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WIP Grant
The SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grants are designed to assist children’s book writers in the completion of a specific project, and are made possible by a generous grant from Amazon.com.
Read here about the 2011 Winners!
Grants for first place ($2000) and runner up ($500) are awarded in each one of seven different categories:
- General Work-In-Progress grant
- Grant for a contemporary novel for young people
- Nonfiction research grant
- Grant for work by an unpublished author
- Grant for work from a multi-cultural/minority perspective
- Barbara Karlin Grant for unpublished picture book writers.
- Don Freeman Grant for unpublished picture book illustrators.
In any given year, an applicant may apply for ONE Work in Progress Grant. The Grant for an Unpublished Author may not be applied for -- it will be chosen by the judges from all the entries in the other Work-In-Progress categories. If you check "unpublished" on the application form, and your status as such is verified, you will be automatically entered for this additional grant.
Eligibility: The Grants are available all current SCBWI members. Your membership must be current through the date the award is given (September 2012). The grants are not available for projects on which there are already contracts.
Grant Amounts: Seven Grants of $2,000 will be awarded annually, one in each category. Seven Runner-Up Grants of $500 will also be awarded, one in each category. Authors of other projects cited by the judges as noteworthy will receive a Letter of Merit. In any given year, the SCBWI Grant Committee reserves the right to withhold the grant for that year.
Deadline: Completed application and accompanying materials must be postmarked no earlier than February 15th and must be RECEIVED BY March 15th. Receipt of your application will be acknowledged only if a stamped self-addressed post card is enclosed. The recipients of the grants will be announced in September.
Instructions for completing and submitting application materials:
Grant applications are available to download as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file. To view and print Adobe Acrobat files, you will need the latest version of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Software, if you do not already have it downloaded and installed. Be sure you have the most current information before sending in your materials. If you have any questions, please contact the awards coordinator Liz Brown.
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