Grant

US Writers Aid Initiative Grant

PEN America

Remote

Deadline

Rolling

Posted

Jan 06, 2025
The US Writers Aid Initiative (USWAI) is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency situation. The fund is limited, and not every application can be supported. Grant decisions are made on a quarterly basis by a volunteer committee of literary peers in consultation with PEN America staff.

Requirements

Writers currently enrolled in degree-granting programs are also not eligible. Writers do not have to be Members of PEN America to receive a grant, but all recipients of emergency funding will be given a complimentary one-year PEN America membership.

Application Instructions

Questions may be addressed to writersfund@pen.org
For application instructions, please visit this website: https://pen.org/us-writers-aid-initiative/