#3: October 2023
New statewide grant, calls for submissions, & more!
Howdy, neighbors!
Kay from Camberville Lit here — I hope you’re having a wonderful spooky season! What’s your favorite piece of horror to read? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.
In today’s issue, we have a new statewide grant, exciting calls for submissions, and lots and lots of free events!
Grants & Opportunities
[Boston] Youth Poet Laureate
The City of Boston is looking for its next Youth Poet Laureate. The Youth Poet Laureate will act as an advocate for poetry, language and the arts, and create a unique artistic legacy through public readings and civic events. Apply by November 30 at 11:59pm.
[Massachusetts] Grants for Creative Individuals
Mass Cultural Council is finalizing a new program to equitably support creative expression with $5,000 grants to individuals throughout the Commonwealth. Apply by December 11 at 11:59pm.
Residencies
[Massachusetts] The Studios at Mass MoCA
Apply for a residency at the Studios at MASS MoCA and get space and time for your work, plus a whole lot more. This is a FREE application, and there are lots of financial aid and fellowship opportunities. Applications for June-December 2024 residencies due by November 8.
[Boston] Studio 170 Residency
The Goethe-Institut Boston invites New England creatives from all fields of artistic practice to submit proposals for a Studio 170 Residency in 2024. Successful applicants will realize their proposed projects in our newly-renovated space in Back Bay. Apply by November 17.
Calls for Submissions
New England Review gives readers a vital snapshot of the literary moment, four times a year, in its richness, complexity, and diversity. Submit by November 1.
Stellar short fiction by women-identified writers since 2010. Submit by November 15.
Quarterly online magazine of international speculative fiction ⬣ We publish the weird, wondrous, and whimsical! Submit by November 30.
Persimmon Tree, an online magazine, is a showcase for the creativity and talent of women over sixty. Too often older women’s artistic work is ignored or disregarded, and only those few who are already established receive the attention they deserve. Submit in November.
Local Events
[Boston] The Creative Gig Economy
Monday, November 6, 10am-12:30pm, Pao Arts Center
Join Mass Cultural Council for a discussion of what the gig economy means for individual artists and for the Commonwealth’s economy writ large. The panel will include policy experts, advocates, and individual artists; registration strongly recommended.
[Boston] Mass Poetry Community Open House & U35 Reading
Monday, November 6, 6-8pm, Center for Creative Writing
Please join us for a night of fun and community engagement where you'll be able to learn more about how to get involved at Mass Poetry as well as view our beautiful space at the Center for Creative Writing!
[Boston] Boston Art Book Fair 2023
Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12, Cyclorama of Boston Center for the Arts
Boston Center for the Arts and Bodega team up to present the fifth Boston Art Book Fair, a free, all-ages weekend celebrating art, text, print and the myriad ways artists find expression through — and push the definition of! — these forms. This much anticipated annual event invites active engagement, engages all the senses, and has the goal of connecting art with community as broadly as possible.
[Virtual/Cambridge] Free Workshops: How to Start Your Art Career
Various Mondays, 5:30pm, Zoom
Are you starting your career as an artist in Cambridge? Cambridge Arts and Community Development Department are offering free workshops to support emerging artists through their professional development. The topics will include financial literacy, artistic identity, grant writing, marketing, advocacy, and wellness. Workshops run from October 2023 to February 2024.
[Virtual] Planning with Your Whole Self in Your Art Practice w/ John Vo
Wednesdays, November 29, December 6 & 13, 6:00 - 8:00pm, on Zoom
In this intimate, highly interactive series, artist John Vo introduces structures for achieving one’s creative goals without compromising the many additional roles and identities each artist holds. Participants will come away with the components of a personal and creative plan unique to their creative identity. Free and open to Massachusetts artists of all identities and disciplines, and centering multicultural experiences.
Are you hosting an event, launching a book, looking for a writer’s group, or running a workshop sometime soon? Let me know via this handy form and I’ll include it in next month’s issue!
Thanks so much for joining us today. We’ll see you in November with more literary news and opportunities!