Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 9 to 15 November 2026 include touring grants and major writing prizes.
Photo: Christin Hume / Unsplash.

This week, emerging Western Australian musicians can apply to the Limelight Support Fund, and creatives thinking about touring work to regional Queensland could get lucky with a $100,000 leg-up. There are also several opportunities for writers, including the Aurealis Awards, Calibre Essay Prize and Neilma Sidney Short Story Award.

The Creative Sparks Grant supports the development of new work for Brisbane audiences, offering up to $15,000. It’s also open to creative workers and not-for-profit community arts, cultural and historical organisations, and applications close 9 November.

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