NEA Literature Fellowships: Fiction and Creative Non-fiction, FY2012

Post Date

November 18th 2010

Application Due Date

March 3rd 2011

The Grants.gov system must receive your validated and accepted application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 3, 2011. The Arts Endowment will not accept late applications.

Funding Opportunity Number

2011NEA03LFCW

CFDA Number(s)

45.024

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Arts

Eligibility Categories

Individuals

You are eligible to apply in Fiction if, between January 1, 2004, and March 3, 2011, you have had published: • At least five different short stories, works of short fiction, or excerpts from novels in two or more literary journals, anthologies, or publications which regularly include fiction as a portion of their format; or • A volume of short fiction or a collection of short stories; or • A novel or novella. You are eligible to apply in Creative Nonfiction if, between January 1, 2004, and March 3, 2011, you have had published: • At least five different creative essays (such as personal essays, memoirs, etc.) in two or more literary journals, anthologies, or publications; or • A volume of creative nonfiction. An individual may submit only one application per year. Multiple applications will be deemed ineligible. You may not apply for a Literature Fellowship (in fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry) and a Translation Fellowship in the same year.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $25000 - $25000

Grant Description

The NEA Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applications are reviewed through an anonymous process in which the only criteria for review are artistic excellence and artistic merit. To review the applications, the NEA assembles a different advisory panel every year, each diverse with regard to geography, race and ethnicity, and artistic points of view. The NEA Literature Fellowships program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose and poetry available in alternating years. For FY 2012, which is covered by these guidelines, fellowships in prose are available. Fellowships in poetry will be offered in FY 2013 and guidelines will be available in January 2012. 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. The Arts Endowment’s support of a project may begin any time between January 1, 2012, and January 1, 2013, and extend for up to two years.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Endowment for the Arts

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  NEA Web Manager

• Agency Mailing Address:

  NEA Web Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  webmgr@arts.gov

• More Information:

  NEA Web Site Announcement