In our continuing effort to support and promote the arts in the South, the Southern Arts Federation (SAF) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, offers Literary Arts Touring Grants. This grant program offers organizations the opportunity to receive fee support to present writers who reside outside of the presenter’s state. Support is awarded to literary projects that contain both a public reading and an educational component such as a writing workshop. The project can include single or multiple writers involved in an event (for example, writers series, festivals, or single engagements). The maximum request is 50% of the writers’ fee(s), up to a total grant of $2,500.

• Presenters are limited to one Literary Arts Touring grant application per SAF fiscal year.
• The project must take place between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.
• Applicants can request fee support for multiple writers (subject to limits noted in the guidelines) for book/literary festivals or series. Each writer is required to fully-participate in the reading and educational/outreach component.
• Literary Arts Touring applications must be submitted online by Monday, May 17, 2010 (by 11:59PM Eastern Time).
• Next step, please review eligibility, guidelines and policies.  New applicants are encouraged to contact Nikki Estes, Program Director - Presenting and Touring, at 404-874-7244 ext. 16 to discuss eligibility prior to submitting an application.

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK! – This is a new program, and we want to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the literary arts community. If your literary arts project does not fit within these guidelines, please contact Nikki Estes, Program Director, at 404-874-7244 ext. 16.

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