10 Places Giving Money for Published and Unpublished Writers Like You!

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January  2009

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   10 Places Giving Money and Awards to Writers

Change, Inc.: Awards emergency grants of up to $1,000. Open to artists of all disciplines, with no U.S. geographical restrictions. Each writer must submit a detailed letter describing the financial emergency, copies of outstanding bills, medical fee estimates, etc., and current financial statements, along with a writing career resume and two letters of reference from someone in the affiliated field (no video tapes). For an application, write to P.O. Box 54, Captiva, FL 33924; Phone: (212) 473-374

Chicano/Latino Literary Contest: This is offered annually to promote the dissemination of unpublished Chicano/Latino literature in Spanish or English. Prizes are $1000, $500, and $250. Contact cllp@uci.edu

Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards: Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award is offered annually for a best fiction and best nonfiction choice. This competition is open to any writer. Awards are several $1500 prizes Contactwww.forewordmagazine.com

GAP (Grants for Artists Projects) program: The GAP grant is awarded annually to 75-100 writers. Prizes are up to $1500 for artist-generated project. The deadline is the last Friday  of February. Contact: info@artisttrust.org  www.artisttrust.org

Grants for Writers, NC Arts Council: Offered every 2 years to serve writers.  The award is $8,000 grants every 2 years. Contact: Debbie.mcgill@ncmail.netwww.ncarts.org

Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation: Offers money for published and unpublished writers. Write a letter of inquiry to the following addresses; 4001 Inglewood Ave. Suite 101-309, Redondo Beach, CA 90278; Or, P.O. Box 510, Shelter Island, NY 11964-0510

Peace Writing Award: PeaceWriting seeks book manuscripts about the causes, consequences, and solutions to violence and war. Several prizes of $500 each. E mail: jbennet@uark.edu

PEN American Center: Offered annually to a writer of children's or young adult fiction in financial need, who has published 2-5 books in the past 10 years. Prize $5,000. Contact: awards@pen.org

Pen American Center Writer's Fund: The PEN Writers Fund is an emergency fund for professionally published or produced-writers with serious financial difficulties. Depending on the situation, the fund gives grants or loans of up to $1,000.  Website: http://www.pen.org

The Presidio La Bahia Award: Offered for writing or research related to Texas heritage. Contact: srttexas@srttexas.org
 
Society of Midland Authors: Society of Midland Authors offers money for published fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, children's fiction. Contact: writercc@aol.com www.midlandauthors.com
 
 

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