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@commonwealthfoundation.com.
Please note that these are not Commonwealth Foundation projects (unless specifically stated). Enquiries about these opportunities should be made direct to the organiser.
Deadline: 15 June 2025
Writers Space Africa (WSA): Call for Submissions
Deadline: 15 June 2025
Med Screen Arts Screenwriting Competition
Deadline: 27 June 2025
The British Council Festival Connect Fund
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize For Women
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Pena Lit Mag: Call for Submissions
Deadline: 1 July 2025
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival- Short Fiction Story Competition
Deadline: 6 July 2025
The 2025 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize
Deadline: 31 July 2025
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2025
Deadline: 31 July 2025
The Penang Monthly: Short Story Prize 2025
Deadline: 5 August 2025
Photography 4 Humanity: Global Competition 2025
Deadline: 28 August 2025
V.S. Pritchett Prize 2026
Deadline: 25 September 2025
Creative New Zealand: Creative Impact Fund
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Black Artists Grant
Deadline: 31 December 2025
sx salon: Call for Submissions
Deadline: 31 January 2026