Creative Opportunities Await
Discover extraordinary competitions, residencies, and grants designed to elevate your creative journey and showcase your unique talents to the world.
Creative Opportunities
Here we bring together new opportunities, competitions or residencies which might be of interest to artists across the Commonwealth.
Are you an arts organisation with an opportunity that you would like to share with our community? If so, please email creatives@mtaaniuniversityonline.com.
Please note that these are not Mtaani University Online projects (unless specifically stated). Enquiries about these opportunities should be made direct to the organiser.
Current Opportunities
Explore the latest competitions, residencies, and grants available for creative professionals worldwide
Deadline: 27 June 2025
The British Council Festival Connect Fund
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Deadline: 30 June 2025
Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize For Women
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Deadline: 30 June 2025
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
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Deadline: 30 June 2025
Pena Lit Mag: Call for Submissions
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Deadline: 1 July 2025
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival- Short Fiction Story Competition
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Deadline: 6 July 2025
The 2025 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize
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Deadline: 31 July 2025
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2025
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Deadline: 31 July 2025
The Penang Monthly: Short Story Prize 2025
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Deadline: 5 August 2025
Photography 4 Humanity: Global Competition 2025
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Deadline: 28 August 2025
V.S. Pritchett Prize 2026
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Deadline: 25 September 2025
Creative New Zealand: Creative Impact Fund
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Deadline: 31 December 2025
Black Artists Grant
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Deadline: 31 December 2025
sx salon: Call for Submissions
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Deadline: 31 January 2026
Brittle Paper: Writing Courses
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