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Zahir Janmohamed

July 20, 2022

The Permitted Hours (memoir)  Portland, ME The Permitted Hours is a memoir by an Indian American Muslim journalist about witnessing one of the most violent episodes in Indian history, the 2002 ... [Read More]

Monique Hayes

July 20, 2022

Sally Forth (historical novel)  Fort Washington, MD Sally Forth, a historical fiction novel, follows two enslaved brothers who choose two very different paths to earn their freedom during the ... [Read More]

Michaeljulius Y. Idani

July 19, 2022

Buxton (novel) Atlanta, GA Buxton chronicles the stories of residents within a fully-integrated coal-mining town founded amidst the rise of segregation and racist violence, fighting both their own ... [Read More]

Leah Whitcomb

July 19, 2022

Mississippi Girls (memoir) Port Charlotte, FL Mississippi Girls is a coming-of-age memoir that explores race, gender, and religion in the Bible Belt. The book aims to break down purity culture as ... [Read More]

Joy Lanzendorfer

July 19, 2022

The Bath School Disaster (novel) Petaluma, CA In 1927, Andrew Kehoe blew up the only school in Bath, Michigan, killing 45 people. It remains the biggest school bombing in US history. This novel is a ... [Read More]

Jefferey Spivey

July 19, 2022

The Birthright of Sons (story collection) Urbandale, IA My current project is The Birthright of Sons, a collection of stories centered around the experience of marginalized people, namely Black and ... [Read More]

Campbell Walmsley

July 19, 2022

Burn Rate (novel) Atlanta, GA ... [Read More]

Investing in Writers & the Literary Arts

The de Groot Foundation

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The de Groot Foundation is a private 501(C)(3) grant making foundation located in the United States that supports writers and the literary arts.

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