Literature grant

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A literary scholarship is a scholarship , that is, a financial contribution that is given to authors as a grant . The focus here is on promoting literature , i.e. giving writers the opportunity to devote themselves to the creation of literary works or a specific literary work for a period of time without financial worries.

Literature scholarships are usually awarded by public bodies such as governments, ministries of culture or municipal administrations, but in some cases also by private organizations such as the Berlin Literary Colloquium . Cities and municipalities in particular often award literary grants in the form of residence grants (keyword city ​​clerk ).

Literature scholarships are usually awarded through an application process. The authors must submit application material, which will be judged by a jury , in order to award the scholarship according to the requirements placed on them . The application material usually consists of personal data, information on previous publications , a description of the literary project to be funded and sample texts.

Scholarship types

Depending on the sponsor, different literary genres or genres (poetry / literature) can be funded. For example, while the Literary Colloquium Berlin novels promotes the Austrian directed playwright scholarship exclusively for playwrights . Travel grants are linked to the implementation of a trip intended to research and develop literary texts.

Public bodies, especially ministries of culture, often provide a whole range of different literary grants. For example, the Austrian federal government offers a year-round state grant for authors who have not yet published an independent book, a year-round work grant , short-term work grants and travel grants , a Rome grant that is linked to a stay in Rome by the supported author, a six-month drama grant that three-year Robert Musil grant for major literary projects and the Mira Lobe grant for children's and youth literature .

literature

  • German Yearbook for Authors Authors 2005/2006 . Autorhaus Verlag , Berlin 2005
  • Tieger, Gerhild (ed.): Literature prizes and support for authors . Authors' House Verlag, Berlin 2002
  • Ruiss, Gerhard (ed.): Literary life in Austria . IG authors authors, Vienna 2001

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ See information on the scholarships from the Berlin Literary Colloquium .
  2. ↑ See solidarity of authors (organ of the IG authors) No. 1/08, p. 9 ff.