Sunday, November 3, 2024

Writing Grant: The Gulliver Travel Grant for Speculative Writing

The Gulliver Travel Grant for Speculative Writing

OPEN NOVEMBER 1, 2024 – NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Award: $1,000 USD.

Winner announced January 15, 2025.

Grant Application Process

The application form for the Gulliver Travel Grant is only active during the open submission period: 12:00AM November 1, 2024 – 11:59PM November 30, 2024 (All times UTC -4). Required materials include:

  • A cover letter: Include a one-page written description of the project, including details on the travel location and an estimated completion date (no more than 500 words), and a bibliography of previously published work, if applicable. Applicants need not have prior publishing credits to apply.
  • A writing sample: Up to 10 pages of poetry, 10 pages of drama, or 5,000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction. If you are sending a segment of a novel, novella, or novelette, please include a one-page synopsis as the first page of the document. The submitted work must be speculative.

Jurors will deliberate with the goal of announcing winners by January 15th, 2025

More information and application form here.

Note: The site also offers an alternative application method for those with accessibility needs.

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