WRITING GRANTS for 2024

As a freelancer & indie author, it’s about that time of year to start thinking about writing grants!

I’ve applied a number of times. The only grant I’ve ever received was the HWA Scholarship in 2018.

That doesn’t stop me from applying – and you should too!

For my own selfish purposes, I’m gathering info on 2024 grant deadlines, and thought I’d share them here, in case you’re in the same boat. Obviously, I’m only including ones that apply to my situation, but hey! If you know of a grant and want me to add it to my list, let me know and I’ll gather the info!

NOTE: Most of the 2024 deadlines aren’t available yet, so I’ll update when they are!

CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

Explore & Create:
Explore and Create supports the research, development, creation and production of work, as well as professional development for artists.

Professional Development for Artists
Up to $10 000 CAD
Deadline: February 7, 2024; (in 2023, the dates were June 7 & October 18)
Project grants to support career advancement activities for artists and artistic groups

Research and Creation
Up to $25 000 CAD
Deadline: TBA (in 2023, the dates were April 5 & October 4)
Project grants to support creative research, development and the creation of new works by artists, artistic groups or organizations

Concept to Realization
Project requests – $60 000 CAD, exceptionally up to $100 000 CAD
Composite requests – $60 000 per year, exceptionally up to $100 000 (to a maximum of $300 000 over 3 years)
Deadline: TBA (in 2023, the dates were April 5 & October 4)
Project or composite grants to support activities that will result in completed works that are shown to the public

Artist-Driven Organizations
Up to 60% of your total annual revenues, averaged over the last 3 years
Core grants to support the activities of artist-controlled organizations for the creation, production and dissemination of work
Deadline: TBA (In 2023, the date was October 4)

Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

(Note: this doesn’t apply to me, but I wanted to share the info!)

Travel
Up to $30,000 CAD
Deadline: Any time before your departure date
Grants support travel costs to attend significant events within Canada or abroad that advance your professional development, enable you or the artists you represent to access new markets or build national and international presence.

Small-Scale Activities
Up to $3000 CAD
Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project/activity
Funds activities that will advance your artistic career or practice. This may include acquiring materials for artistic production, engaging in career or artistic development activities or benefitting from specific expertise, advice or training from a professional artist or cultural carrier

Short-Term Projects
up to $100,000 CAD
Deadline: 20 March 2024
Funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis professional and aspiring artists, cultural carriers, arts/cultural professionals, groups, collectives and arts/culture organizations. Grants provide support for any combination of eligible Creating, Knowing and Sharing activities for projects lasting up to 12 months.

Long-Term Projects
Up to $300,000 CAD
Deadline: TBA (In 2023, the deadline was 14 June 2023)
Funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis professional artists, cultural carriers, arts/cultural professionals, groups, collectives and arts/culture organizations. Grants provide support for any combination of eligible Creating, Knowing and Sharing activities for projects lasting more than 1 year, up to 3 years.

Indigenous Organizations
Grant amount varies
Deadline: TBA (in 2023, the deadlines were October 4 and October 25)
funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations that engage in contemporary, customary or traditional artistic and cultural activities. These activities can include non-Indigenous artists and collaborations with non-Indigenous organizations. Grants support the exploration of innovative strategies for Indigenous creative and cultural expression, and related administrative activities.

HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS

The submission window for all scholarships (excluding the Scholarship from Hell) is June 1 to August 1. General application info can be found here.

HWA Scholarship
Amount: $2500 USD
Funds may be spent on approved writing education over the two years following the granting of the scholarship.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship
Amount: $2500 USD
Funds may be spent on approved writing education over the two years following the granting of the scholarship. Open to horror writers who identify as women.

Diversity Grants
The Diversity Grants will be open to underrepresented, diverse people who have an interest in the horror writing genre, including, but not limited to writers, editors, reviewers, and library workers.

Each Grant is worth $500 and may be spent on approved expenses for a period of two (2) years following the awarding of the Grant.

Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship Fund for Non-fiction Writing
an endowed fund providing grants for research and writing nonfiction relating to horror and dark fantasy literature. The Fund will provide grants annually (the amount is flexible).

This Scholarship Fund is NOT a general scholarship, but is intended to advance the writing of a specific nonfiction project related to the horror field.

Dark Poetry Scholarship
Amount: $1250
The scholarship is designed to assist in the professional development of Horror and/or Dark Fantasy Poets. It may be spent on approved writing education over the two years following the granting of the scholarship.

The Scholarship From Hell
Amount: The winner of the Scholarship From Hell will receive domestic coach airfare (contiguous 48 states) to and from the StokerCon venue, $50 for luggage reimbursement, a 4 night stay at the convention, free registration to StokerCon, and as many workshops as you’d like to attend
Deadline: from December 17th, 2023 to March 1, 2024.

I hope this helps you to plan ahead and gather all the material needed to apply for these grants. Let me know if there are any others you’d like me to add to list! Good luck!!