UNLEASH VISUAL ART PRIZE
The Unleash Visual Art Award offers artists support in the amount of $500 along with an interview feature in Unleash Lit and Unleash Creatives (www.unleashcreatives.com)
This contest is designed to support artists using a variety of media, including photography, drawing, painting, or mixed media.
Christopher J. Shanahan, Artistic Director of Unleash will select the winner and highlight the art in an upcoming Unleash Lit publication.
Guidelines:
Entries will be judged anonymously. Please keep your name off all attachments.
Multimedia Art Contest Rubric:
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Creativity and Originality
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Technical Skill
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Concept and Theme
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Overall Impact
Christopher will provide feedback on the top 5 selections. The shortlist will be announced on December 31, 2025.
Submit here.
UNLEASH LIT
We are dedicated to publishing courageous writing that displays literary merit and philosophical or spiritual curiosity (no dogma, please). We are looking for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and experimental submissions. UNLEASH LIT just reopened to Submissions! Enter here.
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We are partnering to publish
ASAP'S NEW ANTHOLOGY
See their call for Poetry, Prose, and Visual Art below
Share your polished short stories, creative nonfiction, humor, poetry, photography, or visual art for publication in a book of creative works by military-connected artists.
Who is eligible to submit?
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Veterans
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Service Members
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Military Spouses
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Military Family Members
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Military Caregivers
The deadline to submit is March 1, 2024.
A cash prize of $500 will be awarded to the Editors’ Choice Grand Prize winner. The finalists in each genre of poetry, prose, and visual art will receive $250.
Theme: Partnerships, The Untold Stories (closed for subs)
Partners are an integral aspect of military life, at home and afar, during deployment and after homecoming. Partnerships drive military action and extend beyond being a battle buddy, wingman, or crew member. Some are planned while others arise in unexpected ways. Spouses, family, old or new friends, community, faith leaders, and medical specialists all support the military community.
Despite their importance, the stories of these partnerships often go untold. This anthology aims to correct that: use this space to highlight the nuances, surprises, joy, sorrow, heroism, tears, healing power, or ache of your own partnerships. Submit a piece of art that embodies the partnerships from your journey, and we'll help you tell that story.