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Grants are the free money everyone wants. Here you’ll find grants that cover a simple conference fee or a six-month retreat to write and get away from it all. Some pay for specifically designed projects and others exercise your ability to match writing with a social cause. No two are alike, so keep coming back to see what might suit your fancy.

These grants are legitimate. But like any market or contest, read the guidelines to make sure you fit the mold. While some of them are for big dreamers who face stiff competition, others provide new talent with opportunity. Find out why FundsforWriters is the specialist on grants available to freelance writers.

PLEASE NOTE : FundsforWriters is headquartered in the United States. We are familiar with grants in the US, Canada, the UK and sometimes Australia. However, we are NOT familiar with grant availability in Africa, the Far East, the Middle East, or the Caribbean. We are not an international grant provider. We do not directly give grants. If asked, we will not find you a list of grants without compensation for the service. 

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AWESOME GRANTS https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/about_us The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. These micro-grants, $1000 or the local equivalent, come out of pockets of the chapter’s “trustees” and are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on awesome projects.

RHODE ISLAND STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS https://arts.ri.gov/grants/general-operating-support-artists Deadline July 1, 2024. General Operating Support for Artists provides grants for artists to work toward larger, self-identified goals in their art practice. This funding is unrestricted, meaning artists can use the funds to support their goals however they need. Award Amount: $6,000 per year, for three years. Must line in Rhode Island.

THE IRELAND FUNDS MONACO https://irelandfunds.org/chapters/worldwide/monaco/bursaries/ Deadline  October 2, 2024 . The Ireland Funds Monaco Bursaries were established to enable literary and academic writers born or living on the island of Ireland to pursue a current project during a one-month residency at The Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco. The Bursaries are aimed at writers in each category who have already published some work of note and are currently engaged in a work-in-progress which would benefit in some regard from holding the award.

THE IRELAND ARTS COUNCIL MARKIEVICZ AWARD https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Markievicz-Award/ Deadline  June 6, 2024 . The Markievicz Award is a bursary scheme for artists. Up to 10 artists from all backgrounds, artform and arts practice areas will receive an award of €25,000. The award is designed to buy time and space for artists, working alone or in collaboration, to develop new work that reflects on the role of women in Ireland in the 20th century and beyond.

SUPPORT FOR AUSTRALIAN PUBLISHERS https://www.copyright.com.au/support-for-australian-publishers/ The Cultural Fund offers support for a small number of publishers’ commissions for work by First Nations and diverse writers. The publisher agrees to match the Cultural Fund’s contribution and all money must be paid to the authors. This does not replace royalties or an advance on royalties. Publishers must be Australian-based and books must be distributed nationally. Standard royalties must be paid to authors. Authors who self-publish their work are not eligible to apply.

SC INDIE GRANTS FOR SHORT FILMS https://www.indiegrants.org/indie-grants Deadline August 5, 2024. As part of Indie Grants prep, the South Carolina Film Commission will be holding a one-day INDIE FILM DEVELOPMENT workshop on Saturday, June 1, at Trident Technical College in North Charleston. Ideal for feature-films, webisodics, proof-of-concepts, docs and shorts, it will serve as a comprehensive primer on the mechanics of developing, creating, and selling content, especially in the independent film space.

ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY IN THE ARTS (AGE) GRANTS https://ageinthearts.org/age-grants/2024-2/ Deadline May 15, 2024 . Three awards of $10,000 each and six finalist awards of $1,000 each will be awarded to support emerging playwrights who identify as BIPOC, are 40+ years of age, and identify as a person of marginalized gender or gender-diverse. Must live and work in the United States or Puerto Rico and are able to submit a W9 if chosen as a Finalist or Recipient.

LEEWAY FOUNDATION https://www.leeway.org/grants/leeway_transformation_award/ Deadline May 15, 2024. Provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. Must have lived for the past two or more years in Greater Philadelphia: Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County.

THE OLDER WRITERS GRANT https://speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/slf-older-writers-grant/ Deadline May 31, 2024 . This $1,000 grant, as with all SLF grants, is intended to help writers working with speculative literature, and this one is for writers fifty years of age and older. Include a short (500-1000 words) autobiographical statement describing your work thus far, including date of birth, and a bibliography of previously published work, if applicable. Applicants need not have prior publishing credits to apply. A writing sample: Up to 10 pages of poetry, 10 pages of drama, or 5,000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction.

THE SALTY QUILL SCHOLARSHIP FOR WRITERS RETREAT http://www.thesaltyquill.com/salty-quill-scholarships-1.html Fall scholarship applications will be available upon request after April 15th. The scholarship award is based primarily on your writing sample, with special attention given to writers with financial need. We hope to attract writers who would benefit from the kind of uninterrupted time and space achievable at McGee Island, alongside a supportive community of fellow writers, and those who otherwise could not afford to attend. Location McGee Island, Maine.

VIRGINIA CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS https://www.vcca.com/apply/financial-information/financial-assistance/ Writers, visual artists, and composers who request financial assistance on their residency applications can receive full or partial funding from a variety of sources. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), one of the leading artists communities in the world with locations in Amherst, Virginia, and Auvillar, France, hosts more than 400 visual artists, writers, and composers each year.

ANNUAL POET COTTAGE WRITER’S RESIDENCY https://poetcottage.com/the-residency/ Apply  July 1-15, 2024 . To provide a refuge for writers who might not otherwise be able to afford to rent the cottage for a writing retreat of their own, Hollowdeck Press LLC sponsors the Annual Poet Cottage Writer’s Residency, offering a 10-day stay at Poet Cottage November 1-10th free of charge, an award worth over $2000. The Residency is open to writers of Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, and Poetry. Winners are responsible for their own airfare, transportation, jeep rental, and food. Location Coral Bay, St John, USVI.

PORCHES WRITING RETREAT – Michael Kenneth Smith Fellowship https://www.porcheswritingretreat.com/ Deadline is in  November . Location Virginia on the James River. Open to women 35 and older who have not yet published a novel.

PORCHES WRITING RETREAT – Michael Kenneth Smith Fellowship https://www.porcheswritingretreat.com/ Deadline  June 15, 2024 . Location Virginia on the James River. A 10-night residency is available to a writer seriously committed to the short story. He or she should not yet have published a collection of short stories.

PORCHES WRITING RETREAT – Jane Barnes Creative Non-Fiction Fellowship https://www.porcheswritingretreat.com/ Deadline  June 1, 2024 . Location Virginia on the James River. One week residency at Porches is available to a writer for essay, memoir, or creative non-fiction.

PORCHES WRITING RETREAT – Open Doors Poetry Fellowship https://www.porcheswritingretreat.com/ Deadline  June 1, 2024 . Location Virginia on the James River. First time, new visitors with one published collection.

TENNESSEE ROLLING GRANTS https://tnartscommission.org/news/rolling-grants-remain-available-for-arts-activities/ Tennessee Arts Commission fiscal Year 2024 Rolling Grants remain available to cover a range of arts activities and arts services throughout the state between now and June 2024. Applicants are encouraged to apply for projects that range from a focus on serving an underrepresented population to professional development, arts learning, or engaging audiences in performances and hands-on artmaking.

ODYSSEY WORKSHOP SCHOLARSHIPS https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/2019-odyssey-writing-workshop-scholarship-opportunities/ Financial aid and scholarships are made available by supporters, alumni, various organizations, and Odyssey itself. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, merit, or the specific criteria listed below. They range in size from several hundred dollars to over $4000.

CALIFORNIA ARTS SEEKING GRANT PANELISTS https://arts.ca.gov/grants/panels/ The California Arts Council has opened its call for applicants to serve on peer-review panels for the 2024 grant season. The state art agency is seeking arts and cultural practitioners from disparate communities statewide to volunteer for a critical role in the grant application process as grant review panelists. Individuals who complete their panel service will receive a $300 honorarium to subsidize them for their attendance at two to three virtual meetings and rank submission activities.

US WRITERS AID INITIATIVE https://pen.org/us-writers-aid-initiative/ Deadlines July 1, 2024, October 1, 2024. The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency situation.

ENTRY FEES FOR POETS https://www.poetrybulletin.com/poetry-fee-support This group pays entry fees for poets attempting to submit their manuscripts to publishers that charge to submit. Submission fees for poetry chapbooks and full-length poetry manuscripts only. A maximum of three submissions per poet.

TEXAS TOURING ROSTER https://www.arts.texas.gov/artroster/roster/ Performing arts companies and artists from throughout the state apply to be included on the Texas Touring Roster. These artists must have a history of touring and must be willing to travel outside of their community to do a performance.

NJ ARTISTS IN EDUCATION https://www.nj.gov/state/njsca/dos_njsca_grants.html Practicing professional artists are placed in long-term residencies (20+ days) in schools across the state. Residencies are offered in all disciplines and at all grade levels. All NJ PreK-12 schools can apply for one-year residencies.

INDIANA ARTS PROJECT SUPPORT https://www.in.gov/arts/programs-and-services/funding/arts-project-support/#tab-225218-About_the_Program Arts Project Support (APS) provides funding to 501c3 nonprofits, units of government, and schools to support arts projects during July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Eligible projects include a one-time art event, a single performance, an exhibition, an educational workshop, or series of related arts activities such as classes or training sessions that are open to the public whether free or for a fee. Applicants may request up to $4,000. WRITERS: Coordinate with these entities to design an event for you.

CASA UNO RESIDENCY https://mostlydance.com/1830-2 The ideal participant is an artist who wanting to be able to devote time to a project for three weeks in a beautiful nurturing environment in Costa Rica. Participants may be a writer, visual artist, photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, poet, composer, performer or dancer/choreographer. Artists who are going through career changes or developing a new aspect to their work are strongly encouraged to apply. There is no fee for the residency. The participating artist is responsible for travel to and from Costa Rica. (Thanks ErikaDreifus.com)

AUDIBLE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS FUND https://www.audible.com/ep/audible-theater The Fund specifically supports the creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit. Any applicant over the age of 18 may submit a Script. Typical response time is 6-8 months.

DGF EMERGENCY GRANT https://dramatistsguildfoundation.submittable.com/submit For dramatists (playwrights, composers, lyricists, librettists) to apply for emergency financial assistance from the Dramatists Guild Foundation. If you hold a minimum of $15,000 in your combined bank accounts, we kindly ask that you refrain from re-applying at this time.

DGF HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANT https://dramatistsguildfoundation.submittable.com/submit The Dramatists Guild Foundation’s (DGF) Housing Assistance Grants are one-time awards that assist professional dramatists (playwrights, composers, lyricists, librettists) with housing expenses. DGF is committed to preventing eviction and displacement among theater writers and to help dramatists rebuild their lives during the pandemic recovery period. Theater writers should apply for immediate financial assistance with the following: outstanding mortgage and rent payments, sudden increases to rent prices, overdue utility bills, outstanding costs related to moving, or credit card debt related to any of the aforementioned reasons. If you hold a minimum of $15,000 in your combined bank accounts, we kindly ask that you refrain from applying at this time.

INEVITABLE FOUNDATION FELLOPSHIPS https://www.wgfoundation.org/fellowship-writing-programs-for-screenwriters-masterlist No deadline. Inevitable Foundation started the Screenwriting Fellowship to substantially increase the number of disabled screenwriters working in film and TV. The Fellowship is for disabled screenwriters working in the industry with ample talent and ambition. Fellows receive $25,000, which is meant to cover 4-6 months of living expenses, and the money is unrestricted—you can use it to cover living expenses and other project-related fees.

PATRICK HENRY HISTORY FELLOWSHIP https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/starr/Fellowships/patrick_henry_fellowship/index.php The Center’s Patrick Henry History Fellowship includes a $45,000 stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance, and a nine-month residency (during the academic year) in a historic 18th-century house in Chestertown, Md. Applicants should have a significant project currently in progress — a book, film, oral history archive, podcast series, museum exhibition, or similar work. The project should address the history and/or legacy – broadly defined – of the U.S. founding era and/or the nation’s founding ideas.

PERSEPHONE MIEL FELLOWSHIPS https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/persephone-miel-fellowships The Persephone Miel Fellowship is designed to support journalists from outside the U.S. and Western Europe who are pursuing ambitious reporting projects and enable them to bring their work to a broader global audience. Grants are open to all journalists: writers, photographers, radio producers, and filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers. We support veteran reporters who have been widely published, but also back younger applicants who are looking for help to jumpstart their careers. A diversity of voices— gender, ethnicities, backgrounds and nationalities—is important to us. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will provide a grant of $5,000 for a reporting project on topics and regions of global importance, with an emphasis on issues that have gone unreported or underreported in the mainstream media.

WISCONSIN HUMANITIES https://wisconsinhumanities.org/grants/grants-for-humanities-programs/ An applicant must be a nonprofit organization. This includes historical societies, libraries, colleges, schools, civic organizations, or an ad hoc group with a nonprofit serving as fiscal sponsor. Grants are $2,000 to $10,000. Humanities programs should be reflective experiences that engage the public. Programs can take many forms including exhibitions, performances, community discussions, guest speakers, workshops, oral history projects, panels, town halls, films, and more.

FISHTRAP WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE – OREGON https://fishtrap.org/fishtrap-writer-in-residence/ Are you an experienced teaching artist looking to spend time immersed in the community and beauty of rural Wallowa County? Fishtrap Writers in Residence have the opportunity to get some creative work done and help inspire local writers of all ages through teaching in local schools, sharing a public reading, and offering your own Fishtrap writing workshop. Residence lasts from six to eight weeks during the months of April and May, and includes a stipend, travel allowance, and lodging. While you are here, Fishtrap will work with you to schedule up to eight hours a week of classroom time in Wallowa County schools. You will be asked to lead a one-day adult workshop as part of our local writing workshop series. You’ll also have the opportunity to hold a public reading event at Fishtrap’s new home in the historic Bowlby Building. The rest of the time is yours to use to write, be explore the county, and connect with the many local writers in the Fishtrap community. Since a Fishtrap Writer in Residence will be spending significant time in Wallowa County schools, proven teaching and classroom management experience, especially at the secondary level, is required. Location Enterprise, OR.

MISSISSIPPI ARTIST ROSTER https://arts.ms.gov/artist-roster/?view=mississippi The Mississippi Arts Commission’s Artist Roster is a listing of artists who have been accepted to the Teaching Artist Roster, the Mississippi Artist Roster, or both. Each artist or arts group applied and went through a thorough review by a panel of artists, presenters and educators. Grant funds are available to organizations for presenting Roster Artists (see Minigrants for Organizations). Individual artists may apply to be included in the Roster for a three-year term. Their fees are paid by the Mississippi Arts Commission.

NEW WRITING NORTH https://newwritingnorth.com/vacancies/ New Writing North are looking for experienced writer facilitators to run sessions with our North East Novelists group. The sessions should be focused on the practical craft of creative writing and suitable for novelists already published or under contract to publish, and who are already represented by an agent. Starting October 2023, there will be one session on the first Wednesday evening of every month, in a central Newcastle venue. We can offer a fee of £125 per session, and up to £50 to cover travel costs. If you are interested, please send a short pitch about yourself and the session to  [email protected] .

GEORGIA WRITERS REGISTRY https://www.georgiawriters.org/georgia-writers-registry https://www.georgiawriters.org/literary-events-grant-of-georgia Once selected, you get the lucrative opportunity to be contacted by one of GWA’s local venues for a chance to host an event, workshop, or reading of your process and/or the work you’ve completed during your writing process. The quality of an applicant’s credentials will be evaluated by a peer review panel based on a writing sample and the listed criteria. Literary Event Grants of Georgia (LEGG) supports the writers’ fees for literary events in underserved communities across the state. Literary events include readings, workshops, presentations, and performances. They provide grants of $50-$250 for a literary event.

THE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS FUND https://www.audible.com/ep/audible-theater A program that invests in and nurtures self-identifying emerging playwrights, some of our most inventive, delightful, and provocative storytellers. Any applicant over the age of 18 may submit a Script. Submissions are accepted year-round. The Fund specifically supports the creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit. Contact:  [email protected]

18TH STREET ARTS CENTER https://18thstreet.org/residency-program/ The Visiting Artist Residency Program accepts applications from working, professional artists who demonstrate a deep commitment to their practices. The program is open to artists of all generations, nationalities, and disciplines. Applicants are required to cover studio rental costs themselves. Although we primarily support visual artists, 18th Street Arts Center will consider applications from performing artists, writers, and filmmakers as well. Hosts artists from across the United States and from around the world.

OHIO ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES GRANTS https://oac.ohio.gov/grants/10-grant-opportunities/40-artists-with-disabilities-access-program Deadlines  November 1 and May 1  each year. The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides funding that gives individual artists with disabilities the resources they need to further their artistic development. Creative expression by artists of all abilities is essential to building dynamic and diverse communities throughout Ohio. ADAP awards help artists with disabilities advance their artistic practices, making Ohio a more accessible and inclusive place to build an artistic career. Grants are awarded to individual artists at both the emerging artist level ($500) and professional artist level (up to $2,500), with no cash match required.

BLUEDOT LIVING https://bluedotliving.com/ Pitch Leslie Garrett, Editor at  [email protected] . Seeking great solutions-focused climate stories to share about what’s happening in your community. Pays $175 for “dispatches”—reporting about a specific project/initiative in a community. Dispatches run 400-800 words. Features run 800-1,500 words, and we pay anywhere from $400-$750 depending on complexity/writer’s experience.

FATHERLY https://www.fatherly.com/ Pitch Tyler Santora, Health and Science Editor at  [email protected] . Seeking science journalists to write for Fatherly about parenting and fitness. $250-300 per story, depending on amount of research needed. Email clips.

ATMOS https://atmos.earth/ https://brindle-caraway-75e.notion.site/Editorial-Guidelines-Home-0c1688d8986644a98cd3118dfb069c8e Standard writer’s rate is 50 cents/word. Kill fee is 50 percent. While all print stories are eventually published in one or more of the below topic categories, stories for the biannual printed edition of Atmos are commissioned based on the issue’s theme. Please see a list of previous issue themes online. If you are interested in pitching specifically for print, you may inquire as to the theme of the current issue. The ideal Atmos story exists at the intersection of climate and culture. That can mean a culture story with a climate twist, a climate story with a culture twist, or something directly in between.

THE WHITE PUBE CREATIVES GRANT – UK https://thewhitepube.co.uk/grants/ The White Pube Creatives Grant is a one-off £500 grant to be given out to a different working class creative practitioner based in the UK once every month. This grant has been set up to support creatives of all ages who are early in their careers and would benefit from this no-strings attached financial support to help them in whatever they like – be that money to cover time to make, or fund materials, equipment, research, subscriptions, development, travel, or even rent and bills.

THE AUTHORS’ FOUNDATION – UK https://www2.societyofauthors.org/grants/grants-for-work-in-progress/ Rolling deadline. The Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust award grants to writers whose book project is for a commercial UK publisher. Grants are usually between £2,000-£3,500 and are a maximum of £6,000. You are eligible to apply if you have been commissioned by a commercial British or Irish publisher to write a full-length work of fiction, poetry, or nonfiction and need funding (in addition to any publisher’s advance) for important research, travel, or other general expenditure. -OR- You are without a contractual commitment with a publisher but have had at least one book published commercially by a British or Irish publisher, of which you are the sole author, and there is a strong likelihood that your next book will be published in Britain or Ireland.

FIRST JOBS FUND – UK https://journalistscharity.org.uk/how-we-help/first-jobs-fund/ The fund is only for new journalists who are struggling financially with essential costs. You’ll either be working full-time in journalism or about to start a new job with a firm offer of employment. If you’ve been a journalist for more than two years, the fund isn’t for you, but you might qualify for other forms of financial assistance from the charity. To be eligible for financial help from the charity you must be a journalist or former journalist in the UK, or work for a UK organisation overseas.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – UK https://journalistscharity.org.uk/how-we-help/advice-financial-assistance/ If you’re a journalist, or former journalist and need financial help, you can apply for support quickly and easily using the online application form. To be eligible for financial help from the charity you must be a journalist or former journalist in the UK, or work for a UK organisation overseas.

PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION – UK https://www.peggyramsayfoundation.org/grant-applications.html We give money to theatre writers in order to afford them the time and the space to write. You can be a writer who’s only had one play professionally produced, a writer who’s had dozens of successes or a writer who’s somewhere in between – if you’re struggling to pay the bills, then we can help. We only support writers resident in the British Isles.

WOMEN’S HISTORY NETWORK INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER GRANTS – UK https://womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-history-network-independent-researcher-grants-for-2023-24/ The Women’s History Network is offering a small grant of up to £750 to support the direct costs of those researching women’s history outside of academia. While applicants may be in possession of a degree or postgraduate qualification, the grants are intended to support research into women’s history by Independent scholars. We would therefore anticipate that the research would result in at least one tangible output (e.g. a publication, a museum exhibition, a podcast, etc) for a general audience.

GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS BENEVOLENT FUND https://www.gfw.co.uk/fellowship-fund/ A total sum of £2,000 is ring-fenced each year for the purpose of such Futures Fund grants. These are awarded to a member or members who make a suitable request. The member or members are required to make a written request of no more than 500 words, including an outline of the project and its merits, the amount required, what the money would be used for, including a breakdown of estimated costs, and any details of potential publication plans in order to justify the awarding of the grant. We are particularly keen to support projects for which there is no other funding (smaller applications for things like book purchases are also encouraged). The successful recipient or recipients should be willing to give back to the Guild in the form of a workshop, lecture, panel membership, website or newsletter contribution on the completion of their project. Members are represented across the UK regions, as well as overseas.

GRIST FELLOWSHIPS https://grist.org/fellowships/ The Grist Fellowship Program is a paid opportunity to hone your skills at a national news outlet and deepen your understanding of environmental issues. The experience is designed to give early-career journalists with a demonstrated interest in environmental issues the experience to succeed in climate and environmental media. We offer real-world experience at a fast-paced news site, training in a variety of skills key to a journalism career, and exposure to the leading sustainability thinkers and theories of our time. After a year of working full-time at Grist and gaining key skills in environmental journalism, fellows have gone on to outlets including The Atlantic, Capital B, The Verge, Wirecutter, Outside, Atlas Obscura, Greentech Media, and of course, Grist.

NORTH CAROLINA ARTIST SUPPORT GRANTS https://www.ncarts.org/grants-resources/grants/grants-artists/artist-support-grants Artist Support Grants is a program funded by the N.C. Arts Council to provide the opportunity for regional consortia of local arts councils to award project grants to artists in their regions. These grants support professional artists in any discipline and at any stage in their careers to pursue projects that further their artistic and professional development. Contact the granting local arts council for details. Grant amounts vary from region to region. Statewide, most grants are between $500 and $2,000.

STOCHASTIC LABS RESIDENCIES https://stochasticlabs.org/residencies/ Stochastic Labs awards fully sponsor residencies to exceptional engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies are of variable length and include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access (laser cutter, 3D printer etc), a monthly stipend and a budget for materials. Residents become part of Stochastic’s creative community, participating in weekly dinners and invitation events. Residents may apply as individuals or as teams. While applicants may be at any stage in their career, the selection is highly competitive. Stochastic Labs convenes leading creative minds in the SF bay area and beyond for conversations about the future of technology, science, entrepreneurship, and the arts (in a curious Victorian mansion in Berkeley, CA).

FICTION MEETS SCIENCE https://fictionmeetsscience.org/ccm/content/projects/invention/writers-in-residence/ Writing a work of fiction or creative non-fiction in which science and its practitioners play a major role entails a considerable amount of background research. Like writing any book, it also requires concentrated blocks of time free from the teaching, freelance, or other work that authors of literary fiction must often engage in to make ends meet. In this project, we award selected authors fellowships to work on science novels at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK), an Institute for Advanced Study. We are considering authors of narrative non-fiction about science in various genres (memoir, biography, documentary, journalism, history, popular science), as well as novelists. Location Delmenhorst, Germany.

NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS NEST PROGRAM https://www.nefa.org/NEST Deadlines August 1, December 1 . The foundation invites applications from nonprofit organizations for its NEST (New England States Touring) program, which funds performances, readings, and screenings of work by regional, national, and international artists presented by New England-based nonprofit organizations. There are three distinct grant opportunities for New England nonprofit organizations: NEST 1, NEST 2, and NEST 3. Grants are available in amounts of up to 60% of the artists’ fees and range from $500 to $10,000. Requests below $500 will not be accepted. Applications with artist fees under $2,000 may request the full artist fee.  Artists’ fees may include costs for creation of new work, travel, and per diem.

OF A CERTAIN AGE GRANT https://nwfilmforum.org/lynn-shelton-certain-age-grant-2/ A grant of $20,000 will be awarded to an individual woman, nonbinary, and/or transgender United States filmmaker, age 39 or older, who is working on their first narrative feature (at least 65 minutes) as a director. To be eligible, filmmakers must have “director” credit on at least one short film or feature documentary and desire to work in the narrative space. Filmmakers with “director” credit on a feature-length (70+ min) narrative film will not be considered.

NEBRASKA MINI GRANTS https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/mini-grant/ Mini Grants are designed to provide quick access to funds supporting a variety of arts projects that use artists or arts activities as a key component.  Examples of project types include exhibitions, performances, poetry readings, commissions and/or support of new work development, arts festivals, community murals, and cultural heritage projects. Limit $2,000. Open to groups and nonprofits, but can be used to sponsor individual artists for events. Deadline at least six weeks prior to the project start date.

NEBRASKA CREATIVE AGING ARTS PROGRAM https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/apply/creative-aging/ This program provides grants to hire an artist to lead workshops at senior centers, assisted living facilities, libraries and nonprofit organizations serving older adults. Applicants select from a list of teaching artists trained in best practices of engaging older adults. Limit $3,000. Apply at https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/artist-roster/join/ to join the teaching roster.

MASSACHUSETTS LOCAL CULTURAL COUNCIL PROGRAMS https://massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/ The largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, the Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program enriches the cultural life of all cities and towns in Massachusetts. Use this link to find your local council nearest you in the state. https://massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/find-your-lcc/

BROTHER THOMAS FELLOWSHIPS https://www.tbf.org/what-we-do/special-funds/br-thomas-fund The goal of the biennial Brother Thomas Fellowship program is to support and celebrate a diverse group of Greater Boston artists working at a high level of excellence in a range of disciplines—the visual, performing, literary, media and craft arts—and to enhance their ability to thrive and create new work. The Boston Foundation also hopes that fellowship winners will have greater access to a variety of markets, including galleries, residencies and commissions, and that the importance of artists to the vitality of Boston will be more broadly recognized. Each Brother Thomas Fellow receives an unrestricted award of $15,000—thus fulfilling the needs of artists and the wishes of the donor.

TEXAS TOURING ROSTER https://www.arts.texas.gov/ow/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/TRC.htm The Texas Commission on the Arts maintains an approved roster of Texas-based touring companies and artists. In this program, the artist or artist’s management sets the fee and negotiates the booking. Applicants must have a history of touring and maintain a reasonable fee range. Roster artists are required to perform outside their community regularly. Touring artists offer performances as well as optional services that may include workshops, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, arts education components, residencies, or short performances.

MONTANA STRATEGIC INVESTMENT GRANTS https://art.mt.gov/sig Strategic Investment Grants (SIG) provide up to $1000 for expenses related to opportunities for professional development, market expansion, and art events.  SIG enables artists and teachers to advance their professional careers and supports nonprofit organizations in the advancement of arts-related programs. Applications are due on the 15th of each month.

ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS https://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/residencies/aair-application/ Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) is a non-profit multidisciplinary artist residency facility located in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Review the Residency Schedule to select a Mentoring Artist you are interested in working with, review application requirements, and deadlines. Each Mentoring Artist determines the requirements and basic structure of their residency and selects up to six Associate Artists to participate in the residency program.

MONSON ARTS RESIDENCIES https://monsonarts.org/ Monson Arts’ residency program supports emerging and established artists and writers by providing them time and space to devote to their creative practices. During each of our two-week and four-week programs throughout the year, a cohort of five artists and five writers are invited to immerse themselves in small town life at the edge of Maine’s North Woods and focus intensely on their work within a creative and inspiring environment. They receive a private studio, private bedroom in shared housing, all meals, and $1,000 stipend ($500 for two-week programs). Open calls for residency applications currently take place three times throughout the year with deadlines on January 15, June 15, and September 15 .

MESA REFUGE https://mesarefuge.org/ Deadline  June 1  (for the fall) and  December 1  (for the following spring). Mesa Refuge welcomes a diverse group of writers—both emerging and established—who define and/or offer solutions to the pressing issues of our time. Particularly, it is our priority to support writers, activists and artists whose ideas are “on the edge”, taking on the pressing issues of our time including (but not limited to): nature, environment and climate crisis; economic, racial and gender equity; social justice and restorative justice; immigration; health care access; housing; and more. We especially want writers of nonfiction books, long-form journalism, audio and documentary film. Occasionally we accept poetry, fiction (Young Adult/Adult Literary), screenwriting and playwriting, photojournalism, personal memoirs (as a vehicle to tell a larger story) and graphic narrative. We tend not to accept academic writing. Location Point Reyes Station, CA,

SOMERSETT COUNTY ARTS – MARYLAND https://www.socoarts.org/individual-artist-grant The Somerset County Arts Council annually awards grants to talented individual artists. The purpose of these grants is to honor, support, and strengthen individual artists living and working in the area. Artists may apply for up to $1,000.

FIYA LIT MAG GRANTS https://fiyahlitmag.com/grants/ The FIYAH Literary Magazine Grant Series is intended to assist Black writers of speculative fiction in defraying costs associated with honing their craft. The series includes three $1,000 grants to be distributed annually based on a set of submission requirements. All grants with the exception of the Emergency Grant will be issued and awarded as part of Juneteenth every year. The emergency grant will be awarded twice a year in $500 amounts. Limited to prose only.

SOUTH ARTS EXPRESS GRANTS https://www.southarts.org/community-organization-grants/express-grants Deadline is 60 days before the event. South Arts believes that rural communities deserve great art, and can require specialized support to make that vision viable. Distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis, Express Grants support rural organizations and communities with expedited grants of up to $3,000. To be eligible for funding, applicants must program arts experiences featuring a Southern artist. Artist fee support is awarded for: film (documentary, fiction, experimental, and animation); performing arts (theater, music, opera, musical theater, and dance); literary arts (fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry); traditional arts, and visual arts (crafts, drawing, experimental, painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media). Projects must include both a public presentation (film screening, performance, reading, or exhibition) and an educational/community engagement component.

NEBRASKA MICRO GRANTS – ARTIST DEVELOPMENT https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/apply/micro-grants/ https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Micro-Grant-Artist-Development-Guidelines-FINAL.pdf Micro Grants provide financial support to assist artists and community organizations applying for a grant for the first time. Artists may submit up to one application per fiscal year (June 30 – July 1). Limit $500. The Letter of Interest (LOI) must be received no less than six weeks prior to the start of the project or purchase of equipment. If invited to apply, applications must be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the project start date or purchase of equipment.

NEBRASKA CREATIVE AGING ARTS PROGRAMTS https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/apply/creative-aging/ This program provides grants to hire an artist to lead workshops at senior centers, assisted living facilities, libraries and nonprofit organizations serving older adults. Applicants select from a list of teaching artists trained in best practices of engaging older adults. During a residency, artists will share their expertise through sequential arts lessons, helping participants hone their skills in a variety of disciplines. Programs will also foster intentional social engagement among participants, culminating with a special event to showcase their work with peers and the community. Submit at least six weeks prior to the event date.

OAK SPRING GARDEN FOUNDATION https://www.osgf.org/residencies/interdisciplinary-residency We offer five-week or two-week sessions of our Interdisciplinary Residency. The two-week Interdisciplinary Residency program is designed for parents, caregivers, or others for whom a five-week Residency is not possible. We encourage those who are able to apply to the five-week Interdisciplinary Residency to do so. The goal of this program is to provide individuals with the time and space to pursue their own creative projects alongside other Residents who may be examining plants, landscapes, gardens, and the natural world from different perspectives. Artists, conservation practitioners, researchers, scholars, scientists, and/or writers are encouraged to apply to our Interdisciplinary Residency Program. Residents selected for a five-week session receive a $2,000 individual grant, and Residents selected for a two-week session receive an $800 individual grant. Location Upperville, VA.

ARTS NEW ORLEANS SEEKING GRANT PANELISTS https://www.artsneworleans.org/panelist-nomination-form/ Arts New Orleans is looking for volunteers for its grants review panels for awards made possible with city and state funds. Our grant panels are comprised of community volunteers who are representative of the ethnic, demographic, and geographic diversity of the region. Panels also embody the artistic, community, and administrative expertise needed for application review. Meetings are usually held between May and August. Panelists who review grants made possible with city funds must reside in New Orleans. Panelists for grants made possible with state funds can reside in Orleans, Jefferson, and Plaquemines Parishes. Self-nominations are encouraged. Panelists will be compensated with a modest honorarium.

ASC FOUNDERS GRANTS https://artsandscience.org/founders-grants/ Distinct from other funding opportunities ASC provides for creative individuals, this award is intended to celebrate the commitment of Charlotte-Mecklenburg creatives to the community they call home and are intended to award their vision. As such, the applicants are not required to submit a budget or specify how they would leverage the resources. This is first and foremost an award celebrating the creative individual’s vision. ASC welcomes applications from Mecklenburg County based creative individuals who pursue their creative practice as their primary occupation. ASC will award up to five $50,000 Founders Grants.

FELLOWSHIP FOR PARENT WRITERS https://www.writerscolony.org/fellowships The Writers’ Colony is offering a unique fellowship opportunity for a one-week residency and a $500 stipend to provide time and space for a parent writer to focus on their work. The My Time fellowship is funded by the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Writers may submit work in any literary genre: poetry, fiction, plays, memoir, screenplays, or nonfiction.

GRUNEWALD GUILD RESIDENCIES https://grunewaldguild.com/artists-in-residence/ Residencies are available to individuals at all levels of artistic development who are prepared to work independently and whose artistic processes can be successfully supported by the Guild’s studio facilities. Although our spaces are primarily designed for visual artists, we welcome residents working in all creative disciplines, including writers, musicians, and performers. Our residency program is volunteer-based, and we provide artists with lodging, meals (with our programming), staple foods (non-program times), & studio space at no cost in exchange for part-time volunteer service to the Guild. Artists in residence commit to spending a minimum of 20 hours/week in the studio working on their own projects, as well as 15-20 hours/week in volunteer service to the Guild community. The residencies are usually 4-6 weeks. Location Leavenworth, WA.

MARYLAND GRANTS FOR ARTISTS https://msac.org/programs/grants-artists/grants-artists Must be an artist providing evidence of regular creative practice. Must produce or present projects or programs that are relevant to the community and accessible to the public. Must be Maryland residents (owning or renting residential real property in Maryland at the time of application submission and throughout the funded project or program) and must be 18 years of age or older. May not be enrolled in any matriculated high school, undergraduate or graduate degree program. Grants for Artists funds are intended to encourage artistic growth and sustained practice. Common expenses include but are not limited to: administrative costs, consultant fees, contractual services, daycare services, entry fees, equipment rental, exhibition costs, financial tools or planning, food, housing, insurance, studio or workspace costs, materials and supplies, marketing costs, medical costs, payment to technical crews, fabricators, or collaborators, professional memberships, performance costs, production costs, student loans, submission fees for grant or residency applications, travel and transportation, utilities, and website development. Rolling deadline. Grant amount $6,000.

POETRY BULLETIN SUBMISSION FEE SUPPORT https://www.poetrybulletin.com/poetry-fee-support Confidential, poet-to-poet support. Over $4,400 committed to this circle since March 2021, given to 70 poets so far. Submission fees for poetry chapbooks and full-length poetry manuscripts. A maximum of three submissions per poet, to share the funds with as many folks as possible. Designed for poets who cannot otherwise afford to submit their manuscripts to publishers; poets who face barriers of time, access, or energy; and poets who have historically been underrepresented.

TRILLIUM ARTS RESIDENCIES https://www.trilliumartsnc.org/artist-residencies Trillium Arts is an artist residency center where artists of many disciplines can find a creative home away from home, offering secluded space for rejuvenation in a beautiful, remote setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our current facilities are best suited to the disciplines of  literary arts, photography, visual arts and arts administration. June 8, 2023  deadline for residencies taking place during October & November 2023. The Application submission period is open for six weeks from April 20 – June 8, 2023. Rate for an independent artist is $600/week. Trillium Arts offers a limited number of work scholarships. The scholarship is an exchange of eight hours of work during the residency week for a 50 percent discount off the residency fee.

CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION BURSARIES https://thecwa.co.uk/member-benefits/bursaries The Crime Writers’ Association offers a range of bursaries for both new and existing members, to help those whose financial circumstances might prevent them from joining the CWA, renewing their membership or attending events. The bursaries are kindly provided by our members and other contributors to provide full or partial funding towards membership, CWA conference attendance or CrimeFest attendance. Some bursaries are targeted at helping authors from specific groups. They are all awarded in strict confidence to people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford the membership or activity. See the website for the 19 different bursary offers.

FLEISHHACKER FOUNDATION SMALL ARTS GRANT https://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/small-arts Grants ranging from between $2,500 and $10,000 (generally closer to $5,000) will be awarded as general support to support small arts organizations engaged in the production and presentation of new work by Bay Area artists in the disciplines of dance, music, theater, visual arts, interdisciplinary arts, or film. General support grants are flexible and may be used for operations, staffing, facilities, health and safety compliance, artists’ compensation, rehearsals, performances, presentations, exhibitions, and other administrative, program, or production costs at the grantee’s discretion. Applicants must be arts and culture organizations incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (including fiscal sponsors applying on behalf of a sponsored arts group or filmmaker). Organizations must be located and primarily offering programming in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma, San Mateo, and/or Santa Clara counties and be able to demonstrate an artistic presence in the Bay Area for at least three years.

MAINE WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS ALLIANCE https://www.mainewriters.org/scholarships 1) Ashley Bryan Fellowships – Open to Maine residents who are emerging writers and who are Black, people of color, and/or members of one of the Wabanaki Nations or other Native peoples. Provides fellows with a Find Maine Writers membership, free workshops, and other benefits.

2) Bodwell Fellowship – Open to Maine residents who are emerging writers. Provides one Bodwell Fellow each year with a residency at Hewnoaks Artist Colony and a $500 award.

3) Christina Baker Kline Scholarships – Open to all Maine residents. Provides one-year of MWPA membership and attendance fees for two workshops.

4) Martin Dibner Memorial Fellowships – Open to all Maine residents who have not published a full-length book. Provides full funding to attend the MWPA’s autumn Harvest Writers Retreat or spring Black Fly Writers Retreat OR a multi-week workshop in the fall or spring.

DELAWARE ARTIST OPPORTUNITY GRANTS https://arts.delaware.gov/grants-for-artists/ Artist Opportunity Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to support unique professional and artistic development and presentation opportunities for artists. Examples include: materials to complete work for a specific show or program; the cost to rent a facility for a performance; study with a master for a specified period of time. Evaluation criteria include: anticipated impact on the artist’s work or career; financial feasibility and need; marketing plans; and uniqueness of the opportunity. Applicants can request up to 80 percent of the opportunity cost not to exceed $1,000. Quarterly deadlines:  January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. 

REIMAGINE RESIDENCIES https://janeaustens.house/reimagine-residencies/ Our Reimagine Residencies programme will run from Autumn 2022 – Winter 2023, and we’re on the lookout for emerging artists and creatives in all sorts of disciplines to take part – from art, design and drama to food, film and photography! We have six residencies available, to take place in 2023. Dates, times and projects are all flexible. We are open to in-person residencies here in Chawton, or virtual residencies that you complete from home, or a mixture of the two! Location Jane Austin House at Chawton Hampshire, UK.

JACK HAZARD FELLOWSHIPS https://www.newliteraryproject.org/jack-hazard-fellowship-apply Jack Hazard Fellows are fiction, creative nonfiction, and memoir writers who teach full-time in an accredited high school in the United States. We provide a $5,000 award that enables these creative writers who teach to focus on their writing for a summer.

MASS MOCA FULL FELLOWSHIPS https://www.assetsforartists.org/financial-aid/ The Studios at MASS MoCA will offer multiple full fellowships that do not have geographic or demographic limitations. This means that anyone who wishes to can apply for one of these fellowships, regardless of discipline. The fellowship funds all residency fees for up to four weeks in residence.

MASS MOCA FELLOWSHIP FOR BLACK OR INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AND WRITERS https://www.assetsforartists.org/financial-aid/ Recognizing the additional barriers faced by Black and Indigenous creators of all disciplines, the Studios shall award a number of additional fellowships to artists and writers working in any discipline who identify as Black or Indigenous. These fellowships fund all residency fees for up to four weeks in residence, and also include a stipend of $200 per week.

MASS MOCA MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY FELLOWSHIP https://www.assetsforartists.org/financial-aid/ At the Studios, we recognize the barriers parents of young children face when looking to attend artist residencies. Because of this, in 2023, we will award one family fellowship for a Massachusetts-based artist(s) and their kid(s) who are entering grades one through five at the time of the residency. The awarded artist (or artist-couple) will receive a fully funded two-week residency where they will have full run of a three-bedroom apartment, and the use of up to two studios on the MASS MoCA campus. The selected artist will receive a $1,000 stipend. We have also reserved slots in MASS MoCA’s “Camp Kidspace” to provide care and entertainment for the artists’ children on weekdays during their two-week residency.

WRITERS’ ACCESS SUPPORT STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM – THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION https://www.wgfoundation.org/programs/writers-access-support-staff-training-program The program’s mission is to provide writers who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled writers, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities. Graduates of the program will be included in an ongoing list of trained writers’ assistants and script coordinators (WA/SCs) primarily from underrepresented groups, which will be made available to studios, networks and showrunners, in order to increase the pool of eligible hires in the movie/television industry. This program is free thanks to financial support from WarnerMedia. Current sessions are hosted online via Zoom. NOTE: The door just closed for the quarter ending in November. Sign up for the newsletter to be informed when this opportunity opens again.

FOLGER INSTITUTE ARTISTIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS https://www.folger.edu/institute/artist-research-fellowship Folger Institute Artistic Research Fellowships are open to artists working in all media whose work would benefit from significant primary research. This includes, but is not limited to, visual artists, writers, dramaturgs, playwrights, performers, filmmakers, and composers. Artistic fellowships may be conducted either as a virtual fellowship for one month or as a residential fellowship at the Folger for one, two, or three months. Location Washington DC.

CALIFORNIA INVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS https://arts.ca.gov/grant_program/individual-artists-fellowship/ Applications for the Individual Artist Fellowship program will open for applications from California-based artists in early 2023. Through a network of regionally-based Administering Organizations (AOs), the Individual Artists Fellowship (IAF) program will continue to recognize, uplift, and celebrate the excellence of California artists practicing any art form.

STIWDIO MAELOR RESIDENCIES https://stiwdiomaelor.com/ Stiwdio Maelor offers selected artists and writers time and space out of their normal life to focus on the development of their work and explore the beautiful landscape of mid Wales. Residencies provide artists and writers the experience of working alongside other artists of different disciplines and at different stages in their careers.

NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL ARTIST ROSTER https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/artist-roster/join/ Nebraska Arts Council’s Artist Roster helps nonprofit organizations and schools bring accomplished artists and performers into communities, giving people the chance to enjoy art to which they may not otherwise have access while ensuring artists get paid for their work. The roster is split between the Artists in Schools and Communities (AiS/C) program and the Nebraska Touring Program (NTP). Teaching artists in Nebraska and contiguous states may apply for the AiS/C Artist Roster. AiS/C artists may conduct programs in schools, non-profits, or other community settings. Programs may also target adult groups, engaging participants through lifelong learning and creative activities. The Nebraska Touring Program (NTP)/Exhibits Nebraska is designed to showcase artists residing in Nebraska, who provide a variety of high-quality touring performances and exhibits in various price ranges to all Nebraska communities throughout the year. It provides financial assistance to Nebraska’s non-profit sponsors as well as promotes resident Nebraska artists and groups with a record of professional achievement.

MARYLAND CREATIVITY GRANTS https://msac.org/programs/creativity-grants/creativity-grants-projects Intended to support specific arts projects, events, or programs, this option is available for independent artists, as well as organizations. Each application should focus on a proposal for one specific project or program. Funding amount $1,000 – $4,000.

MARYLAND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT https://www.msac.org/programs/professional-development/professional-development-opportunity-grant The Professional Development Opportunity Grant program encourages and supports relevant professional development opportunities for artists and arts organizations throughout Maryland. Up to $2,000.

VERMONT ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/grants/schools/artists-in-schools Artists in Schools Grants support quality, multiday arts experiences in schools with Vermont teaching artists in residence and encourage collaborations between schools, youth, artists, and arts organizations. Residencies may take place during the school day or in a sequential, after-school setting. Grant funding supports multi-day projects typically between 3-10 days in length and support preK-12 teachers and students within a given school or district.

NORTHERN IRELAND SIAP TRAVEL AWARDS http://artscouncil-ni.org/funding/scheme/travel-awards These awards enable individual artists and established music groups (up to four members) to travel from Northern Ireland to develop their skills and expertise. Applicants must provide evidence that they have been invited by a host organisation in the country to which they intend to travel. Open to artists of all disciplines and in all types of working practice, who (a) Have made a contribution to artistic activities in Northern Ireland for a minimum period of one year within the last five years.

NEVADA PROJECT GRANTS https://www.nvartscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/FY23-PROJECT-GRANT-FOR-ARTISTS-Guidelines-Final.pdf The PGA is awarded twice a year for projects that take place during a specified six-month period.  Examples of eligible projects include art exhibitions, performances, readings, concerts, the creation of art, recording, filming, portfolio creation, and marketing/promotional activities related to an arts project. Must be a current Nevada resident and have been in residence for at least one year prior to the date of the grant application. Must be a U.S. citizen or have legal resident status. Up to $3,000 (no match required).

THE SHIRLEY HOLDEN HELBERG GRANTS FOR THE MATURE WOMAN http://www.nlapw.org/grants-and-scholarships/ Deadline  September 30, 2023 . The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. awards three grants of $1,000 each in art, letters, and music to women 35 years of age or older who are not now nor ever have been a member of NLAPW. Entry period is in early fall of every odd year. (NOTE the year 2023 – this is every other year.)

GO ON GIRL BOOK CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS https://goongirl.org/scholarships/faq-s Each year, the GOG Scholarship Committee will grant at least two writing awards. One award is given to an Unpublished Writer and the other award is given to an Aspiring Writer who attends a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The first place award winner in each category will receive $1,000. For the Unpublished Writer Award: applicant must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien, must have a strong connection to identify with the African Diaspora, must reside in the United States, must be unpublished and must not be self-published. For the Aspiring Writer Award: applicant must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien, must have a strong connection to identify with the African Diaspora, must be a full time student at a Historically Black College or University; and must have a grade point average of 2.5 or better.

SOCIETY OF AUTHORS GRANTS FUNDS – UK https://www2.societyofauthors.org/grants/grants-writers-in-need/ Applications are open to all professional authors who are resident in the UK or British subjects – including all types of writers, illustrators, literary translators, scriptwriters, poets, journalists and others – whose author-related activities make up a substantial amount of their annual income. You do not have to be a member of the Society of Authors to apply.

ARTIST SUPPORT GRANTS – CHARLOTTE AREA https://artsandscience.org/artist-support-grants/ Artist Support Grants fund professional development and artist development for emerging and established artists to enhance their skills and abilities to create work or to improve their business operations and capacity to bring their work to new audiences. ASC is accepting applications from creatives living in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rowan counties. The Artist Support Grants will support projects occurring between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 but all funds should be expended by June 30, 2023. Artists may request up to $3,000. Applications selected for funding will receive the full award for which they are eligible.

MARYLAND CREATIVITY GRANTS https://msac.org/programs/creativity-grants Intended to support specific arts projects, events, or programs, this option is available for independent artists, as well as organizations. Each application should focus on a proposal for one specific project or program. Funding amount $1,000 – $4,000. Must be a Maryland resident.

MARYLAND EMERGENCY GRANTS https://msac.org/programs/special-requests/emergency-grant-independent-artists The purpose of the Emergency Grant is to support the needs of independent artists as they adjust to income losses as a result of an emergency. Funds up to $2,000. Must be a Maryland resident. Applicants must ​be independent artists, defined as artists who earn income from artistic activities and are not directly affiliated with an arts organization or program that provides any form of compensation.

JAN MICHALSKI FOUNDATION RESIDENCE FOR WRITERS https://fondation-janmichalski.com/en/residences Although open to all kinds of writing and all languages, the residency program does give priority to writers and translators. The residencies can vary in length and can be for either individuals or pairs of participants in the case of projects involving more than one discipline. Each year some forty authors from around the world, from the fledgling writer to the seasoned old hand, can count on a certain period of time they may dedicate to developing a writing project. A percentage of the residences is dedicated to nature writing, a form of fiction or creative non-fiction that raises awareness of nature, prepares for a sustainable way of living, and helps to better understand socio-environmental interconnections and the impact of human actions on nature. Two week-, one-, two-, three- or six-month stays are available. There are no age or nationality restrictions. Beginners are accepted. Residents’ travel costs to and from their home address will be covered by the Foundation. Residents are granted a monthly allowance of CHF 1200.

RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY GRANTS https://risca.online/grants/opportunity-grant/ Open to artists over the age of 18 who live in Rhode Island. Amounts up to $1,000. Opportunity Grants provide Rhode Island artists funding for concrete opportunities that will support professional growth. This grant is available to artists working in all disciplines at any stage in their career.

SOUTHARTS EXPRESS GRANTS https://www.southarts.org/community-organization-grants/express-grants South Arts believes that rural communities deserve great art, and can require specialized support to make that vision viable. Distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis, Express Grants support rural organizations and communities with expedited grants of up to $2,000. To be eligible for funding, applicants must program arts experiences featuring a Southern artist. Express Grants can be used to support fees for presenting Southern guest film directors, visual and performing artists, or writers from inside or outside of the presenter’s state. Touring support is awarded for film (documentary, fiction, experimental and animation), performing arts (theater, music, opera, musical theater and dance), literary arts (fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry), traditional arts, and visual arts (crafts, drawing, experimental, painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media). Projects must include both a public presentation (film screening, performance, reading or exhibition) and an educational component.

CREATIVE AGING TENNESSEE GRANTS https://tnartscommission.org/grants/special-opportunities-creative-aging-tennessee-ii/ One-time non-matching funds for nonprofit arts, senior service or community organizations, and governmental entities to support sequential arts learning for seniors aged 60+ with the aim of reducing social isolation and loneliness and increasing creativity and artistic techniques. All projects must be implemented by teaching artists on the new TN Creative Aging Teaching Roster. Total funding for this project equals $75,000. Individual projects may request up to $3,000 for contractual fees for artists and supplies. Standard pay for teaching artists to deliver a series of sequential hour-long arts classes is $2,500.

LOUISIANA PROJECT GRANTS https://www.crt.state.la.us/Assets/OCD/arts/FY23-24/FY23%20Louisiana%20Project%20Grants%20Guidelines.pdf Applicants, both individuals and groups, can apply through one of the nine Regional Arts Councils in the state of Louisiana, applicable to where they live. Must be an ART project involving dance, design arts, folklife, literature, media, music, theatre, or visual arts for the purpose of performance, exhibit, presentation, series or workshop. Individuals and organizations lacking a 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status must arrange for a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status to serve as a fiscal agent. Organizations serving as fiscal agents (the applicant) must be domiciled in the same region as the other organization or individual (sub-applicant). Grants are a minimum of $2,500 and as much as $7,500. A cash match demonstrates community involvement and commitment to the project.

LA BALDI RESIDENCY https://www.cultivateprojects.net/labaldi La Baldi Residency for welcomes individual and collaborative teams of artists, writers, and researchers. The multi-disciplinary residency is located in the historic village of Montegiovi, Italy, in southern Tuscany. The self-directed international residency is an opportunity to experiment, develop ideas and projects, dream, explore, rejuvenate, research, and investigate the land and culture of this special area. There are no dedicated traditional indoor studio facilities. They ask that applicants consider how they plan to embrace the outdoors as the primary workspace. One artist stay 550€/two weeks; 850€/one month. One artist and companion stay 700€/two weeks; 1000€/one month. Refundable security deposit 100€.

MACKINAC ISLAND ARTIST IN RESIDENCE https://www.mackinacparks.com/plan/artist-in-residence-program/ The Mackinac State Historic Parks Artist-In-Residence Program is designed to promote and encourage the creation of artistic works inspired by the history, natural wonders, and beauty of Mackinac Island. The residencies are available to artists in all mediums, including writers, composers, sculptures, and visual artists including photographers, among others. The two- and three-week residencies are available beginning in early June and continuing through early October. The resident artist is housed in the newly-remodeled second floor of the Mackinac Island Visitor’s Center, formerly the 1915 Mackinac Island Coast Guard Station. Applications accepted in January of each year.

SEED GRANTS – THE POLLINATION PROJECT https://thepollinationproject.org/ The Pollination Project seeks to unleash the goodness in every person. Through a daily practice of generosity and giving, The Pollination Project makes seed grants — 365 days a year — to social-change agents who seek to spread compassion in their communities and in the world for the benefit of all. The Purpose of a Pollination Project Seed Grant is to support passionate, committed people with an early-stage social change vision. It funds individuals and community groups, and you do not need to be a registered or established organization to apply. Grants $1,000 each and every day.

ART-TRAIN INDIVIDUAL ARTIST TRAINING – INDIANA https://springboardforthearts.org/art-train-training-artists/ The Art-Train Individual Artist Training is for artists who are interested in building on their existing skills to collaborate in and with their communities through their local agencies, non-profits, and arts councils. Artists will deepen practices around creative problem solving, equitable community engagement, and creating arts-based strategies to address recovery efforts. After taking a synchronous virtual training, artists receive one year of ongoing virtual support through an online resource library and optional bi-weekly group coaching rooms with Art-Train staff, experts and an expanding network of peers (every other Thursday).

FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIANA ARTISTS https://indianalegalhelp.org/ Pro Bono Indiana’s (IndianaLegalHelp.org) Lawyers for the Arts project provides legal assistance at no cost to artists and small arts organizations in the state of Indiana. To obtain help, please call 812.402.6303 (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 11:00 am CT).

PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION – UK https://www.peggyramsayfoundation.org/ The Peggy Ramsay Foundation seeks to perpetuate Peggy Ramsay’s ideals, by directly helping dramatists at very different stages of experience in ways which we are determined to keep as quick and unbureaucratic as possible. We give money to theatre writers giving them the time and the space to write. You can be a writer who’s only had one play professionally produced, a writer who’s had dozens of successes or a writer who’s somewhere in between – if you’re struggling to pay the bills, then we can help. We only support writers resident in the British Isles.

ARVON https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/grants/ Our grants help writers who are unable to afford our full course fees. For our residential courses, we offer two types of grants – Low Income Grant and Teachers Grant. If you couldn’t attend an Arvon week without some financial help, we encourage you to apply. Teachers Grants are a fixed amount of £200. With Low Income Grants, you can apply for any amount up to the full course fee, although most receive between £200 and £500. Last year we were able to help more than 90 percent of all writers who applied. You must be resident in the UK and able to demonstrate that you do not have the financial means to cover the full cost of an Arvon course.

CREATIVE SCOTLAND OPEN FUND FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-fund/open-fund-for-individuals No deadline. The Open Fund will support a period of research, development, and delivery of creative activity for up to 24 months. We will ask you to tell us the start and end date for this activity and to describe the outcomes, benefits and impacts that you wish to achieve. This fund is designed to support creative activity such as a specific project, production or a period of research and development. It can support an individual’s time where this is related to specific creative outcomes. Open to freelance and self-employed artists and creative practitioners living in Scotland who are at least 18 years old. Must have a UK bank account. You can apply for between £500 and £100,000.

THE LITERARY CONSULTANCY – UK https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/ TLC is the only editorial consultancy recognised by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) for our wider work in the literary industry, and we offer a nationally-funded Free Reads programme designed to offer our core services, at no cost, to low-income writers. A range of partnerships and individual donations have helped us to further develop this scheme, which we now run as a Quality Writing for All campaign and includes campaigns, free event tickets, and additional support for writers facing barriers.

MONTANA OPPORTUNITY GRANTS https://www.humanitiesmontana.org/opportunity-grants/ Opportunity grants award up to $1,000 and do not require matching funds. Applications can be submitted any time, but at least four weeks prior to the supported project. We encourage proposals that engage Montanans in meaningful discussion about the human condition, strengthen cooperative relationships among communities and cultural organizations (museums, libraries, schools, tribal organizations, etc.), and enrich civic discourse among the state’s diverse cultures and across its geographical distances. Humanities Montana only awards opportunity grants to organizations, not individuals.

CRAIGARDAN RESIDENCY http://www.craigardan.org/writers-residency/ Craigardan now stewards 320 acres of field and forest, with a small-scale farm to provide food and hands-on experience for the community. Set within a working, educational farm, we provide creative residencies that span diverse artistic and knowledge disciplines in order to foster curiosity, inquiry, and collaboration. The Writer’s Residency is a year-round opportunity for writers to fully immerse themselves in an exquisite retreat environment conducive to working with no distraction. We invite applications from emerging and accomplished writers of all genres who would benefit from a focused amount of un-guided time to create a new work, complete a project, conduct research, or simply find inspiration amid the beauty of the Adirondack Mountains. Only one writer is accepted at a time. Writers live in a shared house. Housemates may include other writers, researchers, visual artists, culinary artists, or agriculturalists. The (highly subsidized) residency fee is $250 per week or $1,000 per month ($33/day). Location Elizabethtown, NY.

BOEHM MEDIA FELLOWSHIP https://ocimpact.com/boehm-media-fellowship/ The Boehm Media Fellowships provides opportunities for communication, media, and storytelling experts who are committed to social impact and sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice to participate as delegates at Opportunity Collaboration. We understand media to be a diverse and multidisciplinary field across sectors including but not limited to journalism, public relations and communications, social media, film, podcasts, radio, television, photography, media literacy and other mixed or new and emerging media channels and productions. We are seeking individuals who, on their own or through their organizational roles, utilize the media in creative and innovative ways to influence culture, collaborate with communities and interface with new paradigms and ideas to catalyze change. Financial need is a primary consideration.

CHARLES WALLACE INDIE TRUST SCHOLARSHIPS https://www.charleswallaceindiatrust.com/visiting-fellowships CWIT enables Indians in the early to mid-stages of their careers to spend time in the UK, helping them to achieve artistic, academic and professional ambitions and to broaden their international contacts.

TEXAS TOURING ROSTER https://www.arts.texas.gov/artroster/roster/ The Texas Touring Arts Program is designed to ensure that all Texans have the ability to enjoy performances by outstanding Texas-based companies and artists in their own communities. The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) provides grants to help with the costs of bringing in companies and artists from this roster for performances. Performing arts companies and artists from throughout the state apply to be included on the Texas Touring Roster. These artists must have a history of touring and must be willing to travel outside of their community to do a performance.

SC INDIE GRANTS https://www.indiegrants.org/ As part of their mission to support South Carolina’s production industry, the South Carolina Film Commission and Trident Technical College produce a series of grant and training programs through-out the year. Centered around the INDIE GRANTS, where top-notch production professionals and independent filmmakers make short films and Trident Technical College students work under them as hands-on technical training, these innovative programs also include technical and creative workshops, the South Carolina Young Filmmakers Project, special screenings, and other events. Providing professional development and training for South Carolina crew, production professionals, independent filmmakers, and students. The only one of its kind in the nation.

SC HUMANITIES MINI GRANTS https://schumanities.org/grants/howtoapply/#minigrants Monthly deadlines. Mini Grants are to support public humanities programs of modest cost. Awards are $2,000 or less. Mini Grants are reviewed monthly with deadlines on the first business day of the month.

CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/explore-and-create/research-and-creation The Research and Creation component of Explore and Create supports the initial stages of the creative process. Canadian artists, artistic groups and arts organizations can apply to develop and make creative works. Grants provide support for creative research, creation and project development.

NEW HAMPSHIRE CENTER FOR THE ARTS https://centerfortheartsnh.org/emergency-relief-fund The CFA Artists Emergency Relief Fund is a fund of last resort available to CFA members. Individuals are eligible to apply for these funds who can demonstrate their status as: A professional artist who has suffered a disaster which significantly interrupts or prevents them from making or performing their art form and earning a living, and for whom said disaster creates an emergency situation and need for immediate relief funds. The artist must be a permanent resident of the United States. Recipients of the CFA Relief funds are asked to “Pay it Back” or Pay it Forward” by performing or volunteering at a CFA event in the future. Awards up to $500. NOTE: This is in the CENTER FOR THE ARTS-LAKE SUNAPEE REGION.

ART LEADERS OF COLOR EMERGENCY FUND https://aacnetwork.org/ Arts Administrators of Color set up an Arts Leaders of Color Emergency Fund, which supports BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists and arts administrators impacted by COVID-19 through $200 microgrants.

THE SHENANDOAH FELLOWSHIP FOR BIPOC EDITORS https://shenandoahliterary.org/submissions/ Selected fellows will receive a $1,000 honorarium and will curate a selection of published work in a genre of their choosing for a single issue of Shenandoah, working with the Shenandoah staff to guide the work to publication. We welcome writers and editors of all experience levels. No previous editorial experience is necessary, but we are looking for applicants who are passionate and informed about the literary community. We welcome candidates who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

ARTS KANSAS CITY GRANTS https://artskc.org/inspirationgrantinformation/ ArtsKC Inspiration Grants are an investment in human capital, providing direct support to individual artists and arts professionals for projects and activities that have the potential to advance their careers and build their capacity for future work. These projects exemplify risk, growth, and change. Visual, music, theatre, literary, dance, and interdisciplinary projects are the primary focus of Inspiration Grants.

BARBARA DEMING MEMORIAL FUND https://demingfund.org/apply-pd-11.php Barbara Deming, Money for Women is the oldest ongoing feminist granting agency. Grants from the foundation give monetary support and encouragement to individual feminist writers and visual artists. Application period is January 1-31 each year. Gives small support grants ($500 – $1,500) to individual feminist women in the arts who are citizens with primary residence in the US and Canada. Does not award film, video, theatre, dance, music, or performance projects. Scripts and musical compositions are also not eligible. We do not award work that is or will be self-published.

THE HAVEN FOUNDATION http://www.thehavenfdn.org/guidelines/ In order to be eligible for assistance, an applicant must be a freelance qualified person. The Foundation defines the group as persons connected with the artistic or entertainment industries including, but not limited to authors, actors, singers, dancers, directors, producers, choreographers, musicians, artists, and screenwriters selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc. rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer. Must also be a professional, an individual who is committed to his/her industry or work, who has derived at least 40 percent of his/her annual income over the past three years from his/her personal production, performance or other work in the industry. The qualified person must have experienced a recent, unforeseen emergency or triggering event that has significantly and adversely affected the qualified person’s ability to produce, perform and market his/her work and, thus, creates the need for immediate relief funds and/or assistance. Must also be a legal US resident.

AUTHORS’ CONTINGENCY FUND https://societyofauthors.org/Grants/authors-contingency-fund Applications are open to all professional authors who are residents in the UK or British subjects – including all types of writers, illustrators, literary translators, scriptwriters, poets, journalists and others – for whom author-related activities make up a substantial amount of their annual income. Grants are likely to be up to £2,000 and designed to meet urgent need.

RAUSCHENBERG EMERGENCY GRANTS https://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/programs/grants/rauschenberg-emergency-grants An emergency grant program that provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for medical or dental emergencies. The grants are available to visual and media artists, and choreographers living anywhere in the United States or U.S. Territories.

DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL – NC http://www.durhamarts.org/artistinfo_emergingartists.html The council welcomes applications for its Emerging Artists Program. Through the program, grants of up to $1,500 will be awarded to developing or established professional artists in the North Carolina counties of Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, or Person in support of a project that is pivotal to advancing their careers. Disciplines eligible for consideration include craft, dance, drama, film and video, installation, literature, music, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking/mixed media, and sculpture.

WOODCOCK FUND https://www.writerstrust.com/programs/woodcock-fund-grant/ Emergency funding to professional Canadian writers in mid-project. Grants are $2,000 to $10,000. Must be a professional writer (minimum of two books published) facing an unforeseen financial need. Must be working on a project.

LIGHTHOUSE WORKS’ FELLOWSHIPS http://www.thelighthouseworks.org/fellowship-program/ The Lighthouse Works’ Fellowship is an artist-in-residence program that strives to support artists and writers working in the vanguard of their creative fields. The program accepts artists working in a wide range of disciplines, but we are best able to accommodate visual artists and writers. Fellowships are six weeks in length, occur year round and provide fellows with housing, food, studio space, a $250 travel allowance and a $1,500 stipend. Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for acceptance as a Lighthouse Works fellow. We are located in the Annex Building on Fishers Island, NY. The Annex is just west of Silver Eel Cove, where our ferry makes port, and north of the intersection of Hound Lane and Greenwood Road.

JENTEL RESIDENCIES http://jentelarts.org/applicants/ After reviewing the work samples, a panel of art and literary professionals rate and rank the applicants based on the development or promise of a personal vision or voice. Residents are responsible for transportation to and from Sheridan, Wyoming and for transporting or shipping personal items, materials and equipment needed for creative work. Residents also shop and prepare meals and purchase personal items. As part of the residency award, a $400 stipend helps to defray some of these expenses.

NORTH CAROLINA ARTIST SUPPORT GRANTS https://www.ncarts.org/invest-arts/grants-artists/artist-support-grants This program, funded by the NC Arts Council, provides the opportunity for regional consortia of local arts councils to award project grants to artists in their regions. These grants support professional artists in any discipline and at any stage in their careers to pursue projects that further their professional development. (See site to find your region of the state.)

NEW ORLEANS RESIDENCY SPACE FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS https://forms.gle/hCty3QyLFzm6e4J38 In August, we repurposed our residency space as low-cost, short-term housing for writers and artists experiencing financial stress or housing instability. We are continuing this program for the foreseeable future and have space available, beginning in October. Cost: $300 per month. No deposit, no utilities, no application fee. Available beginning August 1, 2020. You will be asked about your preferred start date and length of stay (one to three months) when you apply. Ad-hoc changes after that will be accommodated as feasible. You must be a writer or artist experiencing financial stress or housing instability. Local (LA-based) applicants preferred; everyone is welcome.

NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES https://www.nhddc.org/small_grants.php The New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities offers small grants to individuals or groups to support disability-related activities and initiatives that help achieve the Council’s mission of “Dignity, Full Rights of Citizenship, Equal Opportunities, and Full Participation for All New Hampshire Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.”

HOSKING HOUSES TRUST https://hoskinghouses.co.uk/wp/how-to-apply/ We offer older women writers’ residencies in Church Cottage where they are able to pursue their own work in domestic peace without interruption. Many of these residencies also carry bursaries. Under our section Purposes and Policy we describe the criteria whereby we appoint writers, what we offer which includes bursaries, also duration of residencies and obligations in return. Tell us why you want a residency; do you need time and privacy or have you financial, personal, housing or medical needs or are you just tired? Applicants from outside the UK and Ireland are received but there must be a valid reason to justify a visit, such as study or attendance at a conference. Location Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK.

MARY C. CURTIS FELLOWSHIP http://www.wellstoneredwoods.org/mary-c-curtis-fellowship/ At Wellstone Center in the Redwoods we’ve mostly hosted writers working on books, fiction and memoir, but this can also be a good spot to make a big push on a book proposal. Two weeks of focus in a tranquil, beautiful corner of California has its plus sides especially for longtime adrenaline fiends used to powering through deadlines but not as used to unpacking a deeper perspective. Mary’s still working on her book, part memoir and part social history, new chapters keep presenting themselves all the time, and we’ll help spread the word when it appears. In 2020 we’re inaugurating a two-week fellowship in Mary’s name here at our small writers’ retreat center in Northern California, specifically for an African American journalist with a minimum of five years’ experience looking to spend two weeks intensively working on a proposal for a well-developed book project.

GREATER PITTSBURGH ARTS COUNCIL – PITTSBURGH, PA http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/programs/artist-services/emergency-fund Artists and creative workers living in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland counties are eligible to request up to $500.

PHILADELPHIA WRITERS EMERGENCY FUND – PHILADELPHIA, PA https://www.215festival.org/ This fund is for writers, booksellers, and individuals who work at independent presses that are based in the greater Philadelphia area. We define the greater Philadelphia area as Philadelphia County (PA), Delaware County (PA), Chester County (PA), Montgomery County (PA), Bucks County (PA), Burlington County (NJ), Camden County (NJ), Gloucester County (NJ), and New Castle County (DE).

AUTHORS LEAGUE FUND – US https://authorsleaguefund.org/ Since 1917, the Authors League Fund has helped professional authors, journalists, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune.

CLAYTON MEMORIAL MEDICAL FUND – OR, WA, ID, AK https://osfci.org/clayton/ The fund helps professional science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery writers living in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska deal with the financial burden of medical expenses.

THE PEN WRITERS FUND – US https://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund/ PEN America will distribute grants of $500 to $1,000 based on applications that demonstrate an inability to meet an acute financial need, especially one resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. We have developed a new streamlined process for the duration of this crisis, and expect to be able to review and respond to applications within 10 days. To be eligible, applicants must be based in the United States, be a professional writer, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping them to address an emergency situation. The fund is limited, and not every application can be supported.

SFWA EMERGENCY MEDICAL FUND http://www.sfwa.org/about/benevolent-funds/emergency-medical-fund/ The Emergency Medical Fund (EMF) was established to help genre writers pay medical expenses not otherwise covered by insurance. The fund is meant to cover only short-term (i.e. emergency situations that interfere with the ability to write). Requests must specify the recipient, a description of the circumstances, and the amount of support needed.

CARNEGIE FUND FOR AUTHORS – US https://www.carnegiefundforauthors.org/ The mission of Carnegie Fund for Authors is to award grants to published authors who are in need of emergency financial assistance as a result of illness or injury to self, spouse, or dependent child, or who has had some other misfortune that has placed the applicant in pressing and substantial pecuniary need. We accept applications from any American author who has written at least one book of reasonable length that has been published commercially and received reader acceptance.

CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS – RESEARCH AND CREATION GRANTS https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/explore-and-create/research-and-creation The Research and Creation component of Explore and Create supports the initial stages of the creative process. Canadian artists, artistic groups, and arts organizations can apply to develop and make creative works. Grants provide support for creative research, creation, and project development. You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness, or a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic or cultural barriers. This is a rolling deadline. Offers up to $25,000.

AWESOME FOUNDATION GRANTS https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en Have a crazy brilliant idea that needs funding? We award $1,000 grants every month. It couldn’t be simpler! Your idea is yours alone. We don’t want a stake in it. We just want to help you make it happen!

CHANGE, INC. No website. Emergency grants for artists in all disciplines needing help with rent, medical expenses, utility bills, fire damage, etc. Grants up to $1,000. Call the number below for complete instructions (via a clear, concise message) on how to apply for the grant. Change, Inc. P.O. Box 1818 Captiva, FL 33957  Phone: (212) 473-3742.

ELIZABETH GEORGE FOUNDATION http://www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com/foundation.htm Mystery writer Elizabeth George has a foundation that makes grants to unpublished fiction writers, poets, emerging playwrights, and organizations benefiting disadvantaged youth. These grants cover expenses in a number of areas. For further information, write and request a brochure: The Elizabeth George Foundation, PO Box 1429, Langley, WA 98260.

HATCHFUND http://www.hatchfund.org/ Unlike the other crowdfunding sites that take a 7-10 percent fee for using their platform, Hatchfund is free for artists. Once you reach your minimum goal, everything you raise is yours–we won’t take any fees. In order to do this, we do ask that donors make two additional donations–one is a minimum five percent donation to Hatchfund and the other is a five percent donation to help cover credit card processing costs. Both of these donations are also tax-deductible for donors. Our goal is to help artists successfully navigate the challenging world of online fundraising for their projects. Our expert team provides educational services, from fundraising 101 to case studies and best practices to project development and outreach support. A total of 75 percent of all artists who have turned to Hatchfund have succeeded in funding their projects.

FRACTURED ATLAS https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal Fractured Atlas wants to help you raise money for your artistic work. As the country’s largest arts fiscal sponsor, we provide accessibility, efficiency, and affordability. There is a passionate community of philanthropic individuals, charitable foundations, and government institutions devoted to funding the arts. The catch is that many independent artists and small companies lack the 501(c)(3) tax status that makes them eligible to apply for grants and incentivizes individual gifts. With fiscal sponsorship, you can solicit tax-deductible donations and apply for grants without going through the onerous process of launching a 501(c)(3). The sponsored “project” might be a one-time collaboration or an independent artist or even an arts organization that does not have its own 501(c)(3) status. Our program is open and accessible to artists and arts organizations nationwide and in every artistic discipline. We won’t judge the artistic quality or merit of your work.

NATIONAL PARKS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE https://www.nps.gov/subjects/arts/air.htm Whether staying in a remote wilderness cabin at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska or contemplating history at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in Iowa or working in a contemporary studio overlooking the stone-lined fields at Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut, these programs provide artists with unique opportunities to create works of art in varied natural and cultural settings. There are programs for visual artists, writers, musicians, and other creative media. Programs vary, but residencies are typically two to four weeks in length, and most include lodging. Often artists are invited to participate in park programs by sharing their art with the public. Over 50 locations to consider.

CLAYTON MEMORIAL FUND https://osfci.org/clayton/ The fund helps professional science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery writers living in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska deal with the financial burden of medical expenses. We generally follow the standards of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for Active or Associate membership in determining professional status.

SOCIETY OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS https://www.scbwi.org/scbwi-emergency-fund/ The SCBWI Emergency Fund has been established to provide assistance to SCBWI members in times of emergency or hardship. The emergency or hardship could involve, for example, matters of health, family issues, or natural disasters that are in any way restricting or preventing an SCBWI member’s ability to work as an author or illustrator. There is a $1,500 cap on any given grant, and no member may receive the grant more than twice.

PEN AMERICA WRITERS’ EMERGENCY FUND https://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund/ The PEN America Writers’ Emergency Fund is a small grants program for professional—published or produced—writers in acute or unexpected financial crisis. Depending on the situation and level of need, grants are in the range of $2,000. Apart from exceptional circumstances, the Fund does not give repeat grants within a three-year period.

UNBOUND http://unbound.co.uk/ Unbound is a new way to connect authors and readers. Authors present a pitch, readers pledge, and when the goal is reached the book is written. It’s really that simple. Unbound gets involve with publication and distribution of the book as well, giving you a one-stop shop. Unbound is both a funding platform and a publisher, fulfilling all the normal publishing functions but also splitting a book’s net profit 50/50 with the author. Note that Unbound is UK located.

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Adelphi University

Poetry: Jan-Henry Gray, Maya Marshall Prose: Katherine Hill, René Steinke, Igor Webb

Albertus Magnus College

Poetry: Paul Robichaud Fiction: Sarah Harris Wallman Nonfiction: Eric Schoeck

Alma College

Poetry: Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Jim Daniels, Benjamin Garcia Fiction: Karen E. Bender, Shonda Buchanan, Dhonielle Clayton, S. Kirk Walsh Creative Nonfiction: Anna Clark, Matthew Gavin Frank, Donald Quist, Robert Vivian

American University

Poetry: Kyle Dargan, David Keplinger Fiction: Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Stephanie Grant, Patricia Park Nonfiction: Rachel Louise Snyder

Antioch University

Poetry: Victoria Chang Prose: Lisa Locascio

Arcadia University

Poetry: Genevieve Betts, Michelle Reale Fiction: Stephanie Feldman, Joshua Isard, Tracey Levine, Eric Smith Literature: Matthew Heitzman, Christopher Varlack, Elizabeth Vogel, Jo Ann Weiner

Poetry: Genevieve Betts, Michelle Reale Fiction: Stephanie Feldman, Joshua Isard, Tracey Levine, Eric Smith

Arizona State University

Poetry: Sally Ball, Natalie Diaz, Alberto Álvaro Ríos, Safiya Sinclair Fiction: Matt Bell, Jenny Irish, Tara Ison, Mitchell Jackson, T. M. McNally Creative Nonfiction: Sarah Viren

Ashland University

Poetry: Aria Aber, Dexter Booth, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Adam Gellings, Tess Taylor, Vanessa Angélica Villareal

Fiction: Kirstin Chen, Brian Conn, Edan Lepucki, Sarah Monette, Nayomi Munaweera, Vi Khi Nao, Naomi J. Williams, Kyle Winkler

Nonfiction: Cass Donish, Kate Hopper, Lauren Markham, Thomas Mira y Lopez, Lisa Nikolidakis, Terese Mailhot, Kelly Sundberg

Augsburg University

Poetry: Michael Kleber-Diggs Fiction: Stephan Eirik Clark, Lindsay Starck Nonfiction: Anika Fajardo  Playwriting: Carson Kreitzer, TyLie Shider, Sarah Myers Screenwriting: Stephan Eirik Clark, Andy Froemke

Ball State University

Poetry: Katy Didden, Mark Neely Fiction: Cathy Day, Sean Lovelace Nonfiction: Jill Christman, Silas Hansen Screenwriting: Rani Deighe Crowe, Matt Mullins

Bard College

Jess Arndt, Shiv Kotecha, Mirene Arsanios, Hannah Black, Trisha Low, Christoper Perez, Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Simone White

Bath Spa University

Poetry: Lucy English, Carrie Etter, Tim Liardet, John Strachan, Samantha Walton, Gerard Woodward Fiction: Gavin James Bower, Celia Brayfield, Alexia Casale, Lucy English, Nathan Filer, Aminatta Forna, Maggie Gee, Samantha Harvey, Philip Hensher, Steve Hollyman, Emma Hooper, Claire Kendal, Kate Pullinger, C.J. Skuse, Gerard Woodward Nonfiction: Celia Brayfield, Richard Kerridge, Stephen Moss Scriptwriting: Robin Mukherjee

Poetry: Lucy English, Carrie Etter, Tim Liardet, Gerard Woodward Fiction: Gavin James Bower, Celia Brayfield, Nathan Filer, Aminatta Forna, Maggie Gee, Samantha Harvey, Philip Hensher, Claire Kendal, Kate Pullinger, Gerard Woodward Nonfiction: Richard Kerridge, Stephen Moss

Bay Path University

Mel Allen, Leanna James Blackwell, Jennifer Baker, Sari Botton, Melanie Brooks, María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado, Áine Greaney, Shahnaz Habib, Jessica Handler, Ann Hood, Susan Ito, Karol Jackowski, Yi Shun Lai, Anna Mantzaris, Meredith O’Brien, Lisa Romeo, Kate Whouley

Bennington Writing Seminars at Bennington College

Poetry: Jennifer Chang, Michael Dumanis, Randall Mann, Craig Morgan Teicher, Mark Wunderlich Fiction: Peter Cameron, Jai Chakrabarti, Stacey D’Erasmo, Monica Ferrell, Rebecca Makkai, Stuart Nadler, Téa Obreht, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Katy Simpson Smith, Taymour Soomro Nonfiction: Garrard Conley, Sabrina Orah Mark, Spencer Reece, Lance Richardson, Shawna Kay Rodenberg, Hugh Ryan, Greg Wrenn

Binghamton University

Poetry: Tina Chang, Joseph Weil Fiction: Amir Ahmdi Arian, Thomas Glave, Leslie L. Heywood, Claire Luchette, Liz Rosenberg, Jaimee Wriston-Colbert, Alexi Zentner Nonfiction: Amir Ahmdi Arian, Leslie L. Heywood

Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University

Poetry: Julie Hensley, Young Smith Fiction: Julie Hensley, Nancy Jensen, Robert D. Johnson Nonfiction: Nancy Jensen, Robert D. Johnson, Evan J. Massey

Boise State University

Poetry: Martin Corless-Smith, Sara Nicholson, Taryn Schwilling Fiction: Mitch Wieland (Director), Anna Caritj Creative Nonfiction: Chris Violet Eaton, Clyde Moneyhun

Boston University

Poetry: Andrea Cohen, Karl Kirchwey, Robert Pinsky Fiction: Leslie Epstein, Jennifer Haigh, Ha Jin

Boston University—MFA in Literary Translation

Odile Cazenave, Yuri Corrigan, Margaret Litvin, Christopher Maurer, Roberta Micaleff, Robert Pinsky (advising), Stephen Scully, Sassan Tabatabai, J. Keith Vincent, William Waters, Dennis Wuerthner, Cathy Yeh, Anna Zielinska-Elliott

Bowling Green State University

Poetry: Abigail Cloud, Amorak Huey, Sharona Muir, F. Dan Rzicznek, Larissa Szporluk, Jessica Zinz-Cheresnick Fiction: Joe Celizic, Lawrence Coates, Reema Rajbanshi, Michael Schulz

Brigham Young University

Poetry: Kimberly Johnson, Lance Larsen, Michael Lavers, John Talbot Fiction: Chris Crowe, Ann Dee Ellis, Spencer Hyde, Stephen Tuttle Nonfiction: Joey Franklin, Patrick Madden

Brooklyn College

Poetry: Julie Agoos, Ben Lerner Fiction: Joshua Henkin, Madeleine Thien Playwriting: Dennis A. Allen II, Elana Greenfield

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Meet Our 2021 Emerging Writer Fellows

The nine exceptional recipients of the 2021 The Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships are Joshua Borja , Gina Chung , Caleb Gayle , Senny George , Jared Jackson , Jen Lue , Mary Wang , Katie Yee , and Na Zhong . Each Fellow receives a $5,000 grant, mentorship with a distinguished editor, and publication in the annual fellows anthology.

The Fellows were selected from an impressive pool of 530 applicants in a blind judging process by writers Nicola DeRobertis-Theye ( The Vietri Project ), Sidik Fofana ( Stories from the Tenants Downstairs ), and Erin Somers ( Stay Up with Hugo Best ).

Each year, the judges panel of The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships grant Honorable Mention / Alternate and Honorable Mention to praiseworthy applicants who do not receive fellowships. The panel recommends an alternate in the event that anyone selected as a Fellow is unable to accept the Fellowship. Honorable Mention is considered a significant achievement and we congratulate these applicants.

The following exceptional writers have been awarded Honorable Mention status: Linden Crawford , Sonia Feigelson (Alternate), Amanda Horn , Hannah Kingsley-Ma , JL Akagi , and Shayne Terry .

The Emerging Writer Fellowships are open to all early-career writers residing within the five boroughs of New York City. The Fellowship period began in October 2021 and lasted for 12 months. Along with a $5,000 grant and studio space at The Center for Fiction’s physical location in downtown Brooklyn, the Fellowship recipients work closely with an experienced editor to shape first books for submission, attend group dinners with notable agents, editors, and published writers, and take part in two public readings. In addition, their fiction is included in an anthology that is distributed to agents and editors.

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Meet Our 2021 Fellows

Josh Borja is an educator and writer based in New York City. He has taught with CUNY Brooklyn College, the New York City College of Technology, NYU Shanghai, NYU Washington Square, Legal Outreach, and the Johns Hopkins summer program. His courses have ranged from writing-intensive Physics Laboratory courses, to English Grammar, English Composition, and Writing & Imagination.

Gina Chung is a Korean American writer from New Jersey currently living in Brooklyn, New York. She is the communications manager at PEN America and holds an MFA in fiction from The New School. Her work appears or is forthcoming in the Kenyon Review , Catapult , Gulf Coast , Indiana Review , Idaho Review , the Rumpus , Pleiades , F(r)iction , and Wigleaf , among others. Her stories have been recognized by the American Short(er) Fiction Contest, the Black Warrior Review Contest, the Los Angeles Review Literary Awards, the CRAFT Elements Contest, and the Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest, as well as named Longform Fiction Pick of the Week. She is currently working on a novel about climate change, sea creatures, and loss and a collection of short stories about family, memory, and myths.

Caleb J. Gayle

Caleb J. Gayle writes about the impact of history on race and identity, both in his nonfiction and fiction. Gayle’s writing has been featured in the New York Times magazine, the Atlantic , the Guardian , the Three Penny Review , Guernica (forthcoming), the Harvard Review , Pacific Standard , Time magazine, the New Republic , the Boston Globe , Los Angeles Review of Books , the Daily Beast , and more. Gayle is an author of the forthcoming nonfiction book from Riverhead Books, a narrative account of how many Black Native Americans were marginalized by white supremacy in America. Gayle completed both his MBA and master’s degree in public policy from Harvard Business School and Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow.

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Senny George

Senny George is a Bronx-born writer who earned her MFA in fiction writing from Goddard College and her BA in journalism from Syracuse University. Her work has been published in the literary magazines Stone Canoe , Blackbird , and Jabberwock Review .

Jared Jackson

Jared Jackson is a writer, editor, educator, and arts administrator born in Hartford, CT. He received an MFA in fiction from Columbia University, where he was awarded a Chair’s Fellowship and Creative Writing Teaching Fellowship. His writing has received support from the Tin House Winter Workshop and has appeared in the New York Times Book Review , the Yale Review , Guernica , Kenyon Review , Catapult , and elsewhere. He has been awarded residencies and fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Baldwin for the Arts, and The Center for Fiction. He is currently the Reviews and Interviews Editor at Apogee Journal , an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University, and the Program Director of Literary Programs and Emerging Voices at PEN America.

Jen Lue is a Kundiman fellow and a 2018 – 19 Margins fellow at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. She is the recipient of grants and residencies from VONA/Voices, Millay Arts, Tin House, and Jerome Foundation among others. Her work has been featured in Joyland , the Margins , BOMB magazine, and Sepia Journal . She is a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA fiction finalist and is currently at work on a collection of short stories.

Mary Wang is a writer and editor based in New York. She leads Miscellaneous Files on Guernica, a series of virtual studio visits in which writers use digital artifacts to talk about their practice. You can find more of her writing on BOMB , the Guardian , Longreads , Michigan Quarterly Review , New Republic , WNYC, and Vogue , among others. Her story “The Child Is A Mother Too” was a finalist for the Missouri Review 2020 Jeffrey E. Smith Editor’s Prize.

Katie Yee is a writer from Brooklyn and the Book Marks Associate Editor at Literary Hub . She holds a BA from Bennington College and has been awarded a Kundiman Mentorship Lab Fellowship. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books , Epiphany , No Tokens , and elsewhere. You can find her on Twitter at @prepartynap .

Na Zhong is a New York-based writer, literary translator, and cultural podcaster. She has written for the Margins , Literary Hub , the Los Angeles Review of Books , the Millions , A Public Space online, Catamaran Literary Reader , the Shanghai Literary Review , Brooklyn magazine, Words Without Borders , Asymptote , among other publications. Her work has received recognition from the Tin House Workshop, the Bette Howland Award, the New School Chapbook Contest, the Joan Jakobson Fellowship, and the Pushcart Prize. She is also the co-founder of Accent, a platform dedicated to connecting and supporting Asian diasporic writers. She has recently completed her first novel, which examines a fierce mother-daughter relationship through storytelling.

Arts Writers Announces 2021 Grants

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The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant is pleased to announce its 2021 grantees. The program supports writing about contemporary art and aims to ensure that critical writing remains a valued mode of engaging the visual arts.

In its 2021 cycle, the Arts Writers Grant has awarded a total of $695,000 to 20 writers. Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories—articles, books and short-form writing— these grants support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines and newspapers to in-depth scholarly studies.

The Arts Writers Grant is funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and administered by Creative Capital.

“The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant supports a vital component of the visual arts ecosystem– writers. These critics and scholars do the important work of chronicling, contextualizing, and complicating our contemporary moment as it is expressed by artists,” states Joel Wachs, President of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. “The Arts Writers Grant recognizes the rigorous and generous engagement arts writers have with artists and their work and celebrates their ability to illuminate artistic interventions into the structures that govern our contemporary cultural moment.”

“It is exhilarating to see the enormous geographic reach and international framing that many of this year’s Arts Writers Grantees are engaging in their work,” said Pradeep Dalal, Director of the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. “Emphasizing the role of artist communities, with practices that cover literally every continent, these projects speak to the desire for exchanges that cross borders as well as those that establish connections across uncharted ‘South-South’ axes, rather than falling back on European or American art histories.”

See the Arts Writers website to read more about the 2021 Arts Writers Grants.

Priyanka Basu — “Between Past and Present in Tuni Chatterji’s Okul Nodi” Fiona Alison Duncan — “Pippa: Queen of the Future—On the Transgressive Life of Artist Pippa Garner Tiona Nekkia McClodden — “The Cloth [Untitled Belkis Ayon Project]”

Erica N. Cardwell — Wrong is Not My Name: Essays and Stories on Black Feminist Visual Culture C. Ondine Chavoya — Asco: Disgust and Creative Resistance in L.A. Erina Duganne — Visual Solidarities: Art, Activism, and Central America Rebecca M. Schreiber — Visualizing Displacement in the Americas: The Aesthetics of Mobility and Immobilization Sarah-Neel Smith — Envisioning the Middle East: The Lost History of America’s Cultural Exchanges, 1952-79 Gloria Sutton — Against the Immersive: Shigeko Kubota’s Video Sculptures Jordan Troeller — Sculpture’s Progeny: Motherhood and Artistic Creation in Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco

Kriston Capps Hera Chan Chris Fite-Wassilak Asa Mendelsohn Darla Migan Sadia Shirazi TK Smith Ana Tuazon Xin Wang Simon Wu

ABOUT THE ARTS WRITERS GRANT The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant was founded in recognition of both the financially precarious situation of arts writers and their indispensable contribution to a vital artistic culture. The program is administered by Creative Capital.

For regular updates on events and publications by Arts Writers grantees, follow them on Twitter and Instagram .

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Creative Capital Congratulates Jeffrey Gibson on the 60th Venice Biennale!

Creative Capital celebrates Jeffrey Gibson (Choctaw/Cherokee), 2005 Creative Capital Awardee, who has made history this year as the first Indigenous artist to represent the US at the Venice Biennale. Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me , invites reflection on individual and collective identities through sculpture, painting, video, and multimedia installation, with the title of the exhibition referencing Oglala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier’s poem “Ȟe Sápa.”

“When I’m thinking about objects made by Native people, historically, the circumstances they were living in, it’s counterintuitive to think that the thing to do would have been to make something beautiful. I realized they made spaces of freedom,” —Jeffrey Gibson, “ Representing the U.S. and Critiquing It in a Psychedelic Rainbow,” The New York Times

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The Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant of $40,000 is awarded to writers in the process of completing a book of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction. The Whiting Foundation recognizes that these works are essential to our culture, but come into being at great cost to writers in time and resources. The grant is intended to encourage original and ambitious projects by giving recipients the additional means to do exacting research and devote time to composition. Learn about the grantees below and explore their work in our chapbooks . More >

Nicholas Boggs

Eiren Caffall

Sarah Chihaya

Alexander Clapp

Kendra Taira Field

Molly O'Toole

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Carrie Schuettpelz

Reggie Ugwu

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Emily Dufton

Wes Enzinna

Patricia Evangelista

Brooke Jarvis

Mathelinda Nabugodi

Alejandra Oliva

Rebecca Clarren

Ashley D. Farmer

Kevin González

Sangamithra Iyer

Lorelei Lee

Catherine Venable Moore

Nina Siegal

Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham

Rachel Aviv

Carina del Valle Schorske

Ben Goldfarb

Ferris Jabr

Chloé Cooper Jones

Blair LM Kelley

Brandon Shimoda

Salamishah Tillet

Wil S. Hylton

Channing Gerard Joseph

Kristen Radtke

Albert Samaha

Damon Tabor

Walter Thompson-Hernández

Jennifer Block

Andrea Elliott

Akash Kapur

Sarah Ramey

Michael Brenson

Philip Gourevitch

Pacifique Irankunda

Seth Kantner

Meghan O'Rourke

George Packer

Julie Phillips

Deborah Baker

Sarah M. Broom

Timothy N. Golden

Joshua Roebke

Sarah Elizabeth Ruden

John Jeremiah Sullivan

Arts Writers Grant Program

The 2024 Application is now open. The application deadline is May 15 at 11:59pm ET.

The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant supports emerging and established writers who write about contemporary visual art. Ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 in three categories—articles, books, and short-form writing—the grants support projects addressing both general and specialized art audiences, from short reviews for magazines and newspapers to in-depth scholarly studies. The grant also supports art writing that engages criticism through interdisciplinary methods and experiments with literary styles. As long as a writer meets the eligibility and publishing requirements, they can apply.

Writers are invited to apply in one of the following categories:

Short-Form Writing

To start the application click here .

Announcing  Cookie Jar , a new pamphlet series featuring writing by grantees, now available to download or order.

Wrong is Not My Name: Notes on (Black) Art​   by Erica N. Cardwell was published by Feminist Press.

Anteaesthetics: Black Aesthesis and The Critique of Form   by Rizvana Bradley was published by Standford University Press.

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Our students arrive as accomplished writers and readers, and while many have not yet published their stories, poems and essays, most will do so during their time in the program. An undergraduate English degree is not mandatory — our students come from diverse cultural, geographical, and artistic backgrounds, and at different times in their professional and personal lives. If you’re ready to write, apply now .

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Ours is a three-year program, over the course of which each student works toward assembling a manuscript of publishable quality. In addition to regular workshops in a student's given genre, our program requires 18 credits of literature courses and traditions seminars be completed during the program. Some recent offerings:

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Teaching Assistantships carry value up to $26,000; other departmental scholarships can supplement this by $2,000 or more annually. 

To learn more about FAFSA deadlines and processes, available scholarships, and financial aid program types and eligibility requirements, please visit the University of Idaho  Financial Aid Office .

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Polish your craft and develop your voice as a professional writer in a program that features intensive theoretical and practical training across genres. Enjoy a supportive learning environment with an award-winning faculty and benefit from opportunities to be published and mentored through the Distinguished Visiting Writers Program.

• Our M.F.A. program is three years. We offer full and equitable funding for all students through Teaching Assistantships and tuition waivers.
• We admit two to four students per genre each year (nine students per cohort, on average). Our program is small by design, ensuring that community and mentorship are central to the experience of our degree candidates.
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• We offer flexible degree paths in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction, and encourage cross- and multi-genre study or single-genre study, depending on a student’s artist goals.
• Our faculty value student-centered classroom spaces where mentoring, community, and reciprocity are tightly held values. All classes are taught by working writers who have a passion for teaching.
• The Distinguished Visiting Writers Series brings field-leading authors to campus to read from their work, interface with students and the community, and lead MFA seminars.
• Fellowship opportunities include participating in Writing in the Wild at Taylor Ranch in the Frank Church Wilderness Area; University Fellowships at the Centrum Writers Conference; the Hemingway Fellowship for fiction writers; and the Academy of American Poets University Prize.
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• Over the past three decades, our distinguished alumni have published over 100 books with our country’s finest trade, independent, and university presses. Students and alumni are the lifeblood of our storied MFA program.

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2021 ACL 500 Word Story Competition

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We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 ACL 500 Word Story Competition. This year the theme is ‘ Awakening ‘. 

We’re looking for our community to pen a story that quickly grabs our attention and tells a great tale. You can submit an entry as an individual or as a team effort – we want to read them all! Our judging panel will include a range of our experienced tutors, staff and local Essex Author Sarah Armstrong .

Sarah Armstrong is the author of three novels, most recently The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt, the first in the Moscow Wolves series. The second, The Starlings of Bucharest, will be out in April. She is also the author of a memoir about being on a jury during the pandemic, A Summer of Spying, which is out in February. Sarah teaches undergraduate and postgraduate creative writing with the Open University, and lives in Colchester with her husband and four children.

How to submit your story:

Entries will need to be in a Microsoft Word format to be accepted. Use the submission form below to submit your details and story. Deadline for submissions is 12 th April 2021.

Prizes include book voucher, a short creative writing course, and your work published. Please ensure your story is suitable for all to read. Thank you and get writing…

Discovering new and exciting skills whilst exploring your creative writing and sharing inspirational moments with others. We have a fantastic range of courses including:

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The not-for-profit organization bestowed its fifth yearly grant, while Max&Co. named Victor Hart its recipient.

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MILAN —  Andreādamo, Niccolò Pasqualetti, Francesco Murano and Lorenzo Seghezzi are the recipients of the 2024 grants bestowed by the  Camera Moda Fashion Trust , the nonprofit organization established in 2017 to support young Italian or Italy-based talents in developing their businesses with financial aid, as well as business mentoring programs and tutoring.

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Some of them have been regularly showing their collections as part of Milan Fashion Week , including Durazzi Milano, Andreādamo and Federico Cina, while others have just recently started setting up distribution or are hoping that the grant will allow them to do so, such as Hart.

“Camera della Moda and Camera Moda Fashion Trust project their actions towards the future, the time of fashion, acknowledging the heritage of our industry and the complex challenges that fashion faces as a cultural and industrial system. Today we must provide concrete answers,” said Carlo Capasa, president of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and a trustee of the Camera Moda Fashion Trust.

The four winning brands will receive 50,000 euros each in funding, as well as a business mentoring and one-to-one tutoring starting from June.

Since its foundation and including the 2024 edition the Camera Moda Fashion Trust has donated over 1.1 million euros, supporting 33 designers overall.

Meet the 2024 Grant Recipients

Ever since the launch of his namesake brand during the pandemic, designer Andrea Adamo — who cut his teeth at Elisabetta Franchi before working in the eveningwear division of Roberto Cavalli, as well as in other design roles at Zuhair Murad, Ingie Paris and Dolce & Gabbana — has put the enhancement of the female body at the center of his creative vision. Known for his sensual, body-hugging knitwear styles, he staged his first runway show in Milan in February 2022, and continued to do so until last season. The Andreādamo brand has attracted the interest of major international retailers, including Modes and Sugar in Italy, Tsum in Moscow and Harvey Nichols in London, as well as  Selfridges, Net-a-porter and Antonia, for which he created capsule collections.

An alum of The Row, Loewe and Alighieri, designer Niccolò Pasqualetti ’s androgynous designs are supported by a sustainable and artisanal approach, which had already netted them a grant in the Fashion Trust’s 2023 edition. They were also among the 2022 LVMH Prize semifinalists and grabbed the attention of retailers like Ssense, Machine-A, The Broken Arm and Dover Street Market Ginza.

Queer culture sits at the core of Lorenzo Seghezzi ’s fashion message, aimed at making social, cultural and political statements to empower the LGBTQIA+ community they are part of, by challenging the norms of gender identity and the masculine-feminine dichotomy in clothing. After attending Milan’s Liceo Artistico di Brera high school and graduating in fashion design at NABA, the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, they unveiled their first full-fledged collection at the 2020 edition of the Alta Roma showcase and went on to debut two additional lineups amid disruptions caused by the pandemic.

A fifth winner was selected by Max&Co., which is bestowing on the Ghana-born, but Bologna, Italy-based Victor Hart a prize of 20,000 euros and the opportunity to join the contemporary brand’s design team for a special project, as part of the  Max Mara  Fashion Group’s label’s “Design for Change” program.

Hart is in the early stages of scaling up his young fashion brand. After studying painting and sculpture in his native country and moving to Italy to attend the Haute Future Fashion Academy school in Milan, he kicked off his career in textile and sustainability design consulting before setting up his namesake fashion brand in 2021. The brand focuses on hybrid workwear, highly informed by sartorial construction and largely crafted from deadstock denim pieces.

Established two years earlier, the Camera Moda Fashion Trust officially kicked off full-fledged activities in 2019. It previously bestowed its grants on Act N.1, Coliac and Blazé, Vitelli, Cormio, Niccolò Pasqualetti, Marcello Pipitone, Florania and Setchu. The organization relies on private donors as well as Italian brands contributing with yearly donations.

The 2024 edition has seen Max&Co. return as the trust’s main patron flanked by luxury e-tailer LuisaViaRoma as patron.

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