MVICW Fellowships
MVICW is committed to providing financial support to writers through our fellowship program. Through generous donations, we are able to offer parent-writers, writers of color, educators, LGBTQIA+ writers, caregivers, emerging writers, and Vineyard writers the opportunity to attend programs held by the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing every year.
Emerging Writer Fellowships
Deadline: January 10, 2027
The MVICW Emerging Writer Fellowships are open to all writers who have yet to publish a book or chapbook with any press including small-presses and micro-presses (this includes novellas, prose & poetry chapbooks, collections, etc). These fellowships continue MVICW's mission of supporting new writers from all backgrounds, genres, and ages (18+) in their creative endeavours at our Summer Writers' Conference.
The submission fee to apply is $20.
Joy
Baglio
Prose
Su
Cho
Poetry
Judges
Parent-Writer Fellowships
Deadline: January 10, 2027
We are proud to announce the MVICW Parent-Writer Fellowships (est. in 2016 by generous support from The Sustainable Arts Foundation). These fellowships are intended to give parents the time and financial support to devote a week to themselves and their writing at MVICW. They are open to anyone who has a child age 16 or younger living with them.
The submission fee to apply is $20.
Judges
Teach! Write! Play! Fellowships
Deadline: January 10, 2027
We are proud to announce The Carol Brown Goldberg and Henry Goldberg Teach! Write! Play! Fellowships, to support educators and writers who work with young people across the globe. These fellowships are open to anyone who works with youth, age 21 or younger, including university professors & adjuncts; public, private, and after-school teachers; social workers; and community organizers.
The submission fee to apply is $20.
Kathleen
Rooney
Prose
Christopher
Citro
Poetry
Judges
LGBTQIA+ Writer Fellowships
Deadline: January 10, 2027
Established in 2019, these fellowships assist with our commitment to increasing philanthropic support for LGBTQIA+ writers and expanding the American literary canon. Application for these fellowships is open to all queer-identified writers, ages 18 and older.
The submission fee to apply is $20.
Cassandra
Whitaker
Prose
Aubrey
Rebecca
Poetry
Judges
Voices of Color Fellowships
Deadline: January 10, 2027
We are proud to announce the Leonard A. Slade, Jr. Poetry Fellowships for Poets of Color (est. 2018) and The Voices of Color Prose Fellowships (est. 2017). These fellowships provide support for writers of color. These fellowships are open to all writers of color, ages 18 and older.
The submission fee to apply is $20.
Judges
Pablo
Piñero Stillmann
Prose
Vogue
Robinson
Poetry
The Caregiver Fellowship
Deadline: January 10, 2027
The Caregiver Fellowship is dedicated to benefiting those who serve as primary caregivers to family members and/or significant others who require intensive care, and to long-term end-of-life caregivers. All primary caregivers who care for the aged, special needs, the ailing, and the differently-abled are welcome to apply. Please note that the fellowship is designed for individual, full-time caregivers who are caring for personal family members/significant others and end-of-life caregivers such as hospice workers and death doulas who have established long-term relationships with those who they care for (rather than nurses/doctors/therapists whose profession is caregiving, or parents with children 16 or younger who are eligible for the Parent-Writer Fellowship). Consideration will also be given to those who have lost a family member/significant partner they were caregiving for within the last year.
The submission fee to apply is $20.
Poet & Author Fellowships
Rolling Submissions
The Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing is able to provide a number of need and merit-based fellowships (25-40% of registration) to attend our Summer Writers' Conference. Special consideration is given to applicants demonstrating economic need. Fellowship applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until available funds have been fully allocated. Because funding is limited, we encourage applicants to submit their applications early.
The submission fee to apply is $10.
Judges
MVICW
Staff
Prose & Poetry
Vineyard Writer Fellowships
Deadline: April 1, 2027
The Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing is proud to offer fellowships to Martha's Vineyard island writers. These fellowships were designed to give time and financial support to Vineyard writers to devote a week to their craft at MVICW. The fellowships are open to all full-time and part-time Vineyard Residents age 16 and older. We are particularly interested in supporting Wampanoag writers as well as high-school seniors and teachers on the island.
The submission fee to apply is $15.
Judges
MVICW
Staff
Prose & Poetry