Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/
The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. Entries must have been written originally in English. Adaptations and translated scripts are not eligible. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year.
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American Institute of Physics
Science Writing Award
http://www.aip.org/aip/writing/
Deadline: March 1.
The American Institute of Physics (http://www.aip.org/) aims to recognize and stimulate distinguished writing that improves the general public's understanding and appreciation of physics and astronomy through its Science Writing Award. The awards recognize writing by professional journalists on physics and astronomy for the general public. The winning author will receive a prize of $3,000, a Windsor Chair, and a testimonial. The publisher of the winning work will receive a certificate honoring the publication in which the work appeared. AIP also will pay the winning author's personal and travel expenses so the award can be received in person. Eligible entries must have been published between January 1 and December 31. Visit the AIP Web site for application instructions.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals--Science
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Amy Foundation Writing Awards
http://www.amyfound.org/amy_writing_awards/amy_writing_awards.html
To be eligible, submitted articles must be published in a secular, non-religious publication and must be reinforced with at least one passage of scripture.
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Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation
http://www.aabbfoundation.org/
The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation awards yearly grants to writers in three rotating disciplines: Theatre, Full-length Fiction, and Short Stories. All works submitted must present the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner and be based on, or inspired by, a historic person, culture, event, or work of art. Writing contests close on November 30th of each year. Grants are $1000 and are not limited to a single winner. The Foundation also offers grants (usually of $1000) to production companies to offset expenses in producing gay-positive theatrical works based on history.
Listed under Grants for Individuals -- arts, humanities, writing.
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Association of Hispanic Arts
Grants and Other Opportunities for Artists
http://www.latinoarts.org/
Click on opportunities for information on grants, fellowships, and other resources
Identifies funds, fellowships, and other resources in the following categories: media, performing arts (Theatre-Dance-Music), Visual Arts, Writing/Literary, Other Arts Funding, and Technical Assistance Support.
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Authors League Fund -- Emergency Funds
Address: 31 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
Telephone : (212) 268-1208 The Authors League Fund was established by the Authors League of America, Inc., to help career authors and dramatists in the United States and in financial distress due to an urgent situation. The Fund makes interest-free loans to professional writers in need; for example, writers with health problems and inadequate health insurance, or older writers whose income has ceased. Loan-seekers must show need and documentation of their professional status.
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Ayn Rand Writing Contests
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index
Over $70,500 are awarded each year to high school and college students.
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Clayton Memorial Medical Fund
http://www.osfci.org/clayton/index.html
The fund helps professional science fiction and fantasy writers living in the Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska deal with the financial burden of illness.
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Dactyl Foundation for the Arts and Humanities
http://www.dactyl.org
The Dactyl Foundation, 64 Grand Street, New York, NY 10013; Tel: (212) 219-2344; Fax: (212) 226-7320; e-mail email@dactyl.org.
A not-for-profit organization established for the purposes of investigating the role of art in the contemporary world. Currently offers a $3,000 award for essays that present a "reading" of a text, art object, natural object or event. Inter-disciplinary approaches are especially encouraged. Include a one-page abstract. Essays may be submitted by the author or nominated by another individual. Length open. Published or unpublished. Send to Victoria N. Alexander and include SASE. No application is required. [Also listed under Arts, Humanities]
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Elder & Leemaur Publishers
University Writing Scholarship
http://www.elpublishers.com/content/AboutUWS.php
The University Writing Scholarship (UWS) is a program available to all post secondary students across North America. The UWS is designed to continue the development of young authors, and bring awareness of the employment opportunities in the field of writing. The UWS Program will provide university students with the opportunity to have their literature works published at no cost, while at the same time entering them into scholarships that can be used to help further their academic career.
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Elie Wiesel Prize for Humanity see Wiesel Prize for Humanity Ethics Essay Contest

Environment Law Institute
Endangered Environmental Laws Student Writing Competition
http://www.eli.org/writing_contest.cfm
The deadline for ELI’s third annual Endangered Environmental Laws student writing competition is fast approaching. Entries exploring current issues of constitutional environmental law must be submitted by April 4, 2008. The winner will receive $2000 and an offer of publication in ELI’s Environmental Law Reporter.
(Last checked 12/22/07)

Financial Aid, Scholarships, Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards in Media Communications
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/communications.html
Covers Advertising, Communications, Filmmaking, Journalism, Marketing, Motion Pictures, Print, Radio, Television, Writing. A compilation of resources by Francisco Alberto Tomei Torres, Ph.D. Covers Advertising, Communications, Filmmaking, Journalism, Marketing, Motion Pictures, Print, Radio, Television, Writing.
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Foundation Center
Reference Guide for Writers
http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/guides/write.html
If you are a writer and are looking for information on grants, this user aid will help you in your search. We have selected a few of the most important print and electronic resources for you to begin your search.
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Fund for Central and East European Book Projects
http://www.ceebp.org
Support for translation, publication and dissemination of seminal critical works in history, in particular in Balkan history (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia (FYROM), Slovenia, Romania, Fed. Republic of Yugoslavia) Target group: publishers of quality books, whose publishing profile answers the aims of the programme, aimed at educated public, university lecturers and students, and secondary schools teachers.
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Funds for Writers
http://www.fundsforwriters.com
Funds for Writers reveals funding sources for struggling writers with a dream. Specializes in grants and competitions for the serious writer. Also serves as advertisement for subscription newsletter.
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Furthermore Publishing Grants
http://www.furthermore.org/
Applications from 501(c)(3) organizations are being accepted for grants to assist in publishing nonfiction books.
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Grants and Awards Available to American Writers
Available online for MSU faculty, staff, and students via the MSU Libraries Online Catalog
A comprehensive list of awards by the P.E.N. American Center available to American and Canadian writers for use in the U.S. or abroad. Earlier print edition [22nd or 2002/03] still available in the Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center PN171 .P75 G73.
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Hobson Foundation
http://www.hobsonfoundation.com/
The Hobson Foundation offers financial support and resource links to writers while they complete the publication process. Our primary goal is to give YOU the tools to get published. With that in mind, check out our 2005 round of grants and contests listed along with other grants, contests, and cools sites fellow writers have recommended.
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Medieval Academy of America
Book Subvention Program
http://www.medievalacademy.org/books/book_book_subvention.htm
The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides subventions of up to $2,500 to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. Applications for subventions will be accepted only from the publisher and only for books that have already been approved for publication. Eligible Academy members who wish to have their books considered for a subvention should ask their publishers to apply directly to the Academy.
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Michigan Author Award
http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/maac
Nominees must either be a current Michigan resident, a recently relocated long-time Michigan resident, or an author whose works are identified with Michigan. A panel of judges representing a broad sprectrum of expertise in writing, publishing and book collecting determines the recipient based on overall literary merit. The Michigan Author Award winner receives $1,000. Application forms are available on the MLA website at or by calling 517-694-6615.
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National Endowment for the Arts
Grants Page
http://www.arts.endow.gov/grants/index.html
Click on grants, then individuals
Although primarily a funder of nonprofit organizations, the National Endowment for the Arts also offers fellowships in the areas of poetry and prose.
Also listed under Grants for Nonprofits.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Scholarly Edition Grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/editions.html
Scholarly Editions Grants support the preparation by a team of at least two editors and staff of texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Projects involving significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials are typical in this grant program, but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible. In applying, applicants will need to demonstrate familiarity with the best practices recommended by the Association for Documentary Editing or the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions. This year, there is a new twist on the application process that has caused some consternation within the documentary edition community: in keeping with the goals of the NEH Digital Humanities Initiative, the Scholarly Editions Program now requires that applicants employ digital technology in the preparation, management, and online publication of all critical and documentary editions. Also projects that include TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) conformant transcription and offer free online access are encouraged and will be given preference.
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National Foundation for Jewish Culture
Grant Programs
http://www.jewishculture.org/docs/grants.html
Provides financial support for theater, music, dance, filmmaking, fiction, and Jewish Studies scholarship.
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National Writers Union
http://www.nwu.org/
NWU is the trade union for freelance writers of all genres who work for American publishers or employers. The site offers a useful job hotline as well as information about how to file grievances, internships, apply for funding, and obtain union documents.
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Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting
http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/
Deadline: May 1
The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. Entries must have been written originally in English. Adaptations and translated scripts are not eligible. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year.
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PEN American Center
http://www.pen.org/
A membership association of prominent literary writers and editors, the PEN American Web site offers many useful resources for grants, awards and other creative writing competitions.
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PEN American Center Writer's Fund
http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/251
The PEN Writers Fund is an emergency fund for professional—published or produced—writers with serious financial difficulties. Depending on the situation, the fund gives grants or loans of up to $1,000. The maximum amount is given only under especially dire circumstances and when monies are available.
The PEN Fund for Writers and Editors with HIV/AIDS, administered under the PEN Writers Fund, gives grants of up to $1,000 to professional writers and editors who face serious financial difficulties because of HIV or AIDS-related illness.
The Writers Fund does not exist for research purposes, to enable the completion of writing projects, or to fund publications or organizations. The Writers Fund Committee meets approximately every two months to review applications. For an application or further information, please contact: Andrew Proctor, Coordinator PEN Writers Fund, (212) 334-1660, ext. 101, or email: aproctor@pen.org
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Poets and Writers Magazine
http://www.pw.org/mag/
Each bimonthly issue contains an extensive list of grants and awards, deadlines, and state grants of potential interest to writers and poets. Poets & Writers Magazine announces state and national prizes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Because of space limitations, we list only prizes of $1,000 or more, prizes of $500 or more that charge no entry fee, and prestigious nonmonetary awards. Applications and submissions for the following prizes are due shortly. Before submitting a manuscript, first contact the sponsoring organization for complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stemped envelope (SASE). See Submission Calendar for deadlines arranged by date and State Grants index for prizes available only to residents of specified states and regions. For announcements of recently awarded prizes, see Recent Winners.
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Poets and Writers Online
Funding for Readings/Workshops
http://www.pw.org/rw/
P&W pays fees to writers giving readings or conducting workshops in New York, California, Chicago, and Detroit. While our support is limited to events taking place in these four areas, writers from all states are eligible for P&W funding. Each year, our Readings/Workshops Program distributes more than $170,000 to organizations that use our funds to pay fees to writers participating in literary events.
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Poets and Writers Online
Grants and Awards
http://www.pw.org/links_pages/Grants_and_Awards
Currently posts information on over 350 grants and awards for poets and writers.
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Red Cedar Review Writing Prizes
http://msupress.msu.edu/rcrorg/
The Red Cedar Review occassionally runs writing contests, some open to MSU students, some open to all writers. Example : 1st Annual Flash Fiction Contest conducted during Fall 2007. For more information, contact the Red Cedar Review, rcreview@msu.edu or redcedarreview@gmail.com
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United States Artists (USA) Fellowships
http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/Public/GrantsProgram/index.cfm
United States Artists (USA) exists to nurture, support, and strengthen the work of America’s finest living artists. Through this program, we support a diverse array of visual, literary, performing, design, media, and crafts and traditional artists. The first three years of the USA Fellows program will be considered a pilot phase. During that time, USA will distribute 150 unrestricted fellowship grants of $50,000 each to artists across the United States. The program supports artists in all career stages, including emerging and mid-career artists, as well as individuals who have achieved master artist status. The fellowships will be awarded across a broad array of disciplines: Architecture and Design, Crafts and Traditional Arts, Dance, Literature (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry), Media (film, media, and radio), Music, Theater Arts, and Visual Arts.
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(John D.) Voelker Foundation
Robert Traver Fly Fishing Fiction Award
http://www.voelkerfdn.org/
Writers from around the globe compete for this award, and the winning submission is published in Fly Rod and Reel. The award is currently in the amount of $2,500, to authors who have gone on to distinguish themselves in this field. (Last checked 12/22/07)

Wiesel Foundation for Humanity (Elie)
Ethics Essay Contest
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/
The Elie Wiesel Foundation sponsors an annual Prize in Ethics Essay Contest which awards $10,000 to a college juniors and seniors who submit a personal essay in the field of ethics.
Also listed under Writing.
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Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry
http://www.bynnerfoundation.org/grants/index.htm
--- Make grants through nonprofit organizations, particularly as seed money, in support of individual poets, poetry translation and the process of translation, developing poetry audiences, and the uses of poetry. Grants: $5,000 to $10,000.
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WritersDigest.com
http://www.writersdigest.com/
Visit our writing contests and competitions page for information about "Your Assignment," "Chronicle" and other competitions—including lists of previous winners.
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Writers' Contests
http://www.freelancewriting.com/writingcontests.php
A compilation of web sites provided by FreelanceWriting.com
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Writers' Emergency Assisance Fund
(Formerly The Llewellyn Miller Fund of the American Society of Journalists and Authors Charitable Trust)
http://www.asja.org/weaf.php
Financial relief assistance to established, professional freelance writers of nonfiction books and magazine articles. Must be 60 years of age or older, disabled, or who face crisis.
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Writing Contests
http://www.writing-world.com/contests/index.shtml
Courtesy of Writing-World.Com
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Writing Contests and Grants
http://www.smartwriters.com/index.2ts?page=contests
A compilation of links by Smartwriters.com
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Xeric Foundation
Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants
http://www.xericfoundation.com/xericapplycomicgrants.html
For more information, contact Xeric Foundation, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 214, Northampton, MA 01060-3900; Telephone: (413) 585-0671; E-mail: xericgrant@aol.com
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Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database
On campus access
Off campus access using EZ Proxy Server
Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional funding opportunities by searching this database. Select Main Search and then type in the academic discipline of your choice in the "All Fields" box.
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Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Main Library Access Only)
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ipl.php
Includes descriptions of more than 6,000 foundations and public charities that fund individual grantseekers, and is searchable by nine different criteria. Records provide contact information, financial data, application information, and program descriptions, with links to more than 500 foundation Web sites. Updated quarterly.
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GrantSelect
http://72.3.247.11/gs/cgi-bin/welcome.pl
GrantSelect is the online version of the GRANTS Database containing over 10,000 funding opportunities provided by over 3,400 sponsoring organizations. Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional funding opportunities by searching this database.
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MSU Scholarship Search
https://scholendow.ais.msu.edu/student/ScholSearch.Asp
MSU offers a wide variety of scholarships, some of which have criteria which severely limit the number of students who might be eligible for the scholarship, while others have much broader criteria. This facility should help you find those MSU scholarships for which you might be eligible. You can search either by unit (College/Department) within the University or by criteria such as major/specialization, Michigan county of permanent residence, high school, or study abroad.
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Cornell University
Graduate School Funding Database
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/?p=132
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ENotes Scholarships and Loans Directory
http://college.enotes.com/scholarships-loans/
Covers over 4,200 scholarships by type of school, gender, field of study and special recipient criteria. Or you can browse by state/province with the links on the left. Our database contains a total of 7,200 scholarships, grants, loans, prizes and fellowships.
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FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com/.
If you have access to the world wide web and are willing to fill in the online forms, this service promises a free customized list of financial aid sources. FastWeb is actually a searchable database of more than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans from more than 3,000 sources for all levels of higher education. First-time visitors have to register (first and last name and a user ID), then complete a profile, including background and fields of study. Registrants then receive a list of all currently relevant funding sources. The registration information is stored and can be used on subsequent visits. The entire sign-up process, and delivery of available funding sources, can be a bit tedious: about five to twenty minutes, depending on the connection speed. Approximately 500 new scholarships are added to the database daily, so registrants can stay current. Provided courtesy of Financial Aid Information Page and Student Services, Inc. created by Mark Kantrowitz and sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
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The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.

Artists and Writers Colonies : Retreats, Residencies, and Respites for the Creative Mind.
Robyn Middleton. 2nd edition. Portland, Or. : Blue Heron Publishing Co., 2000. 330pp. Funding Center (1 East) NX110 .B695 2000
Main section contains descriptive entries for residencies, retreats, and fellowships for artists and writers. Entries provide the colony's name, address, telephone number, history, application information, provisos, and deadline. Also includes a list of foreign artists and writers centers and programs.
Earlier edition available in Fine Arts Library.

Artists Communities : a Directory of Residencies That Offer Time and Space for Creativity.
Introduction by Robert MacNeil ; edited by Deborah Obalil and Caitlin S. Glass. [Portland, Or.] : Alliance of Artists' Communities ; New York : Allworth Press, c2005. 3rd ed., 273pp. Funding Center (1 East) NX110 .A767 2005
Identifies communities that provide studios and housing for artists in a communal environment. Includes scholarship, fellowship, and stipend opportunities.
2000 edition also available in Fine Arts Library - Art Reference
1996 edition also available in Fine Arts Library - Art Reference

Dramatists Sourcebook
M. Elizabeth Osborn, ed. New York, N.Y. : Theatre Communications Group, Inc., annual. Main Library Reference (1 East) PN1661 .D735
Contains a "Fellowship and Grants" section listing foundations and organizations which offer funding to playwrights, composers, translators, librettists, and lyricists. Notes guidelines, application procedures, deadlines, remuneration, and frequency of these funding sources. Includes a listing of sources of emergency funds for writers in severe temporary financial difficulties, the addresses and phone numbers of state arts agencies, and artists colonies and residencies. Latest edition available: 2004; earlier editions available in Main Library Stacks.

Foundation Grants to Individuals.
New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. Funding Center (1 East) LB2336 .F6
The most comprehensive listing available of private foundations which provide financial assistance to individuals. The foundations described have made grants to students, artists, scholors, foreign individuals, minorities, musicians, scientists and writers for scholarships, fellowships, student loans, internships, residencies, arts and cultural projects, medical and emergency assistance, residencies and travel programs. Latest edition availalble : 2007.

Free Money for People in the Arts.
Laurie Blum. New York, N.Y. : MacMillan, 1991. 258pp. Funding Center (1 East) NX398 .B58 1991
Lists organizations that provide grants, awards, residency programs, and other means of support for individual artists. Details sources in architecture, creative writing, dance, design, film and video, music, theater, and the visual arts. Each entry includes the name and address of the donating organization, an overview of its grant program, eligibility requirements, geographic restrictions, and application procedures. Also includes information on grants available to artists sponsored by non-profit groups, federal agencies that give money to artists, and how to write successful grant proposals.

Literary Market Place : The Directory of American Book Publishing.
New York, New York, N.Y. : R.R. Bowker Co., annual. Main Library Reference (1 East) PN161 .L525
Includes a section on literary awards, contests, fellowships, and grants.

Money Business : Grants and Awards for Creative Artists.
Boston, Mass. : The Artists Foundation, Inc., 1982. 140pp. Funding Center (1 East) NX397 .R66 1982
A resource book on financial assistance available to creative artists including poets, fiction writers, playwrights, filmmakers, video artists, composers, choreographers, painters, printmakers, sculptors, craftsmen, and photographers. Covers grants, awards, and prizes offered by various organizations. Funding opportunities cover both independent artists and students.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals: arts, film, music, and photography

Money for Writers : Grants, Awards, Prizes, Contests, Scholarships, Retreats, Resources, Conferences, and Internet Information
Diane Billot, ed. New York, N.Y. : Owl/Henry Holt, 1997. Rev. ed., 230pp. Funding Center (1 East) PN161 .M58 1997
Covers hundreds of opportunities for writers of all genres, whether established or just starting out, to be recognized or financially rewarded for their work.

Novel and Short Story Writer's Market
Laurie Henry, ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, annual. Main Library Reference (1 East) PN161 .F5
How and where to get your fiction published. Includes a section on contests, awards, fellowships, residencies, and grants. Latest edition available: 2006; earlier editions available in Main Library Stacks.

Poet's Market
Judson Jerome, ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, annual. Main Library Reference (1 East) PN1059 .M3 P59
Where and how to publish your poetry. Includes sections on contests and awards, writing colonies, and organizations helpful to poets. Latest edition available: 2006; earlier editions available in Main Library Stacks.

Publication Grants for Writers and Publishers : How to Find Them, Win Them, and Manage Them
Karin R. Park and Beth Luey. Phoenix, Az. : Oryx Press, 1991. 124pp. Funding Center (1 East) Z283 .P37 1991
Lists nearly 250 sources of support for authors and publishers of scholarly or literary works. The guide provides step-by-step information on investigating sources of funds and preparing and submitting grant proposals. The authors discuss publication costs, federal and non-federal program opportunities, institutional support, and grant administration. Also provided are sample application forms, mission statements, budgets, questionnaires, and an annotated bibliography of related resources.

Writer's Market
Glenda Tennant Neff, ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, annual. 1046pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) PN161 .W83
Where and how to sell what you write. Also includes a section on contests and awards. Latest edition available : 2006; earlier editions available in Main Library Stacks.

The Writer's Resource: The Watson-Guptill Guide to Workshops, Conferences, Artists' Colonies, and Academic Programs.
David Emblidge and Barbara Zheutlin. New York, N.Y. : Watson-Guptill, 1997. 208pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) PN143 .E46 1997