The Rhode Island Foundation will award up to $30,000 grants to three emerging or mid-career writers. The program is designed to support and advance their work.
The grants are being made available through the Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund. The program is one of the largest no-strings-attached awards available to writers in the United States. Previous recipients of writing fellowships include poet Sussy Santana, graphic novelist Susannah Strong, and An Uong, a Vietnamese-American writer and editor orbiting themes of pop culture, food, and Vietnamese-American womanhood.
“This support will enable local writers to focus on their work rather than trying to make ends meet. Offering the financial support they need in order to advance their craft is an investment in them, and in nurturing Rhode Island’s vibrant arts sector,” said David N. Cicilline, president, and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.
Applicants must have been residents of Rhode Island for at least one year prior to the September 4 deadline. High school students, college, and graduate students enrolled in a degree-granting program, and composers are not eligible to apply.
The application process is now open through September 4th, 2024.
For more information about applying for a MacColl Johnson Fellowship, visit the Alliance’s website
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Rhode Island Foundation offers $30,000 grants to local writers
Sept. 4 is deadline to apply for fellowships that will give writers, poets, novelists the resources to reach the next level
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island writers who dream of having the resources to push their work to the next level have until Sept. 4 to apply for $30,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation. The grants are considered to be among the largest no-strings-attached awards available to writers in the United States.
The Foundation will award as many as three grants to emerging or mid-career writers through its Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund. The awards are intended to free them to concentrate time on the creative process, focus on personal or professional development, expand their body of work and explore new directions.
“This support will enable local writers to focus on their work rather than trying to make ends meet. Offering the financial support they need in order to advance their craft is an investment in them, and in nurturing Rhode Island’s vibrant arts sector,” said David N. Cicilline, president and CEO.
Previous recipients of writing fellowships include poet Sussy Santana, graphic novelist Susannah Strong and An Uong, a Vietnamese-American writer and editor orbiting themes of pop culture, food and Vietnamese-American womanhood.
Applicants must have been residents of Rhode Island for at least 12 months prior to the Sept. 4 deadline. High school students, college and graduate students who are enrolled in a degree-granting program and composers who have advanced levels of career achievement are not eligible.
Applicants will be judged on the quality of their work samples, artistic development and creative contribution to writing, as well as the potential of the fellowship to advance their career. Applications will be accepted from authors creating new original work in any genre, including poetry, essays, fiction and nonfiction.
Although the fellowships are unrestricted, recipients are expected to devote concentrated time to their art and to engage in activities that further their artistic growth. Examples include creating new work, training in technologies or techniques, purchasing equipment, travel, research and developing artistic endeavors.
The recipients will be selected by a panel of out-of-state jurors who are practicing writers and professional authors managed by the Artists Community Alliance. For more information about applying for a MacColl Johnson Fellowship, visit the Alliance’s website
Established in 2003, the MacColl Johnson fellowships rotate among writers, visual artists and composers on a three-year cycle. Over the years, the Foundation has awarded nearly $1.5 million in fellowships.
The Rhode Island Foundation is the largest and most comprehensive funder of nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island. Through civic leadership, fundraising and grant-making activities, often in partnership with individuals and organizations, the Foundation is improving the lives of all Rhode Islanders. For more information, visit rifoundation.org
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