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The $5,000 Moonshot Art for Humanity Award is designed for young creators who use art to bridge divides and inspire positive social change.

The $5,000 Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship supports scholars, journalists, and writers conducting original research in the history of the life sciences.

The R25,000 Call for DSAC Publishing Hub Manuscripts 2026/27 is an initiative designed to support authors, strengthen the publishing industry, and promote the creation of literature that preserves heritage, tells diverse stories, and encourages works in previously marginalised official languages.

The $10,000 Social Fiction Design Competition invites writers, filmmakers, artists, animators, and creative thinkers worldwide to imagine the life of a young person in the year 2050 through powerful Social Fiction storytelling.

The AUD$20,000 Cooper Prize is an international theatre and playwriting competition designed to encourage playwrights to explore challenging philosophical and human themes through original dramatic works.

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The $1,000 Older Writers Grant supports emerging speculative fiction authors who begin their professional writing careers later in life.

If you have a strong research background and a passion for writing, the £1,000 Conversation Prize for Writers 2026 could help launch your next stage as a published writer, commentator or nonfiction author.

Twenty-two opportunities are available for individuals in the creative industry. Deadlines are between April and January 2027

The PEN America Literary Grant Program offers funding of up to $15,000 to writers working on impactful literary nonfiction projects.