Grants for Writers

COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Kim Watson's documentary, TRESPASS, makes its West Coast Premiere at the Pan African Film Festival, bringing intimate, art-driven storytelling revealing the lives of ... [Read More]

COURAGE to WRITE grantee Amy Kennedy recently attended the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference. During her time at Bread Loaf, Amy workshopped the manuscript for her next project, All's Well ... [Read More]

Join COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nishant Batsha at Rizzoli Bookstore in New York City on July 9th to celebrate his new book, A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart. He'll be speaking with Executive ... [Read More]

COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nishant Batsha's novel A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart was listed in the New York Times article, 31 Novels Coming This Summer. It was also included in the LA Times ... [Read More]

Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE grantee Amy Kennedy, who was accepted to and will be attending the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference! During her time at Bread Loaf, Amy will be ... [Read More]

Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE grantee Anthony Hudson, whose debut collection of plays and writing, LAMP BACK: Plays and Other Grievances is now forthcoming from Northwestern University ... [Read More]

Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Patrick Strickland for the publication of his nonfiction book, You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave. In the vein of George Orwell's Homage to ... [Read More]

Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE grantee Sophia Huneycutt, whose novel The House Built on Alligator Bones is now forthcoming from Dutton Books / Penguin Random House! In The House Built on ... [Read More]

Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Melissa Chan for the publication of her graphic novel, You Must Take Part in Revolution, co-authored with Badiucao. A powerful and important book ... [Read More]

Congratulations to Writer of Note Shelley Stoehr, whose creative nonfiction Girls, Girls, Girls is now forthcoming from Legacy Book Press! In Girls, Girls, Girls, a recent college graduate ... [Read More]

Congratulations to LANDO grantee Vanessa Hua, whose novel El Nido is forthcoming from Flatiron Books! "Vanessa Hua's El Nido is an examination of race, class, and community following a Chinese ... [Read More]

Congratulations to  COURAGE to WRITE grantee Max Watman, whose novel Tomorrow, the War is now forthcoming from Heresy Press! "Tomorrow, the War is an epic, multi-plot historical novel set in ... [Read More]

Writer of Note Morris McLennan's play will be at The Tank in NYC at the end of January. Congratulations Morris! "In the Valley by Morris McLennan, directed by Quinn Riggs, is a tender yet toothy ... [Read More]

Congratulations to 2024 LANDO grantee Elena Dudum, whose memoir They Told Me Back Home Would Be Beautiful is now forthcoming from One Signal Publishers! "What does reclaiming identity mean? How ... [Read More]

Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy, whose memoir Huna is now forthcoming from Hogarth Books, a Penguin Random House imprint! "Huna recounts Abdelrahman’s six years as a ... [Read More]

Meet Lisa DeAngelis, a 2024 COURAGE to WRITE grantee working on her historical fiction novel, Granny Panties. Three 70-year-old women save a drowning man and live to regret it. “I hope this ... [Read More]

Meet Lorraine Avila, a 2024 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note working on her fiction novel, Dieasperra. Dieasperra follows Solgone and Estela to the Dominican Republic to honor the memory of their ... [Read More]

Meet Kim Watson, a 2024 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note working on his creative nonfiction project, Searching for Zora (Neale Hurston) - The State of Poverty in America Today. A cross-country ... [Read More]

Meet Patrick Strickland, a 2024 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note working on his short story collection, A History of Heartache: Stories. This interlinked short story collection is populated by ... [Read More]