The de Groot Foundation

Investing in Writers & the Literary Arts

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    • Grants for Writers
    • COURAGE to WRITE Grantees & Finalists
      • 2024 Grantees, Writers of Note, & Finalists
      • 2023 Grantees, Writers of Note, & Finalists
      • 2022 Grantees, Writers of Note & Finalists
    • LANDO Grantees & Finalists
      • 2024 Grantees, Writers of Note, & Finalists
      • 2023 Grantees, Writers of Note, & Finalists
    • Director’s Grants
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  • Fellowships
    • Visiting Fellowship at The American Library in Paris
    • The American Library in Paris Writer-in-Residence Program
    • Pen Parentis Fellowship
  • Competitions
    • Desperate Literature
    • First Pages Prize
    • Past Awards
  • Celebrating Authors
    • New & Noteworthy
    • Geneva Writers Group
    • FAWCO Target Projects
    • Global Investigative Journalism – The Dial
    • Pen Parentis Literary Salons
    • Writing Forward – IWWG
    • Possible Futures – Angers Literary Festival
  • Other Projects
    • Bioethics & Humanities in Health Care
    • 99 Media
    • Scholarships
    • Community Theater
    • Women’s Health
    • Past Projects
    • Other Projects Archives
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Rasheed Newson

July 9, 2025

Headshot of Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson. He is looking at the camera in a blue button down and navy blue jacket with a pink flower pin and gold bug pin on it. You can see the "Hollywood" sign in Los Angeles in the background. The sky is gray.

Rasheed Newson is the author of the national bestseller My Government Means to Kill Me. The novel was a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and was named one of the “100 Notable Books of 2022” by ... [Read More]

R. O. Kwon

July 9, 2025

Black and white headshot of Visiting Fellow R. O. Kwon. She is looking at the camera in front of a black background. Her long black hair is down and she is wearing a black top with a white collared coat.

R. O. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel Exhibit, a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Kwon’s bestselling first novel, The Incendiaries, was a finalist for the National Book Critics ... [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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