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WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP PARENT’S RESIDENCY GRANT/ HOW TO APPLY (PRIZE: $1700)

By the WSW (Women’s Studio Workshop), the Parent’ Residency Grant is a residency of four weeks for an artist “who has at least one dependent child under the age of 18”. The awarded artists may choose to work in any of WSW’s four studio disciplines: intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screenprinting, photography, or ceramics. The grant includes...

Steinbeck Fellowship/ How to Apply ($15,000 + more)

Awarded by the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, the Steinbeck Fellowship was set up in honor of author John Steinbeck, and according to their blog, “is guided by his lifetime of work in literature.” The fellowship includes a one-year residency at San Jose State University and a stipend of $15,000. Every year, about...

Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship 2020/ How to Apply ($2000 + more)

One Story, together with the Talve-Goodman family, is now open for submissions for the Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship. The workshop is open to “an early-career writer of fiction who has not yet published a book and is not currently nor has ever been enrolled in an MFA program.” They look for writers whose writings address “issues and experiences...

Scholarship For Writers:The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Awards 2020 / How To Apply  (Awards: All Expense Paid Trip To Iceland + More)

The Iceland Writers Retreat is now open for registration. In addition to general registration, which is open to all, scholarship slots are available for those with financial need. The opportunity for talented writers to attend the retreat, which takes places in Reykjavik, Iceland in April, 2020, is made possible by the Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni...

Attend Best-selling Author Mary Karr’s Memoir Class on Skillshare / How To Get A Free Code To Attend

Mary Karr, the best-selling author who literally wrote the book on memoir (The Art of Memoir, Lit, The Liar’s Club) is teaching an exclusive, new class on memoir on the online learning platform Skillshare, launching Monday, Sept. 2.   The class, called Writing the Truth: How to Start Writing Your Memoir, joins Skillshare’s premium membership...