Opportunity Information: Apply for 2009NEA03LFCW
Apply for 2009NEA03LFCW
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Literature Fellowships Creative Writing, FY2010" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024 Promotion of the ArtsGrants to Organizations and Individuals.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 5, 2009 and posted on Jan 30, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 17, 2009 NOTICE The Literature Fellowships Creative Writing application deadline has been extended to March 17, 2009. The deadline has been extended due to technical problems with Grants.gov, the federal governments online application system. For FY 2010/Fiction Creative Nonfiction The Grants.gov system must receive your application no later than 1159 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 5, 2009. The Arts Endowment will not accept late applications. Do not expect notification of awards and rejections before late December 2009. The Arts Endowments support of a fellowship may begin any time between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011, and extend for up to two years.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Individuals.
- Creative writers who meet the publication requirements that are listed below are eligible to apply. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. See How to Prepare and Submit an Application for the documentation that is required to demonstrate eligibility. Ineligible applications will be rejected without panel review. An individual may submit only one application per year. Multiple applications will be deemed ineligible. You may not apply for a Creative Writing Fellowship and a Translation Project in the same year. (See Translation Projects for more information.) You are not eligible to apply if you have received two or more Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships (in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, belles lettres, or for translation) from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, you may not apply in Prose if you have received any Arts Endowment Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2000 (FY 2001). You may not apply in Poetry if you have received any Arts Endowment Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2001 (FY 2002). Former grantees must have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received. You are eligible to apply in Fiction if, between January 1, 2002, and March 5, 2009, you have had published At least five different short stories, works of short fiction, or excerpts from novels in two or more literary journals, anthologies, or publications which regularly include fiction as a portion of their format or A volume of short fiction or a collection of short stories or A novel or novella. You are eligible to apply in Creative Nonfiction if, between January 1, 2002, and March 5, 2009, you have had published At least five different creative essays (such as personal essays, memoirs, etc.) in two or more literary journals, anthologies, or publications or A volume of creative nonfiction.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Literature Fellowships in Creative Writing, FY 2010, is a competitive federal grant program that awards fixed-amount fellowships to published creative writers in prose, specifically fiction and creative nonfiction, with poetry supported on the following year of the program cycle. The core purpose of the fellowship is to buy writers time and flexibility to advance their work, whether that means uninterrupted writing time, research, travel connected to a project, or broader professional development that strengthens a long-term writing career. The opportunity is explicitly aimed at writers whose work can compete at a national level, and the NEA signals up front that selection is extremely rigorous.
For the FY 2010 competition, the fellowship category is prose (fiction and creative nonfiction). The original application deadline was March 5, 2009, but the NEA issued a notice extending the deadline to March 17, 2009 because of technical problems with Grants.gov, the federal online application portal. Even with the extension, the program emphasizes that applications must be successfully received by Grants.gov by the deadline time (11:59 p.m. Eastern Time was the stated cutoff for the original closing date) and that late submissions are not accepted. Applicants were also advised not to expect award or rejection notifications until late December 2009, reflecting the length of the review process.
Each fellowship provides an award of $25,000 (both the floor and the ceiling are listed as $25,000), and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients are not required to contribute their own funds or raise matching support. The fellowship start date is flexible within a defined window tied to the discipline: a prose fellowship must be scheduled to begin sometime between January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011, and it may extend for up to two years. The program runs on a two-year cycle, so poetry fellowships are offered in FY 2011 rather than FY 2010; the poetry fellowship period is scheduled to begin between January 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012 (also potentially lasting up to two years). The NEA noted separately that the application package for the next poetry deadline (March 4, 2010) would be posted in January 2010.
Eligibility is limited to individuals (not organizations) who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who meet specific publication requirements. The program also limits application frequency: an individual may submit only one application per year, and multiple applications in the same year are deemed ineligible. In addition, applicants may not apply for both a Creative Writing Fellowship and an NEA Translation Project in the same year. The NEA further restricts repeat fellowship recipients: it will not fund anyone who has already received two or more NEA Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships, and it also bars applicants who have received an NEA Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship within the prior ten years (with discipline-specific cutoff dates spelled out for prose versus poetry). Former NEA grantees must also be in good standing, meaning required final reports for any prior NEA awards must have been submitted and accepted by their due dates.
The publication thresholds are detailed and time-bounded. For fiction eligibility (for this FY 2010 prose cycle), the applicant must have qualifying publications between January 1, 2002 and March 5, 2009. Qualifying fiction publication can be met by either having at least five different short stories, works of short fiction, or novel excerpts published in two or more literary journals, anthologies, or other publications that regularly include fiction, or by publishing a volume/collection of short fiction, or a novel or novella. For creative nonfiction, the applicant similarly must show qualifying publications in the same date range, either by publishing at least five different creative essays (for example, personal essays or memoir excerpts) in two or more appropriate literary journals, anthologies, or publications, or by publishing a volume of creative nonfiction. The announcement notes that documentation proving eligibility is required and that ineligible applications will be rejected without panel review.
The NEA also makes clear what it does not support under this fellowship. The program does not fund news reporting, scholarly writing (with a suggestion that writers focused on scholarly work may want to look to the National Endowment for the Humanities instead), or work undertaken toward academic degrees. In short, the fellowship is designed for creative literary work by established, published writers, not journalism, academic scholarship, or degree-related projects.
Administrative details identify this as a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Arts under CFDA 45.024 (Promotion of the Arts - Grants to Organizations and Individuals). The funding opportunity number is 2009NEA03LFCW, the opportunity was posted January 30, 2009, and it was later archived April 4, 2009. The announcement directs applicants to the NEA web materials and notes that technical access help was available through the NEA web manager for those unable to retrieve the full announcement electronically.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NEA Literature Fellowships in Creative Writing (FY 2010) opportunity?
This is a competitive federal grant program run by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that awards fixed-amount fellowships to published creative writers. For FY 2010, the fellowship category is prose, meaning fiction and creative nonfiction.
What is the purpose of the fellowship?
The fellowship is intended to buy writers time and flexibility to advance their work. The NEA describes eligible uses broadly, such as uninterrupted writing time, research, travel connected to a project, or professional development that strengthens a long-term writing career.
How competitive is this fellowship?
The NEA states that selection is extremely rigorous and that the opportunity is aimed at writers whose work can compete at a national level.
Which genres are supported in FY 2010?
FY 2010 supports prose only: fiction and creative nonfiction. Poetry is supported on the following year of the cycle (FY 2011) rather than FY 2010.
How much is the fellowship award?
Each fellowship is a fixed award of $25,000. The listed minimum and maximum award amounts are both $25,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The program states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to individuals (not organizations) who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who meet the NEA's publication requirements for the relevant genre and time period.
Can organizations apply on behalf of writers?
No. This opportunity is limited to individuals; organizations are not eligible applicants.
What are the publication dates that count for eligibility in the FY 2010 prose competition?
For this FY 2010 prose cycle, qualifying publications must fall between January 1, 2002 and March 5, 2009.
What publication record is required for fiction applicants?
To qualify in fiction (for this FY 2010 prose cycle), an applicant must have eligible fiction publications in the stated date range and meet at least one of these thresholds:
- At least five different short stories, works of short fiction, or novel excerpts published in two or more literary journals, anthologies, or other publications that regularly include fiction; or
- A published volume/collection of short fiction; or
- A published novel or novella.
What publication record is required for creative nonfiction applicants?
To qualify in creative nonfiction (for this FY 2010 prose cycle), an applicant must have eligible creative nonfiction publications in the stated date range and meet at least one of these thresholds:
- At least five different creative essays (such as personal essays or memoir excerpts) published in two or more appropriate literary journals, anthologies, or other publications; or
- A published volume of creative nonfiction.
Do applicants need to submit documentation to prove eligibility?
Yes. The NEA states that documentation proving eligibility is required.
What happens if an application is ineligible?
The NEA states that ineligible applications will be rejected without panel review.
How many applications can one person submit per year?
An individual may submit only one application per year. Multiple applications in the same year are deemed ineligible.
Can I apply for an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship and an NEA Translation Project in the same year?
No. The NEA states that applicants may not apply for both a Creative Writing Fellowship and an NEA Translation Project in the same year.
Are there restrictions for past NEA fellowship recipients?
Yes. The NEA will not fund anyone who has already received two or more NEA Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships. It also bars applicants who have received an NEA Creative Writing or Translation Fellowship within the prior ten years (with discipline-specific cutoff dates noted in the announcement for prose versus poetry).
Do former NEA grantees need to be in good standing to apply?
Yes. Former NEA grantees must be in good standing, which the announcement describes as having submitted and had accepted any required final reports for prior NEA awards by their due dates.
What types of work does the fellowship NOT support?
The fellowship does not support news reporting, scholarly writing, or work undertaken toward academic degrees. The announcement suggests that writers focused on scholarly work may want to look to the National Endowment for the Humanities instead.
When was the application deadline for the FY 2010 prose competition?
The original application deadline was March 5, 2009. The NEA extended the deadline to March 17, 2009 due to technical problems with Grants.gov.
What time did applications need to be received by Grants.gov?
The program emphasizes that applications must be successfully received by Grants.gov by the deadline time, and it notes 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time as the stated cutoff for the original closing date.
Are late applications accepted?
No. The announcement states that late submissions are not accepted.
When should applicants expect to hear about award decisions?
Applicants were advised not to expect award or rejection notifications until late December 2009.
When can a FY 2010 prose fellowship start, and how long can it last?
A prose fellowship must be scheduled to begin sometime between January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011. It may extend for up to two years.
How does the two-year cycle affect poetry fellowships?
The program runs on a two-year cycle. Poetry fellowships are offered in FY 2011 rather than FY 2010. The poetry fellowship period is scheduled to begin between January 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012, and it may also last up to two years.
When was the next poetry application package expected to be posted?
The NEA noted that the application package for the next poetry deadline (March 4, 2010) would be posted in January 2010.
Is this a discretionary grant program?
Yes. The opportunity is identified as a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Arts.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA is 45.024, listed as Promotion of the Arts - Grants to Organizations and Individuals.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is 2009NEA03LFCW.
When was this opportunity posted and when was it archived?
The opportunity was posted on January 30, 2009 and later archived on April 4, 2009.
Where were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted through Grants.gov, the federal online application portal.
What if someone could not retrieve the full announcement electronically?
The announcement notes that technical access help was available through the NEA web manager for those unable to retrieve the full announcement electronically.
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