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Astraea Foundation
Lesbian Writers Fund
Deadline:
March 11, 2011 - Check back on February 15 for Upcoming Deadline
Entry Fee:
$5
Website:
E-mail address:
Two $10,000 grants are given annually to emerging lesbian poets and fiction writers. Two $1,500 grants also are given to finalists in each category. Applicants must have published work at least once in a newspaper, magazine, literary journal, or anthology but must not have published more than one book in any genre. Submit 10 to 15 pages of poetry or up to 20 pages of fiction with lesbian content and a one-paragraph biography with a $5 entry fee by March 11. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Astraea Foundation, Lesbian Writers Fund, 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003. (212) 529-8021, ext. 44.
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