Oregon Literary Fellowships are intended to help Oregon writers initiate, develop, or complete literary projects in poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, drama (including scripts for television and film) and young readers literature.
Donor Name: Literary Arts
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 08/08/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
In 2026, Literary Arts will award the following fellowships:
- Oregon Literary Fellowships for Writers
- Literary Arts will award 8 fellowships in the amount of $4,000.
- Oregon Literary Career Fellowships
- Literary Arts will award 2 fellowships in the amount of $10,000, for writers of exceptional talent, to assist in the further development of their career. One of these fellowships is specifically for a writer of color.
- Oregon Literary Fellowships for Publishers
- Literary Arts will award 2 fellowships in the amount of $4,000 to support Oregon’s independent publishers and small presses.
Who is Eligible to Apply?
- Recipients must be current, full-time Oregon residents, both at the time of application and at receipt of award.
- Those who have received an Oregon Literary Fellowship in the last five (5) years are ineligible.
- One application per person per year will be accepted.
- All applicants are only eligible to receive one fellowship.
- Work authored by more than one person is ineligible.
- AI-generated text presented as the applicant’s own writing is not eligible.
- Current Literary Arts staff, trustees, or Programs for Writers Advisory Council members and their immediate family are ineligible; applications by former Literary Arts staff, trustees, or committee members may be considered, provided that they resigned from their position at Literary Arts at least six months before the earliest submission date.
For more information, visit Literary Arts.
