Writers and artists: stay juicy this summer with this curated call for submissions!
Calls for submission: Artists
PRISM International | Art *for Revelry issue | By June 11
Geist | Art and Photography | By June 16
Strange Horizons | Original art | Ongoing
SAD Magazine | Illustration and Photography * by artists who have lived or worked in Vancouver, Canada | Ongoing
The New Quarterly | Cover Art | Ongoing
Filling Station | Art | Ongoing
The Walrus | Illustration and Photography | Ongoing
C Magazine | Artist Project Proposals | Ongoing
Calls for submission: Writers
PRISM International | Prose and Poetry on Revelry | By June 11
Grain Magazine | Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction | By June 16
Geist | Non-Fiction | By June 16
The Ex-Puritan | Essays, Poetry, Reviews, Interviews | By Jun 25
Prairie Fire | Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction | By June 30
Mizna | Poetry, prose, hybrid work around ancestry and Indigeneity | By July 6
Arc Poetry Magazine | Call for Poetry Submissions: “Oppose, Withstand, Refuse” | By July 15
Arc Poetry Magazine | Poetry | By July 31
The Walrus | Fiction | By July 31
The Ex-Puritan | Poetry, essays, short fiction, hybrid work, reviews and creative engagements around “Resistance and Hope” | By Aug 7
Filling Station | Non-fiction | Ongoing
Strange Horizons | Poetry | Ongoing
Literary contests
Room Magazine | 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest | By June 15
The New Quarterly | Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award | By Jun 8
Prairie Fire | Short Long-Distance Writing Contest | By Jun 20
Yolk Literary Magazine | Montreal Fiction Prize | By Jun 30
The Malahat Review | Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize | By Aug 1
Room Magazine | 2026 Fiction Contest | Aug 1-Sept 15
The Fiddlehead | 2026 Short Fiction Contest | By Sept 1
EVENT | 2026 Non-Fiction Contest | By Oct 15
CV2 | Foster Poetry Prize | By Nov 2
Funding & Other Opportunities
Arc Poetry Magazine | Applications for Poet-in-Residence | By Jun 15
Voodoonauts | Applications for Fellowship Retreat 2026: Afro-Whimsy | By Jun 18
BC Arts Council | Individual Arts Grants: Media Artists | By Jun 24
BC Arts Council | Early Career Development Grant: Individual | By July 8
BC Arts Council | Early Career Development Grant: Organizations | By July 8
Canada Arts Council | Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples – Short-Term Projects | By July 17
Canada Arts Council | Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples: Short-Term Projects Grants | By July 22
Sundress Publications | Full-Length Poetry Manuscripts | By Aug 31
YVR Art Foundation | Aspiring Artist Awards *for BC and Yukon First Nations youth age 15-20 | Ongoing
YVR Art Foundation | Bill McLennan Masterpiece Study Program Microgrants *for BC and Yukon First Nations youth age 15-20 | Ongoing
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