National Endowment for the Arts

Description

NOTICE: The Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing application deadline has been extended to March 17, 2009. The deadline has been extended due to technical problems with Grants.gov, the federal government's online application system. A Prose fellowship must be scheduled to begin between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011, and may extend up to two years. A Poetry fellowship must be scheduled to begin between January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2012, and may extend up to two years.The application package for the March 4, 2010, poetry deadline will be posted in January 2010.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 2011. 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. Notice: Application deadline has been extended to March 17, 2009.

Who can apply

• Individuals

Contact

NEA Web Manager
webmgr@arts.gov