Applications Invited for FSG Writer’s Fellowship Program

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About the Organization

Farrar, Straus and Giroux is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, and Nobel Prizes.

About the Fellowship

First launched in 2021, the FSG Writer’s Fellowship is an annual program designed to give an emerging writer from an underrepresented community additional resources to build a life around writing—including $15,000 in funding, editorial guidance, and support from the FSG community. The fellowship celebrates the spirit of the FSG list and its commitment to invention, curiosity, and extending the limits of literature.

Benefits:

$15,000 paid over two installments: half paid at the start of the Fellowship program, half paid in June 2026

Plus:

• Mentorship with an FSG house author
• Guidance from two in-house editors, who will offer line and structural feedback on the fellow’s work throughout the year
• Opportunities for meet-and-greets with representatives from other departments – including Publicity/Marketing, Art, Subsidiary Rights, and Managing Editorial – to discuss their areas of expertise, answer questions, and help build a broader understanding of the publishing business
• Support with networking beyond FSG

Eligibility

• The applicant must not have published a book-length work in any genre, have a book under contract, or be negotiating a contract either in the United States or abroad by the time the fellowship begins. Having published short poetry chapbooks will not exclude an applicant from eligibility
• Applicants must submit in only one category (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry)
• The applicant must be a U.S. Permanent Resident (green card) or U.S. Citizen
• There are no experience, degree credentials, or location requirements. This fellowship will take place remotely
• The applicant should be writing for an adult audience in the English language
• The applicant must be over 18 years of age
• The applicant cannot be an employee or family member of an employee of FSG or any other Macmillan affiliate
• The applicant may not use generative AI or work from AI-generated text for their samples and statements

How to Apply

Applicants must submit:

• A sample of work—fiction, nonfiction, or poetry—aimed at an adult audience
• For fiction and nonfiction, the sample must be between forty and fifty double spaced pages
• For poetry, the sample must be eight to twelve pages
• The sample can include previously published work and does not need to be from a single section of the work
• A Statement of Purpose of no more than 500 words

The application period begins on June 16, 2025, and ends 11:59 PM EST, July 18, 2025

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