Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing
Deadline September 14 (must be received by this date), formerly August 31. Highly recommended free contest from Gulf Coast literary journal awards publication and prizes up to $3,000 for a critical art writing piece, maximum 1,500 words, by young and mid-career writers who "deal with the spirit of the age and [are] unafraid to ask difficult questions". Critical art writing genre includes thematic essays, exhibition reviews, scholarly essays, as well as other creative approaches and formats to writing on the visual arts. Previously unpublished work and work that has been published within the last year will be considered. Submit online.
Published: August 10, 2025