The West Virginia Humanities Council is accepting applications for publication grants to increase the quality and quantity of books published on West Virginia topics in the humanities and by West Virginia authors on any subject in the humanities.
Donor Name: West Virginia Humanities Council
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/01/2022
Grant Size: $20,000
Details:
Publication grants must be sponsored by an established nonprofit press or academic press.
Funding information
- $20,000 maximum, are available to recognized nonprofit and academic presses, and support only the production phase of a completed nonfiction manuscript.
- Applicants should allow twelve weeks between the deadline and the start of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
Publication grants are available only to recognized nonprofit presses and academic presses, and support only the production phase of a completed nonfiction manuscript. These books may be text or photos or a combination of both. In the case of books of photography, the photographs must be documentary in character.
Conditions
The project schedule is limited to one year, and all projects must result in at least 250 copies of a book of acceptable trade quality. Book prices should reflect greater affordability due to the Humanities Council subsidy.
Publication grant applications must include:
- A sample of a previous publication by the press that shows the expertise of personnel.
- A completed nonfiction manuscript of the work to be published.
For more information, visit West Virginia Humanities Council.