Fresh Take 2024 Writing Contest on the Southeast Asian art scene

A&M’s ‘Fresh Take’ writing contest is calling for applications from early-career writers to write critically and/or creatively in response to the Southeast Asian art scene.

A&M welcome traditional art writing such as previews, reviews, analytical and observational essays, as well as text formats that are more unconventional for the genre, such as short stories, poems and conversations.

Applicants submit a written response to an exhibition, event, activity or trend relating to Southeast Asian art up to a maximum of 1,000 words. The competition welcomes entries that are (significantly) shorter, so long as a distinct point of view is put across.

As far as possible, contestants are to observe the writing style of articles published on artandmarket.net.

Eligibility

The entries must not have been published before.
There are no age or geographical restrictions.

Prizes

The winning entries, determined at the sole discretion of the A&M editorial team, will be published, and the winners will have the opportunity to continue contributing to A&M, with mentorship from the editor. In addition, A&M offers the following prizes:

1st Prize: 150 SGD
2nd Prize: 100 SGD
3rd Prize: 50 SGD

There will also be two special book prizes, where each winner will receive a copy of CHECK-IN 2024, A&M’s annual publication.

Fresh Take 2024 application guidelines

Deadline: 8 August 2024