The Associates of the Boston Public Library is NOW accepting applications for our 2024-2025 Writer-in-Residence! The fellowship is intended to:

• Provide an emerging children’s writer with the financial support and office space needed to complete one literary work for children or young adults.
• Encourage the imagination of young readers, and in so doing, draw attention to the importance of authors and the essential role they perform in nurturing developing minds and furthering our culture.
• Promote the awareness of the Boston Public Library and its resources, by establishing a living link between the Library and the community.
• The Writer-in-Residence program will run from October 2024 through September 2025.

What do fellowship recipients get?

• $23,000 stipend.
• Up to $2,000 of additional funding for coaching / editorial assistance.
• Private office space at the Boston Public Library (BPL) in Copley Square.
• Completed manuscript will be added to the BPL’s Archives.
• Opportunity to publicly present your manuscript at a fall reading.

Qualifications:

• All genres welcome! Eligible projects include fiction, non-fiction, a graphic novel, script, memoir, or poetry intended for children or young adults.
• Since this program is intended for emerging authors, applicants should not have already published any books.
• The recipient must work for a minimum of 19 hours per week during the year-long residency.
• Applicants must be able to legally work in the US.

How To Apply:
Applications are due Friday, May 17th, 2024 at 11:59 PM.
Click here to review the 2024-2025 application form and program guidelines.
Apply at this link: https://associatesofthebostonpubliclibrary.submittable.com/submit

Apply by:
May 17, 2024

Salary:
$23,000 /

About this Organization:
Founded in 1972, The Associates of the Boston Public Library is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to conserving the Boston Public Library’s Special Collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints and drawings, musical scores, and items of historic, literary and cultural interest. The Associates works to ensure continued public access to these irreplaceable treasures by underwriting their cataloging, repair, restoration, digitization, and exhibition.