Location: Puerto Rico and its diaspora (remote; writers with sustained ties to Puerto Rico)

Award: $25,000 unrestricted award to each of 24 fellows. No application fee.

Duration: One-off unrestricted fellowship

Deadline: 22 May 2026

Fifth and final cohort of the Letras Boricuas Fellowship, awarding unrestricted support to writers with deep, sustained ties to Puerto Rico and its diaspora. ELIGIBILITY: emerging and established writers across fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, spoken word and playwriting, who demonstrate a sustained connection to Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Apply via the Flamboyan Arts Fund portal.

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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Special PEN Presents round in partnership with SALT, funding sample translations from South Asian languages to help unpublished works find English-language publishers.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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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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Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Award: EUR 3,000 artist fee plus accommodation in Amsterdam, up to EUR 500 EU travel reimbursement, and Sonic Acts Biennial tickets. No application fee.

Duration: One-month writing residency in Amsterdam

Deadline: 14 Jun 2026

Funded one-month sound studies writing residency in Amsterdam from Sonic Acts at De Ateliers / Woonhuis. This is a residency for sound-art practitioners and scholars who write about sound (sound studies, criticism, theory) - it is a writing residency, not a sound-production residency. ELIGIBILITY: EU-based artists, researchers and scholars with at least one prior publication in sound studies or sound-art writing.

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Location: Toji Cultural Centre, Wonju, South Korea (eligibility restricted to writers nominated from a UNESCO City of Literature)

Award: Round-trip airfare, accommodation, meals and local transportation are all covered. NO artist fee or honorarium.

Duration: Eight weeks, 1 September - 31 October 2026

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Eight-week fully funded residency at the Toji Cultural Centre in Wonju, South Korea, hosted by Wonju UNESCO City of Literature. ELIGIBILITY: one writer per cycle, nominated from a UNESCO City of Literature network (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Manchester, Edinburgh, Krakow, Reykjavik, Lillehammer, Iowa City, etc. - see the full UNESCO Creative Cities Network list); 5+ years writing experience required. Open to fiction, nonfiction and poetry. PROCESS: selection by 21 July 2026; residency runs 1 September - 31 October 2026. Apply through your local UNESCO City of Literature coordinator before 31 May 2026. Confirm the exact application route on the Wonju City of Literature site before applying.

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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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Location: UK / international writers contracted with a British publisher

Award: 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 writers under 40 working on socially aware projects). No application fee.

Duration: Project-based, for travel/research/study toward completing a book in progress

Deadline: 01 Jul 2026

Biannual works-in-progress grants from the Society of Authors. The Authors' Foundation supports writers contracted with a British publisher across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and scripts. The K Blundell Trust adds a parallel stream specifically for writers under 40 working on socially aware or politically engaged projects. Both schemes share the same two-round-a-year schedule: 1 February and 1 July deadlines. ELIGIBILITY: 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 contemporary socially aware theme.

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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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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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Location: Montricher, Switzerland (treehouse-style writers' studios in the Jura foothills)

Award: Free residency 2 weeks to 3 months; all travel costs covered; CHF 400/week stipend (approximately USD 475). No application fee.

Duration: 2 weeks to 3 months in 2027

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

Writers' residency at the Fondation Jan Michalski in Montricher, Switzerland (Jura foothills), one of the most generously funded literary residencies in Europe. Open to writers of all nationalities, languages, genres and career stages: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translation, 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. Applications open 2 June 2026 and close 31 August 2026 for residencies in 2027. No application fee.

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Location: Wernetshausen, Switzerland (Zurich region)

Award: Free residency stay (apartments at the translation house). Six competitive CHF 4,000 translation grants per year, each tied to a one-month residency. Pro Helvetia residency programme separately funded. James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 has its own conditions. No application fee.

Duration: Stays of typically 2 weeks to 2 months; CHF 4,000 stipend grants tied to one-month residencies

Deadline: 15 Oct 2026

Translators' residency at Uebersetzerhaus Looren in Wernetshausen near Zurich. Looren offers a free residency for literary translators with a current contract, including six competitive CHF 4,000 stipend grants per year tied to one-month residencies. The Pro Helvetia residency programme (separately funded) has a 2026-10-15 deadline for 2027 stays. The James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 closes 2026-10-31. General free residencies are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. ELIGIBILITY: literary translators with substantial published work and a current translation contract; any language combination is welcome. Apply via the application page on looren.net. No application fee.

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Location: Netherlands (Dutch-language literary creators - writers, illustrators, translators)

Award: EUR 500 to EUR 2,500 per grant. No application fee.

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Development grants from the Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature) for starting and advanced Dutch literary creators - writers, illustrators and translators - to fund training, coaching, editorial support, or travel and research abroad linked to a literary project. EUR 500 to EUR 2,500 per grant. ELIGIBILITY: Dutch-language literary creators (Dutch or Flemish-speaking world); see funder's application page for full eligibility criteria. CYCLE: applications are reviewed on a ROLLING basis (the scheme has been open since February 2026 and there is no fixed deadline). No application fee.

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Location: Worldwide (literary translators with a contracted translation from or into Dutch)

Award: 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.

Duration: Project-based, scaled to the contracted translation

Deadline: 15 Aug 2026

Project subsidies from the Nederlands Letterenfonds for advanced literary translators with a current publishing contract for a translation 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 contracted translation project; primary income must be below EUR 52,500.

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Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands (five private apartments at the Vertalershuis)

Award: Private apartment for 2 weeks to 2 months, plus EUR 1,000/month grant (approximately EUR 115/month deducted to cover utilities). No application fee.

Duration: 2 weeks to 2 months

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Residency for literary translators of Dutch literature into any language, hosted by the Nederlands Letterenfonds at the Vertalershuis (Translators' House) in Amsterdam. Five private apartments, available for stays of 2 weeks to 2 months. Residents receive a EUR 1,000/month grant (approximately EUR 115/month deducted to cover utilities) on top of the accommodation. CYCLE: applications accepted on a ROLLING basis. ELIGIBILITY: literary translators on the Letterenfonds or Flanders Literature approved-translators list with a current publishing contract for a Dutch-to-foreign-language translation. Apply via the page linked below. No application fee.

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Location: Canada, UK, or US (project must be under contract with a publisher in one of these three countries)

Award: $40,000 to each of ten writers ($400,000 total).

Duration: Per project (mid-process stage of a multiyear book project)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Annual grant from the Whiting Foundation supporting writers completing 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 but before the final work is complete. Eligible categories include history, cultural or political reportage, biography, memoir, science, philosophy, criticism, graphic nonfiction, and personal essays. Excluded: self-help, historical fiction, textbooks, books for a scholarly audience, books for young readers, and self-published projects. Hard eligibility constraint: project must be under contract with a publisher in Canada, the UK, or the US by 31 May 2026, with a fully executed contract uploaded; no extensions are granted for contracts not signed by both parties by the application 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/narrative approach, signed contract, 2-4 page resume, list of prior funding for the book, and a required letter of support from the publisher (plus optional letters of recommendation). Free to apply. Grantees announced December 2026 / January 2027.

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Location: Remote

Award: Paid commissions

Duration: Per article (800 to 900 words)

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Commissioned long-form writing at the intersection of design, technology, art and culture. Editorial themes: designing with AI as cultural and infrastructural system; responsive and adaptive materials; politics of platforms and creative-infrastructure governance; post-digital hybrid making; designing for collapse and continuity; creative research as practice. In-depth pieces only, no press releases or promotional copy.

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Location: Espoo, Finland

Award: €2,700/month working grant (€32,400 for 12 months)

Duration: 12 months (1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027)

Deadline: Closed 06 May 2026

Twelve-month paid residency for one designer or writer whose practice bridges typography, writing and reading, with a focus on nonlinear, experimental, accessible or otherwise 'marginal' textual practices. Based at Aalto University in Espoo. Includes desk space, workshop facilities, library and archive access. Requires residence in Finland and regular on-campus engagement, 1-2 public talks and one 5-day workshop for students. MA-level degree or equivalent expertise required; no current student status. Travel and accommodation arranged independently.

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