---
title: "Call for Submissions: The Tapestry, Migration Literary Award 2026"
description: International literary recognition for personal and ancestral migration stories. Selected works published in Gallery's collection with curatorial notes. Open worldwide. CAD $25 fee.
url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/b7aa71fc-129e-4f08-bdab-b8450819e715
type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-05-05"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Open call
organization: Gallery of Human Migration
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/gallery-of-human-migration
deadline: "2026-08-31"
entryFee: 25 CAD
location: Online
isOnline: true
compensationRange: No financial compensation. Recognition through publication in the Gallery's Stories Collection, curatorial note, long-term visibility in the Gallery's living collection, and a digital certificate.
disciplines:
  - creative writing
  - literary arts
---

# Call for Submissions: The Tapestry, Migration Literary Award 2026

**Hosted by:** Gallery of Human Migration

**Type:** Open call | **Location:** Online | **Deadline:** August 31, 2026 | **Entry fee:** CA$25

## About This Program

> "Migration — Staying, Crossing, Receiving; guided by themes of Beckoning, Beginning, Becoming, Belonging"

Non-competitive international literary recognition and publication initiative honouring personal and ancestral migration stories. Stories are grouped into three narrative positions: Staying (the community left behind), Crossing (carrying two worlds at once), and Receiving (how communities are reshaped by arrival). The Gallery's four guiding themes—Beckoning, Beginning, Becoming, Belonging—invite writers to inhabit their stories more fully. Selected stories are published in the Gallery's Stories Collection with a curatorial note, long-term visibility in the Gallery's living collection, and a digital certificate. No financial compensation. A CAD $25 non-refundable administrative fee is required to complete submission.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** creative writing, literary arts
- **Note:** Open to any writer who has reached the age of majority in their province, territory, or country. Professional and previously unpublished writers are equally welcome. Work must not have been previously published in a journal, magazine, anthology, or book at the time of submission. Work shared on personal blogs or social media is eligible. One submission per author.

### Additional Requirements

One short story written in English, strictly between 3,000 and 4,500 words. Up to three poems may be incorporated within the body of the story. Up to three visual artworks (photographs, drawings, or other visual work) may be submitted as a separate file. Work must not have been previously published in a journal, magazine, anthology, or book at the time of submission. One submission per author. CAD $25 non-refundable administrative fee required.

## Compensation & Benefits

No financial compensation. Recognition through publication in the Gallery's Stories Collection, curatorial note, long-term visibility in the Gallery's living collection, and a digital certificate.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 30, 2026
- **Deadline:** August 31, 2026

## Contact

**Email:** events@galleryofhumanmigration.org

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://galleryofhumanmigration.org/stories-of-migration/the-tapestry-share-your-story/