Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing Fellowships

The summary for the Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing Fellowships Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing Fellowships
	CFDA Number:	45.024
	CFDA Description:	Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
	Federal Agency Name:	NEA Cooperative Agreements Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NEA-LITCWF-2006-2007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 11, 2005
	Creation Date:	Jan 11, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2005 This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available in FY 2006 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 2007. The deadline for FY 2006 (prose) is March 1, 2005; the deadline for FY 2007 (poetry) is March 1, 2006.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 02, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$20,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$20,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Individuals
Additional Information on Eligibility: Creative writers who meet the publication requirements that are listed below are eligible to apply. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. You are eligible to apply in Fiction if, between January 1, 1998, and March 1, 2005, 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, 1998, and March 1, 2005, 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. You are eligible to apply in Poetry if, between January 1, 1999, and March 1, 2006, 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. Former grantees must have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.
Grant Description: Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to published creative writers of exceptional talent. 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 2006 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 2007. 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 ten years prior to the application deadline. News reporting. Scholarly writing. (Writers who are engaged in scholarly work should contact the National Endowment for the Humanities.) Vanity publication or self-publication. Work toward academic degrees.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: FY 2006/2007 Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing Fellowships Application Guidelines
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit06/index.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Literature, Fellowships, Staff, Phone 202/682-5034, Email @ @ Literature, Fellowships
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