program to apply.
ELIGIBILITY:
You are eligible if you:
Are 21 years of age or older by the start of the residency
Are an emerging writer with a demonstrated commitment to your fiction practice
Identify with or write from communities historically underrepresented within the literary ecosystem
Are open to communal living, shared meals, and collective rhythms of writing, reflection, and care
Can participate fully in the manuscript workshop and arrive prepared to thoughtfully engage with the work of fellow writers
Can be present for the full duration of the residency, December 1–7, 2026, at Millay Arts in Austerlitz, New York
WHAT THE RESIDENCY PROVIDES:
Selected fellows will receive:
Seven days/six nights of accommodation at Millay Arts, December 1–7, 2026
A private bedroom and dedicated writing/studio space
A $500 communal grocery stipend supporting shared meals and kitchen staples throughout the residency. Attendees should plan to purchase their own preferred snacks and breakfast items.
Participation in an intimate five-person manuscript workshop
Significant protected time for independent writing
Access to Millay Arts' shared spaces, libraries, studios, kitchen, and resident amenities
Community with fellow writers
Two group grocery trips will be available during the residency.
Residents are responsible for their own transportation to and from Millay Arts.
For those traveling through New York City, Amtrak service from New York Penn Station to Hudson, New York is approximately two hours. Millay Arts is approximately a 30-minute drive from the Hudson Amtrak station. Rideshare service is available in the area.
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THE JENNIFER WEINER FELLOWSHIP
Blue Stoop |📍Philadelphia, PA
DEADLINE: September 8, 2026
INFO: The Jennifer Weiner Fellowship is a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to nurturing and empowering woman-identified emerging prose writers in the United States. Established through the generous support of acclaimed author Jennifer Weiner in partnership with Blue Stoop, this fellowship aims to elevate voices that often go unheard in the literary world.
The next round of fellowships will take place from February 2027 to May 2027. During this period, fellows will receive:
An unrestricted $5,000 stipend, paid in 2 installments over the course of the fellowship. These funds can be used to cover living expenses, child care, travel, educational or professional opportunities, or anything that supports writing, ideation, or creative exploration.
One-on-one mentorship from Jennifer Weiner.
Access to a catalog of Blue Stoop resources, including classes and workshops.
The support of a writing cohort, the Blue Stoop community, and our partners.
Career-building and publication opportunities.
CultureWorks membership to access co-working space for duration of fellowship.
After the fellowship concludes, fellows are encouraged to continue engaging with the Blue Stoop community through resources, classes, and events. We look forward to supporting your future writing endeavors!
ELIGIBILITY:
Selected fellows will be:
Woman-identified.*
18 years of age or older.
Currently living in the greater Philadelphia area (Philadelphia County or Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery).
Passionate about writing prose (fiction and/or nonfiction).
Emerging writers.**
Willing to participate in the Blue Stoop community as a member of a supportive cohort, as a mentee of Jennifer Weiner, and as a student continually working to develop craft and professional skills.
*Inclusive of both cis and trans women, as well as non-binary people who feel strongly connected to the identity of woman.
**We define emerging writers as those without a literary agent who have not published or signed a contract to publish a full-length book of prose with a major publisher, university press, or other established press (chapbooks, poetry collections, and self-published books are acceptable, as are books published by small indie presses). Please read the FAQ for additional clarification.
APPLICATION:
The application will begin accepting responses on August 25, 2026. To better support those who intend to apply, we’ve made the application questions available for preview here. Please wait to submit your responses until applications officially open.
Important Dates
Aug 25, 2026: Applications open
Sept 8, 2026: Applications close
Nov 2026: Fellows announced
Feb – May 2027: Fellowship period
July 2027: Capstone weekend
NOTIFICATION:
All finalists and winners will be notified in November 2026. Please check your spam folder for an email from fellowship@bluestoop.org.
If you have not received a notification as of November 30, 2026, you have not been selected as a finalist.
Due to the significant number of applications received, we are unable to provide feedback on your application materials.
If you have questions, please refer to our Fellowship FAQ. If your question has not been answered or you have accessibility needs regarding the application, email us at fellowship@bluestoop.org. Please allow up to 2 business days for a response.
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SPRING SUMMER 2027 RESIDENCIES
MacDowell |📍Peterborough, NH
DEADLINE: September 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST
INFO: About 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded MacDowell Fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. MacDowell offers residencies at no cost to artists and provides need-based stipends to help cover expenses incurred during the residency, including rent, utilities, childcare, and lost income. Travel reimbursements are also available.
MacDowell encourages applications from artists of all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. Any applicant whose proposed project does not fall clearly within one of these artistic disciplines should contact the admissions department for guidance. We aim to be inclusive, not exclusive in our admissions process.
QUESTIONS? Please contact admissions@macdowell.org.
macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship
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fall 2026 guest residency
Woodward Residency |📍Ridgewood, Queen, NY
DEADLINE: September 13, 2026
INFO: Applications are now open for the Fall ’26 Guest Residency in Ridgewood, Queens.
Established and emerging creatives working in literary arts, design, film, and multidisciplinary arts are encouraged to apply for this free four-month workspace residency. They also have a silent player piano in the space for musicians and composers.
RESIDENCY DATES: October 5, 2026 — Jan 26, 2027
ELIGIBILITY: Established/emerging artists and creative professionals in the fields of literary arts, design, music, and multi-disciplinary arts are encouraged to apply.
Please note that art forms that generate fumes (such as oil painting) cannot be accommodated. Also, with the exception of our piano residents who can use headphones, our space is best suited to less cacophonous artistic pursuits.
AWARD BENEFITS:
Access to the building from 9AM-5 PM, Monday through Friday for the duration of your Guest Residency.
Guest Residents will work in the communal Great Room, with library etiquette.
Open invite to weekly tea and cake gatherings, and occasional work shares and evening parties.
A supportive and engaged community of working creatives.
woodwardresidency.co/guestresidency
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2027 Editorial Fellowship
Nightboat Books |📍Brooklyn, NY
DEADLINE: September 13, 2026
INFO: Nightboat’s Editorial Fellowship is designed to provide an aspiring editor with $10,000, along with the resources and mentorship necessary to develop and publish a book project of their choosing over the course of two years.
Nightboat staff designed the Editorial Fellowship to explore a new editorial model that incorporates community input and expands access to editorial decision-making to those of diverse circumstances and identities.
We are delighted to open applications for our third Editorial Fellowship. We are looking for an aspiring editor to work alongside Nightboat staff to develop a book project of their choosing over the course of two (2) years. Black and/or Indigenous editors, and/or editors from communities historically underrepresented in the publishing workforce are especially encouraged to apply. Projects should not be comprised of the applicant’s original work.
We hope to work collaboratively with this Editorial Fellow to foreground undervalued or little-known forms of experimental writing across a range of communities. As such, we’ll be providing the selected Fellow with the resources and mentorship necessary to acquire, edit, and guide to publication a project specific to their interests.
WHAT YOU’LL GET OUT OF THE FELLOWSHIP:
The opportunity to develop an editorial project of your choosing (poetry, prose, nonfiction, and/or archival project) to be published by Nightboat.
Familiarity with the full life-cycle of a book and the guidance of Nightboat staff and other project mentors through the 2-year process.
Experience working collaboratively with an editorial team to research and pursue potential projects and clarify editorial perspectives.
Experience with developmental and conceptual editing, line editing, copy editing, permissions, design, cataloging, production, publicity, and marketing.
A personalized program of meetings with Nightboat staff, external editorial mentors, and workshops based on your needs and interests.
An in-depth understanding of the publication process that can be applied to future jobs and projects.
$10,000 (paid in installments—$5,000 per year of the fellowship or according to the fellow’s individual needs) for their work and participation in the program.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Someone who is interested in the editorial and book-making process and can commit to a two-year project that will result in a finished book.
Experience in editorial work is preferred but not required. Our goal is to increase access to editorial work. Therefore we do not require that you have any formal institutional and/or academic experience. We welcome a variety of editorial experiences and visions.
Applicants do not need to have a pre-existing editorial project in order to apply, so long as they can demonstrate an editorial perspective and intent. Projects should not be comprised of the applicant’s original work.
We are open to poetry, prose, nonfiction, archival projects, and what coalesces in the gaps between. We are, as always, excited by the provocative, the strange, the queer, what activates genre, and what’s been elided or excised from the archive.
*The Fellow must feel confident working independently. Since this is not an hourly position, attention will be paid to setting up an individualized meeting/workshop schedule and supportive project management structure that functions with the Fellow’s unique employment situation in mind.
*The fellowship involves some administrative work i.e.: sending and responding to emails from collaborators and Nightboat staff, scheduling meetings, updating collaborators on the status of your work, staying organized, and working within deadlines. You will need access to a computer and the internet. Nightboat will share our project management resources, offer examples and templates whenever possible, and work with you to set and manage deadlines.
*Applicants do not have to be based in New York City but must live in the United States and be able to attend scheduled Zoom meetings and workshops.
*We approximate that this fellowship will require a commitment of 400 hours at $25/ hour in total, approximately 15 hours/month over the course of 2 years.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Finalists will be chosen through an open application process by a committee of Nightboat editors before meeting with Nightboat staff members for a final interview process this fall. Selections will be made based on the applicant’s ability to provide a unique perspective on experimental literature; to reimagine, expand, or illuminate archival projects; to explore the complex relationships that arise between social, political, and aesthetic concerns; to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of Nightboat’s mission and an interest in expanding it productively.
The selected Fellow will start work at Nightboat in January 2027. Dates TBA & schedule subject to change.
TO APPLY:
Please provide the following using our online Submittable application.
At Nightboat, we strongly oppose using generative AI for our editorial work, and we expect all applicants to submit their own writing, as well as refrain from using AI for interview assistance. A significant part of this fellowship involves applying and sharpening your reading and writing skills. We want to hear your voice and help you develop it further.
A statement summarizing your editorial interests and previous literary experience (500 words)—what are you reading/listening to/watching right now? What writing, performance, events, and community organizing have you participated in?
An example of a project(s) you’d be interested in bringing to Nightboat. This can be purely speculative (200 words)—is there a writer whose work you think deserves collecting? What kinds of aesthetic forms are you invested in? Are there communities outside of experimental writing you’d like to collaborate with and engage? Please note, if you are awarded the Editorial Fellowship, you will not be required to pursue this particular project.
A current CV.
ELIGIBILITY—applicants must:
Be able to commit to the two-year fellowship position.
The applicant must live in the United States and be authorized to work within the U.S. This includes: U.S. Permanent Residents, DACA recipients, and U.S. Citizens.
Nightboat Books is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, equity in employment, accessibility, and to becoming a more inclusive organization. Individuals who have questions about accommodation and accessibility during the application process and beyond, or any general inquiries about the program are invited to contact us at fellowship@nightboat.org or check out our frequently asked questions page.
nightboat.org/editorial-fellowship/
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About Me, About You: a writing workshop by and for women of color, led by Roohi Choudhry
Collegeville Institute |📍Collegeville, MN
APLLICATION DEADLINE: September 13, 2026
INFO: This generative writing workshop will bring together women and gender-expansive folk of color from diverse backgrounds to write creative prose (fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid forms) rooted in personal experience. Participants will generate new work based on the group’s discussions and reflections on lineage, tradition, and faith.
In doing so, the workshop seeks to expand limiting narratives about women of color and gender-expansive folk both within their faith traditions and in American culture broadly. We will gather every day to discuss craft and the creative path, write together based on guided exercises and respond to one another’s work. Part of each day will be set aside for participants to write on their own and some evenings will feature community-building activities.
WHO MAY APPLY?
Self-identifying women and gender-expansive folk of color, creative writers (primarily prose) of all levels.
This workshop is limited to 6 participants.
DATES: Monday, March 15, 2027 — Sunday, March 21, 2027
PLAN FOR THE WEEK:
Day 1 – Travel Day. Introductions.
Day 2 – Interrogating place and community.
Day 3 – Stories of my faith, stories of me.
Day 4 – Guest artist presentation.
Day 5 – Individual vs. collective storytelling.
Day 6 – Writing from the margins.
Day 7 – Travel Day.
The Collegeville Institute will cover all workshop fees, room and board, as well as most travel expenses to and from the workshop within the continental United States. International travel costs, and travel from Hawaii and Alaska, may be shared between the Collegeville Institute and the workshop participant. Those who join the workshop will be expected to reside at the Collegeville Institute throughout the entire workshop.
LEADER BIO: Roohi Choudhry was born in Pakistan, grew up in southern Africa and now calls Brooklyn, NY, home. She is the author of the novel, Outside Women (University Press of Kentucky, 2025), described as “riveting… an incisive story of how change happens” by Publishers’ Weekly. An alum of the Collegeville Institute resident scholar program, she holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan and is the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship as well as residencies at Hedgebrook and Djerassi. Her stories and essays have appeared in Ploughshares, Adi Magazine, Longreads, Poets & Writers, and the Kenyon Review, among others. She has a background in criminal justice reform, urban placemaking, public health, and international development and has taught workshops at schools, libraries, and community organizations. As a teaching artist, she works primarily within immigrant and BIPOC communities, focusing her generative writing workshops on excavating stories of migration, diaspora, generational memory and on the intersection between art and activism. Find out more at roohichoudhry.com.
collegevilleinstitute.org/events/event/about-me-about-you-2/
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Guggenheim Fellowship
DEADLINE: September 15, 2026 at 11:59 EST.
INFO: The Guggenheim Fellowship is a mid-career award supporting the work of individuals who have made notable contributions to more than fifty fields across the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary areas.
Each year, roughly 200 Fellows are selected through a rigorous competition that assesses both past accomplishments and future plans. Recent success rates have averaged around 5%.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must:
Be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada
Be mid-career professionals who have made notable contributions to their field
Propose a significant project and demonstrate that they are prepared to complete it at the highest level of excellence
Apply as individuals or in pairs (i.e., two individuals working on the same project)
The following are not eligible to apply:
Individuals who have already received a Guggenheim Fellowship
Students currently enrolled in secondary, undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate programs
Organizations, institutions, or other established groups
To learn more about the individuals we support, we recommend consulting the list of recent Guggenheim Fellows here.
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CALL FOR SPECULATIVE FICTION BY INDIAN/INDIAN-ORIGIN WRITERS
Bijli
DEADLINE: September 15, 2026
INFO: Bijli is a speculative fiction journal for Indian/Indian-origin writers. What does that encompass? Good question!
Generally speaking, your story should focus on a “What If” scenario. It can fall under the umbrella of fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, alternate history, or any other genre where you depart from reality. We will also accept, for example, a romance story that is set in a dystopian future. As long as there is any element, big or small, in your prose that imagines a different world, we want to read it!
Please do not submit literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or anything other than speculative fiction. Even if it’s extremely well written, we will not be deviating from our focus.
We accept submissions via email. Please send your work in a PDF or .docx format to bijli.journal@gmail.com with the subject line “SUBMISSION: Title_Writer Name.” We might miss submissions without this subject line, so please remember to include it.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Before you submit, please read the following guidelines carefully:
Send us your original unpublished work of speculative fiction. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please let us know if your piece has been accepted elsewhere. Multiple submissions are also accepted, but no more than two stories per writer.
We will accept only English language submissions. We hope to begin including other Indian languages and translated works soon, but this will take some time. Still, keep checking in to see if this has changed!
Please include a short cover letter in the body of your email along with a bio in third person (~50 words) that will be published along with your piece, if selected.
WHO CAN SUBMIT?
One of the main objectives for us is to platform Indian/Indian-origin writers and diverse stories set in India. As such, that will be our priority. We can only accept work from writers above 18 years of age.
WORD LIMIT:
Minimum: 1,500 words
Maximum: 5,000 words
FORMATTING:
Please ensure that your document is double spaced, left aligned with the first line of a paragraph indented, and the font is 12-point Times New Roman.
Include your name and contact information on the top left corner.
Add the word count on the top right.
Remember to include the title of your piece!
Selected pieces will be copyedited. However, we urge you to carefully proofread your document. While a couple of mistakes will not matter to us, it will be hard to overlook pieces riddled with errors.
And finally, please DO NOT use AI. This journal is meant to give writers a platform, and we are not interested in stories that have not been wholly written by humans. Please do not submit if even a part of your piece was generated through AI. If we determine that you have submitted AI-generated content, we will not accept any future submissions by you.
Please go through each point carefully before submitting! Incorrectly formatted pieces will hurt your chances.
QUESTIONS? You can email us at bijli.journal@gmail.com.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
WE THE SOIL
DEADLINE: September 15, 2026
INFO: WE THE SOIL publishes poetry, nonfiction, & photography that was nurtured in creative community—whether your work started in a workshop with a beloved teacher, received feedback from a writer/artist-friend, or was inspired by the work of a writer/artist you admire.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Poetry:
Please submit one poem in a .pdf or .doc/.docx file by September 15, 2025—or until 100 responses have been submitted. Please title the document as your initial/s - the title of your poem (Example: YR - The Poem Wants More). We prefer to read submissions in Times New Roman.
Use this form to submit. *This form will be closed once we receive 100 submissions.
In the form, you will find questions that will prompt you to tell us about yourself and your creative work.
For your submission, be prepared to write a brief explanation of how the work you are submitting was seeded or grown in community. If your work is selected, we will include this as a brief Community Note that explains how a person, group of people, or organization helped nurture your poem. You can also think of it as a public thank you note for the person/people/organization who supported or influenced your work.
We welcome simultaneous submissions. *Please email us at wethesoil.submissions@gmail.com to let us know as soon as your work is accepted elsewhere. This is also where you can direct any questions related to your submission.
We want to highlight new/recent writing, so we will not be publishing work that has already been published/curated in a literary magazine. We do accept work that has been shared on social media, in a newsletter or personal blog, in a reading, etc.
Decisions will go out by October 15, 2025. If your work is chosen for publication, you will be invited into an engaged editorial process that will involve looking at your work with care in preparation for publication. Everyone who is not selected for publication will receive a personalized note that includes one piece of encouraging feedback.
All submissions are free, and we welcome donations starting at $1. All funds collected from submissions will go directly toward paying another writer/artist. Please do not donate if you are experiencing financial hardship.
Nonfiction:
Please submit one nonfiction piece (we welcome creative nonfiction!) in a .pdf or .doc/.docx file by September 15, 2025—or until 50 responses have been submitted. Word limit is 5,000 words. Please title the document as your initial/s - the title of your work (Example: YR - On Poetry). We prefer to read your work in Times New Roman.
Use this form to submit. *This form will be closed once we receive 50 submissions.
In the form, you will find questions that will prompt you to tell us about yourself and your creative work.
For your submission, be prepared to write a brief explanation of how the work you are submitting was seeded or grown in community. If your work is selected, we will include this as a brief Community Note that explains how a person, group of people, or organization helped nurture your nonfiction piece. You can also think of it as a public thank you note for the person/people/organization that supported or influenced your work.
We welcome simultaneous submissions. *Please email us at wethesoil.submissions@gmail.com to let us know as soon as your work is accepted elsewhere. This is also where you can direct any questions related to your submission.
We want to highlight new/recent writing, so we will not be publishing work that has already been published/curated in a literary magazine. We do accept work that has been shared on social media, in a newsletter or personal blog, in a reading, etc.
Decisions will go out by October 15, 2026. If your work is chosen for publication, you will be invited into an engaged editorial process that will involve looking at your work with care in preparation for publication. Everyone who is not selected for publication will receive a personalized note that includes one piece of encouraging feedback.
All submissions are free, and we welcome donations starting at $1. All funds collected from submissions will go directly toward paying another writer/artist. Please do not donate if you are experiencing financial hardship.
Photography:
Please submit 4-5 photos (JPEG files) by September 15, 2025—or until 25 responses have been submitted. Please title your photos as your initial/s following the number of the photo. For example: YR 1, YR 2, etc. You can feel free to add titles for the photos after that. For example, YR 1 - Bright Eyes.
Use this form to submit. *This form will be closed once we receive 50 submissions.
In the form, you will find questions that will prompt you to tell us about yourself and your creative work. We will for a one-paragraph artist statement that speaks to the sample of work you are submitting.
For your submission, be prepared to write a brief explanation of how the work you are submitting was seeded or grown in community. If your work is selected, we will include this as a brief Community Note that explains how a person, group of people, or organization helped nurture your nonfiction piece. You can also think of it as a public thank you note for the person/people/organization that supported or influenced your work.
We welcome simultaneous submissions. *Please email us at wethesoil.submissions@gmail.com to let us know as soon as your work is accepted elsewhere. This is also where you can direct any questions related to your submission.
We want to highlight new/recent writing, so we will not be publishing work that has already been published/curated in a literary magazine. We do accept work that has been shared on social media, in a newsletter or personal blog, in a reading, etc.
Decisions will go out by October 15, 2026. If your work is chosen for publication, you will be invited into an engaged editorial process that will involve looking at your work with care in preparation for publication. Everyone who is not selected for publication will receive a personalized note that includes one piece of encouraging feedback.
All submissions are free, and we welcome donations starting at $1. All funds collected from submissions will go directly toward paying another writer/artist. Please do not donate if you are experiencing financial hardship.
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2026/2027 Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship for african writers
A Long House
DEADLINE: September 15, 2026
INFO: We at A Long House are delighted to announce our call for applications for the 2026/2027 Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship. It is to continue in our commitment to foster editorial talent in Africa that we are putting out this call yet again, the fourth since the fellowship was founded in 2021. We hope to keep developing and expanding the fellowship through the years, inspiring and nurturing a robust community of editors in Africa and its diaspora.
We consider editing a vital part of a vibrant literary ecosystem, as great editors not only polish writing but also elevate and define it. They help writers see more clearly the paths their work is skirting or vaguely gesturing at, surrounded, in a manner of speaking, by jungly growth, and help them cut through with greater dexterity. They leave any piece of writing wiser, richer, and more capacious, able to hold within it the largeness and complexity of experience. This is work that must be undertaken with the utmost seriousness, itʼs a space whose filling must not be abandoned to the arbitrary flow of things.
This is why A Long House encourages Africans who love literature and the art and discipline of editing to apply for the 2026/2027 Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship. And it is instructive that for the fellowship, we follow in one of the finest traditions and lineages of editing on the continent, begun by Rajat Neogy, the founder and editor of Transition, one of the most reputable literary magazines to come out of Africa. Founded in Uganda in 1961 when he was only 22, Transition, under the editorial guidance of Rajat Neogy, went on to publish some of the finest writers from Africa—Chinua Achebe, Es’kia Mphalele, Wole Soyinka, Bessie Head, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, among others—sometimes for the very first time.
This fellowship is a way to honor his work, dedication, and memory. Transition as an institution (now under the aegis of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University) alongside Rajat Neogy’s family have agreed with us that this is an important history that needs to be preserved. The rigour and insight he brought to editing are touchstones for us as we continue in his footsteps.
And so again, we encourage Africans who care about literature and quality editing to apply for the 2026/2027 Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship at A Long House.
HERE’S HOW IT WILL WORK:
Fellows for the 2026/2027 tenure will be announced in October 2026.
There will be a $1000 award for the fellowship, a tote bag of books, and a period of mentorship with a select writer or editor of repute.
Fellows will work with A Long House throughout the one year tenure of the fellowship, at the end of which, theyʼll be expected to produce a chapbook of no more than 50 pages.
The chapbook will be conceived and edited by the fellows, and it could be a work of essays, poems, or fiction, or a creative blend of all of these. The fellows will edit, not write the chapbooks. For the chapbooks, the fellows will be allowed creative freedom. This means they can have the chapbooks incorporate or make as its subject criticism, theory, photography, or art.
ELIGIBILITY:
All who are applying:
Should be between 18 – 40 years old.
Should be Africans residing in Africa.
Must demonstrate a deep interest in African literature and the ecosystems that nurture it.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WRITER:
Work with founding editors on soliciting, commissioning and editing the work of contributors.
Cultivate and nurture relationships with contributors. This includes managing communication with contributors.
Manage A Long House's editorial and publication calendar.
Curate The Dispatch, A Long House's monthly newsletter.
Work with founding editors on annual issues and other projects.
Work with A Long House team on the Long Talk and A Short Talk series.
Conceptualise, edit and publish a chapbook of not more than 50 pages.
alonghouse.submittable.com/submit
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winter 2027 residency
Monson Arts |📍Monson, ME
DEADLINE: September 15, 2026
INFO: Monson Arts’ residency program supports emerging and established artists and writers by providing them time and space to devote to their creative practices. During each of our 2-week and 4-week programs throughout the year, a cohort of 5 artists and 5 writers are invited to immerse themselves in small town life at the edge of Maine’s North Woods and focus intensely on their work within a creative and inspiring environment. They receive a private studio, private bedroom in shared housing, all meals, and $500 stipend ($250 for 2-week programs). The Abbott Watts Residency for Photography offers access to the photography studio and darkroom of Todd Watts in nearby Blanchard, adjacent to the former home of Berenice Abbott. Click here to read more about this unique opportunity specifically for photographers.
Applications for a residency at Monson Arts are open to anyone at any stage of their career, working in visual arts, writing, and related fields (i.e. audio, video, photography, woodworking, movement, screen and playwrights). Open calls for residency applications currently take place 3 times throughout the year with deadlines on January 15, May 15, and September 15. Each application period corresponds to specific residency offerings 3-6 months out.
Residents’ studios are located in newly renovated Main Street buildings that have been designed specifically for visual artists and writers. All of our studio spaces are outfitted to be as flexible as possible so that we can accommodate a variety of creative practices. Our visual arts studios are spacious and light-filled with large work tables and sinks. Shelving and portable storage carts are available as needed. Access is available to woodshop and metal shop facilities in nearby buildings for any fabrication needs. Our writing studios are comfortably furnished with work tables, office chairs, bookshelves, and reading chairs. For those working in time and sound based media: apply to the Writing category if quiet contemplation would be best for your project or the Visual Arts category if you need room and the opportunity to make and play sounds out loud.
Residents live in newly renovated historic homes throughout town, within walking distance to studios and everything that downtown Monson has to offer. These are mostly 3 bedroom structures that are fully furnished and comfortable all four seasons of the year. Houses all have shared kitchens, bathrooms, and common areas with laundry machines, telephone, and other amenities as well. Wifi is available in all of our buildings through high speed fiberoptic service.
WINTER RESIDENCY SCHEDULE:
1/11 – 1/21 – 2 Week Residency
1/25 – 2/18 – Residency (With Abbott Watts Resident)
2/22 – 3/18 – Residency
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Up to 5 images / 5 minutes of media OR 5 pages of writing examples
A letter of intent for your time at the residency (3000 Characters)
C.V. or Resume (limited to 6000 characters)
Two reference names
monsonarts.org/residencies/overview/
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUE 27: ‘BELONGING’
FEELS Zine
DEADLINE: September 15, 2026
INFO: When we have the space to truly be ourselves so much can change. How does it feel to find our people? To thrive in community, exactly as we are? To feel connected to something much larger than us? How do we create space when it doesn’t yet exist? And when we don’t feel we belong, what does it mean to stand in otherness, unapologetically? At the intersections of safety, acceptance, and love, we find something magic, something worth holding onto: belonging.
Issue 27: Belonging also marks FEELS ’ 10 year anniversary! We selected this theme to mark the occasion to celebrate the wonderful community that has been created around us over the last decade: the readers, the contributors, the performers, and the supporters. To quote Heartstopper’s Tao Xu, “The love that connects us will never break. We built it. And it built us." We love you!
ISSUE RELEASED: January 2027 (with a big party!)
Please read the information below before you submit. Please send all submissions to submittofeels@gmail.com with a short bio and description of your work.
COMPENSATION: Each accepted submission will receive a $25 honorarium and a free copy of the issue.
We accept:
Writing: poetry, personal essays, fictional stories, interview proposals.
Visual Art: photography, illustration, art, collage, comics, typography.
Have an idea for a submission not listed above? Send us an email with your proposal, we’re eager to read it.
Before submitting, please read our COMMUNITY GUIDELINES.
We welcome (and encourage) people of all diverse experiences, abilities and communities to submit their work. Your voice is important, and we would like to support it. The more voices we hear, the more we can learn from one another.
Keep up to date by following us on Instagram & Facebook or signing up for our newsletter.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please title your email submissions using the following: "FEELS Submission - Issue ___ - [Your name as it should appear in the issue if accepted] - Title of Submission"
If submitting a collection of works, please submit all in one email with the name of the collection as the title. If submitting multiple separate works for the same issue, please submit each individually.
Art submissions: please include a short artist statement to support the work you are submitting. FEELS is 6.5" x 9.5" with a 0.125" bleed. Feel free to submit lores proofs. Should your work be accepted, we will need a hires version at 300dpi for print.
Longform written submissions: the maximum word count for submissions is 1200 words. Please submit as a word document or using Google Docs, no PDFs. Please note: due to team capacity, we cannot accept manuscripts or written works over the word limit for excerpt selection
Poetry/prose: please keep submissions to 2 poems or less, unless they are part of a single collection of work (max 4 poems). Please submit as a word document or using Google Docs, no PDFs.
Please include a short bio, a statement about your submission, and the country you are submitting from. We publish a majority Canadian content as a Canadian publication, but do include global contributors as well. As we prioritize stories and art based on lived experience, please also include a statement of your personal connection to the issue topic.
Please send all submissions to submittofeels@gmail.com. If you do not receive a reply to your email confirming it has reached us, please follow up with our main email, hellofeelszine@gmail.com.
We accept previously published work, as long as it will not be published in another Canadian independent magazine during the chosen issue's publication period (January-July or July-January). We don't want to step on anyone's toes by printing the same material at the same time. We can include attribution if the publication requires it.
We kindly request submissions are limited to one or two works due to the high volume of submissions we receive, and please have patience with us in responding to new emails--we promise to reply to each and every one.
feelszine.com/pages/submissions
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CULLMAN CENTER FELLOWSHIP
New York Public Library
DEADLINE: September 25, 2026 at 5pm ET
INFO: The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is an international fellowship program open to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building—including academics, independent scholars, and creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets). Visual artists at work on a book project are also welcome to apply. The Center appoints 15 Fellows a year for a nine-month term at the Library, from September through May. In addition to working on their own projects, the Fellows engage in an ongoing exchange of ideas within the Center and in public forums throughout the Library.
A Cullman Center Fellow receives the use of an office with a computer, full access to the Library’s physical and electronic resources, and a stipend of $90,000.
SCOPE: The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers Fellowships to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its collections, the Library is one of the world’s preeminent resources for study in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, sports, and urban studies.
CRITERIA + TERMS: The Cullman Center’s Selection Committee awards fifteen Fellowships a year to outstanding scholars and writers—academics, independent scholars, journalists, creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets), translators, and visual artists. Foreign nationals conversant in English are welcome to apply. Candidates for the Fellowship will need to work primarily at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. People seeking funding for research leading directly to a degree are not eligible.
The Cullman Center looks for top-quality writing. It aims to promote dynamic communication about literature and scholarship at the very highest level—within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.
A Cullman Center Fellow receives a stipend of $90,000, the use of an office with a computer, and full access to the Library’s physical and electronic resources. The Library expects Fellows to work at the Cullman Center five days a week, Monday through Friday, for the duration of the Fellowship term, which runs from September through May. Each Fellow gives a talk over lunch on his or her current work-in-progress to the other Fellows and to a wide range of invited guests, and may be asked to take part in other programs at The New York Public Library.
nypl.org/about/fellowships-institutes/cullman-center-scholars-writers
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call for submissions
The Journaling Project: A Black Queer Archive
DEADLINE: September 25, 2026 at 11:59pm EST
INFO: Writers! Photographers! Visual Artists! We’d love to read your work. Be part of our first issue, On Becoming and help us platform Black queer creatives in Boston.
If your work doesn’t fall in the Writers, Photographers and Visual Artists bucket, feel free to submit anyway! We’d love to incorporate your art however possible.
GUIDELINES:
All submissions must be provided here.
Must identify with the Black and queer labels to submit.
No full novels, novellas, or anything over 10 pages double spaced please.
You may submit up to 3 pieces of work. Don’t worry, we’d love to see more in our next issue <3
Along with your submission, please include: your name or pen name, any socials/website if you’d like those included (not required), and a short biography about yourself in the 3rd person. You may submit a picture with your biography if you feel comfortable doing so.
All accepted submissions will undergo a collaborative editing process.
This goes without saying, but racism, transphobia, and hostility will not be tolerated or printed.
If your work is chosen, we will be in contact with you via e-mail by Friday, October 2nd to discuss further!
QUESTIONS? Please email blackqueerjournalingproject@gmail.com
blackqueerjournalingproject.org/submit/
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2027 Mentorship Program
We Need Diverse Books
DEADLINE: September 30, 2026
INFO: Since 2016, WNDB has welcomed over 100 writers and illustrators into our Mentorship program.
The WNDB Mentorship program offers an exciting opportunity for aspiring creators to be matched with an experienced children’s book creator. Our mentorships run over the course of a calendar year (January to December), where each mentor will provide support and feedback to their mentee on their completed manuscript draft or their portfolio.
Our mentorships are split among the following categories: Picture Book Text (PB), Middle Grade (MG), Young Adult (YA); and Illustration (IL).
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Open call for novellas
Joyland Editions
DEADLINE: September 30, 2026 at 11:59pm
SUBMISSION FEE: $7 per submission. All submission fees go towards Joyland Publishing administrative fees and paying writers and editors. Any writer who wishes to submit for free may email us at joylandeditions@joylandmagazine.com with the subject line "Submittable Fee Waiver" to receive a link to our free submission portal.
INFO: Joyland Editions is a nonprofit independent press committed to publishing books that do not fit into the traditional publishing landscape. We publish two novellas every year, and are distributed by Asterism Books.
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
We accept both completed manuscripts of approximately 20,000–60,000 words and partial manuscripts/works in progress of at least 10,000 words. All manuscripts should have an anticipated final length of approximately 20,000–60,000 words, and all submissions must be a minimum of 10,000 words.
Please allow up to three months for our editors to review and respond to your manuscript.
Please submit one manuscript at a time. Simultaneous submissions are accepted.
We are unable to personally respond to each submission that we receive.
We accept works in translation.
Manuscript submissions should be formatted in 12-point Times New Roman and double-spaced, except where formatting variations are intentionally used for stylistic effect.
WHAT TO INCLUDE:
All submissions must include a project proposal (500-1,500 words). Proposals should include: 1) A detailed description of the manuscript as a whole; for works in progress, please tell us how you envision the project developing beyond the submitted pages, 2) A brief note on the manuscript’s current stage of completion
An author bio of no more than 200 words
A translator bio of no more than 200 words (if applicable)
Either the completed manuscript or a partial manuscript. We do not accept outlines. All manuscripts should have an anticipated final length of approximately 20,000–60,000 words, and all submissions must be a minimum of 10,000 words.
All questions regarding submissions should be sent to joylandeditions@joylandmagazine.com.
joylandmagazine.submittable.com/submit/321238/joyland-editions-paid-submissions
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South Asia Speaks Fellowship
South Asia Speaks
DEADLINE: September 30, 2026
INFO: South Asia Speaks is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of South Asian writers wherever in the world they may be. They offer a free, year-long literary mentorship program for novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, and translators.
Fellows receive six one-on-one mentorship sessions, along with craft-focused workshops, masterclasses with renowned writers, and access to a vibrant community of fellows and alumni. There are no hidden costs—just a commitment to storytelling, mentorship, and the power of literary community.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants are required to complete an application form, submit a 5,000-word writing sample in the same genre of the proposed project, and provide details for one reference.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Fellowship is open to writers who identify as South Asian. Writers may be based anywhere in the world.
The Fellowship is for writers working in English. Novelists and non-fiction writers, including Oral History applicants, are required to have an active project in progress. Poets and translators may apply with just a proposal, but all applicants must submit a writing sample.
If you are applying for translation, please indicate whether the work has already been translated. If it has, explain why you believe a new translation is necessary. While we do not require prior permission to translate the work, we ask that you let us know if you have made any effort to obtain it. Please include these details in your application.
southasiaspeaks.org/fellowship/
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January - March 2027 Residencies
Elf School of the Arts |📍Hayesville, NC
DEADLINE: September 30, 2026 at 11:59pm ET
APPLICATION FEE: $10
INFO: Applications for January-March residencies at Elf School of the Arts are open September 1-30!
Accepted mediums are book arts, drawing, forging, jewelry/casting/lapidary, mixed media, music, painting, papermaking, photography, printmaking, textiles, weaving, welding, woodworking, and writing.
Residencies range from 1-12 weeks, hosting 4 artists at a time, at no charge. Each resident receives a private bedroom and studio, with a shared kitchen and living space - creating an intimate, focused environment for deep creative work and meaningful exchange.
pci.jotform.com/form/262368100253146
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2026 John Lewis Writing Grants
Georgia Writers
DEADLINE: October 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET
SUBMISSION FEE: $0
INFO: The Georgia Writers Association's John Lewis Writing Grants are inspired by the late civil rights icon and his more than three decades of service as Georgia’s 5th District representative. The John Lewis Writing Grants will be awarded annually in the categories of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.
The purpose of the John Lewis Writing Grants is to elevate, encourage, and inspire the voices of promising Black writers in Georgia. Applicants must be emerging writers who are Black or African-American residents of Georgia for at least one year, or full-time students at a Georgia college or university at the time of application and on the date of the award. Writers who are eligible may apply annually but may only win the John Lewis Grant one time.
PRIZE: The winning recipients will receive $500, and an invitation to read from their work at the 2027 Red Clay Writers Conference, held in October on the Marietta Campus of Kennesaw State University.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and emerging writers who are Black or African-American residents of Georgia for at least one year, or full-time students at a Georgia college or university at the time of application and on the date of the award. Applicants are ineligible if they have published more than one traditionally published book. Promising writers without publication will be considered. Writers who are eligible may apply annually but may only win a grant once. There is no submission fee to enter. Applicants are ineligible if they are of relations to any of the Georgia Writers staff or board of directors.
GUIDELINES:
Writers may apply in only one genre and must submit the following:
A completed grant application.
An artist statement of 500 words (max.) as a concise description of your work and goals as a writer. Tell us what inspires your writing career, and how your work engages (directly or indirectly) with the legacy of John Lewis.
A writing sample of 10 pages (max.) of a published or unpublished piece in the genre in which you are applying: fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry. If submitting poetry, one poem per page please.
*Do not include your name or any identifying information in the writing sample.
**We will not accept submissions of AI-generated work, which includes writing that was partially created with or assisted by LLM technology. If an AI submission is identified, it will be rejected.
georgiawritersassociation.submittable.com/submit/364214/2026-john-lewis-writing-grants
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2027 Fellowship
Lighthouse Works |📍Fishers Island, NY
DEADLINE: October 1, 2026
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: Lighthouse Works is seeking applications for our 2027 fellowship season.
Our Fellowship Program supports cultural practitioners working at the vanguard of their creative fields. We welcome applications from artists working across a wide range of disciplines and are best equipped to accommodate visual artists, writers, choreographers, and composers.
Fellowships are six weeks in length and take place on Fishers Island, New York. Fellows receive room and board, private studio space, and a $1,750 stipend. Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for selection.
Fellows live together in our residence, where each has a private bedroom and shares the kitchen, bathrooms, and common spaces. The house is kept stocked with food, with dietary needs accommodated, and on most evenings, our team prepares dinner for the Fellows and joins them at the table.
Our studios sit beside Silver Eel Cove, where the ferry arrives and departs Fishers Island. Each Fellow has a private studio with abundant natural light and views of the water.
While in residence, Fellows’ primary responsibility is the pursuit of their work. We ask only that each Fellow participate in an Artist Talk during the opening weekend of the fellowship and an Open Studio at the session’s conclusion.
HOW TO APPLY:
Artists at any stage of their careers are encouraged to apply through our online application system.
Applicants are asked to complete an application form, submit work samples, and provide a CV and work sample statement.
Lighthouse Works staff reviews applications for completeness before they are evaluated by independent juries of artists, writers, and other experts in the relevant fields. The juries identify a group of finalists, who are invited to interview before final selections are made. All applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by the notification date listed for the application period.
Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for acceptance into the Fellowship Program.
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call for nonfiction, hybrid, + Drama
Foglifter
DEADLINE: October 1, 2026
INFO: Foglifter provides a path to representation for a broad selection of LGBTQ+ voices, centering queer and trans literary artists of color, youth, elders, and those beyond traditional LGBTQ+ cultural centers so that our readers and audiences can see their own experiences authentically represented through queer and trans literary arts.
We believe that queer and trans people must curate our own artistic discourses and we curate with a commitment to not perpetuate harm in our communities and recognize our responsibilities as editors to uplift the voices of queer and trans people while not punching down on those of us who live at the intersection of multiple oppressed identities.
This issue's guest nonfiction, hybrid, and drama editor is Rylan Hynes, a trans author and artist. An alum of the Tin House Writers Workshop and a Maine Literary Award Winner, their work has been supported by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance and Monson Arts. Currently Hynes serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance and is the Communications & Editorial Director at The Telling Room, a nationally recognized youth-serving creative writing nonprofit based in Portland, Maine. Their debut novel, Grafting, was published in 2026 by Islandport Press. They live with their husband in central Maine with far too many heritage apple trees.
GUIDELINES:
Please label your piece as nonfiction or hybrid & drama in your cover letter!
NONFICTION
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.
For grant purposes, we cannot consider submissions that do not include a completed demographic survey with their submission.
HYBRID & DRAMA
Send up to 20 pages of cross-genre work, text-image hybrids, or drama.
PDFs are accepted in this category.
AI-generated submissions will not be accepted. If a piece is 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.submittable.com/submit
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THE CLEYVIS NATERA SCHOLARSHIP
Northern California Writers’ Retreat
DEADLINE: October 2, 2026
INFO: Thanks to the generosity of our 2026 Author-in-Residence, Cleyvis Natera, award-winning author of Neruda on the Park and The Grand Paloma Resort, we are proud to offer The Cleyvis Natera Scholarship for BIPOC Mothers to one female-identifying fiction writer to one session of our 2027 retreats.
SCHOLARSHIP: All retreat fees covered ($2,997) plus $500 in travel expenses, for a total of $3,497 in aid.
GOAL OF SCHOLARSHIP: To support and foster the creative life of one BIPOC female-identifying writer and parent of an underaged child or children who would be unable to attend the retreat without aid. We believe writers who want to learn more about the publishing industry, connect with other writers, and improve their craft, should have the ability to do so, despite their financial situation. This scholarship will make attendance possible to one writer, and offers a $500 stipend to offset travel expenses.
WHAT IS THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS’ RETREAT?
17 other writers, 2 Guest Literary Agents, 1 Author-in-Residence, 1 Independent Editor, and YOU.
Join us in Northern California among oak trees and poppies to workshop with fellow writers led by our Editor or one of our Guest Literary Agents. Take part in daily conversations about publishing from the perspective of professionals who will give insights into the industry. Enjoy free time and space to write. Participate in a daily yoga practice and/or write to live piano music.
Northern California Writers’ Retreat brings writers together to create a community of individuals who love to write, read, and support each other–if that’s you, please apply!
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
The scholarship will be awarded to the writer whose work we feel shows the greatest potential and promise; all genres are encouraged.
There will be one winner and two runners up–the runners up will be offered acceptance into any session of the retreat they choose, though they will not recieve the scholarship. We have additional financial aid available!
TIMELINE:
Response for scholarship: November 3rd, 2026
If you do not receive the scholarship, you may be accepted into the retreat, though application to the scholarship does not guarantee a space at the retreat. If you would like to keep your application on file to be considered for the retreat, you may do so without reapplying–we will be in touch with you after November 3rd to find out your preference. As stated above, we have additional financial aid beyond this scholarship, because of the ongoing generosity of our alumni!
Final decision for retreat acceptance: December 2nd, 2026
norcalwritersretreat.com/scholarship/
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2027 fellowship
Amplify Arts |📍Omaha, NE
DEADLINE: October 4, 2026
INFO: Amplify’s Fellowship program champions artists working outside conventional art spaces to investigate the layered civic histories, cultural traditions, and living ecologies that shape our region. Designed to support site-responsive installations, book and publishing projects, films, performances, and other publicly engaged project-based work, the Fellowship provides $10,000 in project support, individualized project mentorship, and feedback in a small cohort-based learning environment.
For the 2027 Fellowship, preference will be given to projects that engage with the theme of Migration by exploring how movement shapes our communities, environments, and collective futures. We welcome project-based work that examines migration not only as the movement of people, but also as the circulation of ideas, languages, labor, waterways, seeds, species, capital, and culture.
We especially encourage projects that invite public participation or engagement. This may take the form of site-responsive installations, performances, workshops, or other shared experiences, as well as the circulation of books, printed matter, films, digital media, archives, or other forms of knowledge. We value projects that create opportunities for people to encounter, contribute to, or engage with ideas in ways that foster dialogue, learning, and reflection outside conventional art spaces.
FELLOWSHIP: The Fellowship is one year beginning in January of 2027 and ending in January of 2028. Fellows are expected to actively participate in all regularly scheduled cohort meetings and contribute to a culture of generosity, curiosity, and shared learning. Prospective applicants should approach this program willing to expand their practice with curiosity and critical feedback from other Fellows and mentors.
Fellows will be paired with mentors from outside the Omaha area early in the program in a matchmaking process that responds to each artist’s questions, methods, and ambitions. Mentors will be selected from a pool of curators, artists, and arts professionals with substantial experience in developing project-based work.
ELIGIBILITY: Any artist, artist collective, or collaborative group maintaining a residence within the Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro Area, including Washington, Douglas, Cass, Sarpy, and Saunders counties in Nebraska, and Pottawattamie, Mills, and Harrison counties in Iowa, is eligible to apply.
Applicants must be at least 19 years old and submit a complete application, including an Artist Statement, Project Description, Project Budget, Work Sample, and Works Cited page to be considered. A formal education is not required to apply.
Collectives and collaborative groups with a significant history of working together are also eligible.
TIMELINE:
September 8, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Virtual Application Information Session
September 15, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Virtual Application Office Hours
September 17, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Virtual Application Office Hours
October 4, 11:59 pm: Application Closes
October 5 - October 18: Application Review
October 19 - October 23: Applicant Interviews
October 30: Application Status Updates Delivered
amplifyarts.org/events-blog/2027-fellowship
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MESA REFUGE 2027 RESIDENCY
Mesa Refuge |📍Point Reyes Station, CA
DEADLINE: October 4, 2026 at 11:59pm PST
APPLICATION FEE: $35
INFO: Mesa Refuge brings transformative stories, ideas, and knowledge to the world by supporting a diverse community of writers and activists through residencies at our coastal California retreat. We welcome a diverse group of writers—both emerging and established—who define and/or offer solutions to the pressing issues of our time. Particularly, it is our priority to support writers and activists whose ideas are “on the edge”, taking on issues including (but not limited to): nature, environment and climate crisis; economic, racial and gender equity; social justice, incarceration and restorative justice; immigration; health care access; housing; democracy and more.
We accept all genres, however, we prioritize nonfiction books, long-form journalism, documentary film and podcasts. The potential impact and distribution of your project is also important.
We aim to support a diverse community of writers and welcome applicants that represent a broad spectrum of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, religion or physical ability. We prioritize applications of first time residents. If you are a Mesa Refuge alum, please inquire about Alum Weeks.
APPLICATION: We are a small nonprofit and our application fee of $35 helps underwrite the cost of application review. As an organization committed to equity, however, we do not want the application fee to be a barrier to apply. To request a fee waiver, please email nkansky@mesarefuge.org
The questions on our application are mostly short-answer. We require one writing sample (no longer than 2,000 words or 10 pages), a current resume, headshot photo (horizontally oriented), brief bio and two references (we do not require letters of recommendation). Applicants will be contacted in early 2027.
Please consult our FAQ page to learn more about applications and our facility.
LOGISTICS: Mesa Refuge is located in Point Reyes Station, CA (about 1.5 hours north of San Francisco). Our residencies are two-weeks long and there is no residency fee. Three writers are in residence at a time, living together in a house that has both private and shared spaces. You will need to provide your own transportation to and from the residency and most meals. Additional residency expenses like travel, transportation and food, are your responsibility.
mesarefuge.submittable.com/submit
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ROLLING SUBMISSIONS
CALL FOR HORROR WRITERS
Harriet’s House
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
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: “NOTES, COMMENTARY AND REFLECTIONS”
Small Axe Journal
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.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Amp
INFO: Want to write for The Amp? We welcome you to pitch us! We publish stories that are by and for the AAPI community, showcasing visual art, theater, dance, film, music, and everything in between.
GUIDELINES:
Essays: 800-1,000 words that identify a cultural zeitgeist and important, prescient themes within the AAPI cultural community.
Reviews: 300-500 words on recent or current events, exhibitions, publications, etc. These should have an angle or specific point of view and be overall celebratory while still remaining critical.
Profiles: 500-800 word profiles that spotlight AAPI who are shaping the cultural landscape in NYC, from artists to arts administrators, organizers, and collectors. These profiles are a testament to the fact that culture cannot exist without community.
Interviews: A conversation between cultural figures around a specific theme or a direct interview with a single subject.
To pitch, email theamp@aaartsalliance.org with the article category in the subject line (ie: Review, Profile, Essay, Interview, etc.) followed by a pithy working title. It should look something like this:
“Essay Pitch: Writing the Story of AAPI Art and Culture”
From there, describe what and why you are pitching in 3-5 sentences; what is the story and why is it important that it’s covered in The Amp? Please include any relevant time pegs as well as an estimated word count.
Finally, introduce yourself. Previous bylines or writing samples are always appreciated.
The Amp offers flat fees at a rate of $.40 per word, rounded down to the nearest hundred words (e.g. $240 for 600 words).
PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited bandwidth, The Amp can only cover events and artists that are based in the NYC area. We also do not publish features by artists writing about their own work, however we welcome you to share upcoming events for potential coverage, or submit the event to A4’s community calendar.