BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Writers X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Writers 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. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pen-america-literary-grants-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616 SUMMARY:Deadline: PEN America Literary Grants 2027 DESCRIPTION:PEN America's suite of literary grants and fellowships supporti ng individual writers and works in progress across genres (fiction\, nonfi ction\, poetry\, oral history and more)\, each with its own focus and crit eria. ELIGIBILITY: varies by grant\; generally US-based writers\, with sev eral open to writers and translators at different career stages. Distinct from the PEN/Heim Translation Fund and PEN Presents. Review individual gra nt criteria and apply via the PEN America literary grants page.\n\nOrganis ation: PEN America\nLocation: United States (US-based writers)\nAward: Var ies by grant (e.g. PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History\, PEN/Ph yllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship)\, generally in the $5\,000 to $10\ ,000+ range. No application fee.\nDuration: Project / works-in-progress su pport\n\nMore: https://pen.org/literary-grants/ URL:https://pen.org/literary-grants/ LOCATION:United States (US-based writers) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:letras-boricuas-fellowship-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 SUMMARY:Deadline: Letras Boricuas Fellowship 2026 (5th and final cohort) DESCRIPTION:Fifth and final cohort of the Letras Boricuas Fellowship\, awar ding unrestricted support to writers with deep\, sustained ties to Puerto Rico and its diaspora. ELIGIBILITY: emerging and established writers acros s fiction\, creative nonfiction\, poetry\, spoken word and playwriting\, w ho demonstrate a sustained connection to Puerto Rico and its diaspora. App ly via the Flamboyan Arts Fund portal.\n\nOrganisation: Flamboyan Arts Fun d\, in partnership with the Mellon Foundation\nLocation: Puerto Rico and i ts diaspora (remote\; writers with sustained ties to Puerto Rico)\nAward: $25\,000 unrestricted award to each of 24 fellows. No application fee.\nDu ration: One-off unrestricted fellowship\n\nMore: https://flamboyanfoundati on.org/beca-letras-boricuas/ URL:https://flamboyanfoundation.org/beca-letras-boricuas/ LOCATION:Puerto Rico and its diaspora (remote\; writers with sustained ties to Puerto Rico) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pen-presents-salt-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Deadline: PEN Presents x SALT: Sample Translation Grants 2026 (Sout h Asian languages) DESCRIPTION:Special PEN Presents round in partnership with SALT\, funding s ample translations from South Asian languages to help unpublished works fi nd English-language publishers. The scheme pays for the sample-translation work that is usually unpaid. ELIGIBILITY: individual literary translators at any career stage\, working from source languages of Bangladesh\, Bhuta n\, India\, the Maldives\, Nepal\, Pakistan or Sri Lanka. Apply via the En glish PEN PEN Presents page.\n\nOrganisation: English PEN\, in partnership with SALT\nLocation: Remote (worldwide translators\; source works in Sout h Asian languages)\nAward: GBP 500 to each of 24 shortlisted translators f or a 5\,000-word sample translation\; 12 winners additionally receive edit orial support and promotion. No application fee.\nDuration: One-off sample -translation commission\n\nMore: https://www.englishpen.org/translation/pe n-presents/apply-to-pen-presents/ URL:https://www.englishpen.org/translation/pen-presents/apply-to-pen-presen ts/ LOCATION:Remote (worldwide translators\; source works in South Asian langua ges) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:kate-medina-fellowship-nypl-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616 SUMMARY:Deadline: Kate Medina Fellowship for Literary Narrative Nonfiction 2026 (NYPL) DESCRIPTION:Fellowship from the New York Public Library and Random House fo r writers of literary narrative nonfiction whose projects engage NYPL's ar chival and special collections. ELIGIBILITY: writers of narrative nonficti on with a project requiring on-site access to the collections at the Steph en A. Schwarzman Building in New York. Apply via the NYPL fellowships page .\n\nOrganisation: New York Public Library\, in partnership with Random Ho use\nLocation: New York City\, USA (on-site research at the NYPL Schwarzma n Building)\nAward: $30\,000 stipend for four continuous months of researc h (September 2026 to March 2027). No application fee.\nDuration: Four cont inuous months of research\n\nMore: https://www.nypl.org/about/fellowships- institutes/kate-medina-fellowship-literary-narrative-nonfiction URL:https://www.nypl.org/about/fellowships-institutes/kate-medina-fellowshi p-literary-narrative-nonfiction LOCATION:New York City\, USA (on-site research at the NYPL Schwarzman Build ing) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tractor-beam-water-issue-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 SUMMARY:Deadline: Tractor Beam: Issue 6 'The Water Issue' - Call for Submis sions DESCRIPTION:Tractor Beam's sixth issue\, themed around water in soil\, grow th\, land and ecosystems large and small\, is open for submissions. Editor s are seeking anti-apocalyptic visions that explore the future of water in farming and food production\, island ecologies\, hybrid sea-soil technolo gies\, the people who move water and the people water moves\, plus stories about drought\, diaspora and what gets carried downstream. FORMAT: storie s under 6\,000 words\; comics 12-16 panels. Submissions accepted via the c all page on Tractor Beam's Substack.\n\nOrganisation: Tractor Beam\nLocati on: Online publication (remote submissions\; geographic eligibility not st ated)\nAward: $1\,000 USD per accepted submission. Accepted work is consid ered for publication online (Tractor Beam website and Substack) and\, in s ome cases\, for one-off printed editions. Stories may also be considered f or the Protopian Prize with contributor consent. No submission fee mention ed.\nDuration: One-off published piece (no residency component)\n\nMore: h ttps://tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/call-for-submissions-the-water-issu e URL:https://tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/call-for-submissions-the-water- issue LOCATION:Online publication (remote submissions\; geographic eligibility no t stated) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sonic-acts-walls-have-ears-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615 SUMMARY:Deadline: Sonic Acts: The Walls Have Ears - Sound Studies Writing R esidency 2026 (Amsterdam) DESCRIPTION:Funded one-month sound studies writing residency in Amsterdam f rom Sonic Acts at De Ateliers / Woonhuis. This is a residency for sound-ar t practitioners and scholars who write about sound (sound studies\, critic ism\, theory) - it is a writing residency\, not a sound-production residen cy. ELIGIBILITY: EU-based artists\, researchers and scholars with at least one prior publication in sound studies or sound-art writing.\n\nOrganisat ion: Sonic Acts (with De Ateliers / Woonhuis)\nLocation: Amsterdam\, Nethe rlands\nAward: EUR 3\,000 artist fee plus accommodation in Amsterdam\, up to EUR 500 EU travel reimbursement\, and Sonic Acts Biennial tickets. No a pplication fee.\nDuration: One-month writing residency in Amsterdam\n\nMor e: https://www.nica-institute.com/open-call-the-walls-have-ears-sound-stud ies-writing-residency-sonic-acts/ URL:https://www.nica-institute.com/open-call-the-walls-have-ears-sound-stud ies-writing-residency-sonic-acts/ LOCATION:Amsterdam\, Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wonju-toji-unesco-residency-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Deadline: Wonju UNESCO City of Literature / Toji Cultural Centre Re sidency 2026 DESCRIPTION:Eight-week fully funded residency at the Toji Cultural Centre i n Wonju\, South Korea\, hosted by Wonju UNESCO City of Literature. ELIGIBI LITY: one writer per cycle\, nominated from a UNESCO City of Literature ne twork (Amsterdam\, Utrecht\, Manchester\, Edinburgh\, Krakow\, Reykjavik\, Lillehammer\, Iowa City\, etc. - see the full UNESCO Creative Cities Netw ork list)\; 5+ years writing experience required. Open to fiction\, nonfic tion and poetry. PROCESS: selection by 21 July 2026\; residency runs 1 Sep tember - 31 October 2026. Apply through your local UNESCO City of Literatu re coordinator before 31 May 2026. Confirm the exact application route on the Wonju City of Literature site before applying.\n\nOrganisation: Wonju UNESCO City of Literature and Toji Cultural Foundation\nLocation: Toji Cul tural Centre\, Wonju\, South Korea (eligibility restricted to writers nomi nated from a UNESCO City of Literature)\nAward: Round-trip airfare\, accom modation\, meals and local transportation are all covered. NO artist fee o r honorarium.\nDuration: Eight weeks\, 1 September - 31 October 2026\n\nMo re: https://www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2026/05/05/wonju/ URL:https://www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2026/05/05/wonju/ LOCATION:Toji Cultural Centre\, Wonju\, South Korea (eligibility restricted to writers nominated from a UNESCO City of Literature) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:miles-morland-writing-scholarship-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923 SUMMARY:Deadline: Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship 2027 DESCRIPTION:Annual writing scholarship from the Miles Morland Foundation fo r African-born writers working in English on a full-length book project (8 0\,000+ words for fiction\; equivalent for nonfiction). One of the largest single-author African writing grants. Application window opens 1 July 202 6 and closes 22 September 2026\; applications outside that window are not read. ELIGIBILITY: writers born in Africa\, or with both parents born in A frica\, writing in English\; nationality is not the criterion. Existing pu blication record is helpful but not strictly required.\n\nOrganisation: Mi les Morland Foundation\nLocation: Worldwide (writers born in Africa\, or w ith both parents born in Africa\, writing in English)\nAward: GBP 18\,000 paid monthly over 12 months (GBP 1\,500/month) plus mentorship support thr oughout the scholarship year. No application fee.\nDuration: 12 months\n\n More: https://milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requirements/ URL:https://milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requirements/ LOCATION:Worldwide (writers born in Africa\, or with both parents born in A frica\, writing in English) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:society-of-authors-authors-foundation-k-blundell-2026@artificialnouveau .github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Deadline: Society of Authors: Authors' Foundation and K Blundell Tr ust Grants (July 2026 round) DESCRIPTION:Biannual works-in-progress grants from the Society of Authors. The Authors' Foundation supports writers contracted with a British publish er across fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, drama and scripts. The K Blundel l Trust adds a parallel stream specifically for writers under 40 working o n socially aware or politically engaged projects. Both schemes share the s ame two-round-a-year schedule: 1 February and 1 July deadlines. ELIGIBILIT Y: writers (UK or international) with a contract for the next book with a British publisher\; for K Blundell\, also under 40 and writing on a contem porary socially aware theme.\n\nOrganisation: Society of Authors (UK)\nLoc ation: UK / international writers contracted with a British publisher\nAwa rd: Up to GBP 6\,000 per grant. Two streams: Authors' Foundation (open to all writers with a UK-publisher contract) and the K Blundell Trust (for wr iters under 40 working on socially aware projects). No application fee.\nD uration: Project-based\, for travel/research/study toward completing a boo k in progress\n\nMore: https://societyofauthors.org/grants/ URL:https://societyofauthors.org/grants/ LOCATION:UK / international writers contracted with a British publisher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:logan-nonfiction-program-2026-27@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616 SUMMARY:Deadline: Logan Nonfiction Program (Carey Institute) - Fall 2026 an d Spring 2027 cycles DESCRIPTION:Logan Nonfiction Program is a free hybrid residency for working long-form journalists\, writers\, podcasters and photojournalists pursuin g a long-form non-fiction project (article\, book\, podcast\, film). Two c ycles per year: Fall 2026 cycle (residency October-December) deadline 15 J une 2026\; Spring 2027 cycle (residency February-April) deadline 15 Octobe r 2026. The residency is hybrid - residential at the Carey Institute for G lobal Good in upstate New York combined with virtual engagement. ELIGIBILI TY: working journalists\, writers\, podcasters and photojournalists at any career stage\; international applicants welcome.\n\nOrganisation: Carey I nstitute for Global Good (Logan Nonfiction)\nLocation: Hybrid: residential at the Carey Institute upstate New York\, USA\, plus virtual engagement\n Award: Free residency: lodging\, meals and workspace covered. NO cash stip end or honorarium. No application fee.\nDuration: Hybrid residency\, typic ally 8-10 weeks per cycle. Fall 2026 cycle runs October-December\; Spring 2027 cycle runs February-April.\n\nMore: https://logannonfiction.org/fello wship/ URL:https://logannonfiction.org/fellowship/ LOCATION:Hybrid: residential at the Carey Institute upstate New York\, USA\ , plus virtual engagement END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pen-heim-translation-fund-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616 SUMMARY:Deadline: PEN America: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants 2026 DESCRIPTION:PEN America's annual grants for in-progress book-length literar y translations from any language into English. Up to 10 grants of USD 4\,0 00 each. Preference for early-career translators and works from underrepre sented languages and regions. Eligible genres include fiction\, creative n onfiction\, poetry and drama. ELIGIBILITY: translators of any nationality\ ; the project must be a translation of a book-length work into English\; p revious PEN/Heim recipients are eligible after a waiting period. No applic ation fee. Apply by 15 June 2026 via PEN America's grants portal.\n\nOrgan isation: PEN America\nLocation: Worldwide (translators of any nationality\ ; project must translate a book-length work into English)\nAward: USD 4\,0 00 per project (up to 10 awards per year). No application fee.\nDuration: Project-based (book-length literary translation in progress)\n\nMore: http s://pen.org/literary-grants/pen-heim-grants/ URL:https://pen.org/literary-grants/pen-heim-grants/ LOCATION:Worldwide (translators of any nationality\; project must translate a book-length work into English) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:jan-michalski-writers-residency-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Deadline: Fondation Jan Michalski: Writers' Residency 2027 DESCRIPTION:Writers' residency at the Fondation Jan Michalski in Montricher \, Switzerland (Jura foothills)\, one of the most generously funded litera ry residencies in Europe. Open to writers of all nationalities\, languages \, genres and career stages: poetry\, fiction\, creative nonfiction\, tran slation\, hybrid forms. The residency provides a free stay of 2 weeks to 3 months in the foundation's distinctive treehouse-style writers' studios\, plus all travel costs and a CHF 400/week stipend (approximately USD 475). ELIGIBILITY: international writers across all genres and career stages. A pplications open 2 June 2026 and close 31 August 2026 for residencies in 2 027. No application fee.\n\nOrganisation: Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'e criture et la litterature\nLocation: Montricher\, Switzerland (treehouse-s tyle writers' studios in the Jura foothills)\nAward: Free residency 2 week s to 3 months\; all travel costs covered\; CHF 400/week stipend (approxima tely USD 475). No application fee.\nDuration: 2 weeks to 3 months in 2027\ n\nMore: https://fondation-janmichalski.com/en/residences URL:https://fondation-janmichalski.com/en/residences LOCATION:Montricher\, Switzerland (treehouse-style writers' studios in the Jura foothills) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:translation-house-looren-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:Deadline: Translation House Looren: Translators' Residencies and Pr o Helvetia Stipends 2027 DESCRIPTION:Translators' residency at Uebersetzerhaus Looren in Wernetshaus en near Zurich. Looren offers a free residency for literary translators wi th a current contract\, including six competitive CHF 4\,000 stipend grant s per year tied to one-month residencies. The Pro Helvetia residency progr amme (separately funded) has a 2026-10-15 deadline for 2027 stays. The Jam es Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 closes 2026-10-31. General free residencies are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. ELIG IBILITY: literary translators with substantial published work and a curren t translation contract\; any language combination is welcome. Apply via th e application page on looren.net. No application fee.\n\nOrganisation: Ueb ersetzerhaus Looren\nLocation: Wernetshausen\, Switzerland (Zurich region) \nAward: Free residency stay (apartments at the translation house). Six co mpetitive CHF 4\,000 translation grants per year\, each tied to a one-mont h residency. Pro Helvetia residency programme separately funded. James Joy ce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 has its own conditions. No applic ation fee.\nDuration: Stays of typically 2 weeks to 2 months\; CHF 4\,000 stipend grants tied to one-month residencies\n\nMore: https://looren.net/e n/residencies/application-for-a-stay URL:https://looren.net/en/residencies/application-for-a-stay LOCATION:Wernetshausen\, Switzerland (Zurich region) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:letterenfonds-project-grants-translators@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260816 SUMMARY:Deadline: Nederlands Letterenfonds: Project Grants for Literary Tra nslators (August 2026 round) DESCRIPTION:Project subsidies from the Nederlands Letterenfonds for advance d literary translators with a current publishing contract for a translatio n from or into Dutch. The next round closes 15 August 2026\; decisions are made approximately four months after the deadline (December). ELIGIBILITY : literary translators with a substantial published portfolio and a contra cted translation project\; primary income must be below EUR 52\,500.\n\nOr ganisation: Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature)\nLo cation: Worldwide (literary translators with a contracted translation from or into Dutch)\nAward: Project-based subsidy. Income cap EUR 52\,500 for primary income. Standard minimum rates: EUR 0.0802/word for prose\; EUR 2. 92/line for poetry. No application fee.\nDuration: Project-based\, scaled to the contracted translation\n\nMore: https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en-car ibbean/funding/project-grants-for-literary-translators URL:https://www.letterenfonds.nl/en-caribbean/funding/project-grants-for-li terary-translators LOCATION:Worldwide (literary translators with a contracted translation from or into Dutch) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:whiting-nonfiction-grant-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Deadline: Whiting Foundation: Nonfiction Grant for Works-in-Progres s 2026 DESCRIPTION:Annual grant from the Whiting Foundation supporting writers com pleting deeply researched\, imaginatively composed book-length nonfiction for a general adult readership. Ten grants of $40\,000 each\, intended for the mid-process stage of multiyear projects after substantial progress bu t before the final work is complete. Eligible categories include history\, cultural or political reportage\, biography\, memoir\, science\, philosop hy\, criticism\, graphic nonfiction\, and personal essays. Excluded: self- help\, historical fiction\, textbooks\, books for a scholarly audience\, b ooks for young readers\, and self-published projects. Hard eligibility con straint: project must be under contract with a publisher in Canada\, the U K\, or the US by 31 May 2026\, with a fully executed contract uploaded\; n o extensions are granted for contracts not signed by both parties by the a pplication deadline. Application includes the original proposal\, up to 15 \,000 words from the draft\, statement of work yet to be completed\, plan for use of funds\, three written responses on premise/research methods/nar rative approach\, signed contract\, 2-4 page resume\, list of prior fundin g for the book\, and a required letter of support from the publisher (plus optional letters of recommendation). Free to apply. Grantees announced De cember 2026 / January 2027.\n\nOrganisation: Whiting Foundation\nLocation: Canada\, UK\, or US (project must be under contract with a publisher in o ne of these three countries)\nAward: $40\,000 to each of ten writers ($400 \,000 total).\nDuration: Per project (mid-process stage of a multiyear boo k project)\n\nMore: https://www.whiting.org/writers/nonfiction-grant-for-w orks-in-progress/about URL:https://www.whiting.org/writers/nonfiction-grant-for-works-in-progress/ about LOCATION:Canada\, UK\, or US (project must be under contract with a publish er in one of these three countries) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:centre-for-text-margins-aalto-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260507 SUMMARY:Deadline: Designer-Writer Residency 2026-2027 (Centre for Text Marg ins) DESCRIPTION:Twelve-month paid residency for one designer or writer whose pr actice bridges typography\, writing and reading\, with a focus on nonlinea r\, experimental\, accessible or otherwise 'marginal' textual practices. B ased at Aalto University in Espoo. Includes desk space\, workshop faciliti es\, library and archive access. Requires residence in Finland and regular on-campus engagement\, 1-2 public talks and one 5-day workshop for studen ts. MA-level degree or equivalent expertise required\; no current student status. Travel and accommodation arranged independently.\n\nOrganisation: Centre for Text Margins\, Aalto University School of Arts\, Design and Arc hitecture (funded by Kone Foundation)\nLocation: Espoo\, Finland\nAward: €2\,700/month working grant (€32\,400 for 12 months)\nDuration: 12 mon ths (1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027)\n\nMore: https://tekstien-margina alien-keskus.aalto.fi/blog/en/journal/apply-for-designer-writer-residency- 2026-2027 URL:https://tekstien-marginaalien-keskus.aalto.fi/blog/en/journal/apply-for -designer-writer-residency-2026-2027 LOCATION:Espoo\, Finland END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR