March Opportunity List
This month's list features an award for African American poets, a Caribbean digital artists fellowship, grants for LGBTQ+ youth, arts residencies and fellowships + more
Hey everyone,
A big thank you for your continued support of this community initiative. <3
There were so many wonderful submissions received for our very first writers fund call. Thank you for taking the time to submit. I’d love nothing more than to host them on a bi-monthly basis. If you have the ability to support, please consider a paid subscription.
It feels important to mention that the winning entry was selected via pulling names from a hat. I wanted to move away from making a decision based on what project resonated with me the most. I say this, because I don’t want anyone to feel their work was ‘rejected’.
This process was illuminating, and in the future I will host:
“merit'-based” calls that consider intent, subject matter, impact, imagination, style and the like.
random selections, like this one (to remove the competitive aspect + increase inclusivity)
Congratulations STARR DAVIS!
Starr Davis’ forthcoming writing project, AFFIDAVIT, is an experimental poetry collection that blends the political and personal, addressing racial and gender biases in the family court system—an overlooked but deeply impactful issue.
Much of the work originates from her Substack, Notes from a Writer Mama, where she documents her motherhood journey, including the painful yet triumphant experience of losing custody of her firstborn in Houston, Texas, and ultimately regaining her.
Honourable Mentions include:
, a creative sanctum by the river. Her concept for a birth memoir, which celebrates the legacy of foodways, midwifery, and spirituality in African cultures really captivated my spirit., and her project for which will be expanded into a Wayward Wonderland Column - about being Black, Queer, young, woman, alive, etc. → Check out her short Finding Wonderland, and her concept for labor/organizing zine called Odd Jobs/Weird Labor. A project focused on raising class consciousness among workers in different professions through interviews, poetry, and contributions from workers of various backgrounds. + have been added to this months newsletter recommendations, more about that to come in Notes!Alright, on to the submissions opportunities!
** International Entires Welcomed **
Cake Zine (Literary Print Mag)
Call for Pitches: Forbidden Fruit
Cake Zine’s seventh issue, Forbidden Fruit, explores temptation and transgression in the context of fruit. We are looking for pitches about secrets, contraband, vice, and indulgence—if it’s irresistible, illicit, or intoxicating, we want to hear about it.
Successful submissions will have a clear but creative connection to fruit, whether literal (fresh from the vine, smuggled across borders, transformed in a dessert) or more metaphorical (the fruits of labor, knowledge, queerness, or desire).
Ideally, even figurative connections will include some actual fruit—but if your idea is compelling enough, we’ll consider it.
Compensation: Publication +
Shorter pieces (350 words or less), poems, and recipes: $125-$175
Mid-length (500 to 1K words): $200
Longform (2K words - plus or minus): $300
Visual art: $200
Misc content: Based on conversations with editors.
Submissions Due: March 24th (written works) + April 1st (9AM ET) Visuals
Info + Submissions: HERE
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Core Residency Program (23 months)
Seeking: Emerging artists and critical writers committed to developing a sustainable practice.
Compensation: $100,000 ($50,000 per year) plus a health stipend and private studio. They also benefit from regular studio visits by regional, national, and international artists and curators.
There are a number of other benefits listed on the website**
Submissions Due: April 1st
Info + Submissions: HERE
**There is a $12 submissions fee, if there is a barrier from this cost contact eldredge@mfah.org.
** Accommodations are offered to 1) participate in the job application or 2) interview process; 3) perform essential residency functions; and/or 4) participate in the benefits and privileges of a fellowship at the MFAH.
If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Core Program Coordinator at jeldredge@mfah.org.
Three Penny Review
Accepting: Stories, Poetry, Table- Talk pieces, Memoirs and Critical Articles.
Critical articles should be about 1200 to 2500 words
Table Talk items 1000 words or less
Stories and memoirs 4000 words or less
Poetry 100 lines or less (Exceptions are occasionally possible, but longer pieces will have a much harder time getting accepted.)
We prefer to read prose submissions that are double-spaced; poetry can be single-spaced or double-spaced.
Compensation: 200 - 400 USD
Submissions Open: Jan 1st - April 15th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Gwen A Nausbaum Scholarship
Applications are sought from early career poets aged 25-35, and is aimed to encourage and assist their creative poetry writing endeavors.
Compensation: 1800. One honourable mention will be selected and awarded 150 + have their bio included to highlight their achievement.
Submissions Due: March 31st
Info + Submissions: HERE
The Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award for African American Poets
Seeking Manuscripts: Totaling approximately 60-90 pages, exclusive of a table of contents or other optional introductory material.
Compensation: A prize of $500 and publication by Broadside Lotus Press
Submissions Due: March 15th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Seeking: One Humorous poem
Compensation:
First Prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value)
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $250
Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each
Top 13 entries published online
Submissions Due: April 1st
Info + Submission: HERE
Creative Nonfiction Grant
Seeking: Ten writers in the process of completing a book-length work of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction for a general adult readership.
** Projects must be under contract with a publisher in Canada, the UK, or the US by April 23 to be eligible. Contracts with self-publishing companies are not eligible.**
We welcome applications for works of history, cultural or political reportage, biography, memoir, science, philosophy, criticism, graphic nonfiction, and personal essays, among other categories.
** The work should be intended for a general, not academic, adult reader **
Compensation: 40,000
Submissions Due: April 23
Info + Submissions: HERE
The 2025 Silvers Grants for Works in Progress
Supporting Anglophone (English Speaking) writers of long form writing in the fields of literary criticism, arts writing, political analysis, and/or social reportage.
Grants may not be used to fund translation.
Submissions Due: March 31st
Compensation:10,000
Info + Submissions: HERE
The Edward F. Albee Foundation
Accepting submissions that span;
Visual Arts
Plays/Screenplays: A full manuscript (one act plays count as a full script)
Poetry: Up to 12 poems
Fiction: 1 short story or 2 chapters from a novel
Non-fiction / Memoir / Journalism: 2 essays/articles or 2 chapters from a book
The Edward F. Albee Foundation maintains the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center (better known as "The Barn") in Montauk, Long Island, New York, as a residence for writers and visual artists of all media.
Compensation: Writers and visual artists are offered individual en-suite bedrooms and separate working studios. Residents are responsible for their food, travel, and other expenses.
Submissions Due: March 16th
Info + Submissions: HERE
NXTHVN Fellowship ProgramCatalyzes art careers and long-term creative connections through mentorship, professional development, and hands-on
training.
Fellows relocate to New Haven to participate in NXTHVN’s mentorship-driven curriculum which includes professional development sessions led by visiting artists, curators, scholars, and practitioners.
Selected Fellows are also matched with a high school apprentice, for focused one-on-one mutual learning, which gives the next local generation a chance to grow and excel in creative fields.
The Fellowship year culminates with an annual group show at a prominent gallery space.
Compensation:
Curatorial Fellows receive a $45,000 stipend disbursed quarterly throughout the fellowship year.
Studio Fellows receive a $35,000 stipend disbursed quarterly throughout the fellowship year.
Studio or office space, and subsidized housing.
Submissions Due: March 3rd
Info + Submissions: HERE
Lọúnlọún Literary Journal
We are a literary journal focused on historical fiction based on historical events that have shaped and defined places and times in Africa and the experiences of those who lived through the events—or didn’t—no matter how minute.
We are interested in speculative or factual tellings of African history centered on themes across Economics, Society & Politics, Gender & Feminism, Hope & Healing, Identity & Belonging, and War, Conflicts, & Disaster. We strongly recommend reading a few stories from past issues before submitting.
Submissions Due: March 2nd
Compensation: Publishing Credits
Info + Submissions: HERE
Aplomb Gallery: Poetry on Trauma and Healing
Seeking submissions of poems on the themes of healing, transformation, and resilience, to accompany the paintings in the Portrait Project exhibition, opening on June 21.
Selected poems will also be published in an anthology.
Compensation: Authors whose poems are selected will receive an author copy of the book. Selected authors will also receive two complimentary tickets to the gala opening on June 21, 2025, valued at $100.
Submissions Due: March 15th
** Submissions fee is $10, email danielle@theaplombproject.org if this presents a hardship**
Info + Submissions: HERE
manywor(l)ds
We welcome submissions by those who identify with and as any of the following descriptors: trans, two-spirit, disabled, neurodivergent, Mad, queer, crip, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex.
This is a space for the words, works, and worlds of and by those whose bodyminds defy social expectations and invite new ways of thinking and knowing.
We welcome submissions from creators of all ages.
We particularly encourage unpublished/emerging/young creators to submit.
If you know an incarcerated/institutionalized creator who would like to submit, email us for information as to where to mail the submission, or clearly indicate in your message that you are submitting on their behalf.
Compensation: All contributors of unpublished works will receive $10 USD upon publication
Submissions Due: Accepted on a Rolling Basis
Info + Submissions: HERE
Waymark Literary Magazine Submissions
Seeking submissions from undergraduate students from North America (Canada, Mexico, North America, the Caribbean islands) and its affiliated territories.
We publish fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art.
Submissions Due: April 18th
Compensation: Publishing Credit
Info + Submissions: HERE
Sitka Center for Art + Ecology
Recorder Residency Fall 2025-Spring 2026
For recorder musicians, composers and educators.
To be eligible for the residency, applicants are required to earn part of their income from recorder performance or composition.
This is to indicate that applicants should have a degree of professionalism, and people at the beginning of a career are as welcome as mature artists.
Residencies are 2 – 6 weeks in length
Compensation: 500/per week stipend + living space + studio
Submissions Due: May 16th
** There is a $30 submissions fee. If this is a barrier you can request a fee waiver at info@sitkacenter.org **
Info + Submissions: HERE
Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency Fall 2025
To provide working artists with little or no printmaking experience the opportunity to explore a new creative medium with guidance, instruction and technical assistance from a professional etching printer.
** This program takes place for a one to two week period between October 7th and November 14th. There is no flexibility in timing, please do not apply if you are not available during these dates. **
Compensation:
$500/week stipend plus up to $500 travel reimbursement
One-on-one instruction with Master Printmaker Julia D'Amario +
A private residence and workspace in a tranquil setting on the Oregon coast, adjacent to the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area, the Salmon River Estuary and the Cascade Head Experimental Forest
** There is a $30 submissions fee. If this is a barrier you can request a fee waiver at info@sitkacenter.org **
Submission Due: March 17th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Slavery North
Artist-In-Residence/Research Fellow
Applicants can be active in any of the following fields or areas of creative production: cinema and film making, ceramics, mixed media, painting, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, and fiction writing (including novels, plays, screenplays, poetry etc.).
Artists-in-Residence, with support of Slavery North leadership, will conduct independent research and create original works in one or more of the five mandate areas of Slavery North which include 1) Canadian Slavery, (2) slavery in the US North, (3) the comparative study of slavery in Canada, the US North, and other northern or temperate regions, (4) the study of the inter-connectedness of slavery in Canada and the US North with Caribbean Slavery, and (5) Black-Indigenous relations in Canadian Slavery or US North Slavery.
Furthermore, the research must center on the enslaved and/or adopt an anti-colonial, de-colonial, post-colonial, and/or anti-racist methodology/approach which challenges the nature of European and Euro-American imperialism and colonialism and interrogates the racist logic of the institution of Transatlantic Slavery.
Compensation:
Fall Semester: 9/1/25—12/18/25 (Biweekly Gross Salary= $2,326.92 per 8 pay periods)
Spring Semester: 1/30/26—5/17/26 (Biweekly Gross Salary=$2,326.92 per 8 pay periods)
Full One Year Appointment: 9/1/24—8/31/25 (Biweekly Gross Salary=$2,326.92 per 26 pay periods)
Applications Due: March 2nd
Info + Submissions: HERE
The Caribbean Digital Virtual Artist’s Residency 2025
This program supports Caribbean artists working in digital media. The residency is offered in conjunction with the annual Caribbean Digital (TCD) conference, an international event hosted annually at locations in the United States and the Caribbean since 2014, and in partnership with Alice Yard, a contemporary art collective based at Granderson Lab in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Compensation: a cash stipend of US$5,000 to support six months of part-time research and creative work, to begin in June 2025;
curatorial mentorship by artist and Alice Yard co-director Christopher Cozier;
two virtual studio visits by professional curators or critics;
the commissioning and online publication of a critical text by a professional art writer to document the artist’s work and process;
arranged travel and accommodation to present the resulting work at
The Caribbean Digital annual conference in December 2025;an installation allowance to cover the cost of the artist’s presentation at TCD.
Submissions Due: April 1st
Info + Submissions: HERE
Surels Place
Artist-In-Residence Program
The program is open to professional visual, literary, and performance artists: painters, writers, musicians, architects, filmmakers, and choreographers… any artist who needs a place to focus.
Compensation:
one month residencies (more time may be possible)
accommodations including wifi
a modest living stipend of $100 per week
$300 travel stipend + use of well-maintained bicycles for transportation.
free or discounted tickets to art events and movies
free marketing via our website, Facebook, targeted emails, online public calendars, and press releases
free professional event hosting including catering, curating, and logistics.
Submissions Due: March 1st (For residences that occur during July-November of the same year, beginning four months after the deadline)
Info + Submissions: HERE
Banff Centre
Summer Writers Residency
Providing writers with the time and space to focus on their work away from the constraints of everyday life. During the residency, writers can take advantage of one-on-one mentorship opportunities with faculty as well as a community of artistic peers.
The program is designed for established writers with a proven publication record seeking a period of dedicated time to work on a project in any genre.
Compensation: Meal Plan, Studio Space, Access to Archives, Group Seminars & Workshops, Campus Facilities, Accommodations and a chance to showcase your work.
Submissions Due: March 5th
** NOTE: Unfortunately there is a submissions fee **
$65 for individuals, $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous. But they do offer scholarships through their financial aid program.**
** Standard scholarship: covers 100% of tuition fees, and 50% of meals and accommodation costs.
** Canadian Indigenous scholarship: covers 100% of tuition fees, meals, and accommodation costs.
Info + Submissions: HERE
** Substack Community Initiatives **
is accepting submissions for 2025 and they want to hear your stories!
“Our mission is to give Black Women space to see themselves reflected in the world, and to show that we aren't a monolith. We are looking for personal essays with strong narratives on life, love, adventure, and everything in-between! Our stories typically run 1000-1700 words long“
Check out our Substack for stories we typically publish.
Please share with your Black womxn writer friends ✨
Submissions Due: Accepting on a rolling basis
Compensation: $$$ (amount unstated) + Publishing with Carefree Magazine
Submit to: hello@carefreemag.com
Check out the detailed call for submissions: HERE
is calling all Black Contributing writers!
Themes to consider/ inspire
They Think They Can Rewrite History
Building a Black Sustainability
Living in the Moment Whilst Still Living in a Dream
Did the Black Church restructure Black American history?
Why do you write?
An Ode to Your City
Check out the detailed call for submissions: HERE
Submissions: HERE
** US Based Opportunity **
Vox Media
2025 Future Perfect Fellows (Remote)
The fellowship will be a year-long program that will involve opportunities to publish regularly on Future Perfect. Aside from intensive feedback from editors, fellows will also have dedicated mentors, exclusive networking opportunities, and skills training sessions featuring journalists from Vox Media and other outlets. This fellowship should be considered an opportunity to grow as a writer.
Future Perfect covers the world through a particular prism: What are the best ways to do good in this world?
What are the stories that are both important — meaning they affect large numbers of people and animals — yet are under-covered by the media at large?
And what are the solutions to those problems that have actual traction in the world we live in?
Tasks:
Produce distinct Future Perfect content
Participate in story meetings and pitch fresh ideas
Work with editors to shape and improve content
Participate in skill shares, training, and mentorship opportunities
Compensation: $74,340 - $74,340 USD
Applications Due: March 16th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Artist in Residence | Amerind Museum
Seeking Artist in Residence applications from emerging Native American artists (visual, performing & literary artists welcomed).
The selected artists must be in residence at the Amerind Museum for one month at a time.
The artist will be asked to give a public talk about their work and/or hold some open studio hours. While in residence, the artist is welcome to sell their work directly to the public.
Compensation: The selected artist(s) will receive housing, workspace, and a $3,000/month stipend.
Submissions: To apply please go to our website to download application + Email all responses, documents, and other files to ekaldahl@amerind.org.
Submissions Due: Accepted on a Rolling Basis
More Info: HERE
National Endowment For the Arts
Creative Writing Fellowships
Offering grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.
Eligibility: Individual U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. who meet specific publication requirements are eligible to apply.
Submissions Due: March 12th
Compensation: Up to 50,000
Info + Submissions: HERE
The National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Seeking entries from professional and amateur photographers for a juried photography exhibit at Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA and Mosaic Arts in Fairfax, VA.
Theme: This is 75
We are eager to discover captivating stories and showcase authentic, everyday individuals.
Only color photographs are accepted. No black and white photos or AI-generated images.
Entries must include a short statement or story (minimum 100 words) about each photo.
Additional Info: This photography contest to redefine aging as a period of vitality, purpose, and connections. Our goal is to break down stereotypes of aging in America by showing older adults who are engaged in life—interacting with others across generations, volunteering and working in their communities, and being physically and mentally active.
NCOA invites photographers to submit images and the personal stories of the subjects depicted in the photos as they reflect on what aging well means to them.
Compensation:
First Prize: $1,500
Second Prize: $800
Public Vote Award: $600
7x Merit Awards: $300 each
10x Honorable Mention Awards: $150 each
Submissions Due: March 15th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Cannonball Arts
Seeking: Proposals for Large Scale Installations + Sculpture
Our North Gallery is designed to house immersive, interactive and otherwise expansive works up to 4,000 square feet.
Compensation:$10,000 to $30,000 including all creative, labor, installation and materials.
Exhibitions would occupy the gallery for a period of (6) months.
Submissions Due: March 15t
Info + Submissions: HERE
Cannonball Arts
Seeking: Proposals from artists and technologists that work in virtual and augmented reality to create immersive environments.
We will acquire a multi–car amusement park dark ride with 100 feet of track (think tunnel of love). Visitors’ bodies will ride while their minds travel through designed environments limited only by the artist’s imagination.
Compensation: $5,000 to $15,000. VR headsets provided.
Submissions Due: March 15th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Cannonball Arts
Indigenous Canoe Carving
As a partnership between Bumbershoot and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Cannonball Arts is dedicated to creating space and opportunities for Native artists and craftspeople throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Our lobby will host a 30 foot long by 12 foot wide platform designed to construct traditional dugout canoes, allowing pedestrians and art center visitors alike to watch and learn canoe carving from tree to sea.
We welcome Native artists to use our lobby as a studio to carve, construct and paint handmade canoes.
Compensation: A $5,000.00 grant to participating artist teams.
Submissions: No close date
Info + Submissions: HERE
Cannonball Arts
Seeking Contestants for Cannonball Idea Auctions (CIA)
Do you have an idea for a sculpture, a performance, an exhibition or an art project not easy to categorize and beyond your ability to fund?
Inspired by Shark Tank, TED Talks and art auctions, Cannonball Arts presents CIA – a bi-annual event that pitches 12 artist proposals to a select jury of art collectors, philanthropists, art dealers, grant-giving organizations and an interactive live audience.
Pitch us your idea and those selected will be invited to pitch their idea in front of a live audience at Cannonball.
** No compensation is offered, except the potential offer to have your project funded by the jury and/or viewing audience.
Submissions Due: March 15th
Info + Submissions: HERE
** US Based by Region **
Artadia (NYC) The five Boroughs: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island
Seeking: Individual artists and collaboratives working in all visual media and at any stage in their career are strongly encouraged to apply.
Eligibility: (check the full list on their submittable page)
Be a contemporary visual artist (making artwork for presentation in a contemporary art context: museum, galleries, arts non-profit, the public art realm, etc.
Please note that Artadia does not fund filmmakers making films for distribution in cinematic venues, or those working in choreography presented outside of a contemporary art context).
Compensation: 15,000 in unrestricted funds
Submissions Due: April 1st
Info + Submissions: HERE
Ford Family Foundation Golden Spot Visual Arts Residency (Oregon)
This funded residency opportunity is for practicing, mid-career to established Oregon artists.
All visual artists who meet the guidelines below are welcome to apply :
Practicing visual artist (painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, crafts, etc.)
Resident of Oregon for at least 36 months prior to March 17, 2025 and plan to remain a resident through 2025
Provide evidence, through appropriate documentation, five (5) or more years of active professional participation in the artists medium
Are not enrolled in a degree-seeking program, either part-time or full-time during the residency period you are applying for .
Compensation: A stipend of $500 per week
Submissions Due: March 17th
Info + Submissions: HERE
** There is a $30 submissions fee. If this is a barrier you can request a fee waiver at info@sitkacenter.org **
Nevada Arts Council (Nevada)
Project Grant for Artists
Examples of eligible projects include art exhibitions, performances, readings, concerts, the creation of art, portfolio creation, curation, and marketing/promotional activities related to an arts project.
Compensation: Up to 3,000
Submissions Due: March 3rd, 5PM PT
Info + Submissions: HERE
2025 LGBTQIA+ Literary Success Grants (Georgia)
Designed to encourage and amplify the voices of LGBTQIA+ youth (18-24) in Georgia. At a time when the country possesses a record number of anti-LGBTQ legislation, we believe it is our responsibility to promote positive stories of queer life in the South.
Seeking: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and screenwriting.
Compensation: Winning recipients will receive $500 each, and a full scholarship to attend and read their work at the 2025 Red Clay Writers Conference.
Submissions Due: March 10th
Info + Submissions: HERE
** Africa Based Opportunity **
Chizi Wigwe Prize for African Futurism
Granted to an exceptional artist whose work embodies the spirit of African Futurism and aligns with the theme "Africa in 2100."
Artists are invited to explore the following questions through their work:
What will African societies look like in 2100?
How will technology shape cultural traditions, art, and innovation on the continent?
What role will Africa play in addressing global challenges and advancing humanity?
Compensation: $15,000
Submissions Due: April 30th
Info + Submissions: HERE
** Canada Based Opportunity **
Lakeshore Arts
SEEKING: Artist Facilitators
For family-friendly arts activities at public, outdoor tabling events this Spring. These community events will take place in Etobicoke, and activities will be drop-in style.
Artists will work alongside LSA staff who will host the tables, greet visitors, answer community questions, and assist with the art activities. Artists will lead arts activities on behalf of LSA.
We are looking for one artist per event for the following:
Saturday, April 19th @ 11AM-4PM: Local MRKT - Easter Theme
Saturday, May 10th @ 11AM-4PM: Local MRKT - Mother’s Day Theme
Saturday, May 31st @ 1-4PM: Community Connect (Pride Toronto event)
Friday, June 6th @ 1-4PM: Arts in the Parks Launch
** Local MRKT is a series of pop-up markets with local vendors and kids’ activities where community members can spend a weekend afternoon.**
Compensation: $728 per Local MRKT event; $520 per Community Connects & Arts in the Parks Event
Submissions Due: March 26th
Info + Submissions: HERE
The Howl Experience
Micro-Grant Program
Howl is excited to be able to provide youth (15 and 30) with small, one-time cash payments (“micro-grants”) to carry out innovative youth-led community projects.
This is an opportunity for youth to take ownership of an issue, propose a solution and implement change at a local level.
Objectives:
Create, promote, and facilitate access to volunteer service opportunities that are meaningful to youth
Give youth the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, tools, and supports they need to successfully complete their projects
Support youth in designing and implementing youth-led projects that address a community need
Project examples:
Mobilize youth in your community to support a shoreline cleanup project
Host a community movie night and panel discussion at a local arts centre that promotes BIPOC representation in the outdoor industry
Plant a community medicine garden with support from local Elders and youth
Submissions: Accepted on a Rolling Basis
Compensation: Up to 5,000
Info + Submissions: HERE
** Rollover from the February List **
FlameTree Publishing
Seeking: Afrofuturist Short Stories
Guidelines:
Reprints are accepted
If submitting multiple stories, please submit one story per email.
The subject line of the email must be the same as the story title and the file name for the submission.
If the story name starts with A or The, make certain to use it at the beginning of the file name.
The story file must be attached to the email as .docx, .doc or .rtf
Please only use spaces between words in the title.
Story lengths between 2000–4000 words are generally the most successful, stories near this length will still be read.
Please state if your submission is being sent to other publications
Compensation: Up to 240 USD
Submissions Due: Unstated
Submissions: afrofuturism@flametreepublishing.com
Flowersong Press (Filipina/o/x)
Seeking: Poetry Submissions from Filipina/o/x peoples
Please send poems for a diasporic Filipina/o/x poetry anthology with roots in orality.
If you identify as a diasporic Filipina/o/x poet, please send us your best poetries informed by oral tradition, by our native/indigenous modes of chanting and storytelling, by our traditions of recitation and activism, by our participation in poetry slam, spoken word and performance poetry scenes, hip-hop — rigorous on the page and in language.
Submissions Due: March 31st
Compensation: Unstated
Info + Submissions: HERE
Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
Among the largest awards offered to young poets in the US, intended to support exceptional US poets between 21 and 31 years of age.
Eligibility:
If you are turning 21 or are 31 at any time in 2025 you are eligible to apply.
Applicants must be US citizens or currently reside in the US.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate a clear commitment to poetry.
One of the Poetry Foundation’s priorities when selecting the 2025 Fellows is to support poets who have not had substantial institutional support in their careers thus far.
Compensation: $27,000
Submissions Due: March 3rd, 5PM CST
Info + Submissions: HERE
** US BASED By REGION **
WFF Housing Stability Grant for Artists (NYC Artists)
For NYC-based visual artists in need who are seeking support for stable housing.
Offered in recognition of the increasing unaffordability of rental housing in New York City, and the housing insecurity it creates for artists. Its goal is to improve artists’ housing stability, through a grant that is distributed over three years.
Recipients may use the funds for new housing which reduces their rent obligation, guarantees a stable rental obligation such as a lengthy lease in their existing or new housing, and/or provides greater access to live/work space.
Compensation: 30,000
Applications Accepted: Feb 11th - Apr 8th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award ( N + S Dakota)
This Award introduces emerging writers to the New York City literary community and aims to provide promising writers a network for professional advancement, and has helped to launch the careers of Sue Monk Kidd (The Invention of Wings, The Secret Life of Bees), David Mura (Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei), among others.
Eligibility: Poets and fiction writers who are residents of North Dakota or South Dakota are eligible to apply if they:
Reside in North Dakota or South Dakota presently and for at least two years prior to the application deadline, which is March 1, 2025.
Have never published a book or have published no more than one full-length book in the genre in which they are applying.
Compensation:
$500 honorarium.
An all-expenses-paid trip to New York City in fall 2025 to meet with editors, agents, publishers, and other writers, and to give a public reading, hosted by Poets & Writers.
A one-month residency at the Jentel Artist Residency Program in Wyoming.
Submissions Due: March 2nd
Info + Submissions: HERE
Readings & Workshops Grants (New York & California)
This program pays fees to writers who participate in public readings or teach creative writing workshops in diverse community settings.
We offer three grant types to help meet the needs of a variety of presenters:
The Mini-Grant for individual readings ($150 to $450 per session) and/or workshops ($200 to $300 per session)
The Readings Series Grant for writers participating in a reading series (up to $1,500 per series)
The Festival Grant for writers participating in readings and/or creative writing workshops that are part of a literary festival (up to $1,500 per festival)
Note: For each grant type, a sponsoring organizer must act as the lead applicant in collaboration with the writer(s).
Compensation: In New York State, we award up to $3,000 annually per sponsoring organization across all three grant opportunities; in California, the annual cap per organization per year is $1,500.
Submission Due: March 15th
Info + Submissions: HERE
Mississippi Arts Commission
MAC’s Artist Fellowship program is focused on honoring Mississippi artists who demonstrate the ability to create exemplary work in their chosen field.
FY26 Categories: Creative nonfiction, screenwriting, and playwriting, Multimedia and Filmmaking, Music Performance, Solo Vocal, Instrumental, Theatre (Acting), Storytelling Performance, Visual Arts among many others.(Check Listing)
Compensation: Up to $5,000
Submissions Due: March 1st
Info + Submissions: HERE
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Thank you for listing Blackstack! You are so kind!
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