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Monday, January 21, 2008

$1,000 For Unpublished Work


Program Name: The William Van Wert Memorial Fiction Award
Amount: $1,000 and publication in the Hidden River Awards Anthology
Application Fee: $15
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: unpublished excerpt of 25 pages maximum, novel synopsis
Contact: Hidden River Awards, P.O. 421, Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004, http://www.hiddenriverarts.org/articles/article.php?4, info@hiddenriverarts.org
Application Online: http://www.hiddenriverarts.org/articles/article.php?4

$2,500 For Writers


Program Name: Puffin Foundation Awards
Amount: $1,000 to $2,500
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: send SASE to contact info for application packet, U.S. citizens
Contact: Puffin Foundation Ltd., 20 East Oakdene Ave., Teaneck, NJ 07666, http://www.puffinfoundation.org/grants/prospectiveapplicant.html, puffingrant@mindspring.com
Application Online: none

$1,500 For First Novel


Program Name: Paul Zindel First Novel Prize
Amount: $1,500 and publication at Hyperion Books for Children with royalties (advance of $7,500)
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: over 18 yrs. old, never published a novel, contemporary fiction set in United States for ages 8 to 12, 100-240 pages
Contact: Paul Zindel First Novel Award, Hyperion Books for Children, P.O. Box 6000, Manhasset, NY 11030, http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/contests.asp#zindel
Application Online: none

$1,000 for Writers of Color


Program Name: McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist of Color Career Development Grant
Amount: up to $1,000
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: resident of Aitken, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake or St. Louis County for at least 6 months
Other Requirements: at least 18 yrs. old, not a full-time student, maximum 15 pages of work sample, culturally diverse person
Contact: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Marshall School Annex Building, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55811, 1-800-569-8134, http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/ArtistofColorguidelinesFY06-07.pdf, ARACouncil@aol.com
Application Online: http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndividualArtistofColorCareerDevApplicationFormFY06-07.pdf

$1,000 for New Work


Program Name: McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Career Development Grant
Amount: up to $1,000
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: resident of Aitken, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake or St. Louis County for at least 6 months
Other Requirements: at least 18 yrs. old, not a full-time student, maximum 15 pages of work sample
Contact: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Marshall School Annex Building, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55811, 1-800-569-8134, http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndiviualArtistFellowshipGuidelinesFY2006-07.pdf, ARACouncil@aol.com
Application Online: http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndividualArtistCareerDevelopmentApplicationFormFY2006-07.pdf

$4,000 for 15 Pages


Program Name: McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Fellowship Program
Amount: $4,000 (5 grants), $2,000 (2 grants)
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: resident of Aitken, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake or St. Louis County for at least 6 months
Other Requirements: at least 18 yrs. old, not a full-time student, maximum 15 pages of work sample
Contact: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Marshall School Annex Building, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55811, 1-800-569-8134, http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/CareerDevelopmentGuidelines2005-07.pdf
Application Online: http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndividualArtistFellowshipApplicationFormFY2006-07.pdf

Generous Residency and Teaching Opportunity While Completing First Book


Program Name: Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships
Amount: $25,000 stipend and academic year in residence at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing in Madison, health benefits
Application Fee: $20
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: must be working on first book of fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry, maximum 30 page excerpt, completed MFA or PhD in Creative Writing
Contact: University of Wisconsin, Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships, Department of English, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706, creativewriting.wisc.edu, jlerche@wisc.edu
Application Online: none

$1,000 and Participation in First Novelist Forum


Program Name: Virginia Commonwealth University First Novelist Award
Amount: $1,000 and all-expenses-paid trip to Richmond with his or her editor, agent, or publicist to participate in the Virginia Commonwealth University First Novelist Forum.
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: first novel published in last year
Contact: Virginia Commonwealth University, First Novelist Award, Department of English, P.O. Box 842005, Richmond, VA 23284-2005, 804-827-8239, www.firstnovelist.vcu.edu, firstnovel@vcu.edu
Application Online: none

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