BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Writers\, Australia X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Writers\, Australia deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Writers\, Australia. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:create-nsw-stories-matter-literary-fellowships-2026@artificialnouveau.g ithub.io DTSTAMP:20260724T115251Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260728 SUMMARY:Deadline: Create NSW: Stories Matter NSW Literary Fellowships 2026 DESCRIPTION:Stories Matter is a new NSW literary fellowship program from Cr eate NSW\, administered by Writing NSW\, awarding ten fellowships of AUD 5 0\,000 each to support NSW-based writers to focus on a major new work over a 12-month period. The 2026 round funds four emerging\, three mid-career\ , and three established writers working across prose fiction\, poetry\, il lustration\, graphic novels\, and playwriting. ELIGIBILITY: writers must b e based in New South Wales\; open to writers at any career stage within th e three tiers (not open to applicants outside NSW). No application fee. DE ADLINE: 27 July 2026\, 2:00pm AEST. Apply via the Create NSW grants portal .\n\nOrganisation: Create NSW (administered by Writing NSW)\nLocation: New South Wales\, Australia\; applicants must be NSW-based.\nAward: AUD 50\,0 00 per fellowship\, 10 fellowships awarded (4 emerging\, 3 mid-career\, 3 established). No application fee.\nDuration: 12-month fellowship\n\nMore: https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/stories-matter-nsw-literary-fell owships?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/stories-matter-nsw-literary-f ellowships?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:New South Wales\, Australia\; applicants must be NSW-based. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:copyright-agency-non-fiction-writing-fellowship-2026@artificialnouveau. github.io DTSTAMP:20260724T115251Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:Deadline: Copyright Agency Cultural Fund: Fellowship for Non-Fictio n Writing 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund's Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing awards AUD 80\,000 to one mid-career or established Australian au thor to research and write a substantial new work of literary non-fiction. Eligible forms include memoir\, biography\, history\, criticism\, arts an d science writing\, and environmental and political writing. ELIGIBILITY: mid-career or established Australian authors with a demonstrated publicati on record and publisher interest in the proposed work\; Australian residen ts only. APPLICATIONS open 20 April 2026 and close 17 August 2026\, 1:00pm AEST. Apply via the Cultural Fund fellowship page.\n\nOrganisation: Copyr ight Agency (Cultural Fund)\nLocation: Australia\; Australian authors only .\nAward: AUD 80\,000 (one fellowship). No application fee.\nDuration: Fel lowship to research and write a new work\n\nMore: https://www.copyright.co m.au/culturalfund/fellowship/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_me dium=referral URL:https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/?utm_source=artifi cialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Australia\; Australian authors only. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:copyright-agency-author-fellowship-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260724T115251Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:Deadline: Copyright Agency Cultural Fund: Author Fellowship 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund's Author Fellowship awards A UD 80\,000 to one established Australian author to create a significant ne w work for publication. ELIGIBILITY: established Australian authors with c ritical acclaim and confirmed publisher interest in the proposed work\; Au stralian residents only. This is a separate fellowship from the Cultural F und's Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing\, though administered on the same cycle. APPLICATIONS close 17 August 2026\, 1:00pm AEST. Apply via the Cul tural Fund fellowship page.\n\nOrganisation: Copyright Agency (Cultural Fu nd)\nLocation: Australia\; Australian authors only.\nAward: AUD 80\,000 (o ne fellowship). No application fee.\nDuration: Fellowship to create a new work\n\nMore: https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/?utm_so urce=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/?utm_source=artifi cialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Australia\; Australian authors only. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wheeler-centre-next-chapter-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260724T115251Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801 SUMMARY:Deadline: The Wheeler Centre: The Next Chapter 2027 DESCRIPTION:The Next Chapter is The Wheeler Centre's flagship writing progr am\, designed to elevate Australian stories that are underrepresented and to nurture a new wave of writers to tell them. Each fellow receives a AUD $15\,000 stipend and is paired with a handpicked mentor for a twelve-month period to progress a major writing project. Fellows also receive a reside ncy at Varuna\, The National Writers' House\; an end-of-year publishing in tensive at The Wheeler Centre\; and meaningful opportunities to connect wi th peers\, agents\, publishers\, and readers. One fellowship place is dedi cated specifically to a poet: The Malcolm Robertson Fellowship. 2027 judge s: Melissa Lucashenko\, Micaela Sahhar\, Cher Tan\, and Melanie Saward. EL IGIBILITY: Australian writers. No specific genre restrictions stated\; the program focuses on stories that are not currently being told and voices t hat are underrepresented. TIMELINE: submissions open 2 June 2026\; submiss ions close 31 July 2026 (5pm)\; 2027 Next Chapter Fellows announced 10 Nov ember 2026. Questions: thenextchapter@wheelercentre.com. Apply at https:// www.wheelercentre.com/the-next-chapter.\n\nOrganisation: The Wheeler Centr e\nLocation: Melbourne\, Australia\; includes residency at Varuna\, The Na tional Writers' House\, and an end-of-year publishing intensive at The Whe eler Centre.\nAward: AUD $15\,000 stipend per fellow. No application fee.\ nDuration: 12 months.\n\nMore: https://www.wheelercentre.com/the-next-chap ter?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.wheelercentre.com/the-next-chapter?utm_source=artificialnou veaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Melbourne\, Australia\; includes residency at Varuna\, The Nationa l Writers' House\, and an end-of-year publishing intensive at The Wheeler Centre. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:richell-prize-emerging-writers-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260724T115251Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260714 SUMMARY:Deadline: The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers\, presented by the Emerg ing Writers' Festival and Hachette Australia\, is an annual prize for unpu blished writers of adult fiction and adult narrative non-fiction. The winn er receives AUD $10\,000 and a 12-month mentorship with a Hachette Austral ia publisher\, who will work with the writer to develop their manuscript\, with first option to consider the finished work for publication. Long- an d short-listed writers are also eligible to apply for a Casa Morphosi Resi dency in Abruzzo\, Italy. The prize was established in memory of Hachette Australia CEO Matt Richell (d. 2014). ELIGIBILITY: must currently reside i n Australia (Australian citizens\, permanent residents\, and long-term vis a holders residing in Australia\; those residing overseas are not eligible )\; unpublished writers only -- no previous publication by a publishing ho use (including small press or independent publishers in any genre)\; publi cation in anthologies\, literary journals\, scholarly works\, writing PhD projects\, or self-publishing does not disqualify. ELIGIBLE GENRES: adult fiction (including short story collections) and adult narrative non-fictio n (including memoir and essay collections). Poetry\, scripts\, plays\, pic ture books\, practical non-fiction\, and works for children or young adult s are not eligible. SUBMISSION FORMAT: single PDF comprising the first thr ee chapters (maximum 20\,000 words)\, a one-page synopsis\, and a chapter breakdown of up to two A4 pages\; plus a statement (up to 750 words) on ho w winning the prize will further your writing career\, entered in the onli ne form. Manuscript must be complete or intended to be completed\; does no t need to be finished at time of submission. A4\, double-spaced\, 12pt Rom an font (e.g. Garamond or Times New Roman)\, 3cm margins\, page numbers. T IMELINE: prize opened 23 April 2026\; closes 13 July 2026 at 11:59pm AEST\ ; longlist announced 11 September 2026\; shortlist 16 October 2026\; winne r announced 6 November 2026. Administered with support from Simpsons Solic itors. Apply at https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/richell-prize-2026/ .\n\nOrganisation: Emerging Writers' Festival and Hachette Australia\nLoca tion: Australia\; must currently reside in Australia.\nAward: AUD $10\,000 prize money (donated by Hachette Australia)\; 12-month mentorship with a Hachette Australia publisher\; first option to consider finished work for publication. Long- and short-listed writers also eligible to apply for a C asa Morphosi Residency in Abruzzo\, Italy. No application fee.\nDuration: 12-month mentorship.\n\nMore: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/riche ll-prize-2026/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/richell-prize-2026/?utm_source=a rtificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Australia\; must currently reside in Australia. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR