Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation 2026 Alaska Literary Awards
- Deadline
- 35 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $5,000
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Applicants notified
- Oct 30, 2026
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About
Submit work samples (up to 15 pages) of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, or mixed genre literary writing, along with a resume and description of how the award will advance your career.
Overview
The Alaska Literary Awards recognize and support writers of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and mixed genres. Established in 2014 through a gift from Peggy Shumaker and Joe Usibelli, the program is administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Quality of work is the primary consideration. Recipients have no restrictions on use of the award and no formal report is required beyond a brief description by December 31, 2027.
Key dates
- Application deadline: Monday, August 17, 2026, at 9:59 PM Alaska Time
- Award recipients notified by: October 30, 2026
- Award funds must be expended by: December 31, 2027
Eligibility
- Alaska legal resident
- 18 years or older
- Not a full-time student or enrolled in any art-related degree or certification program
- Applying as an individual artist, not a collaborative group or team
- Have not received a prior Alaska Literary Award
What to submit
- Brief description of how the award will advance your writing career
- Current resume or brief CV
- Genre indication for your work sample
- Work samples (all combined into one Word document or PDF)
Work sample requirements
- Work completed within the last two years
- Published or unpublished work accepted
- Include your name on the first page
- Poets: up to 15 pages of poetry
- Prose writers: up to 15 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction
- Playwrights/screenwriters: up to 15 pages of one script or multiple brief scripts
- Mixed genre writers: up to 15 pages of literary writing
Award
A select number of $5,000 awards will be awarded annually.
Review process
ASCA staff review applications for completeness. A panel comprised of writers in the disciplines being awarded reviews qualified applications. The panel's decision is final.
Contact
Alaska State Council on the Arts: asca.info@alaska.gov, 907-269-6610
- Award
- A select number of $5,000 awards will be awarded annually.
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Eligibility
- Alaska residents, 18 years or older, not full-time students or enrolled in art-related degree/certification programs, who have not previously received an Alaska Literary Award.
- Audience
- Alaska writers over the age of 18 who are not full-time students
- Contact
- asca.info@alaska.gov
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