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Award
Alaska Literary Awards 2026
Award opportunity. Deadline: 2026-08-17
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Alaska State Council on the Arts
- Deadline
- 17 August 2026
- Where
- United States
- Compensation
- $5,000 award
- Disciplines
- writing, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, mixed genres
About this opportunity
The Alaska Literary Awards recognize and support writers of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and mixed genres. A select number of $5,000 awards will be given annually to literary artists living in Alaska. Applicants must be legal residents of Alaska, 18 years or older, and not currently enrolled in an art-related degree program.
Who can apply
- Participation is limited to literary artists living in Alaska and pursuing their art form on an ongoing basis.
- Applicants must: Be a legal resident of Alaska, Be 18 years of age or older, Not be a full-time student or enrolled in any art-related degree or certification program, Apply as an individual artist, not a collaborative group or team, Have not received a prior Alaska Literary Award.