National Endowment for the Arts; Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing

Targeted Fields Humanities. Open to fields related to creative writing.

Open To Postdoctoral Scholars.

Citizenship Open only to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Eligibility Requirements You are eligible to apply for Fiction if within the last 5 years you have published: at least 5 different works of short fiction, a volume of short fiction, or a novel or novella. You are eligible to apply in Creative Nonfiction if within the last 5 years you have published: at least five different creative essay, or a volume of creative fiction. You are eligible to apply in Poetry if within the last 5 years you have published: a volume of 48 or more pages of poetry, 20 or more different poems in five or more literary publications.

Stipend Stipends of $25,000.

Deadline 3/4/2010 - Deadline for Poetry 3/5/2009- Deadline for Fiction and Creative Nonfiction.

Program Description Several fellowships are offered to creative writers to interpret, explore, and create fiction and creative nonfiction works. Fellowships allow recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.

For More Information

Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing
Room 722
National Endowment for the Arts
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 
Washington, DC 20506-0001

(202) 682-5034
LitFellowships@arts.gov
www.nea.gov/grants/apply/Lit/index.html