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Speculative Literary Foundation’s Working Class Writers Grant

Since 2013, the Speculative Literary Foundation’s Working Class Writers Grant has been awarded annually to speculative fiction writers who are working class, blue-collar, financially disadvantaged, or homeless, who have been historically underrepresented in speculative fiction due to financial barriers which make it hard to access the writing world. The SLF seeks to bring more of these marginalied voices into speculative fiction.

While SLF is based in America, this grant is available to international writers; please assess your own situation as appropriate for your home country.

The application form for the Working Class Writers Grant is only active during the open submission period 12:00AM September 1, 2024 – 11:59PM September 30, 2024 (All times UTC -4). Required materials include:

  • A cover letter: Please include a personal statement (not to exceed 750 words) explaining why you qualify for and what you hope to accomplish with the help of this grant. A bibliography of previously published work may be included if applicable and will not count toward the requested word limit. Applicants need not have prior publishing credits to apply. Applicants need not have prior publishing credits to apply.
  • A writing sample: Please send your best work — up to 10 pages of poetry, 10 pages of drama, or 5,000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction. If you are sending a segment of a novel, novella, or novelette, include a one-page synopsis as the first page of the document. The submitted work must be speculative, as defined above.

Jurors will deliberate with the goal of announcing winners by November 15th, 2024.

For more information about the grant and how to apply, visit the Speculative Literature Foundation website here.

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