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Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) - Fall 2025 is designed for visual artists at any stage of their career to focus on their practice in a supportive learning environment.
This self-directed writing residency supports new writers of young adult and children’s books at varying levels of accomplishment—from not-yet-published writers to those with one published book—to improve their writing skills and expand their practice, taking it to the next level.
Comics and Graphic Novels is a self-directed residency that considers how creatives use this unique media as a place for personal narrative, memoir, and exploration. The residency provides writers with the time and space to delve deep into their creative project away from the constraints of everyday life, take advantage of an artistic community of peers, and consult with experienced faculty.
Online September 02 - 06, 2025 In Person September 08 - October 03, 2025
Application Deadline May 07, 2025
The five-week hybrid residency will engage 12 visual artists whose artistic practice includes land-based themes, environmental sustainability, Indigenous narratives of the land, and/or use of natural materials.
Dates: October 24-25, 2025
Times: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET
Gain new skills, refine your craft, rekindle your creative spirit, and connect with a vibrant community of writers while celebrating the power of human stories.
Unleash Press
Deadline to submit: July 15, 2025
The Unleash WIP Award offers writers support in the amount of $500 to supplement costs to support the completion of a book-length work of fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Writers will receive editorial feedback, coaching meetings, and an excerpt/interview feature in Unleash Lit.
Guidelines
Submit up to the first 25 pages of your WIP (.DOC, .DOCX) and answers to the following questions in the same document:
The Boynes Photography Prize is now accepting submissions for Cycle 1: Urban Life! Open to photographers of all levels, this quarterly competition provides a platform to showcase your work and win amazing prizes.
Theme: Urban Life
Capture the energy, rhythm, and contrasts of cityscapes, street life, and architecture. Show us the essence of urban environments through your lens.
Key Dates:
Deadline: March 30, 2025
Winner Announced: April 15, 2025
Prizes for Winner:
$500 USD Cash Prize
Portfolio Review with Award Winning Photographer Gabrielle Wyke
