Supports American poets at all stages of their careers and fosters the appreciation of contemporary poetry. The largest organization in the country dedicated to the art of poetry, the Academy sponsors programs nationally. These include the Academy Fellowship, the Wallace Stevens Award, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the James Laughlin Award, the Walt Whitman Award, the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award, the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award, poetry prizes at 178 colleges and universities, a national series of poetry readings and poets' residencies, and the American Poets Fund and the Atlas Fund, which provide financial assistance to poets and non-commercial publishers of poetry, respectively.

Cave Canem is committed to the discovery and cultivation of new voices in African American poetry. The program includes the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, regional workshops, annual anthologies, and readings and events in major cities around the United States. Contact them through their website or send an SASE for more information.

Graywolf Press is a literary press that publishes about sixteen books annually, mostly collections of poetry, memoir, essays, novels, and short stories. They offer the S. Mariella Gable Prize for a previously unpublished literary novel. Visit their website for deadlines and information on funding or if sending an S.A.S.E. for information, specify "submission guidelines" or "Gable Prize."

The purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowships is to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions and irrespective of race, color, or creed. Funding is based upon past accomplishment and future promise. Please contact the foundation for application and deadline information.

Leeway Foundation offers several types of grants for achievement or excellence of a body of work. The awards are given annually to individual women artists in selected arts disciplines. Applicants must be residents of Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware or Philadelphia counties. Call or write for application and deadline information.

The NEA awards fellowships in literature. Applicant must be published. Call the number above and ask for information specifically on the Literature Fellowships.

Offers fellowships up to $10,000 to Pennsylvania residents. Artistic excellence is the primary criteria for selection. Call or write for application and deadline information.

Sarabande Books holds two national contests: The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry and the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, judged by well-established writers. Guidelines and required entry form are available from November 1 through February 1 each year. Please send a business-sized self-addressed stamped envelope, or download from their website.

The Working Fund is an outgrowth of the Philadelphia Day Without Art. Its purpose is to extend the creative lives of working artists with AIDS and HIV disease. The Working Fund itself provides small cash grants to artists for materials, equipment, and other types of support to create or document work in all disciplines of visual, performing and literary art.

Over 1,000 fellowships, grants, and awards listed for poets, writers, journalists, and scriptwriters. Includes 248 new programs from 164 foundations and associations.

The Alliance of Artists’ communities compiled this directory to put information about artists’ communities directly into the hands of artists. The book provides information on residency programs of seventy artists’ communities around the country.

A bi-monthly publication with news, and information about grants, awards, residencies, and workshops for writers and poets.

Writer's Digest is a magazine for writers, founded in 1920. Writer's Market, a publication for writers seeking to publish their work, was first published in 1921. Together, they form the foundation of a wide range of informational, instructional and inspirational offerings for writers that today includes Writer's Digest Books, Writer's Digest Book Club, Writer's Digest School, Story Press, Writer's Yearbook, Fiction Writer magazine —and now the writersdigest.com Web site.

A comprehensive listing of grant opportunities for individuals from foundations for all purposes, not just arts-related. The listings are available on their web site as well.