The Friday Roundup #17
Dear Creative,
Twice a month, I curate a list of 9 career-advancing opportunities and resources in the form of open calls, fellowships, residencies, grants, and moreā¦.
Keep scrolling to see the latest.
Flash Fiction/Flash Nonfiction
The QuietManDave Prize encourages submissions of flash fiction and flash nonfiction from writers around the world, aged 16 and above. The prize offers awards up to Ā£1,000. Submission fee: Ā£5.
Deadline: Oct 25
For Artists with Disabilities
The Academy of the Arts of the WorldĀ (ADKDW) invites artists, activists, collectives, and culture workers with disabilities to apply for a 6-month residency in Kƶln, Germany. Successful applicants will receive financial and material resources needed to support an art project.Ā
Deadline: Oct 15
Free Photography Classes
The Everyday Projects presents the 5th instalment of The Essentials ā free online classes tailored to emerging and experienced photographers who want to refine their skills.Ā
Course Dates: Oct 19-20
Illustrators!Ā
The Society of Illustrators invites submissions from artists around the world for their annual exhibition. Accepted works will be exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration, and published.Ā
Deadline: Oct 23
LIPFest Slam ChampionshipĀ
The 2024 LIPFest Slam Championship is open to Nigerian poets and spoken word artists aged 18-35. The winner will receive ā¦2,000,000 and represent the country at the 2025 World Slam Championship.Ā
Deadline: Oct 20
Phoebe Journal
phoebe is a journal of literature and art. Send them your fiction, poetry, essays, and visual art. They pay contributors $30 per accepted piece.Ā
Deadline: Oct 15
Rhodes Art Residency
The Rhodes Trust invites artists, designers, and makers at all stages of their career to submit proposals responding to the theme: Radical Joy. Successful applicants will participate in a 6-month intellectual exchange project and will have their work exhibited.Ā
Deadline: Oct 16
This Way Lies Madness
Flame Tree Publishing is accepting short stories that portray madness and mental illness in a nuanced manner. Edited by Lee Murray and Dave Jeffery, the resulting anthology will be published in September 2025. Payment: $0.08 per word.Ā
Deadline: Oct 13
Wells Street Journal
Wells Street Journal is open to short fiction and nonfiction submissions. Theme: Stages.
Deadline: Oct 8