Checklist
2020 Application Checklist
Contact
- Slideroom contact information is current*
- Contact information*
- Professional Name
- Date of Birth*
- Citizenship*
- Gender
- Preferred pronoun
- Ethnicity
- Student Status
Resume
- Author Biography* (2000 character count)
- Publications* (3000)
- Education* (1000)
- Employment (1000)
- Miscellaneous (Please include dissertation information here if applicable.) (1000)
Project
- Which project type are you applying for?*
- Project Title* (100)
- Project Description (Short)* (250)
- Project Description (Detailed)* (3000)
- Table of Contents and Chapter Summary (books only) (5000)
- Contextualize this project in relation to existing writing on the subject.* (2000)
- Contextualize this project in relation to your own writing.* (2000)
- Which ideas in contemporary visual art do you presently engage with in your writing?* (2000)
- If your project focuses on one or more artist(s), please describe your reasons for selecting these particular artist(s). (2000)
- Project Timeline* (Work Completed to Date / Work Pending / Estimated Completion Date) (1000)
- Confirmed or Potential Publisher(s) (1000)
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* (1000), 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* (2000)
- Collaborator Biography* (2000)
Grant Funds
- Please confirm that you have reviewed FAQ #2 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.)
* Required Field
Note: character counts include spaces.
NOTE TO PREVIOUS APPLICANTS
The following changes have been to the 2020 application:
We no longer offer a grant in the blog category. However, you may include blog writing as a component of your project in the Short-Form Writing category. See FAQ #6 for more information.
You can no longer apply for a Creative Capital Award the same year you apply for an Arts Writers Grant. If you have received a Creative Capital Award, you cannot apply for an Arts Writers Grant with the same project.