A Room of Her Own Foundation

Gift of Freedom Award
We are interested in supporting women who have a track record of commitment to their art and who are also making a substantial effort to be self-sufficient. The successful applicant will have a well articulated creative project concept and a clear plan for how it may accomplished.

Locale(s):  National
Discipline(s):  Visual Arts

Aaron Siskind Foundation

Individual Photographer Fellowship
The Aaron Siskind Foundation is offering a limited number of fellowship grants of up to $5,000 each for individuals working in photography-based media. Grant recipients and award amounts will be determined by a review panel on the basis of accomplishment to date and the promise of future achievement in the medium in its widest sense.

Locale(s):  National
Discipline(s):  Film/Video/Media Arts

Academy of American Poets

Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
In 1994, the Academy was selected by the New Hope Foundation to administer the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize in conjunction with The Nation magazine. Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year.

Locale(s):  National, Northwest, Oregon, Tri-county
Discipline(s):  Literary Arts

Academy of American Poets

Walt Whitman Award
The Walt Whitman Award brings first-book publication, a cash prize of $5,000, and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center to an American who has never before published a book of poetry. The winning manuscript, chosen by an eminent poet, is published by Louisiana State University Press. The Academy purchases copies of the book for distribution to its members.

Locale(s):  National, Tri-county, Oregon, Northwest
Discipline(s):  Literary Arts

Academy of American Poets

James Laughlin Award
The James Laughlin Award is given to recognize and support a poet's second book. It is the only second-book award for poetry in the United States. Offered since 1954, the award was endowed in 1995 by a gift to the Academy from the Drue Heinz Trust. It is named for the poet and publisher James Laughlin (1914-1997), who founded New Directions in 1936.

Only manuscripts already under contract with publishers are considered for the James Laughlin Award. The Academy awards the winning poet a cash prize of $5,000 and purchases copies of the book for distribution to its members.

Locale(s):  National, Tri-county, Oregon, Northwest
Discipline(s):  Literary Arts

Academy of American Poets

Raiziss/de Palachi Translation Award
Established in 1995, this award recognizes outstanding translations into English of modern Italian poetry through a $5,000 book prize and a $20,000 fellowship given in alternating years. The winner of the fellowship also receives a residency at the American Academy in Rome.

Locale(s):  National, Tri-county, Oregon, Northwest
Discipline(s):  Literary Arts

Academy of American Poets

Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
This $1,000 award recognizes a published translation of poetry from any language into English. Founded in 1976, the award was originally biennial. It has been given annually since 1984. A noted translator chooses the winning book. Books must be submitted by December 31 of the year that they are published.

Locale(s):  National, Tri-county, Oregon, Northwest
Discipline(s):  Literary Arts

Academy of American Poets

Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
This $1,000 award recognizes a published translation of poetry from any language into English. Founded in 1976, the award was originally biennial. It has been given annually since 1984. A noted translator chooses the winning book. Books must be submitted by December 31 of the year that they are published.

Locale(s):  National, Tri-county, Oregon, Northwest
Discipline(s):  Literary Arts

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc.

Individual Support Program
Grants to painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have at least 20 years in a mature phase of their artwork. Current financial need is also considered.

Locale(s):  Tri-county, Oregon, Northwest, National, International
Discipline(s):  Visual Arts