Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers

Awards for emerging Black writers, including the Legacy Awards ($10,000) and student/emerging writer programs.

Eligibility

Black writers at any career stage, with specific tracks for students, emerging, and published authors.

Black writer
Various stages welcome

Application requirements

1Manuscript or chapter
2Bio
3Application form

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Vermont Studio Center

Vermont Studio Center Residency Fellowships

A 4-week immersive residency in Johnson, Vermont for writers and visual artists. Fellowships cover full residency cost (room, board, studio). Multiple fellowships awarded each season for emerging and established artists.

$4,900Sep 30, 2026

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California Arts Council

California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship

Up to $50,000 in unrestricted funding to individual practicing California artists across disciplines including literary arts, supporting time and resources to deepen their creative practice.

$5,000–$50,000Oct 15, 2026

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New York Foundation for the Arts

NYFA Artist Fellowships

Unrestricted cash awards of $8,000 to individual artists living and working in New York State. Categories rotate annually and include Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction Literature, Playwriting, and more.

$8,000Closed

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Authors Guild Foundation

Authors Guild Foundation Career Grants

Grants of $2,500–$10,000 to U.S.-based authors working on a specific book project that needs additional research time, travel, or financial support to complete. Open to fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

$2,500–$10,000Sep 30, 2026