This summer, stay juicy with these very cool calls for submissions!
Calls for submission: Artists
Room Magazine | Black-and-white art about Humour | Ongoing
Filling Station | Art | Ongoing
The Walrus | Illustration and Photography | Ongoing
Maisonneuve | Comics, photo essays | Ongoing
SAD Magazine | Illustration and Photography * by artists who have lived or worked in Vancouver, Canada | Ongoing
Strange Horizons | Original art | Ongoing
Just Femme & Dandy | Text and multimedia submissions about drag | By Aug 3
Calls for submission: Writers
Room Magazine | Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction about Humour | Ongoing
SAD Magazine | story pitches or poetry and prose on TIME | By June 30
The Ex-Puritan | Fiction, Poetry, Essays, Reviews, Interviews | By July 15
Arc Poetry Magazine | Poetry | By July 31
Filling Station | Non-fiction | Ongoing
Strange Horizons | Poetry, Creative Nonfiction | Ongoing
The Offing | writing of any length and genre which relates to, or draws on, science and the natural world | Ongoing
Literary contests
Room Magazine | 2024 Creative Non-Fiction Contest | By June 30
Arc Poetry Magazine | Arc Award of Awesomeness | By June 30
The Malahat Review | Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize | By Aug 1
Room Magazine | 2024 Poetry Contest | July 1- Aug 30
Arc Poetry Magazine | Diana Brebner Prize | By Sept 4
Funding & other opportunities
The City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Public Library, and the Vancouver Writers Fest | Applications for Vancouver’s Poet Laureate | By June 26
BC Arts Council | Early Career Development Grant | By July 10
The Writers Union of Canada | BIPOC Writers Connect | By July 15
Canada Arts Council | Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples – Short-Term Projects | By July 17
Annick Press | Mentorship Program Supporting Writers Who Have Been Historically Excluded from Children’s Publishing | Opens Sept 3
YVR Art Foundation | Aspiring Artist Awards *for BC and Yukon First Nations youth age 15-20 | Ongoing
Canada Arts Council | Professional Development for Artists | Ongoing
Happy submitting!
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