EAF is collaborating with Art Monthly magazine to support a writer to attend the festival and write in response to the EAF26 Programme. Through the Award, we aim to uplift writers who are from backgrounds currently underrepresented in cultural journalism.
The selection panel is Charlie Prodger, Kim McAleese (EAF) and Chris McCormack (Art Monthly).
The selected writer will:
→ Receive a fee of £250
→ Be supported to attend the EAF26 Press Tour (13—14 August)
→ Be commissioned to write one piece responding to any part of the Programme which interests them.
→ Have their work published, in print and online, at Art Monthly
→ Receive editorial support from Art Monthly editor, Chris McCormack
The chosen writer will also receive additional financial support towards any accommodations that would make the festival more accessible to them. The chosen writer is free to attend as much or as little of the press tour as they choose.
Who the Award is for
The EAF x Art Monthly Writer’s Award is for a UK-based writer working outside of London, from backgrounds currently underrepresented in cultural journalism. This could include:
→ d/Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent writers
→ Writers of marginalised genders, including women, trans, and non-binary writers
→ LGBTQ+ writers
→ Writers who are working class or come from socio-economically marginalised backgrounds
→ Writers from the Global Majority
→ Writers from rural areas
Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss this criteria further.
About the Panel
Charlie Prodger (b. 1974, United Kingdom) is a Glasgow-based artist working with moving image, drawing, writing, sculpture and installation. They were the winner of the 2018 Turner Prize and represented Scotland at the 2019 Venice Biennale. They received the 2017 Paul Hamlyn Award and 2014 Margaret Tait Award, and were a 2023–24 Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, USA.
How to apply
Closing date: Sunday 14th June, 12noon
Notification of selection: End of June, 2026
Writer press travel: 13–14 August
Please download and complete this form and send to [email protected] alongside your CV and two examples of writing about / in response to visual art – these can be published or unpublished and can be sent as digital links or attached to the email as a single pdf.
Alternatively, you can submit your application in any format that you feel most comfortable expressing your ideas, this could be video/audio recording by including the links in this form.
Please submit video and audio applications as a single clip or a single recording, please keep CV description to three minutes or less (your complete application should be 6 minutes or less).
Please get in touch with [email protected] if you have any questions about the application process.
Image: Sean Burns and Cole Collins event, EAF, 2023. Photo: Charlotte Cullen.