Grants for Creative Writing provide funding for organizations and programs in this focus area. Sources include federal agencies, state programs, and private foundations. Use the listings below to find current opportunities, eligibility requirements, and deadlines — and apply directly to the funder when you find a fit.
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $3,000 Last Updated: July 19, 2025 Summary The PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, established in 1996, honors…
PEN Open Book Award (Multigenre) Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $10,000 Last Updated: July 19, 2025 Summary The PEN Open Book Award, presented by PEN America, recognizes literary…
PEN Prison Writing Awards Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $75 - US $300 Last Updated: September 19, 2025 Summary The PEN Prison Writing Awards, initiated after the 1971 Attica…
Overview PEN America Founded in 1922, PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the PEN International network. PEN America works to ensure that people everywhere…
Overview About PEN America PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write,…
Overview PEN America Founded in 1922, PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the PEN International network. PEN America works to ensure that people everywhere…
Overview PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant The PEN/Heim Translation Fund was established in the summer of 2003 by an endowed gift of $730,000 from Michael Henry Heim and Priscilla Heim, in response to…
PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $5,000 Last Updated: July 19, 2025 Summary The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography,…
PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $10,000 Last Updated: July 19, 2025 Summary The PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction,…
PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature (Multigenre) Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $50,000 Last Updated: April 04, 2026 Summary The PEN/Nabokov Award for…
Overview _Note: This award will be conferred next in the 2027 Literary Awards cycle._ PEN America Founded in 1922, PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the…
PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers (Fiction) Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $2,000 Last Updated: July 18, 2025 Summary The PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story…
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection (Fiction) Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $25,000 Last Updated: July 19, 2025 Summary The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize…
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: PEN America Amount: US $5,000 Last Updated: July 19, 2025 Summary The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection, established by a…
Philadelphia Student Mediamaker Fund Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: People’s Media Fund Amount: US $1,000 - US $1,500 Last Updated: February 18, 2026 Summary The Philadelphia Student Mediamaker Fund,…
Pillars Artist Fellowship Status: Applications closed November 17, 2025. Cohort to be selected in June 2026. Overview: The Pillars Artist Fellowship was launched in 2021 by Pillars Fund in…
Production Lab Overview: Part of MPI's Rising Filmmaker Program labs providing hands-on training and mentoring to develop film concepts through production and release. Type: Feature/longer-form…
Publication & Arts Grants Funder: Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTA) Purpose: Support publication and artistic projects that recognize, preserve, and interpret the historic,…
R2AC Artist Support Grant Program - Individuals Status: ACTIVE Funder: Region 2 Arts Council Amount: Up to US $2,000 Last Updated: December 22, 2025 Summary The R2AC Artist Support Grant Program,…
Radical Imagination Grant Overview: Supports Indigenous artists, culture bearers, and storytellers to imagine, design, and create projects that propose solutions to societal problems and envision a…