Summary
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has canceled its Creative Writing Fellowship program, which has been around since 1966. The fellowship provided grants to fiction and non-fiction writers, but recent changes in priorities led to its cancellation.
Key Facts
- The NEA Creative Writing Fellowships have been active since 1966.
- The fellowship supported American fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
- Recipients of the fellowship included well-known authors like Alice Walker and Charles Bukowski.
- The latest fellowship offered a $50,000 grant for fiction and creative non-fiction writers.
- Applications were submitted in March, with notifications originally planned for December.
- An email notified applicants that the fellowship program was canceled.
- The NEA is shifting focus to projects related to HBCUs, Hispanic serving institutions, the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, and AI development.
- The Trump administration had earlier made cuts to the NEA, suggesting eliminating the agency.
