Opportunities for Queer & LGBTQ+ Creators
Create on your terms.
Grants, residencies, fellowships, and open calls centering LGBTQIA+ writers, artists, and creators.
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Washington Writers' Publishing House — Grace in Justice — volume 12 in the Grace & Gravity series
Washington Writers' Publishing House
All Disciplines · Women
PRISM International — 2026 GENERAL Poetry Submissions
PRISM International
Poetry · Lgbtq+
PRISM International — 2026 GENERAL Prose Submissions
PRISM International
All Disciplines · Bipoc
The Q&A Queer Zine: Flash Fiction
The Q&A Queer Zine
Fiction · Writing
The Q&A Queer Zine: Short Fiction
The Q&A Queer Zine
Fiction · Writing
Wow! Women on Writing: Flash Fiction Contest
Fiction · Writing
Foglifter Journal & Press: Start A Riot! Poetry Chapbook Prize — Publication, $3000 Prize, $1000 for Tour/Promo
Foglifter Journal & Press
Poetry · Writing
The Fiddlehead: Poetry Contest — The Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem
Poetry · Writing
Bridge Books + Imprints StepSister Press + Hurm Editions 2027
Bridge
Writing · Lgbtq+
Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women — 2026 Marni Jenkins Visual Art Prize
Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women
Visual Arts · Women
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative — Beautiful Things Submissions
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Foglifter Press — Start A Riot! Poetry Chapbook Prize — Publication, $3000 Prize, $1000 for Tour/Promo
Foglifter Press
Poetry · Lgbtq+
The Fiddlehead — 2026 Poetry Contest — The Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem
Poetry · Lgbtq+
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative — River Teeth Journal Submissions
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Woman Made Gallery Chicago — My Abortion: My Choice
Woman Made Gallery Chicago
All Disciplines · Women
new words press — Citizen Trans {project}: Trans Voices in Trump America
new words press
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
Nat 1 Publishing — Pale & Tragic — GOTHIC-themed literature
Nat 1 Publishing
All Disciplines · Lgbtq+
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) — Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
Poetry · Fiction
Cambridge Writers' Workshop — CWW Writing & Editorial Services
Cambridge Writers' Workshop
Writing · Women
PRS for Music Foundation — Early Career
PRS for Music Foundation
Film · Music
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada — Application deadlines and notification of decision — crsng — nserc
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
All Disciplines · Women
Institute of Community Directors Australia — Fellowship FAQ page
Institute of Community Directors Australia
All Disciplines · Women