Prompt: 
Folktale Beings & Creatures
Ode to Them open calls are designed to create meaningful opportunities for artists, writers and image-makers across disciplines. We review every submission with care and welcome experimental, emerging and established voices alike.
This week's visual prompt explores Folktale Beings & Creatures.
Interpret the creatures, beings and worlds of folktales through your own visual language.
Selected works will be published on odetothem.com and considered for inclusion in our first ever Ode in print book!
Previous Ode to Them open calls have received over 2,000 submissions from artists and creatives worldwide. The submission fee helps support the time, care and administration required to thoughtfully review every application.
Submission Fee: £3
Deadline: 04 August 2026