Opportunities for BIPOC Writers & Artists
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Amplify Arts — North Omaha Trail and Chambers Court Call for Aritsts
Amplify Arts
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Amplify Arts — Convocatoria para artistas: North Omaha Trail and Chambers Court
Amplify Arts
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Northern Stage — FY27 Overhire Scenic Carpenters for Frozen
Northern Stage
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
The Loft Literary Center — Minneapolis Poet Laureate 2027 — 2028 Application
The Loft Literary Center
All Disciplines · Bipoc
Geist: Comics: No Fee Submissions for BIPOC writers
Geist
Writing · Hybrid
Geist: Nonfiction: No Fee Submissions for BIPOC writers
Geist
Essay · Writing
Phoebe Journal — Fiction — Submissions for Print Issue 56.1
Phoebe Journal
Fiction · Lgbtq+
Phoebe Journal — Poetry-- Submissions for Print Issue 56.1
Phoebe Journal
Poetry · Bipoc
Phoebe Journal — Nonfiction-- Submissions for Print Issue 56.1
Phoebe Journal
Fiction · Lgbtq+
PEN America — PEN Emerging Voices Fellowship
All Disciplines · Emerging
New York Foundation for the Arts — 2027 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Visual and Multidisciplinary Arts
New York Foundation for the Arts
All Disciplines · Bipoc
UrbanArt Commission — New Chicago Gateway Marker
UrbanArt Commission
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival — SAS POETRY Contest 2026-2027
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Poetry · Lgbtq+
The Arkansas International — General Submissions — Translation (Poetry) 2026
The Arkansas International
Poetry · Bipoc
The Arkansas International — General Submissions — Translation (Fiction) 2026
The Arkansas International
Fiction · Bipoc
The Arkansas International — General Submissions — Poetry 2026
The Arkansas International
Poetry · Bipoc
The Arkansas International — General Submissions — Fiction 2026
The Arkansas International
Fiction · Bipoc
The Arkansas International — General Submissions — Nonfiction 2026
The Arkansas International
Fiction · Bipoc
The Arkansas International — General Submissions — Graphic Literature 2026
The Arkansas International
All Disciplines · Bipoc
San Diego Entertainment & Arts Guild — Steve Kowit Poetry Prize
San Diego Entertainment & Arts Guild
Poetry · Bipoc
Fall 2026 Lemonwood Quarterly Playscript Contest $500
The Lemonwood Quarterly
Film · Women
Fall 2026 Lemonwood Quarterly FICTION SHORT STORY Contest $1000
The Lemonwood Quarterly
Fiction · Women
UNM Rainforest Innovations — Rainforest Student Pitch Competition
UNM Rainforest Innovations
Film · Bipoc
Moonstone Arts Center — Tribute to Joy Harjo
Moonstone Arts Center
All Disciplines · Bipoc
River Teeth: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize Submission
Essay · Writing
Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc. — SLAM 2027
Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc.
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Gasher Press — 2026 Open Reading Full-Length Poetry (BIPOC WRITERS)
Gasher Press
Poetry · Bipoc
Pithead Chapel — The Larry Brown Short Story Award for BIPOC writers only
Pithead Chapel
Fiction · Bipoc
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative — River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize Submission
Fiction · Lgbtq+
Day Eight — Non DC Resident 2026 Mid-Atlantic Review Submission
Day Eight
All Disciplines · Bipoc
Northern Stage — FY27 Assistant Lead Electrician
Northern Stage
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
So to Speak — Fee-Free for Black & Indigenous Writers 2027 Print Issue
So to Speak
All Disciplines · Bipoc
The Masters Review — 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest — Judged by Chinelo Okparanta — $3,000 Prize!
The Masters Review
Fiction · Craft
The Masters Review — 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest — Judged by Chinelo Okparanta — $3,000 Prize! (Free for Marginalized or Historically Underrepresented Writers)
The Masters Review
Fiction · Emerging
Poetic Justice Institute — 2026 — 2027 PJI Editor's Prize, BIPOC Writers
Poetic Justice Institute
All Disciplines · Bipoc