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The XENO Prize has two separate deadlines- please make sure you are applying to the correct category. March 1, 2025: open for submissions—the 2025 XENO PRIZE for Artists’ Books. The recipient will receive $5,000 to publish an artist’s book on the topic of book banning and burning in an edition of at least 100 copies. US based artists over the age of 18, across all disciplines, are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is July 4, 2025. Opened January 1, 2025: the 2025 XENO PRIZE for Performance Art recipient will be selected from proposals submitted for the 2025–26 Franklin Furnace FUND for Performance Art. The winner will receive $5000 in support of new work by an early-career LGBTQ+-identifying performance artist working in one of the 26 United States where, according to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, laws and policies restrict gender-affirming care.