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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Grant sources for writers and other creators



Johannes Vermeer, A Lady Writing, c. 1665 Painting in the National Gallery of Art. Visit the museum’s site at http://www.nga.gov/home.htm

Many states, educational institutions, and larger counties and cities have grants that piggyback with ones from the federal government. For example, Tennessee has grants with the National Endowment for the Arts http://www.arts.state.tn.us/grant_categories.htm

For grants specifically for writers, see the National Endowment for the Arts Writers Corner at http://www.nea.gov/features/writers/index.html NEA provides good instructions on applying for fellowships.

And, of course, a good source for grants for writers is The Money Corner here on my blog. Scroll down past the puzzle for upcoming deadlines. I find the grants, scholarships, residencies, and other funding opportunities by regularly reading publications like Poets & Writers Magazine (see http://www.pw.org/mag/ ), and the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (see http://www.awpwriter.org/ Other ways I find them is through institutions such as the University of Wisconsin and government agencies such as the Wisconsin Humanities Council. Check out similar organizations in your area and ask to be added to their mailing lists.

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