$10,000 to lesbian writers!
Deadline–Friday, June 29, 2007—The Lesbian Writers Fund of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
This grant is for emerging lesbian poets and fiction writers within the U.S. First place awardees and two runners-up in the poetry and fiction categories will receive cash awards ($10,000 for awardee, $1,500 for runners-up). Thanks to Skip’s Sappho Fund, at least one grant will be awarded to a lesbian writer who is based west of the Mississippi River.
Guidelines and application forms are available online at: http://www.astraeafoundation.org/PHP/Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4. For more information, or a copy of guidelines and application for the above, please contact us at: 212-529-8021, ext. 22 or via email at: grants@astraeafoundation.org.