• Residency: Borders Traditions Residency

    Hugo Burge Foundation

    Residency Dates: Wed Sept 23rd to Wed Oct 21st 2026 This is a residency for an artist or creator of any medium who has an interest in looking to history, legend, and local culture as a source of creative inspiration and who would help us capture a tradition, place, or story that is significant to...

  • Competition Deadline: The MTP Short Story Competition

    From the competition website: In our quest to offer authors a stage for their work, we are excited to be hosting our 2026 Short Story Competition. First Prize:      £1000 (GBP) Second Prize: £500 (GBP) Third Prize:     £250 (GBP) 5 Runners-up Prizes of £50 (GBP) Prizewinning stories will be published in the MTP 2026 Anthology (print book...

  • Residency: Magnetic 5

    Cove Park

    We are thrilled to continue our involvement in the Magnetic Residencies programme, in partnership with Villa Arson, Nice. The Magnetic 5 call for applications is open until Tuesday 2 June 2026. Cove Park welcomes applications from artists based in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Scotland-based artists are welcome to apply to Villa Arson. The Magnetic Residencies programme offers...

  • Conference: 8th Annual ENSFR Conference at the University of Artois

    University of Artois Arras, France

      We are excited to announce a Save The Date for the 8th Annual ENSFR Conference. The conference will be held at the University of Artois (Northern France) on the 10-12th of June 2026. The title of the conference is: “In Different Shapes: the short story and its modes of circulation in magazines and newspapers.”...