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Call for Writers: Bio-Sanctuary Contest

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 […]

July 17, 2026

Minnesota Writing Residency 2026–2027 | Upstream Creative Writers & Grassroots Journalism Program

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 […]

June 16, 2026

Call for Artists: Holly Days Shopping Experience

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 […]

June 16, 2026

Call for Artists: Minnesota Manga Fall 2026 Magazine Submission

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!

May 28, 2026

Poetic Medicine Creative Circle

“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 […]

May 13, 2026

Request for Proposals: Youth Poetry Mentors

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, […]

May 1, 2026

Grant Opportunity: Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant

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 […]

April 1, 2026

Call for Art and Writing: Metamorphosis

Out of Bounds is a journal for emerging creatives of many genres, including illustration, photography, poetry, essays, and comics. Quarterly themed calls open up, and creatives respond with unique interpretations for publication. Out of Bounds is seeking artists and authors to respond to the Spring 2026 theme of Metamorphosis. Work that is experimental, personal, and […]

March 30, 2026

Call for Artists: “More Than Lit” Art Auction

More Than Literacy. Identity-affirming, representation-centered, and artist-driven. More Than Lit is a community-centered art auction that amplifies local illustrators and artists while raising funds to advance Read With Me MN’s mission. Together, we’re working to close the literacy achievement gap by increasing access to culturally relevant texts. This isn’t your average art auction fundraiser. This […]

March 9, 2026

Storytelling | Literary Open Mic

The First Draft MPLS is a storytelling open mic rooted in vulnerability, craft, and connection. Founded in Minneapolis, this is a space for writers, poets, essayists, and storytellers who have something real to say. Who crave inspiration, connection, to be understood, and to listen as a way to grow. This is a room for reflection, […]

March 6, 2026

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