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NEA Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing, FY 2011
A Poetry fellowship must be scheduled to begin between January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2012, and may extend up to two years.GRANT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to 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 2010 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 201 1. 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.We Do Not Fund Individuals who previously have received two or more Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Individuals who have received any Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts within the past ten years.
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(Writers who are engaged in scholarly work may wish to contact the National Endowment for the Humanities.) Work toward academic degrees.
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 2010 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 201 1. 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.We Do Not Fund Individuals who previously have received two or more Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Individuals who have received any Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts within the past ten years.
News reporting.
Scholarly writing.
(Writers who are engaged in scholarly work may wish to contact the National Endowment for the Humanities.) Work toward academic degrees.
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NEA Web Site Complete Announcement
Additional Information of Eligibility:
A Poetry fellowship must be scheduled to begin between January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2012, and may extend up to two years.
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY An individual may submit only one application per year.
Multiple applications will be deemed ineligible.
You may not apply for a Creative Writing Fellowship and a Translation Project in the same year.
(See Translation Projects for more information.) You are not eligible to apply if you have received two or more Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships (in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, belles-lettres, or for translation) from the National Endowment for the Arts.
In addition, you may not apply in Prose if you have received any Arts Endowment Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2000 (FY 2001).
You may not apply in Poetry if you have received any Arts Endowment Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2001 (FY 2002).
Former grantees must have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.
You are eligible to apply in Fiction if, between January 1, 2002, and March 5, 2009, 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 Poetry if, between January 1, 2003, and March 4, 2010, you have had published: A volume of 48 or more pages of poetry; or Twenty or more different poems or pages of poetry in five or more literary journals, anthologies, or publications which regularly include poetry as a portion of their format.
Up to 16 poems may be in a single volume of poetry of fewer than 48 pages.
This volume, however, may count as only one of the required five places of publication.
Applicants may use online publications to establish up to fifty percent of their eligibility, provided that such publications have competitive selection processes and stated editorial policies.
You must apply in a specific literary form (i.e., fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry).
You must establish your eligibility in the form in which you apply.
You must meet the eligibility requirements by the deadline date.
No exceptions will be made to the eligibility requirements.
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Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit/index.html
Contact:
NEA Web Manager
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NEA Web Manager
Agency Email:
webmgr@arts.gov
Date Posted:
2010-01-12
Application Due Date:
2010-03-04
Archive Date:
2010-04-03
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