Hey, writers! They Asian American Writers' Workshop is accepting applications for the Open City Fellowships.
Specifically: the Neighborhoods Fellowship, a unique opportunity for emerging Asian American writers to publish narrative nonfiction over the span of six months on the vibrant Asian American communities of New York City; and the Muslim Communities Fellowship, a six-month opportunity for NYC-based writers from Middle Eastern and North and East African communities and Muslim writers of color to write about the Muslim American communities in the city.
Both fellowships offer a $2,500 grant, skill-building workshops, and publishing opportunities to write about the Asian immigrant and Muslim communities of New York City. The fellowship is six months long, beginning in September 2018 and ending in March 2019.
Here are some more details:
Apply: Open City Neighborhoods Fellowship, Fall 2018
DEADLINE: July 9, 2018 before 11:59 pm
Fellowship starts: September 18, 2018
The Asian American Writers' Workshop is now accepting applications for the Open City Neighborhoods Fellowship – a unique opportunity for emerging Asian American writers to publish narrative nonfiction over the span of six months on the vibrant Asian American communities of New York City.
For the Fall 2018 fellowship, this Open City Fellowship will offer a $2,500 grant, skill-building workshops, and publishing opportunities to writers to write about the vibrant Asian immigrant communities of New York City. The Fellowship spans six months, starting in September 2018 and ending in March 2019.
We are especially looking for writers eager to work on neighborhood-based stories in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Midwood, and Boerum Hill in Brooklyn; Manhattan's Chinatown; Astoria, Flushing, Jackson Heights and Richmond Hill in Queens; and other growing Asian immigrant communities across New York City, including those in Staten Island and The Bronx.
Apply for an Open City Neighborhoods Fellowship if you:
• are a strong, voice-driven storyteller who cares about social justice movements and wants to transport readers to places like Flushing and Jackson Heights in Queens, and Sunset Park in Brooklyn;
•have an entrepreneurial spirit and understand that building a career as a writer includes building a social media presence;
• can demonstrate nonfiction writing experience and a dedication to developing a writing career; and
• are excited about getting your hands dirty in "the field" and cultivating trust and sources in your neighborhood.
Open City documents the pulse of metropolitan Asian America as it's being lived on the streets of New York right now. We're looking for writers to create deft, engaging narratives that bring the face, name, place, and heart of the community to issues like gentrification, immigration, Islamophobia, community policing and racial and gender discrimination.
Previous Fellows have gone on to write and report for Granta, Al Jazeera America, the American Prospect and Slate, among other outlets. Their works during their time as Fellows have been picked up by NPR, The Atlantic Cities, and the New York Times.
Apply: Open City Muslim Communities Fellowship, Fall 2018
DEADLINE: July 9, 2018 before 11:59 pm
Fellowship starts: September 18, 2018
The Asian American Writers' Workshop is now accepting applications for the Open City Muslim Communities Fellowship, a unique six-month opportunity for emerging writers of color from communities under attack from Islamophobia to publish narrative nonfiction about Muslim communities in New York City. We see this as a fellowship for writers of color based in NYC from Muslim and Arab, South Asian, and North and East African communities.
For the Fall 2018 Muslim Communities Fellowship, Open City will offer a $2,500 stipend, skill-building workshops, and publishing opportunities to writers to write on the diverse Muslim communities of New York City.
The fellowship session will begin in September 18, 2018.
We are looking for writers to create deft, engaging narratives that bring the face, name, place, and heart of the community to issues like racial profiling, police surveillance, and Islamophobia.
Specifically, we are looking for writers who:
• are willing to spend time reporting on Muslim neighborhoods and talking to people about their lives, hopes and fears;
• understand the urgency in writing stories that depict how it is to be a Muslim in today’s America;
• are committed to social justice, dedicated to helping promote efforts by the community to fight anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments and actions;
• are strong, voice-driven storytellers who care about social justice movements and transporting readers to places like Jackson Heights and Astoria in Queens; Bay Ridge and Boerum Hill in Brooklyn; and Mott Haven and Parkchester in The Bronx.
Apply for an Open City Muslim Communities Fellowship if you:
• are a strong, voice-driven storyteller who cares about social justice movements and wants to transport readers to places like Flushing, Queens, and Sunset Park, Brooklyn;
• have an entrepreneurial spirit and understand that building a career as a writer includes building a social media presence;
• can demonstrate nonfiction writing experience and a dedication to developing a writing career; and
• are excited about getting your hands dirty in "the field" and cultivating trust and sources in your neighborhood.
AAWW recognizes the heterogeneity of the Muslim community in New York City, and we are looking to create a home for writers from Arab American, West Asian, Central Asian, Iranian, Afghan, East and North African, Black Muslim, South Asian, and Southeast Asian communities in New York City. Please note that applicants for the Fellowship need not be Asian American but must be persons of color.
The submission deadline is July 9. Again, both the Neighborhoods Fellowship and the Muslim Communities Fellowship start on September 18, 2018. For further details about both fellowships, check out the application forms:
Neighborhoods Fellowship
Muslim Communities Fellowship
