Deadline: 16 July 2024
The Ucross Foundation is seeking applications for the fellowship program to support the work of Native American writers at all stages in their professional careers.
The Ucross Fellowship for Native American Writers is open to practicing writers who are currently producing work in one or more of the following genres — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenwriting, playwriting, or hybrid forms.
Current work is requested. An applicant’s work sample and project description are the most significant feature of their application. Unless work is interdisciplinary, i.e. the various genres interconnect, each applicant is encouraged to apply in a primary discipline and submit a work sample and project description that emphasizes this single discipline. Competition for residencies varies annually and with the number of applications. While only one Fellowship winner will be selected, all applicants will have the option of being considered for a general Ucross residency.
What you will get?
- Two Ucross Fellowships for Native American Writers are awarded each year. Those selected for the fellowship are offered a four-week residency, a stipend of $2,000, and an opportunity to present work publicly.
Sample Criteria
- Fiction Work Sample: Your writing sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. Appropriate sample: 20 pages of fiction, which could be a novel excerpt, a story, several stories, or a combination.
- Nonfiction Work Sample: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. Appropriate sample: 20 pages of nonfiction.
- Poetry Work Sample: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Poetry submissions may be single-spaced and should include your full name. Appropriate samples: 10 pages of poetry.
- Playwriting Work Sample: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. Appropriate samples: One complete play (documentation of production may be included, if relevant), noting the 20 pages that you would like the reviewers to read.
- Screenwriting Work Sample: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. Appropriate samples: One complete screenplay (documentation of production may be included, if relevant), noting the 20 pages that you would like the reviewers to read.
Eligibility Criteria
- Residencies are open to Native American writers who meet the criteria below. They must:
- Be a practicing contemporary writer who is currently producing works in one or more of the following genres, including but not limited to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenwriting, playwriting, and hybrid forms;
- Be an enrolled member of a state-recognized or federally-recognized Tribe, Pueblo, Nation, Native Community, Political Entity, or Alaskan Native Village.
For more information, visit Ucross Foundation.
