Checklist

* Required Field

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Note that writing samples submissions have word count limits that vary depending on the category.

Contact

• Contact information*
• Professional Name
• Date of Birth*
• Citizenship*
• Gender
• Preferred pronoun
• Ethnicity
• Student Status

Resume

• Author Biography* (300 words) 
• Your Publication History/Bibliography* (500 words)
• Education* (200 words)
• Employment (200 words)
• Miscellaneous (Please include dissertation information here if applicable.) (250 words)

Project

• Which project type are you applying for?*
• Project Title*
• Project Description (Short)* (50 words)
• Project Description (Detailed)* (250 words)
• Table of Contents with Brief Chapter Summaries (books only) (600 words)
• Contextualize this project in relation to existing writing on the subject.* (250 words)
• Contextualize this project in relation to your own writing.* (250 words)
• Who are the artists central to your project? Describe your reasons for selecting these particular artists.* (250 words)
• Please give us a sense of where your project stands now. What writing do you plan to complete during the grant year (2026)?* (250 words)
• Potential Publisher(s)* (100 words)

Writing Samples

Applicants may submit up to three writing samples. The total of all three writing samples combined should not exceed: Book: 15,000 words; Article: 10,000 words; Short-Form Writing: 5,000 words.

• PDFs: Title*, Description* (100 words), Date*,  Publisher (if applicable), Word Count*

Collaborator(s) (if applicable)

• Contact Information: Name*, Address*, Email*, Date of Birth*, Gender, Ethnicity, Citizenship
• Explain collaborator’s role in proposed project* (300 words)
• Collaborator Biography* (300 words)

Grant Funds

• Please confirm that you have reviewed FAQ #7 detailing how the grant money can be used.* (We do not need an itemized budget however we need confirmation that you have read and understood how grant funds may be used.) 

NOTE:

You are not eligible to apply for an Arts Writers Grant if you applied for a Creative Capital Award this year. If you have received a Creative Capital Award, you cannot apply for an Arts Writers Grant with the same project.