Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
Up to USD ($) 2,000
Scholarship coverage
- other
Description
The award acknowledges the hard work, creativity, and innovation of these presses and journals, and honors their contributions to the literary landscape through their publication of consistently excellent work.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The award includes a $2,000 honorarium and a complimentary exhibit booth, including two complimentary conference registrations, at the AWP Conference & Bookfair in the year following the recipient’s recognition. In even years, the award is given to a journal, and, in odd years, to a press.
Eligibility
The nominee will be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
- The nominee will have participated in at least three previous AWP book fairs, which may include the bookfair held in the year in which they are nominated.
- The nominee will have been inoperation for five years or more eat the time of its nomination.
- The winner must travel to the AWP conference to receive the award.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Creative Writing
Locations
United States
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
27 Oct 2024
Letters of nomination are accepted each year between September 1 and October 27. All nominations should be in PDF format and submitted through AWP's Submittable portal. Postal submissions will not be considered.