Eligibility: The Grant is available to both full and associate members of the SCBWI who have never had a picture book published and do not have a picture book currently under contract. Please note that members can apply for only one SCBWI grant in a given year.
Grant Amounts: One Grant of $1,500 will be awarded annually. A Runner-Up Grant in the amount of $500 will also be awarded. In any given year, the SCBWI Grant Committee reserves the right to withhold the grant for that year.
Description: One picture book manuscript per applicant may be submitted. The text may be an original story, work of nonfiction, or a re-telling or adaptation of a fairytale, folktale or legend.
Deadlines: Completed application and accompanying materials must be postmarked no earlier than February 15th and must be received no later than 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 August.
Requests: Updated applications and procedures are now available for download below. Remember: members can apply for only one SCBWI grant in a given year.
Grant
applications are available to download as either a webpage
(HTML) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file. Both are
printable versions. To
view and print Adobe Acrobat files, you will need the latest version
of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Software,
if you don't already have it downloaded and installed.Barbara Karlin Grant
Procedures (HTML)
Barbara Karlin Grant Application (HTML)
Be
sure you have the most current information before sending in your materials.
New applications and procedures
were posted October 20, 2006.
To request that an application and procedure list be sent to you throught
the post, send SASE to:
SCBWI Publications
Barbara Karlin Grant Application
8271 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
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