NEA Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing, FY2009

Post Date

January 9th 2008

Application Due Date

March 3rd 2008

We recommend strongly that you REGISTER WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 3 DEADLINE (Step 1 below). We also encourage you to COMPLETE AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION EARLY (Steps 2 and 3 below); do not wait until the last minute. Grants.gov can slow down dur

Funding Opportunity Number

2008NEA03LFCW

CFDA Number(s)

45.024

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Arts

Eligibility Categories

Individuals

Funding

• Award Range:

  $25000 - $25000

Grant Description

Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to exceptionally talented, published creative writers. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available in FY 2008 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 2009. Individuals may apply only once each year. Competition for fellowships is extremely rigorous. Potential applicants should consider carefully whether their work will be competitive at the national level. For FY 2009/Poetry Complete application packages must be postmarked (or show other proof of mailing) no later than March 3, 2008. Do not expect notification of awards and rejections before late December 2008. The Arts Endowment’s support of a fellowship may begin any time between January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2010, and extend for up to two years. An individual may submit only one application per year.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Arts

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  National Endowment for the Arts
  Web Site Manager

• Agency Mailing Address:

  NEA Web Site Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  webmgr@arts.gov

• More Information:

  NEA Web Site Announcement