The Grant Desk - Writers, Worldwide https://www.artificialnouveau.com/smalltools/grants/ Paid open calls, fellowships and residencies in AI, tech, research, and digital and mixed-media arts, sorted into the right pile. Updated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Writers, Worldwide. en 360 Wed, 20 May 2026 19:44:26 +0000 PEN Presents x SALT: Sample Translation Grants 2026 (South Asian languages) https://www.englishpen.org/translation/pen-presents/apply-to-pen-presents/ pen-presents-salt-2026 Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide worldwide writers translation literary-translation english-pen salt south-asia sample-translation Organisation: English PEN, in partnership with SALT

Location: Remote (worldwide translators; source works in South Asian languages)

Award: GBP 500 to each of 24 shortlisted translators for a 5,000-word sample translation; 12 winners additionally receive editorial support and promotion. No application fee.

Duration: One-off sample-translation commission

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Special PEN Presents round in partnership with SALT, funding sample translations from South Asian languages to help unpublished works find English-language publishers.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, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka. Apply via the English PEN PEN Presents page.

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]]> Tractor Beam: Issue 6 'The Water Issue' - Call for Submissions https://tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/call-for-submissions-the-water-issue tractor-beam-water-issue-2026 Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide worldwide writers comics speculative-fiction anti-apocalyptic protopian ecology water farming diaspora tractor-beam substack open-call Organisation: Tractor Beam

Location: Online publication (remote submissions; geographic eligibility not stated)

Award: $1,000 USD per accepted submission. Accepted work is considered for publication online (Tractor Beam website and Substack) and, in some cases, for one-off printed editions. Stories may also be considered for the Protopian Prize with contributor consent. No submission fee mentioned.

Duration: One-off published piece (no residency component)

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

Tractor Beam's sixth issue, themed around water in soil, growth, land and ecosystems large and small, is open for submissions. Editors are seeking anti-apocalyptic visions that explore the future of water in farming and food production, island ecologies, hybrid sea-soil technologies, the people who move water and the people water moves, plus stories about drought, diaspora and what gets carried downstream. FORMAT: stories under 6,000 words; comics 12-16 panels. Submissions accepted via the call page on Tractor Beam's Substack.

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]]> Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship 2027 https://milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requirements/ miles-morland-writing-scholarship-2027 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide worldwide africa miles-morland-foundation writing-scholarship writers fiction nonfiction book-project monthly-payments mentorship twelve-months african-born english-language Organisation: Miles Morland Foundation

Location: Worldwide (writers born in Africa, or with both parents born in Africa, writing in English)

Award: GBP 18,000 paid monthly over 12 months (GBP 1,500/month) plus mentorship support throughout the scholarship year. No application fee.

Duration: 12 months

Deadline: 22 Sep 2026

Annual writing scholarship from the Miles Morland Foundation for African-born writers working in English on a full-length book project (80,000+ words for fiction; equivalent for nonfiction). One of the largest single-author African writing grants. Application window opens 1 July 2026 and closes 22 September 2026; applications outside that window are not read. ELIGIBILITY: writers born in Africa, or with both parents born in Africa, writing in English; nationality is not the criterion. Existing publication record is helpful but not strictly required.

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]]> Logan Nonfiction Program (Carey Institute) - Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 cycles https://logannonfiction.org/fellowship/ logan-nonfiction-program-2026-27 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide worldwide us new-york carey-institute logan-nonfiction non-fiction longform writers journalists podcasters photojournalists book-project residency hybrid in-kind no-honorarium two-cycles Organisation: Carey Institute for Global Good (Logan Nonfiction)

Location: Hybrid: residential at the Carey Institute upstate New York, USA, plus virtual engagement

Award: Free residency: lodging, meals and workspace covered. NO cash stipend or honorarium. No application fee.

Duration: Hybrid residency, typically 8-10 weeks per cycle. Fall 2026 cycle runs October-December; Spring 2027 cycle runs February-April.

Deadline: 15 Jun 2026

Logan Nonfiction Program is a free hybrid residency for working long-form journalists, writers, podcasters and photojournalists pursuing a long-form non-fiction project (article, book, podcast, film). Two cycles per year: Fall 2026 cycle (residency October-December) deadline 15 June 2026; Spring 2027 cycle (residency February-April) deadline 15 October 2026. The residency is hybrid - residential at the Carey Institute for Global Good in upstate New York combined with virtual engagement. ELIGIBILITY: working journalists, writers, podcasters and photojournalists at any career stage; international applicants welcome.

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]]> PEN America: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants 2026 https://pen.org/literary-grants/pen-heim-grants/ pen-heim-translation-fund-2026 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide worldwide pen-america pen-heim translation-fund translation literary-translation writers translators fiction nonfiction poetry drama into-english early-career-preference Organisation: PEN America

Location: Worldwide (translators of any nationality; project must translate a book-length work into English)

Award: USD 4,000 per project (up to 10 awards per year). No application fee.

Duration: Project-based (book-length literary translation in progress)

Deadline: 15 Jun 2026

PEN America's annual grants for in-progress book-length literary translations from any language into English. Up to 10 grants of USD 4,000 each. Preference for early-career translators and works from underrepresented languages and regions. Eligible genres include fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and drama. ELIGIBILITY: translators of any nationality; the project must be a translation of a book-length work into English; previous PEN/Heim recipients are eligible after a waiting period. No application fee. Apply by 15 June 2026 via PEN America's grants portal.

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