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Open calls, residencies, grants, awards and jobs for artists working in writing. Sorted by the nearest deadline and updated every weekday.

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• The Moth Poetry Prize 2026The Moth Magazine · Award · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Architectural Haiku Writing Contest, 4th Cycle: Architecture and MemoriesArchitectural Journalism & Criticism Organization (AJC+) · Award · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Book ContestBurnside Review Press · Award · United States · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Re-Weirding AlbionDialect · Workshop · United Kingdom · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• In Cahoots ResidencyRes Artis (In Cahoots Residency) · Residency · United States · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• The 7th SDGs "Leaving No One Behind" Essay/Illustration/AI Contest野毛坂グローカル · Award · Japan · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Kunst-Eremitage auf dem Rietzer BergLandschafts- und Kunstverein Rietzer Berg · Residency · Germany · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• RevArt Artist Interview 2026RevArt · Interview · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay CompetitionKiller Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition · Award · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Festival Internacional de Cine de ZacatlánCfilma in Zacatlán, in partnership with CANACINE Puebla · Festival · Mexico · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• PAMPA DOCFEST 2026 - Open Call for Documentary FilmsPAMPA DOCFEST / Espacio Angular · Festival · Argentina · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• The Moth Poetry PrizeThe Moth Magazine (Ireland) · Award · Ireland · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Festival Européen du Court Métrage de BordeauxAssociation Extérieur Nuit · Festival · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• 45es Rencontres Du Court-métrage ’image In Cabestany’Image In association, the Town of Cabestany · Festival · France · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Award for Short FictionPress 53 · Award · United States · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Concorso Letterario “PuntoLibro don Pietro Gauzolino” 2027Gruppo Ragazzi S. Antonino ETS ODV · Award · Italy · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Call for Entries: Unmentionables, the undercurrents of reproductive healthGood Art Co in partnership with New Morning · Open call · United States · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Call for Papers for Klimt02 Forum SectionKlimt02 · Open call · Spain · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Nepal Global Film FestivalNepal Film and Media Academy · Festival · Nepal · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• The Moth Poetry Prize 2026The Moth Magazine Ltd · Award · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• AT! Itzulpena: literatura laginak (2026)Etxepare Basque Institute · Grant · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Call For Submissions From Girls WorldwideGirls Right the World · Open call · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Kala Yatra Artist Residency, Nepal, 2026-27Kala Yatra Artist Collective · Residency · Nepal · Deadline 1 Jan 2027
• Princeton Arts FestivalPoint Pleasant Publishing · Festival · United States · Deadline 1 Jan 2027
• Call for Submissions: WVU Labor, Industry, and Community AIRWVU Libraries’ Art in the Libraries Program · Residency · United States · Deadline 1 Jan 2027
• Crowns of Princeton collective exhibition & arts festival in PrincetonPoint Pleasant Publishing · Open call · United States · Deadline 1 Jan 2027
• Watershed Studios Open Call - Now taking application for January 2026 to December 2027Watershed Studios · Residency · Ireland · Deadline 1 Jan 2027
• Mississippi Review PrizeMississippi Review (University of Southern Mississippi) · Award · United States · Deadline 1 Jan 2027
• Kathmandu International Artist in Residency (KIAR 2027)Space A · Residency · Nepal · Deadline 1 Jan 2027
• International Call for Artists: Collective Exhibition in PrincetonPoint Pleasant Publishing · Open call · Deadline 1 Jan 2027

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