CUNY/LaborArts “Making Work Visible” Contest Now Open
Chris Garlock | Published on 11/3/2025
The annual Making Work Visible contest invites CUNY undergraduates to submit creative writing or art
exploring the world of work. Sponsored by the CUNY/LaborArts partnership, the contest includes fiction, non-fiction, and art categories, with prizes of $1,000, $500, and $200 in each. Entries may address any aspect of work and workers — paid or unpaid — including unions, immigration, family, and community life.
Deadline: November 14, 2025. Apply at: LaborArts.org/contest. Questions: Patrick Kavanagh, mwv@brooklyn.cuny.edu
photo: Working Overtime; Malcolm & Mary Ann Owen, circa early 1990s.