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Pen America’s Writing for Justice Fellowship will engage six writers—whether emerging or established—to craft written works of enduring value that shed light on crucial issues surrounding mass incarceration and ignite public discourse. Proposed projects might encompass—but are not limited to—fictional narratives; literary or long-form journalistic pieces; theatrical, television, or film scripts; memoirs; collections of poetry; […]

The Sesame Workshop Writers’ Room offers a fellowship opportunity by the creators of Sesame Street aimed at discovering emerging writing talent from underrepresented racial backgrounds. This intensive 8-week program, located at Sesame Workshop’s New York City office, involves weekly meetings with industry professionals including writers, producers, agents, and executives. Participants are required to complete at […]

The Steinbeck Fellowship program offers a one-year fellowship for emerging writers from any age and background to work on a substantial writing project while residing at SJSU. It includes a $15,000 stipend, the chance to engage with fellow writers, faculty, and graduate students, and the opportunity to present ongoing work through a public reading each […]

The Writing as Activism Fellowship reimagines the role of writers in NYC, providing resources and assistance to create literary works that prioritize activism around community and social justice issues. This fellowship entails a six-month immersive workshop for six New York City-based writer-activists dedicated to amplifying the voices of the most marginalized within the city through […]

The Writeability Fellowship program supports emerging writers with disabilities by offering customized professional development assistance, including manuscript evaluations, specially curated workshop programs, and/or mentorship opportunities. Writeability seeks to dismantle certain obstacles that have historically hindered individuals with disabilities from engaging with writing and publishing. It offers resources and guidance to empower individuals with disabilities who […]

Every year, the creative fellowship program at the Woodberry Poetry Room extends invitations to poets, writers, translators, artists, filmmakers, composers, and scholars specializing in contemporary poetry to propose innovative projects that could utilize the resources provided by the Woodberry Poetry Room. The selected creative fellow receives a $5,000 stipend, access to various Harvard Library special […]

Princeton Arts Fellowships are granted to artists whose accomplishments have been acknowledged as showing exceptional potential in various artistic fields and instructional roles. Candidates should be emerging poets, fiction writers, choreographers, dramatists, designers, actors, directors, filmmakers, composers, and performance artists. Fellows at Princeton Arts spend two consecutive academic years (September 1-July 1) at Princeton University, […]