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These are grants, residencies, and fellowships for writers in various disciplines, and journalists, with cash awards up to $100,000. Many of them have geographic restrictions. They\u2019re open now, or will open soon. – S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jessie Kesson Fellowship
<\/strong>This is a Scotland-based residency for UK-based writers. \u201cMoniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre invites established writers to apply for the 2024 Jessie Kesson Fellowship. \u2026 The Jessie Kesson Fellow receives time and space to develop their work, as well as opportunities to expand their practice. This includes delivering creative writing workshops based on or inspired by Jessie Kesson\u2019s life and work, with local youth groups, libraries, or community groups.\u201d Winner gets to live on-site in the cottage at Moniack Mhor from 26th August \u201314th September 2024, and receive a stipend of \u00a3350 per week (up to 3 weeks), plus travel and accommodation. The fellowship is open to established writers of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, song-writing, or playwriting. Applicants must have had at least one major piece of work published by a UK publishing house (see guidelines). It is also desirable that applicants have experience of delivering workshops, or working with children and young people and\/or community groups.
Value: \u00a3350 per week (up to 3 weeks), residency
Deadline: 15 February 2024
Open for: UK-based writers
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Public Space Editorial Fellowship<\/strong>
This is a program for aspiring editors; the fellowship period is approximately four months, from June 3, 2024 through October 6, 2024. The Fellows will work on their own schedule, and will have responsibilities of approximately fifteen hours weekly. They must be able to attend up to two weekly meetings (virtual and in person) during regular office hours; they must be residents of New York City for the duration of the fellowship. (Also, \u201cUnfortunately, A Public Space is unable to sponsor work visas.\u201d) \u201cSome experience in editorial work is preferred but not required. Preference will be given to aspiring editors who have not worked extensively in literary publishing, and who may have limited access to career opportunities in the industry.\u201d And, \u201cTwo Editorial Fellows will be selected to work alongside the editorial staff at A Public Space on various aspects of the magazine, including evaluating submissions, researching, developing, and soliciting work, editing, copyediting, proofreading, production, and promotion. They will also have the opportunity to oversee an Open Call and serve as the lead editor on a piece for the magazine.\u201c They have some eligibility and application requirements.
Value: $5,000
Deadline: 15 February 2024
Open for: Aspiring editors who can reside in New York City for the duration of the fellowship
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.
 
Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship Program<\/strong>
This is a scheme for \u201cpractising, mid-career journalists to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth. Journalists joining us in Oxford will further their understanding of journalism through seminars, networking events, discussions with peers and working on a personal project. This is a programme for working journalists and editors who will return to journalism after spending a few months with us.\u201d They accept around 30 Journalist Fellows from around the world each year. And, \u201cMost journalists on the programme are fully funded. Successful applicants get their fees covered and receive a monthly stipend of \u00a32,000, which will be enough to cover the cost of accommodation, food, and general living expenses. We will also cover the cost of travel to and from the UK and any visa costs. Fellows should refrain from professional work during the fellowship.\u201d You must have a minimum of five years’ journalistic experience, or in rare cases demonstrate the equivalent level of expertise.
Value: Monthly stipend of \u00a32,000, and more (see above)
Deadline: 19 February 2024
Open for: Mid-career journalists
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>. 

International Thriller Writers Scholarships<\/strong>
They are awarding two separate scholarships for ThrillerFest: the Fresh Perspectives Scholarship<\/strong> for any underrepresented author, published or unpublished, and the Undiscovered New Voices Scholarshi<\/strong>p for any unpublished author who is writing a mystery\/thriller novel (80-100k words). Each scholarship recipient will receive a cash stipend and a free pass to attend  ThrillerFest XIX, which takes place May 28 \u2013 June 1, 2024 in New York City. One of the application requirements is a writing sample. Application is via a form.
Value: $1,000 stipend, ThrillerFest pass
Deadline: 23 February 2024
Open for: Unspecified
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center: Writer in Residence
<\/strong>The residency includes lodging at a loft apartment in Piggott, Arkansas. The writer-in-residence will also have the opportunity to work in the studio where Ernest Hemingway worked on \u2018A Farewell to Arms\u2019. The writer is expected to serve as mentor for a week-long retreat for writers at the educational center. Candidates with an MA or MFA in a relevant field are preferred. Submission requirements include a writing sample of roughly 20 pages (in any genre).
Value: $1,000, residency
Deadline: 28 February 2024
Open for: Unspecified
Details here<\/a>.

Words Without Borders: Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators
<\/strong>They have announced the second annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators; literary fiction and nonfiction for a trade audience are eligible genres. It is \u201cintended to facilitate the completion of a substantial sample of a book-length work of prose translation suitable for submission to English-language publishers, and will be awarded to an individual translator who has not yet received a book-length contract for translation work into English. We particularly welcome submissions from translators from historically underrepresented cultures and backgrounds.\u201d The emerging translator need not live in the United States. A couple of the application requirements are a 2,500-word translation sample, and a 500-word project description.
Value: $3,000
Deadline: 29 February 2024
Open for: Translators who have not yet received a book-length contract for translation work into English
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.

Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize
<\/strong>This is for US-based non-fiction authors; apart from a cash advance, author of the winning manuscript also gets a stipend for helping them complete the work. \u201cA $20,000 advance and publication by Graywolf Press will be awarded to the most promising and innovative literary nonfiction project by a writer not yet established in the genre. The winning author will also receive a $2,000 stipend intended to support the completion of their project. (The prize) emphasizes innovation in form and content, and we want to see projects that push the boundaries of literary nonfiction. The Graywolf editors are particularly interested in new approaches to the personal essay, cultural and literary criticism, creative scholarship, and books exploring complex ideas from unexpected angles. \u2026 Please note that we are not interested in straightforward memoirs or journalistic reporting. \u2026 The prize will be awarded to a manuscript in progress.\u201d One of the submission requirements is a long sample from the manuscript (see guidelines). Applicants for this prize must live in the United States; have published at least one piece of nonfiction in a literary journal or magazine \u2013 reviews, interviews, reportage, and other similar pieces do not qualify; have not yet authored a book of literary nonfiction \u2013 authorship of other kinds of nonfiction books is not disqualifying.
Value: $20,000 advance, publication + $2,000 stipend to support the completion of their project
Deadline: 29 February 2024
Open for: US-based nonfiction writers (see guidelines)
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Also keep a lookout for Whiting Foundation\u2019s Creative Nonfiction Grants<\/strong>, which are scheduled to open for applications in February 2024. Last year, grants of $40,000 were awarded to writers of creative non-fiction books \u2013 projects that were under contract with a publisher\u00a0 in the US, UK, or Canada.\u00a0It is intended for multiyear book projects requiring large amounts of deep and focused research, thinking, and writing, after significant work has been accomplished. Details here<\/a>.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Shenandoah Fellowship for Emerging Editors<\/strong>
This will open in March 2024. They say, \u201cThrough this editorial fellowship, we\u2019re committed to expanding the roster of people we work with and to discovering new voices to amplify and empower. Selected fellows will receive a $1000 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. This opportunity will give fellows the chance to learn about all aspects of a small literary publisher and create connections with peers and potential future employers in the industry and in academia. \u2026 A single fellow will be selected for each issue of Shenandoah going forward, alternating genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics) as we see fit. Working with the editorial staff, fellows will curate a suite of work for their issue. Each fellow will receive a $1000 honorarium for their work. 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.\u201d This fellowship will open on 1 March 2024, on a rolling basis. Their submission portal<\/a> will have a section for the fellowship during the application period.
Value: $1,000
Opens on: 1 March 2024
Open for: Unspecified
Details here<\/a> (see the fellowship announcement date near the top of the page, under Open and Upcoming Submission Periods, and details of the fellowship by scrolling to the middle of the page).
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Poets & Writers: Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award
<\/strong>This is an award for one poet and one fiction writer; applicants must be U.S. residents and an enrolled members of a Native American tribe in the US or Alaska (see guidelines), and have never published a book or have published no more than one full-length book in the genre in which they are applying. Winners get a $500 honorarium; an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with editors, agents, publishers, and other writers, and to give a public reading, hosted by Poets & Writers; and a one-month residency at the Jentel Artist Residency Program in Wyoming.Value: $500 each, residency, meetings with agents, editors, and more
Deadline: 1 March 2024
Open for: US Indigenous writers (see above)
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alpine Fellowship Prizes
<\/strong>They have a Poetry Prize<\/a>, a Writing Prize<\/a>, a Theatre Prize<\/a>, as well as Music, Philosophy, Refugee Scholar, and Visual Arts prizes. Please read the guidelines for each genre carefully. The theme for this year is \u2018Language\u2019 and the work must address that theme; you can read more about the theme here<\/a>. Winner receives a cash prize in each category, and a stipend to attend the symposium.
Value: Varies; cash awards of \u00a33,000, \u00a31,000, \u00a3500 for winners in creative writing categories (poetry, writing, theatre), \u00a3500 travel stipend to attend the symposium
Deadline: 1 March 2024
Open for: All writers
Details here<\/a> (click on individual tabs for various genres).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships
<\/strong>These are fellowships for US poets laureate. They are for poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to support them in creating new work, as well as to enable them to undertake projects that enrich the lives of their neighbors, including youth, through poetry activities. There are some eligibility requirements, including: appointed as an official poet laureate of a state, city, county, U.S. territory, or Tribal nation by a Governor, State Arts or Humanities Council, State Poet Laureate Commission, Tribe President, Mayor, City Council, City Poet Laureate Commission, City Arts Board, County Arts Board, or a city\u2019s public library system; your service as poet laureate, carried out in good community standing, occurring sometime between January 31, 2024 and June 30, 2025; and published one or more full-length poetry collection(s) and\/or chapbook(s) or substantial history of public spoken word performances. Some of the submission requirements are a poetry sample, and a description of your proposed civic project(s), including a timeline for the project(s) you would conduct, that engages youth and\/or addresses important statewide or local issues.
Value: $50,000 (see guidelines)
Deadline: 1 March 2024
Open for: US poets laureate
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.
(Also see other awards by the Academy of American Poets that are open now, including fee-free ones; see their Submittable here<\/a> for details.)\u00a0

Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship
<\/strong>Applicants must have covered international news as a working journalist for print, broadcast, or online media widely available in the United States, and must be US citizens. They must have distinguished credentials in journalism; two of the selection criteria are, professional experience as a foreign correspondent or editor, and firm grounding in foreign policy. The Fellow spends 10 months full-time in residence at the Council for Foreign Relations\u2019 headquarters in New York. The program enables the Fellow to engage in sustained analysis and writing, expand his or her intellectual and professional horizons, and extensively participate in CFR\u2019s active program of meetings and events.
Value:$100,000 and a modest travel grant
Deadline: 1 March 2024
Open for: US citizens
Details here<\/a>.

University of Colorado: Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism
<\/strong>Their website says, \u201cFive Ted Scripps Fellowships are awarded each year. The fellowship is open to full-time journalists working in any medium who are interested in advancing their knowledge of environmental issues. It is aimed at outstanding journalists committed to a career in professional journalism. Applicants must have five years of full-time professional journalism experience and must also have a BA or BS college degree, at minimum. Applicants may include reporters, editors, producers, photojournalists, documentarians, and feature writers. Both salaried staff and full-time freelancers are welcome to apply. Prior experience in covering the environment is not required.\u201d And, \u201cWe welcome applications from international journalists; however, please be advised that you must hold a current visa and be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application to be considered for this position.\u201d Fellows audit classes, pursue an independent project, attend weekly seminars, and participate in field trips to world-renowned institutions to learn what\u2019s new in the realm of environmental science and policy. Fellows pay for their own housing and make their own housing arrangements. They receive a stipend, and will travel (expenses paid) to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference.
Value: $80,000
Deadline: 1 March 2024
Open for: Full-time journalists authorised to work in the US (see guidelines)
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.

International Women\u2019s Media Foundation Grants
<\/strong>International Women\u2019s Media Foundation (IWMF) has several grants\/awards for women and non-binary journalists; some of them are open now, including the international Courage in Journalism Awards<\/a> (deadline 3rd<\/sup> March 2024); international Howard G. Buffet Fund for Women Journalists<\/a> (rolling deadline); and US-based Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender People<\/a> (rolling deadline).
Value: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Open for: Women and non-binary journalists
Details here<\/a>.
(Click on IWMF\u2019s Opportunities and Awards tabs on this page<\/a> for more.)

Poetry Foundation: Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
<\/strong>These grants, which will open for applications in early March, are for US poets ages 21-31 years. Applicants have to register on their online portal. Poets can also apply for alternative formats to submit applications. One of the application requirements is a writing sample, up to 10 pages of poetry. The application period will open on 4th<\/sup> March 2024.
Value: $27,000
Submission period: 4th<\/sup> March to 15th<\/sup> April 2024 (deadline to apply for alternative formats is 1st<\/sup> April, and deadline to register on the online portal is 8th<\/sup> April \u2013 see guidelines).
Open for: US writers
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


See all of Poetry Foundation\u2019s grants and awards for individuals<\/strong> here<\/a>. And Poetry Magazine\u2019s Submittable is here<\/a>.

And, Poetry Foundation has grants for poetry\/literary arts organizations in the US <\/strong>\u2013 two of them are open now; Equity in Verse of $10,000-100,000, for nonprofit poetry and literary organizations, which includes presses and publications, led and staffed by people of color; and Poetry Programs, Partnerships, and Innovation grants of $10,000-75,000, which support nonprofit organizations invested in at least one of the following priorities: broadening the audiences for poetry; increasing access to poetry; new collaborations and partnerships in poetry; and innovations in the field of poetry, including investment in new technologies. The deadline to apply is 1 March 2024. Details here<\/a>.)

National Endowment for the Arts\u2019<\/strong> Creative Writing Fellowships<\/strong>
This is for US-based writers, and they are accepting applications for poetry this year. Grants alternate yearly between poetry and prose. While the deadline is 13th<\/sup> March, they recommend submitting applications early. Several fellowships are awarded. They have several links on the website, including eligibility<\/a>, how to apply<\/a>, and FAQ<\/a>.
Value: Up to $25,000
Deadline: 13 March 2024
Open for: US writers
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitzcarraldo Editions\/Mahler & Lewitt Studios Essay Prize
<\/strong>This is a prize for unpublished writers in the UK. Their website says, \u201cthe prize awards \u00a33,000 to the best proposal for a book-length essay (minimum 25,000 words) by a writer resident in the UK & Ireland who has yet to secure a publishing deal. In addition to the \u00a33,000 prize the winner will have the opportunity to spend up to two months in residency at the Mahler & LeWitt Studios in Spoleto, Italy, to work on their book. The book will then be published by Fitzcarraldo Editions.\u201d
Value: \u00a33,000, residency
Deadline: 17 March 2024
Open for: Unpublished UK\/Ireland writers (see guidelines)
Details here<\/a>.

ALTA Travel Fellowships
<\/strong>Each year, several fellowships are awarded to emerging translators (someone who does not yet have a book-length work of translation published or under contract) to help them pay for hotel and travel expenses to the annual American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) conference. Part of the application requirement is up to 10 pages of translated work (poetry or prose \u2013 see guidelines). \u201cWhile the Travel Fellowships are open to all applicants, we especially encourage applications from translators of color, translators with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ translators.\u201d They also have the Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship<\/strong><\/a>, which is preferentially awarded to one emerging translator of color or a translator working from an underrepresented diaspora or stateless language (apply using the ALTA Travel Fellowship application, and check the Jansen Fellowship eligibility box in the application form \u2013 see guidelines). Also see ALTA\u2019s other awards<\/a> for published works, including the international ALTA First Translation Prize<\/strong><\/a>, inaugurated in 2024, for emerging literary translators and their editors \u2013 $2,000 to the translator and $1,000 to the editor \u2013 open to all genres, awards one debut literary translation from any other language into English published in the previous calendar year.
Value: $1,000 each
Deadline: 18 March 2024
Open for: Unspecified
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a> (scroll down).
(Also see ALTA\u2019s Emerging Translator Mentorship Program<\/a>, the deadline for which has passed.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert B. Silvers Foundation: Silvers Grants for Work in Progress<\/strong>
Anglophone writers of any nationality may apply for their grants to support long-form essays (essay-length or book-length) in the fields of literary criticism, arts writing, political analysis, and\/or social reportage. Grants may not be used to fund translation. Applicants should have an editorial agreement with a publication or publishing house for the work under consideration. Some of the submission requirements are a writing sample, project description, and a full responses to their financial questionnaire. And, \u201cYour responses to the financial questionnaire should include all anticipated costs and should state other sources of funding, including book advances. Priority is given to projects that have not been supported by a significant advance.
The writing sample can be from the writer\u2019s work in progress or from a previously published essay, article, or book.\u201d
Value: Up to $10,000
Deadline: 31 March 2024
Open for: All writers
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PEN America: US Writers Aid Initiative
<\/strong>This is intended to assist fiction and non-fiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists. To be eligible, applicants must be based in the United States, be professional writers, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping them to address an emergency situation. Various deadlines are listed for 2024, and the next one is 1st<\/sup> April. Other deadlines are in July and October. Writers do not have to be PEN members to apply.
Value: Unspecified
Deadline:1 April 2024
Open for: US writers
Details here<\/a>.
(Some of PEN America\u2019s other initiatives are open now, including the PEN America Free Expression Essay Competition<\/strong>, a US-based student essay competition with cash prizes, deadline 30 April 2024; see their Submittable<\/a> for details.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers
<\/strong>These three-month fellowships are to afford writers uninterrupted time to focus on their work at an apartment in Carson McCuller\u2019s childhood home in Columbus, Georgia. A spouse or companion is welcome. The application includes a writing sample of up to 20 pages.
Value: $5,000
Deadline: 1 April 2024
Open for: Unspecified
Details here<\/a> (scroll down to Academic Opportunities and click on Fellowships).

Fund for Investigative Journalism Grants
<\/strong>Their regular grants are for articles by US journalists that break new ground and expose wrongdoing \u2013 such as corruption, malfeasance, or abuse of power \u2013 in the public and private sectors. FIJ encourages proposals written for ethnic media as well as those submitted by journalists of color.\u00a0\u201cThe Fund provides grants for print and online articles, television and radio stories, documentaries, podcasts, and books.\u201d Also, \u201cforeign-based story proposals must come from US-based reporters or have a strong US angle involving American citizens, government, or business; all stories must be published in English, in a media outlet in the United States.\u201d
Value: Up to $10,000
Deadline: 30 April 2024
Open for:U.S.-based journalists or those working on a story with a strong U.S. angle
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(And, Fund for Investigative Journalism<\/strong> is also accepting applications for \u201cseed\u201d grants<\/strong> for early reporting of $1,000 to $2,500, the deadline is 16 February 2024; journalists must be U.S.-based or working on a story with a strong U.S. angle; details here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waterston Desert Writing Prize<\/strong>
This prize is for a proposed book of literary non-fiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy \u2013 with the desert both as subject and setting. Writing samples about deserts and natural settings are more likely to be reviewed favorably. Apart from the cash award, there is also a residency at PLAYA at Summer Lake and a reading and reception at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.
Value: $3,000, residency
Deadline: 1 May 2024
Open for: All writers
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CINTAS Foundation: Fellowship in Creative Writing
<\/strong>This is a creative writing fellowship for writers having Cuban citizenship or direct lineage (having a Cuban parent or grandparent).  Applications can be in English or Spanish. Fellows who are not U.S. citizens and who are living abroad must provide a U.S. taxpayer identification number when they accept the fellowship to receive payment. The foundation also offers fellowships for other disciplines \u2013 architecture & design, music composition, photography, and visual arts (click the \u2018Fellowships\u2019 tab on the page).
Value: $20,000
Deadline: 1 May 2024
Open for: Writers having Cuban citizenship or direct lineage
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Academy of American Poets: James Laughlin Award
<\/strong>This is for a second full-length poetry manuscript by a US poet, contracted by a publisher. Manuscripts have to be 48-100 pages long. Translations and new editions of previously published books are not eligible. Apart from a cash prize, the poet also receives an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.
Value: $5,000, residency
Deadline: 15 May 2024
Open for: US poets (see guidelines)
Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.
(Also see other awards by the Academy of American Poets that are open now, including fee-free ones; see their Submittable here<\/a> for details.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speculative Literature Foundation Grants<\/strong>
These are grants for writers of speculative literature, and they have various grants in the coming months: The Older Writers Grant<\/a> for writers who are at least 50 years old, pays $1,000, open for applications 1-31 May; The Diverse Writers Grant<\/a>, for writers from an underrepresented and underprivileged backgrounds, pays $500, open 1-31 July; The Diverse Worlds Grant<\/a>, for work that best represents diversity, regardless of the writer\u2019s background, pays $500 also open 1-31 July; they also have other grants listed. The grants have different eligibility and submission guidelines, please read them carefully before applying. Please send submissions only during the specific grant application periods.
Value: $500-1,000
Reading periods: Various (see guidelines)
Open for: Writers of speculative literature
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pulitzer Center: Connected Coastlines Grants
<\/strong>This is an opportunity for US-based journalists. The Pulitzer Center is seeking applications from journalists who want to report stories as part of Connected Coastlines, a nationwide climate reporting initiative in US coastal states. Started in 2019, this initiative is building a consortium of newsrooms and independent journalists across the US to report on the local effects of erratic weather patterns on coastal populations using the latest climate science.  Their guidelines say, \u201cWe are eager to receive proposals from staff journalists and freelancers who wish to report on coastal stories, underpinned by recent climate science, data, or research, for publication or broadcast by small and regional news outlets in U.S. coastal states.\u201d They prioritize proposals that can be completed in 1-4 months. The ideal range for most awards will be between $2,000 to $8,000.
Value: $2,000-8,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Open for: US-based journalists
Details here<\/a>.
(The Pulitzer Center also has several other resources, including grants and fellowships \u2013 click on the \u2018Grants & Fellowships\u2019 tab on this page<\/a>.)

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The Sidney Hillman Foundation: Labor and Workforce Reporting Grants
<\/strong>Their guidelines say, \u201cPlease submit a well-focused story proposal of no more than three pages. Think of it as a pitch, much like you would submit to an editor: give us enough preliminary reporting and documentation to demonstrate that the story is solid. The proposal should highlight what\u2019s new and significant about the story, why it matters now, any unique access or documents you may have, and what its potential impact might be.\u201d Journalists must have an outlet already attached. This foundation also administers the Hillman Prize for Journalism for US and Canadian journalists, the deadline for which has passed for this year.
Value: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Open for: Unspecified
Details here<\/a>.

Society of Authors: Dursilla Harvey Access Fund
<\/strong>These are small grants for UK-based\/British writers, giving authors support for travel, subsistence, childcare or access needs for events, residencies, and retreats. Usual grants will be \u00a3150 or less. They are accepting applications on an ongoing basis.
Value: Up to \u00a3150
Deadline: Ongoing
Open for: UK\/British writers
Details here<\/a>.
(Society of Authors also has awards for works in progress<\/a> as well as contingency funds \u2013 all their grants are here<\/a>.)

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Poetry Bulletin Submission Fee Support<\/strong>
This is a confidential, poet-to-poet fee support for \u201cPoets who cannot otherwise afford to submit their manuscripts to publishers. Poets who face barriers of time, access, or energy. Poets who have historically been underrepresented.\u201d They cover submission fees for poetry chapbooks and full-length poetry manuscripts only. They grant a maximum of three submissions per poet.
Value: Submission fee for poetry chapbooks\/full length poetry manuscripts
Deadline: Rolling
Open for: See above
Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These are grants, residencies, and fellowships for writers in various disciplines, and journalists, with cash awards up to $100,000. Many of them have geographic restrictions. They\u2019re open now, or will open soon. – S. Kalekar The Jessie Kesson FellowshipThis is a Scotland-based residency for UK-based writers. \u201cMoniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre invites established writers to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11569"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11573,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11569\/revisions\/11573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}