The PEN/Jean Stein Grants for Literary Oral History recognize literary works of nonfiction that use oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement.
Donor Name: PEN America
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
For the 2026 grant cycle, they will confer two PEN/Jean Stein Grants for Literary Oral History with cash prizes of $15,000 each.
Eligibility Requirements
- The submitted project must be the work of a single individual, written in English.
- The project must be an unpublished work-in-progress that will not be published prior to April 1, 2026, as the grants are intended to support the completion of a final book.
- The project must be a work of literary nonfiction.
- Oral history must be a significant component of the project and its research.
For more information, visit PEN America.
