Opportunities for Emerging Writers & Debut Artists
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First-book prizes, debut publications, emerging artist fellowships, and mentorship-centered residencies.
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Amplify Arts — North Omaha Trail and Chambers Court Call for Aritsts
Amplify Arts
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Lambda Literary Emerging LGBTQ Voices Fellowship
Lambda Literary
All Disciplines · Queer
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
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival — SAS FICTION Contest 2026-2027
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Fiction · Lgbtq+
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival — TWFest VERY SHORT FICTION Contest 2026-2027
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Fiction · Emerging
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival — SAS VERY SHORT FICTION Contest 2026-2027
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Fiction · Lgbtq+
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival — TWFest POETRY Contest 2026-2027
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Poetry · Emerging
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival — TWFest ONE-ACT PLAY Contest 2026-2027
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
All Disciplines · Emerging
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival — TWFest FICTION Contest 2026-2027
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Fiction · Women
Tulsa Artists’ Coalition — TAC Gallery 2027 Exhibition Submissions
Tulsa Artists’ Coalition
All Disciplines · Emerging
Forecast Public Art — 2027 Early Career Research and Development Grant
All Disciplines · Emerging
PAVE Global — Inspired by Design: PAVE Student Visionary Award 2026
PAVE Global
All Disciplines · Emerging
ACC NEXT Emerging Asian Artists International 2027
Digital / New Media · Visual Arts & Design
National Asian Culture Center: ACC NEXT Emerging Asian Artists International 2027 (South Korea)
Digital / New Media · Visual Arts & Design
Moonstone Arts Center — Tribute to Joy Harjo
Moonstone Arts Center
All Disciplines · Bipoc
The Lilac & Fable Journal: Issue I — Lilac & Fable Journal
Poetry · Writing
Persea Books: Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize
Persea Books
Poetry · Writing
Open Call — Fish Factory Creative Centre of Stöðvarfjörður November 2026
Dance
Hoffman Center for the Arts — 2027 Hoffman Gallery Submission
Hoffman Center for the Arts
All Disciplines · Translation
Creation Magazine — Editorial Inquiries: Open Slots for Fall 2026
All Disciplines · Emerging
Moonstone Arts Center — New Voices 2026
Moonstone Arts Center
All Disciplines · Emerging
Reed Magazine — Emerging Voices Contest 2027: $100 prize (Santa Clara, CA High School Students Only)
Reed Magazine
All Disciplines · Emerging
Write On, Door County — 2027 Theodore B. Olson Memorial Fellowship
Write On, Door County
All Disciplines · Translation
Black Lawrence Press — POETRY — Black River Chapbook Competition
Black Lawrence Press
Poetry · Emerging
Black Lawrence Press — PROSE — Black River Chapbook Competition
Black Lawrence Press
Writing · Emerging
European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists #5 (EFFEA)
Dance · Visual Art
European Festivals Association: European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists #5
All Disciplines · Travel Grant
Jack Straw Cultural Center — Jack Straw Writers Program 2027
Jack Straw Cultural Center
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
PAVE Global — The go go NEXT Emerging Retail Design Challenge
PAVE Global
All Disciplines · Emerging
PAVE Global — Educator Registration — The go go NEXT Emerging Retail Design Challenge
PAVE Global
All Disciplines · Emerging
The Masters Review — 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest — Judged by Chinelo Okparanta — $3,000 Prize!
The Masters Review
Fiction · Craft