Funding Resources - Grants for Literary Artists
Gift of Freedom Awards
Fellowships of $50,000 designed to bridge the often fatal gap between a woman's economic reality and her artistic creation. One fellowship awarded biennially.
A Room Of Her Own Foundation
P. O. Box 778
Placitas , NM 87043
Phone:
Email: Info@ARoomOfHerOwnFoundation.org Website:www.aroomofherownfoundation.org
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc.
Grants of up to $1,500 to poets, fiction and nonfiction writers, visual artists, and for a mixed-genre category (illustration and text) to feminist women in the arts. Application fee is $20. Two application deadlines each year: December 31 (art and fiction) and June 30 (nonfiction and poetry). Fund does not maintain email, phone, or website. To request application materials, write to the postal address and be sure to include a SASE.
Susan Pliner, Executive Director
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 309
Wilton, NH 03086Website: http://demingfund.org
Biennial Grants for Mature Women
Biennial grant of $1,000 to a woman poet, fiction writer, nonfiction writer, playwright, or TV script writer. Write for guidelines.
National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
1300 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone:
Fax: (202) 452-8868
Email: nlapwl@verizon.net
Website: www.nlapw.org
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS): Through this national program, 17 and 18 year-old artists may apply for college scholarships.
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
777 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 370
Miami, FL 33131
Phone:
Fax: (305) 377-1149
Toll Free:
Website: www.ARTSawards.org
McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers
Fellowships provide Minnesota writers of demonstrated ability with an opportunity to work on their writing for a concentrated period of time. Four $25,000 fellowships are offered in alternating years to writers of creative prose and poetry.
The Loft Literary Center
Suite 200, Open Book
1011 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis , MN 55415
Phone:
Fax: (612) 215-2576
Email: loft@loft.org
Website: www.loft.org
The Bush Foundation
Provides artists with significant financial support that enables them to advance their work and further their contributions to the communities. Fellowship candidates must be at least twenty-four years old and have been resident sfor at least one year prior to the application deadline of MN, ND, SD, or one of 23 sovereign nations that shares geography with the states.
The Bush Foundation
E-900 First National Bank Bldg.
332 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone:
Fax: (651) 297-6485
Email: info@bushfound.org
Website: www.bushfoundation.org
The Leeway Foundation
Grants to support women and transgender artists in the Philadelphia area (including Camden, NJ), who create art for social change. Art and Change Grant provides up to $2,500 for project-based work and the Leeway Transformation Award gives $15,000 in unrestricted funds to artists with at least five years experience.
The Leeway Foundation
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut St., Ste. 832
Philadelphia , PA 19107
Phone:
Fax: (215) 545-4021
Email: info@leeway.org
Website: www.leeway.org
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Inc.
Grants to feminist writers and playwrights in Kentucky only.
Kentucky Foundation for Women
1215 Heyburn Bldg.
332 W. Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone:
Fax: (502) 561-0420
Email: info@kfw.org
Website: www.kfw.org
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
Grants of $5,000 to visual and literary artists in western New York State, especially in the Finger Lakes Region. Disciplines rotate. Open to citizens of New York who are 21 or older.
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road
Ithaca , NY 14850
Phone:
Fax: (607) 539-3147
To email, use the form at: www.saltonstall.org/contact/index.php
Website: www.saltonstall.org
Sustainable Arts Foundation
Supports artists and writers with children (specifically a child under the age of 18) with unrestricted cash awards of $6,000. Applications are accepted twice a year; visit website for complete guidelines and specific deadlines.
Sustainable Arts Foundation1032 Irving St., #609San Francisco, CA 94122-2200Website: www.sustainableartsfoundation.org
Lesbian Writers Fund
Grants to support the work of emerging lesbian writers and to acknowledge the contributions of established lesbian writers to the movement and culture. First place awardees and two runners-up in the poetry and fiction categories receive cash awards ($10,000 for awardee; $1,500 for runners-up).
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
116 E. 16th Street , 7th Floor
New York , NY 10003
Phone:
Email: grants@astraeafoundation.org
Website: www.astraeafoundation.org
Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award
Annual $10,000 first prize and two $5,000 finalist prizes for fiction, debut fiction, non-fiction, and poetry published in award year, by writers of African descent.
The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation
12138 Central Ave., Ste. 209
Bowie, MD 20721782
Phone:
Fax: (301) 277-1262
Email: info@hurstonwright.org
Website: www.hurstonwright.org/ProgramsAwards.legacy.html
Cintas Foundation, Inc.
Fellowships granted to talented individuals of Cuban citizenship or lineage for continuing work outside Cuba in the arts, including the fine arts, music, and literature, selected by a committee appointed by the Institute of International Education.c/o Nancy Reisman, Esq.
Secretary
Morris & McVeigh
767 Third Ave., 4th Floor
New York, NY, 10017
To email, use the form at: www.cintasfoundation.org/contact.htm
Website: www.cintasfoundation.org
American Society of the French Legion of Honor, Inc.
Grants to promote friendship between France and the U.S. through education and literature.
American Society of the French Legion of Honor
22 E. 60th St .
New York , NY 10022
Phone:
Open Meadows Foundation
Grants up to $2,000 for projects which have limited financial access which reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of our society and promote the empowerment of women and girls; and projects for social change that have encountered obstacles in their search for funding.
Open Meadows Foundation
PO Box 150-607
Van Brunt Station
Brooklyn , NY 11215-0150
Phone:
Email: openmeadows@igc.org
Website: www.openmeadows.org
The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry
Makes grants through nonprofit organizations, particularly as seed money, in support of individual poets, poetry translation and the process of translation, developing poetry audiences, and the uses of poetry. Grants: $1,000 to $10,000The Witter Bynner Foundation
PO Box 10169
Santa Fe , NM 87504-3251
Phone:
Fax: (505) 986-8222
Email: info@bynnerfoundation.org
Website: www.bynnerfoundation.org
Lannan Foundation
Supports the creation of exceptional English-language literature and seeks to develop a wider audience for contemporary poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Funds organizations that support diverse writers through publication, presentation, and distribution.
The Lucius & Eva Eastman FundLannan Foundation
313 Read Street
Santa Fe , NM 87501
Phone:
Fax: (505) 986-8195
Email: info@lannan.orgWebsite: www.lannan.org
Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 for arts and social change programs.
The Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund
Jennifer Eastman, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 470
Westwood , MA 02090
Phone:
OR
5926 Fiddletown Pl.
San Jose , CA 95120
Phone:
National Home Library Foundation
Supports projects that distribute books to libraries and community groups with limited resources, which combat illiteracy and encourage an interest in reading and the literary arts. Awards range from $5,000-$10,000
National Home Library Foundation
1920 N Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington , DC 20036
Phone:
Fax: (202) 293-4827
Email: natlhomelibrary@yahoo.com
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Supports projects and organizations that advance the literary arts; feature local, regional and national artists; and encourage public participation and the promotion of critical thinking. Funds in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington only.
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
505 5th Avenue South, Suite 900
Seattle , WA 98104
Phone:
Fax: (206) 342-3030
Website: www.pgafoundations.com
Jerome Foundation
Supports emerging literary artists through publication, particularly small press publications and journals, writers-in-residence programs, mentor programs, fellowships, and readings. Giving limited to MN and New York, NY.
Jerome Foundation
125 Park Square Ct.
400 Sibley St .
St. Paul , MN 55101-1928
Phone:
Toll free - MN and NY only:
Fax: (651) 224-3439
Email: info@jeromefdn.org
Website:www.jeromefdn.org
LEF Foundation
Funds the creation and presentation of contemporary work, including literature. It is also interested in projects that further the understanding and preservation of our society's diverse cultures. Funds in California and New England only. Grants : $5,000 to $25,000
LEF Foundation
P.O. Box 382866
Cambridge, MA 02238-2866
Phone:
Fax: (617) 868-5603
Email: marina@lef-foundation.org
Website: www.lef-foundation.orgCalifornia Office:
LEF Foundation
121 Circle Rd.
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone:
Fax: (866) 333-2953
Email: marina@lef-foundation.org
Poets & Writers
Supports matching fee payments up to $1,000 to writers for readings and workshops in California, New York State, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and Detroit only.
Poets & Writers
90 Broad St., Ste. 2100
New York, NY 10004
Phone:
Fax: (212) 226-3963
Email: denise@pw.org
Website: www.pw.org
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
To promote an environment in which art and culture can flourish, and to support programs that bring the arts to all sectors of the populace. Philadelphia only.
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
Avenue of the Arts
230 South Broad St., Ste. 1003
Philadelphia , PA 19102
Phone:
Fax: (215) 545-4039
Email: bfbrandt@bartol.org
Website:www.bartol.org
Turow Arts Foundation
Chicago-area primarily.
Turow Arts Foundation
1001 Green Bay Rd., No. 318
Winnetka , IL 60093
Phone:
Charles Westheimer Family Fund
Ohio only.
Girls Write Now, Inc.Charles Westheimer Family Fund
36 E. 4th St., Ste. 905
Cincinnati , OH 45202-3810
Phone:
Fax: (513) 421-9343
New York City.
Free mentoring programs for girls ages 13-20 from underserved neighborhoods. Matches girls with professional women writers for one-on-one mentoring, group workshops, and excursions to readings and other literary events.
Girls Write Now, Inc.
247 West 37th St., Ste. 1800
New York, NY 10018
Phone:
Fax: (212) 575-3603
Email: info@girlswritenow.org
Website: www.girlswritenow.org
Grants and Awards Available to American Writers (Book)
2005-06 Edition available on-line and in print.
PEN American Center
588 Broadway, Ste. 303,
New York , NY 10012-3225
Phone: (212) 334-1660
pen@pen.org
www.pen.org
Poets & Writers
Links to a wide array of resources for writers, including grants and awards.
Poets & Writers
72 Spring Street, Suite 301
New York , NY 10012
Phone:
Fax: (212) 226-3963
Website: www.pw.org/links_pages/
Literary Magazines: The NewPages Complete List
Extensive database of print and online literary magazines with brief descriptions and links to magazine websites. Also contains lists of book publishers, writing contests, book contests, MFA programs, independent bookstores, and reviews of magazines.
The following can usually be found at a public or university library:
Foundation Grants to Individuals
The Foundation Center also provides the best web site for grants research, including an online grantwriting course. They publish numerous resources for grant seekers, including this guide to grants for individuals (2006, $65) and FC Search, a CD-ROM of foundations.
The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003-3076
Phone:
Toll Free:
Fax: (212) 691-1828
Email: egrants@foundationcenter.org
Website: www.foundationcenter.org
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Please be sure to credit WomenArts if you publish information from our website.
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