✍️ 180+ Grants, Contests & Residencies for Writers | May 27, 2026

A $5,000 women's storytelling grant, $2,500 creative project grant, and a $2,000 four-month memoir fellowship for writers across genres and regions.

✍️ New Opportunities

• A women’s storytelling grant is offering publication and a payment of $5,000 to the chosen storyteller.

• A regional arts alliance is awarding $2,500 to individual artists and organizations for public-facing creative projects that reshape conversations about art, with literary arts explicitly eligible.

• An Indigenous storytelling organization is recruiting First Nations Elders and community leaders for a ~four-month collaborative memoir fellowship, providing a $2,000 stipend (plus superannuation) paid in four monthly installments.

Apply to these 180+ premium grants, contests, and residencies listings below ↓