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We are back again with another playlist, specifically for authors/writers and poets.
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Grants For Authors/Writers
1. The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers Fellowship
This 8-month fellowship supports projects that draw on the research collections of The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). The Center seeks top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. Visual artists whose projects require extensive use of Library collections are also encouraged to apply. The Library expects Fellows to work at the Cullman Center five days a week, Monday through Friday, for the duration of the Fellowship term. A $90,000 stipend will be provided.
Deadline: September 26, 2025
2. Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing - For Writers & Poets
This award honors some of the best literature telling rich, original stories about the U.S. South marked by a strain of honest optimism. The award-winning works reflect a belief that things can be better and that the South—a region marked by systemic racism and economic extraction—can still be a place of opportunity and hope. Fiction and nonfiction winners receive a cash prize of $12,000. The winner of the poetry category receives $3,000.
Deadline: September 30, 2025
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