Grants For Authors, Writers and Poets
Funding to support the literary arts.
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Grants For Authors/Writers
1. [NEW] National Geographic's "Big Questions" Grant - For Storytellers
Through this call for proposals, the National Geographic Society will invite storytellers to delve into some of the big questions that most have wrestled with for millennia and that are only just emerging. This opportunity seeks innovative photography, short film, writing, data visualization, and other storytelling proposals to help people consider some of the greatest questions of our time. Funding ranges from $20,000 to $100,000.
Deadline: June 24, 2025
2. [NEW] The 2025 Unpublished Novel Award for Fiction
This opportunity celebrates stellar unpublished manuscripts in seven genres: Children's & Young Adult, Crime & Mystery, Horror, Literary Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense. A panel of judges will select one exceptional manuscript in each genre to receive a $10,000 grant to support it on the journey to publication.
Deadline: June 27, 2025