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Work In Progress Grants
The SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grants are designed to assist children’s book writers and illustrators in the completion of a specific project, and are made possible by a generous grant from Amazon.com.
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 including Anna Cross Giblin Award
- Grant for work by an unpublished author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- Barbara Karlin Grant for unpublished picture book writers.
- Don Freeman Grant for unpublished picture book illustrators.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 The Grant for an Unpublished Author may not be applied for -- it will be chosen by the judges from all the entries in the other Work-In-Progress categories. If you check "unpublished" on the application form, and your status as such is verified, you will be automatically entered for this additional grant.
Please note: All grants must now be submitted electronically. Please read the new guidelines carefully before applying.
Submissions: The Work-in-Progress grants are going electronic! Only PDFs will be accepted!!!!
Eligibility: The Grants are available all current SCBWI members. Your membership must be current through the date the award is given (September 2013). 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 received between February 15th and March 15th. The recipients of the grants will be announced in September.
Application materials and full guidelines:
Read here about the 2012 Winners!
Previous Grant Winners & Runners Up
By submitting your work to this award you agree to the following conditions:
You represent and warrant that all submitted work is original with you and does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party. You acknowledge and understand that the material you are submitting may be similar to, or competitive with material that has or may come to SCBWI from other sources. You understand and agree that you shall not be entitled to any compensation because of any use of such other similar material and release SCBWI and all its employees, agents, judges, readers, assigns and principals from any such claims including copyright and breach of confidentiality on my behalf.
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 Kayla Heinen.
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