ROOM Magazine — Calls for submissions & opportunities: Spring 2025
Overview
ROOM Magazine, a longstanding Canadian literary journal, has compiled a list of external opportunities for Spring 2025. This collection spans fiction and poetry awards, non-fiction residencies, and project grants, reflecting a commitment to supporting writers and artists at various stages of their careers. The featured opportunities include The Malahat Review's Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction, The New Quarterly's Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award, and Riddle Fence's Poetry and Fiction Contests, among others. The list also highlights funding and development opportunities such as Canada Council Research and Creation grants, Concept to Realization project grants, and the Vancouver Writers Fest's My Roots Poetry Workshop for immigrants to Canada. Additionally, Upstart & Crow offers a Non-Fiction Writers' Residency in partnership with The Tyee, and BC Arts Council provides Project Assistance for Literary Arts collectives or organizations. The YVR Art Foundation's Aspiring Artist Awards specifically supports BC and Yukon First Nations youth aged 15-20. These opportunities represent a range of institutional support for literary and artistic practice, from contest recognition to financial grants and residency programs. While ROOM Magazine itself is not the administrator of these opportunities, its curation serves as a resource for its community, pointing to avenues for creative development and professional advancement.