June Opportunities
Vol. 3; Issue 5
It’s June at The Whole Utopianotes Catalog! Dive into the pond of grants, fellowships, fully-funded writer & artist residencies, submissions calls, open reading periods, jobs, ancient turtles, bull frogs, salamanders & more. There is something here for you. There is more than enough for everyone.
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«(NEW)» BOOOOOOOM 2026 Art & Photo Book Award
Selecting 6 projects to turn into books—each by a different artist, illustrator, or photographer—at zero cost to the individual. On top of that, we will also be choosing 2 additional projects to be turned into smaller perfect bound zines. Print runs will be 100 copies for each selected book and 25 copies for each selected zine.
Deadline: June 5, 2026
«(NEW)» Lower East Side Ecology Center Garden Art Exhibition
LESEC offers a $1,750 stipend for artists to create work in a community garden as a living gallery.
Deadline: June 5, 2026
Alan Andres Picture Book Writer Fellowship
Provides an emerging writer of a picture book for children with financial support and editorial assistance needed to complete one work for children ages 0 to 10. (Writing)
Deadline: June 5, 2026
«(NEW)» BOAPS Summer 2026
BOAPS offers $10,000 CAD grants to visual artists worldwide, providing exhibitions, publication, promotion, and sales opportunities.
Deadline: June 9, 2026
«(NEW)» MoMA Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg Fellowship
The Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg Fellowship in the Archives, Library, and Research Collections (ALRC) Department at The Museum of Modern Art will provide a unique opportunity to learn about modern and contemporary art, important training in the fields of archives, library, and information science; research; and Museum administration. Stipend: $54,000.
Deadline: June 10, 2026
New City Critics Fellowship 2026-2027
New City Critics aims to expand who writes about cities and shapes our public imagination. A partnership between Urban Design Forum and The Architectural League of New York, the fellowship supports the development of critics from underrepresented backgrounds through guest lectures and workshops, research guidance, networking, and the production of new writing. Fellows will be awarded a stipend of $7,500 for participation in the 9-month fellowship.
Deadline: June 11, 2026
Muses & Melanin Fellowship for BIPOC Creative Writers
A fully funded 7-month hybrid cohort-based professional development program for creative writers of color who aspire to become professional authors. (Writing)
Deadline: June 12, 2026
«(NEW)» Kate Medina Fellowship in Literary Narrative Nonfiction
The New York Public Library offers the Kate Medina Fellowship in Literary Narrative Nonfiction, providing a $30,000 stipend to support a writer working on a literary narrative nonfiction project. (Literary Arts, Writing)
Deadline: June 15, 2026
«(NEW)» Field of Future Fellowship - Bard Graduate Center
For the Spring 2027 fellowship, the Fields of the Future fellow will research aspects of Sylvester Manor’s extensive and diverse collection of decorative art objects—ceramics, silver, textiles, and more—that reflect the Manor’s complex place in the wider Atlantic world. The stipend rate is $3,500 per month
Deadline: June 15, 2026
«(NEW)» NEXT! Mentorship Program 2026/28
Pioneers Go East Collective offers a two-year mentorship for emerging interdisciplinary artists in dance/movement/performance/video, with a $3,000 stipend.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
«(NEW)» 2027 PEN America Grants
PEN Grant for Translation of Italian Literature
$5,000 grant for translation of fiction or nonfiction from Italian to English.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
PEN America PEN/Bare Life Review Grants
Two $5,000 grants for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction works-in-progress by immigrant and refugee writers.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
PEN America PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants
Ten grants of $4,000 for literary translation projects.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
PEN America PEN/Jean Stein Grants for Literary Oral History
Two $15,000 grants for nonfiction oral history literary projects.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
«(NEW)» ACF Artists Creative Fund 2026 - $10K Prize
This initiative provides funding, visibility, and professional development to artists and creatives living in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Through this fund, 20 project-specific awards of $10,000 each will be invested in a diverse group of artists.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
James Laughlin Award
The winning poet receives a prize of $5,000, an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and distribution.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The prize includes a ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York, and distribution.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
«(NEW)» The Meridian Award
The Meridian Award is an independent international award granting a $1,000 unrestricted cash prize to one contemporary artist working in any medium.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
PEN America U.S. Writers Aid Initiative
The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award
$25,000 The award is given to current or former academic faculty members of any US college who have inspired their former students to “create an organization which has demonstrably conferred a benefit on the community at large.”
Deadline: June 16, 2026
Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award
An $8,000 cash grant to a New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+, including those who live within the five boroughs of New York City. (Writing)
Deadline: June 16, 2026
«(NEW)» Walker Youngbird Foundation Emerging Native Arts Grant
The Walker Youngbird Foundation offers $15,000, mentorship, and a showcase for early-career Native artists.
Deadline: June 18, 2026
Spring 2026 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer.
Deadline: June 18, 2026
«(NEW)» Art Fluent Evolution Grant
Art Fluent offers a $1,000 unrestricted grant for an individual fine artist.
Deadline: June 19, 2026
«(NEW)» Griffin Trust Poetry Prize & Canadian First Book Prize
The Griffin Trust Poetry Prize gives $130,000 CAD for a poetry collection in English. International call. Finalists each receive $10,000 CAD. The Canadian First Book Prize offers $10,000 CAD for a debut poetry collection by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, plus a 6-week Civitella Ranieri fellowship.
Deadline: June 19, 2026
«(NEW)» AFAC Music Grant
AFAC’s Music grant supports music production, performances, collaborations, album recordings, music-related podcasts, and festivals. The Music grant program provides annual grants of up to USD 25,000 for individuals and teams, and up to USD 35,000 for collectives and institutions.
Deadline: June 19, 2026
Cooper Prize
The prize is open internationally, to published or unpublished playwrights. The winning playwright will receive a $20,000 AUD prize and their work will be considered for a full commission for production. All finalists receive a professionally directed public reading of their submitted scene with professional actors.
Deadline: June 19, 2026
«(NEW)» The Vanguard Award/Accelerator for Innovative Arts Leaders
A $100,000 awards for up to 10 leaders exploring ways to strengthen arts institutions, and a year-long accelerator (in partnership with MIT).
Deadline: June 22, 2026