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CENTER FOR FICTION, THE
New York City Emerging Writers Fellowship (Award)
Last Update 5/6/2016 6:29:00 PM |
| Address |
17 East 47th Street
New York City,NY 10017
USA |
| Phone Number |
212-755-6710 |
| Fax Number |
212-826-0831 |
| TTY Number |
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| Email |
[email protected] |
| Website |
http://www.centerforfiction.org/ |
| Executive Director |
Noreen Tomassi |
| Founding Year |
1820 |
| Incorporating Year |
0 |
| Mission Statement |
The mission of The Center for Fiction is to encourage people to read and value fiction and to support and celebrate its creation and enjoyment. |
| Program Name |
New York City Emerging Writers Fellowship |
| Program Contact |
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| Program Phone |
(212) 755-6710 |
| Program Email |
[email protected] |
| Year Program Founded |
2011 |
| Description of Program |
Each year, a group of writers are selected as fellows and receive money and support from the center. Applicants can be of any age, but must be in the early stages of their careers as fiction writers and not have had the support needed to achieve major recognition for their work.
Emerging writer is defined as someone who has not yet had a novel or short story collection published by either a major or independent publisher and who is also not currently under contract to a publisher for a work of fiction. Eligible applicants may have had stories or novel excerpts published in magazines, literary journals or online, but this is not a requirement. |
| Conditions/Public Service Requirements |
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| Award Website |
http://www.centerforfiction.org/forwriters/grants-and-awards/ |
| Where does the program take place? |
Arts Center |
| Does this program primarily support the creation of new work? |
Yes |
| Support or Services Provided as part of the Program |
- Facilities/Equipment Access
- Performance Space/Opportunity
- Master Artist Support/Mentorship
- Professional contacts/referrals
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| Description of Support or Services |
Each selected artist will receive:
- A grant of $5,000
- The option to engage in a mentorship with a selected freelance editor
- The opportunity to meet with agents who represent new writers
- Access to Writer’s Collection of books on the craft of writing as well as career-oriented publications such as Literary Marketplace
- A Center for Fiction membership that includes borrowing privileges for its collection of 80,000 volumes of fiction and fiction-related titles
- Free admission to all Center events for one year, including tickets to the First Novel Fete, and Benefit Dinner as space allows
- 30% discount on tuition at select writing workshops at the Center
- Two public readings as part of the Center's annual program of events
- The opportunity to submit new work to the Center’s Literarian online magazine
- A professional headshot with a photographer for personal publicity use
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| Amount Awarded by this Program (if an award) |
5000.00 |
| Related Arts |
| Category | Discipline | Secondary | Tertiary | | Literature | Fiction | | |
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| Residency |
| State | City | County | Neigborhood | | New York | New York City | Any | Any |
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| Gender |
No Requirement |
| Age |
No Requirement |
| Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? |
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| Ethnicity |
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| Career Point |
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| Special Population |
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| Other Restrictions |
Applicants must be current residents of one of the five boroughs, and must remain in New York City for the entire year of the fellowship. Students in degree-granting programs are not eligible to apply. |
| Total Number of Applicants (annually) |
0 |
| Total Number of Recipients (annually) |
0 |
| Total Number of Awards (annually) |
0 |
| Total Amount Awarded by this Program (annually) |
$0 |
| Procedure |
Open Application |
| Contact Requirements |
Full-time residents of New York City that do not have a NY driver's license, non-driver's ID card or a current utility bill, please e-mail [email protected] to discuss other proof of residency that may be provided. |
| Material/Process |
Application: one-page resume, a fiction writing sample (not to exceed 7,500 words), a PDF or jpeg scan showing proof of residency.
The application period for 2016 is now closed. |
| Application Fee |
$0 |
| Exact Deadline |
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| Deadline4 |
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| Approximate Deadline |
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| Rolling Deadline |
No |
| Ideal Contact Month for New Application and Guidelines |
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| Selection Process/Criteria |
For the purpose of diversity of opinion and thoughtful review, there is a two-tier review process. First-tier readers include writers, critics, editors and agents, and each submission is read by three of these readers. Scores are based on the quality, creativity and promise of excellence shown in the work provided. The 20 applicants scoring highest with the first-tier readers will move on to a second-tier panel of established fiction writers. |
| Notification Process |
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| Are awardees required to submit a Final Report? |
False |
| Awardee's Public Service Requirement? |
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