Loading…
All open calls here: 29
- 27 Oct 2026
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2027 — Call for Entries (Bill Douglas International Award)
Glasgow Short Film Festival
Glasgow, Scotland, UKCompetitionBill Douglas Award; BAFTA and BIFA qualifying
- 31 Oct 2026
Anthology Cover Art Competition 2026
Anthology Magazine
International (online submission)Competition€500 + magazine cover
- 31 Oct 2026
Bedford International Poetry Competition 2026 — The Bedford Competition, UK (First Prize £2,000)
The Bedford Competition
Bedford, England, UK (online entry worldwide; postal entries from the UK only)Competition£2,000 first prize; £400 second; £300 third
- 31 Oct 2026
Bedford International Short Story Competition 2026 — The Bedford Competition, UK (First Prize £2,000)
The Bedford Competition
Bedford, England, UK (online entry worldwide; postal entries from the UK only)Competition£2,000 first prize; £400 second; £300 third
- 31 Oct 2026
The Salopian Open 2026 — Open Exhibition at Gateway Gallery, Shrewsbury, Solo Show Prize
Gateway Gallery
The Gateway Centre, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UKCompetitionSolo exhibition for the overall winner
- 31 Oct 2026
SCAF Emerging Artist Award 2027: TENSION — £1,000 Prize and Exhibition at Dean Clough, Halifax, for Yorkshire Artists
Scott Creative Arts Foundation
Dean Clough Mill, Halifax, Yorkshire, UKCompetitionFree to apply£1,000 first prize; £175 to 9 finalists
- 8 Nov 2026
WINTERING — Exhibition & Competition for West Wales Artists, Isobel Kidd Gallery Pembroke (£1,100 Prizes)
Isobel Kidd Sculpture Studio & Gallery
Main Street, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKCompetition£1,100 prize fund (£500 top prize)
- 17 Nov 2026
9th John Ruskin Prize — Not for Present Delight
The John Ruskin Prize
London, United KingdomCompetitionFirst prize £3,000 from the Guild of St George
- 19 Nov 2026
Cryptic Nights 2027/28 Open Call — £800 Fee (up to £2,000 Groups) for Scotland-Based Emerging Sound/Music + Visual Artists
Cryptic
Glasgow, Scotland, UKCompetition£800 solo / up to £2,000 group
- 22 Nov 2026
The Future Remembers — Sadler's Wells Digital Stage Dance Film Commissions (£6,000)
Sadler's Wells
London, UK (filming anywhere)CompetitionFree to apply£6,000 commission + Sadler's Wells production support
- 25 Nov 2026
AUTOPORTRAIT 2026 Portrait Prize — PLAY, with FORMAT27
Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Derby, United KingdomCompetitionFree to apply1st €1,000; 2nd €500; 3rd €300
- 25 Nov 2026
- 30 Nov 2026
Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story Prize 2026 — The Observer × Faber
The Observer
London, UKCompetitionFree to apply£1,000 + publication in The Observer
- 30 Nov 2026
Anthology Photography Competition 2026 — «The World As You See It»
Anthology Magazine
International (online submission)Competition€500 + editorial coverage
- 1 Dec 2026
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027 — £35,000 First Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
National Portrait Gallery
London, UKCompetitionFree to apply£35,000 first prize; £9,000 Young Artist Award
- 13 Dec 2026
Spike Island Open Call 2028 — South West-Based Artist Commission, £4,000 Fee + £8,500 Production (Bristol)
Spike Island
Bristol, UKCompetition£4,000 fee + £8,500 production
- 15 Dec 2026
London Classic Piano Competition
Classic Piano International Competition Network
London, United KingdomCompetition€20,000 / €10,000 / €5,000
- 5 Jan 2027
RBSA Photography Prize 2027, Birmingham — £1,000 First Prize
RBSA Gallery
Birmingham, UKCompetition£1,000 / £500 / £250
- 5 Jan 2027
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 — Single Image and Youth
World Photography Organisation
International (London exhibition and touring shows)CompetitionFree to applySingle Image: $5,000 + Sony equipment; Series: $25,000
- 7 Jan 2027
Farfield Mill International Textile Competition 'Lasting Threads' 2027 — £750 First Prize and Exhibition, Cumbria
Farfield Mill
Sedbergh, Cumbria, UKCompetition£750 / £500 / £250 People's Choice
- 8 Jan 2027
The Biscuit Factory Art Prize 2027 — Open Call Exhibition, Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 February–25 April 2027
The Biscuit Factory
Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomCompetition
- 10 Jan 2027
Dance Digital 2027 — Sadler's Wells Dance Film Festival: Call for Films
Sadler's Wells
London, UKCompetitionSeven festival awards; Digital Stage online release
- 12 Jan 2027
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 — Series (Professional)
World Photography Organisation
London, United Kingdom (exhibition) / online submissionCompetitionFree to apply$25,000 + solo exhibition + Sony equipment
- 17 Jan 2027
Flatpack Festival 2027 — Short Film Submissions (Cash Prizes £300–£1,000)
Flatpack Festival
Birmingham, UKCompetitionFour cash prizes, £300 to £1,000
- 31 Jan 2027
Magma Poetry Competition 2026/27 — £1,000 First Prizes in the Judge's Prize (judge Fiona Benson) and Editors' Prize
Magma Poetry
London, UK (online)Competition£1,000 / £500 / £250 in each category
- 3 Feb 2027
Earth Photo 2027 — Free International Call for Photographers and Filmmakers on the Planet (£1,000 Award, RGS Exhibition)
PhotoworksLondon, UK + touring
CompetitionFree to apply£1,000 Earth Photo Award + category awards
- 14 Feb 2027
Fine Art Photography Awards 2027
Fine Art Photography Awards
United KingdomCompetition$3,000 professional grand prize; $2,000 amateur grand prize
- 19 Feb 2027
Sheffield DocFest 2027 (34th Edition) — Film Entries for Completed Documentaries of All Lengths (Late Deadline 19 February 2027, Early Fee until 20 November 2026)
Sheffield DocFest
Sheffield, United KingdomCompetitionFestival selection and juried awards
- 28 Feb 2027
Eileen Lewenstein Prize for Critical Writing 2027 — £4,000 + Ceramic Review Publication + Paid BCB Commission
Ceramic Art London
London, UKCompetitionFree to apply£4,000 first prize