The Constellation Award supports independent literary presses that are led by and/or champion the writing of people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and AAPI individuals.
Donor Name: Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 09/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Prize
The 2024 recipient will receive $10,000 and will be announced in January 2025.
Eligibility Requirements
- Presses must be led by people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and AAPI individuals, and/or have a demonstrated commitment to championing books by people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and AAPI authors.
- Presses must have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their business practices.
- Presses must be English-language and/or Spanish-language publishers based in the United States.
- Presses must be independent publishers of literary books. (Over half the list must consist of fiction, poetry, drama, and literary prose.)
- Presses must not be primarily self-publishing. (At least 50% of titles must be published by authors not on staff.)
- Presses must not charge authors a fee to publish their work.
- Presses must have a two-year track record of publishing at least two titles a year.
- Presses’ annual net sales must be below $1 million.
For more information, visit CLMP.
