Carnegie Fund for Authors

Description

The Carnegie Fund for Authors provides direct emergency relief grants to published authors facing acute financial hardship due to urgent emergencies, including natural disasters (fires, floods, hurricanes) or medical crises.

Applicants must be American authors with at least one full-length work published by a mainstream publisher. Grants are intended to help cover immediate living and emergency expenses.

Requirements

Must be an American author who has published at least one full-length work (fiction or nonfiction) by a mainstream publisher.

How to get help
Register and submit the online application Recommended

Create an account on the Carnegie Fund for Authors website using your email address and a password. After registering, go to the Online Application section in your account and complete the application fully, including a street address (not a P.O. box). Upload supporting documentation with your application to avoid being disqualified.

Visit website

carnegiefundforauthors@gmail.com

Email supporting documents if you cannot upload them

If you cannot attach required documentation in the online application, email the documents to the Carnegie Fund for Authors at the address provided and ask them to upload the files to your application.

Visit website

carnegiefundforauthors@gmail.com

Eligibility
States
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Industry
author