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Francisco González

March 21, 2023

Last Time I Checked, This Was Still America (Linked Story Collection), Palo Alto, CA   ... [Read More]

Jason Prokowiew

March 21, 2023

War Boys: A Father and Son Memoir (Memoir), Wales, MA “If War Boys meets its potential it will be an anti-war- anti-displacement rallying call.” I’m the author of War Boys: a Father and Son ... [Read More]

Jennifer De Leon

March 21, 2023

False Light (YA Historical Novel), Southborough, MA “My hope is that readers can make connections between the current wave of Central American immigration and its many root causes, all through the ... [Read More]

Jessica Mollo

March 21, 2023

Suture (Stage Play), Brooklyn, NY “I hope to bring awareness to human trafficking and its intersection with vulnerable groups such as refugees to ultimately catalyze social and political ... [Read More]

Joanna Hong

March 21, 2023

Mother Tongue (Novel), Santa Monica, CA “I hope that my work can ask difficult questions and plant seeds of genuine empathy for the forgotten or marginalized.” Joanna Hong was born in Los Angeles ... [Read More]

Ledia Xhoga

March 21, 2023

Misinterpretation (Literary Novel), Brooklyn, NY “To humanize “the other”. To build a bridge instead of a wall. To offer a glimpse into Albanian culture and history.” I am a fiction writer and ... [Read More]

Meghana Mysore

March 21, 2023

A Canopy of Branches (Fiction), Lake Oswego, OR “I aim to inspire connection and recognition in the reader through complicating the portraits of Indian Americans in literature and portraying ... [Read More]

Nastaran Ahmadi

March 21, 2023

Can't Stay. Can't Stay. Won't Go. (Screenplay), Brooklyn, NY “To explore the complexities of familial dynamics in a dangerous, complicated world, blending fact and fiction to deliver an honest truth ... [Read More]

Patrick Strickland

March 21, 2023

When the Knives Came Out: Greece's Far Right, Migration, and Resilience (Nonfiction), Forney, TX "Raise awareness about the risks refugees and migrants reaching Europe routinely endure, from what ... [Read More]

Sofi Stambo

March 21, 2023

All In (Novel), Brooklyn, NY “I hope to give voice to so many who are afraid to share their stories or prefer to continue to be invisible, because that's all you get with no language, papers and ... [Read More]

Alessandro Romero

March 21, 2023

 Our Little Manila (Story Collection), New York, NY “I hope to do my part in ensuring that queer immigrant stories go out into the world––to help pave reparative paths and new possibilities for my ... [Read More]

Yilin Wang

March 21, 2023

A Sichuan Diaspora Daughter's Kitchen (Poetry), Vancouver, BC “I hope that my project will spark more inter-community conversations about Sino diaspora immigration experiences and encourage more ... [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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