The Texas Institute of Letters is proud to announce the inauguration of our non-residency Jesse H. Jones Fellowship, in conjunction with the Houston Endowment. We are confident that this newly revamped TIL initiative will reach a wide spectrum of deserving Texas writers.
The Jesse H. Jones Fellowship is aimed at working writers who are at any stage in their careers: emerging, mid-level, or restarting. A writer must demonstrate a commitment to the craft with some record of prior publishing and/or cite specific examples of workshops, mentor programs, or master classes that they have attended.
The fellowship consists of a $9,000 award to fund the completion of a literary work of fiction, poetry, or nonfiction for a general audience, which the applicant will describe in detail. A writer may use the fellowship for housing, travel, research, marketing, or any other related cost that helps the writer complete the literary work. The fellowship is not intended for more successful, established writers who would not benefit markedly from the award. The application fee is $35. The submission period is from October 15, 2024, to December 15, 2024.
Visit the Jones Fellowship page of the TIL website during the submission period to apply.
