Whiting Nonfiction Grant for Works-in-Progress
The Whiting Foundation
A $40,000 grant awarded to ten writers completing a deeply researched, book-length work of nonfiction under contract with a publisher, given at a crucial mid-process stage of writing. Covers history, memoir, science, criticism, and other adult nonfiction genres.
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Who can apply
Open to any writer with a signed publishing contract (Canada, UK, or US) by the deadline; not restricted by nationality, age, or prior publishing history, but self-published contracts and certain genres (self-help, textbooks, YA) are excluded.
How to prepare
Review the Whiting Foundation's list of past Nonfiction Grant recipients and their projects; prepare draft chapters (up to 15,000 words) and secure your publisher's letter of support well before the deadline.
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