The Loft Literary Center invites Minnesota early career poets, fiction, creative nonfiction, and children’s and young adult literature writers to apply to the 2027 Mentor Series in Poetry and Creative Prose. This program offers advanced criticism and professional development opportunities to twelve writers: three each in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and children’s […]
Project Fellowship PROJECT FELLOWSHIP: This fellowship category seeks to support an emerging poet in need of financial and administrative support for an ambitious literary project such as a reading series, small press, literary journal, or interdisciplinary exhibition. Both new and existing projects are eligible for consideration. The Project fellow will receive ongoing support from our […]
Practice Fellowship This fellowship category seeks to support an emerging poet in their writing practice through a year long mentorship with an established poet. Mentor and fellow will meet monthly one-on-one to workshop writing, discuss poetry and poetics, and explore publication opportunities. Meetings will take place in person and virtually. During the fellowship period, the […]
AgArts announces its 2026 Bio-Sanctuaries contest.$1,00 first prize. $500 second prize. Please submit up to 500 words of non-fiction or poetry, and 1-3 photos of a bio-sanctuary you have created or enhanced. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2026. $10 submission fee. More information and submission form at: https://www.agarts.org/agarts-announces-the-2026-bio-sanctuary-contest/ The 2026 Bio-Sanctuary Contest First prize: $1000 Runner-up: $500 […]
Writing About Natural Places, Stewards, and the Spaces We Care For: East Side St. Paul – West Central Minnesota – Iron Range Applications Open June 8, 2026 – Closes July 6th, 2026 11:59 PM Program Overview Upstream Creative Writers/Grassroots Journalism Residency: Writing About Natural Places, Stewards, and the Spaces We Care For is a 9-month remote residency […]
Holly Days Sale 2026: Artist Opportunity The Holly Days 2026 Sale at the Paradise Center for the Arts will be held November 19–December 19, 2026. Participating artists will have their work featured during this month-long holiday shopping event, which attracts shoppers seeking unique, handcrafted gifts and artwork. The sale will kick off with an Opening […]
Minnesota Manga is dedicated to creating physical and digital manga magazines, similar those in Japan, for local Minnesota mangakas (manga creators) to have their work compiled and promoted. Submit now to the Fall 2026 magazine! You can submit a one-shot, part of a series, or a Yonkoma (funny comic strip). All manga is ideally accepted and put into a magazine!
“By making us stop for a moment, poetry gives us an opportunity to think about ourselves as human beings on this planet and what we mean to each other.” — Rita Dove You are invited into a welcoming creative circle where poetry becomes a pathway to insight, healing, and wholeness. Together, we’ll explore the poem-making process […]
MHC invites proposals from working Minnesota poets, individuals, or organizations currently mentoring youth in the arts to serve as Poetry Mentors for Voices Forward, a youth poetry and public humanities initiative. Throughout 2026, MHC will engage communities across the state and explore how remembrance, democracy, and identity intersect locally and nationally to celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial, […]
Application Opens: April 1Application Deadline: May 6, 11:59pm ET The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant supports emerging and established writers who write about contemporary visual art. Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in four categories—articles, books, short-form writing, and translation—the grants support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines […]
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