Literary Arts Fund – General Operating Grants

The Literary Arts Fund was established in 2025 to dramatically increase funding for and the visibility of the nonprofit literary arts field toward ensuring a healthy and more robust U.S. literary culture in support of creative writers.

The Literary Arts Fund will award at least $50 million in grants to the nonprofit literary arts field over the next five years, concluding in 2031. Literary arts nonprofits based in the U.S. whose primary mission is presenting, publishing, and/or otherwise supporting contemporary creative writers of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid literary forms are invited to apply.

General Operating Grants

• General operating grants provide unrestricted funding to support a literary arts nonprofit’s mission, activities, and administrative needs. These grants are disbursed to nonprofits in a single payment and intended for use over a five-year period.
• Literary arts nonprofits applying for a general operating grant must complete an eligibility quiz and submit an application form via Submittable by Dec. 19, 2025, at 8:59 p.m. PST / 9:59 p.m. MST / 10:59 p.m. CST / 11:59 p.m. EST.
• Literary arts nonprofits wishing to modify their application must withdraw their initial submission on Submittable and resubmit before the deadline.
• The Literary Arts Fund is not responsible for applications not received by the deadline due to user error. Applicants may visit the Submitter Resource Center or contact Submittable for questions about using the platform and technical support.
• Grant applicants and recipients will be notified about the results by May 30, 2026, via their Submittable account and email.
• The Literary Arts Fund’s decisions regarding eligibility are final.
• For questions, visit the Literary Arts Fund’s FAQ page or email grants@literaryartsfund.org.