The PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists is offered annually to an author of children’s or young adult fiction for a novel-in-progress.
Donor Name: PEN America
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Previously called the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship, the award was developed to help writers whose work is of high literary caliber and assist a writer at a crucial moment in their career to complete their novel. The author of the winning manuscript, selected blindly by judges unaware of nominees’ names, will receive an award of $5,000.
Who Is Eligible?
- The candidate is a writer of children’s or young adult fiction.
- Candidates must have published one or more novels for children or young adults that have been warmly received by literary critics, but have not generated significant sales.
- The writer’s previously published book(s) must be published by a U.S. trade publisher. Self-published works are ineligible.
- The submitted work must be a novel-in-progress that will not be published prior to April 1, 2023.
Please note: At this time, graphic novels and picture books are not eligible for the fellowship.
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