The Ploughshare’s Emerging Writer’s Contest is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish or self-publish a book. One winner in each of the three genres is awarded publication, $2,000.00, a review from Aevitas Creative Management, and a one-year subscription. The 2025 contest judges are R . O. Kwon in fiction, Joshua Bennett in poetry,...Read More
Fenix Arts Gallery in Fayetteville, Arkansas, invites artists to participate in Elder, an exhibit that features artworks exploring the enduring nature of queer existence— living, loving, and longing across time. All artists are welcome to submit recent, original work. The exhibit welcomes all mediums that reflect on history, resilience, and the evolving expressions of LGBTQ+...Read More
The Studios is MASS MoCA’s artist and writers residency program situated within the museum’s factory campus and surrounded by the Berkshire Mountains. The residency runs year-round and hosts up to 10 artists at a time. Artists of any nationality can apply for stays of 2 or 4 weeks. At the Studios at MASS MoCA, selected...Read More
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Creative Writing Fellowships program offers up to $50,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applications are reviewed through an anonymous process in which the primary criteria for review are the...Read More
Tendrils Journal (a new art and literature journal focused on trauma) is seeking submissions of visual art and short-form literature for its premiere issue. The first edition of Tendrils will explore thetheme of trauma and the body—how it’s held, manifested, and transmitted in physical form. Creators are invited to interpret this theme in their unique...Read More
The Studios is MASS MoCA’s artist and writers residency program situated within the museum’s factory campus and surrounded by the Berkshire Mountains. The residency runs year-round and hosts up to 10 artists at a time. Artists of any nationality can apply for stays of 2 or 4 weeks. At the Studios at MASS MoCA, selected...Read More
Mesa Refuge welcomes a diverse community of writers—both emerging and established—who define and/or offer solutions to the pressing issues of our time. The priority of this residency is to support writers, activists and artists whose ideas are “on the edge,” taking on the pressing issues of our time including (but not limited to): nature, environment...Read More
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (WCDH) offers the 2024 Moondancer Fellowship for authors who express their passion for the natural world and concern for the environment through their writing. This fellowship is open to poets, fiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, essayists, memoirists, and columnists. Prior publication is not a requirement. The successful applicant will demonstrate...Read More
Vermont Studio Center offers a residency program that 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...Read More
Art Omi, a not-for-profit arts center with a 120-acre sculpture and architecture park and gallery, offers residency programs for international artists in upstate New York. Applications for Art Omi: Architecture, Art Omi: Artists, and Art Omi: Writers are currently open. Through a competitive jury process, residents are chosen, invited to attend at no cost to themselves, except travel. Catered...Read More
