South Arts Literary Arts Grants is designed to support Southern independent publishers and small presses.
Donor Name: South Arts
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/19/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
These project grants will be made to writers, independent literary publishers, small presses, and literary arts missioned organizations that focus on contemporary literary arts. These grants deepen the commitment to amplifying literary traditions and practices of the American South through directly funding the initiation, development, and completion of literary arts projects in poetry, fiction, creative or literary nonfiction, young readers’ literature, and drama (playwriting and screenwriting).
Types of Projects Supports
Literary Grants support projects across several categories: Creative Literary Work Creation and Publishing, Community Engagement, and Professional Development.
Funding Information
South Arts will award literary arts grants up to $5,000.
Grant Period
January 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (18 months).
Eligibility Criteria
- For Writers (Individuals)
- One application per artist or arts organization per funding cycle will be accepted.
- Applicant artists must be 18 years of age or older.
- Applicant artists must not be enrolled in a literary arts/writing academic program at time of application and at receipt of award.
- Applicant must be a current, full-time resident of the South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application, and during the project period.
- Works authored by more than one person are ineligible.
- For Literary Arts Organizations
- Based in the South Arts Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application and during the project period.
- For Publishers: Independent nonprofit publishers and small presses including journals.
- Other non-profit organizations with a literary arts mission.
For more information, visit South Arts.
