Writing Fellowships Closing in September 2026
Writing Fellowships with application deadlines in September 2026, sorted by what closes soonest. Deadlines, awards, and entry fees shown on every listing — closed listings drop off automatically.
31 open right now
Stipended programs for writers and journalistsEmerging-writer and mid-career fellowshipsDeadlines tracked daily
Closing soonest
- Fellowship · JournalismNYT Local Investigations Fellowship 2027-28Deadline September 1, 2026
- Fellowship · WritingSAFTA Spring 2027 Fellowship for Black & Indigenous WritersDeadline September 1, 2026$350
- Fellowship · WritingSAFTA Spring 2027 Smokelong Quarterly Fellowship for Trans WritersDeadline September 1, 2026
- Fellowship · WritingIRE Freelance FellowshipDeadline September 1, 2026Up to $2,000
- Fellowship · Journalism2026 Fall Teacher Fellowship: Examining Interconnected Health Inequities Through Global ReportingDeadline September 1, 2026$250
- Fellowship · JournalismChauncey Bailey Journalist of Color organization hidden — members only Reporting FellowshipDeadline September 1, 2026
- Fellowship · WritingSAFTA Spring 2027 Fellowship for LGBTQIA+ WritersDeadline September 1, 2026
- Fellowship · WritingNZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson FellowshipDeadline September 4, 2026$12,000
- Fellowship · WritingPoetry Festival Fellowships 2026Deadline September 4, 2026
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Fellowship (2027–2028)Deadline September 10, 2026$5,000
- Fellowship · WritingInaugural AfroNonfiction Fellowship 2026Deadline September 12, 2026
- Fellowship · Writing2026 organization hidden — members only Editorial FellowshipDeadline September 13, 2026
- Fellowship · JournalismRegular Grants: Summer 2026Deadline September 14, 2026$2,500
- Fellowship · WritingSenior Fellowship for Writers and Scholars of Modern ArtDeadline September 15, 2026$30,000
- Fellowship · WritingAnne Spencer Fellowship (2027 Residency)Deadline September 15, 2026$1,500Fee: $30 application fee (fee waiver available on request)
- Fellowship · WritingGermaine Poliakov FellowshipDeadline September 15, 2026$1,000Fee: $30 application fee.
- Fellowship · WritingRajat Neogy FellowshipDeadline September 15, 2026$1,000
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Class of 2027 Design Your Own Fellowship ApplicationDeadline September 17, 2026
- Fellowship · WritingJournalists in Residence Program — Spring 2027Deadline September 20, 2026$14,000
- Fellowship · JournalismReporting on Brain Health & Research: A organization hidden — members only Fellowship (2026-2027)Deadline September 21, 2026$3,000
- Fellowship · WritingCullman Center for Scholars and Writers Fellowship (2027–2028)Deadline September 25, 2026$90,000
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Center Fellowship for organization hidden — members only and WritersDeadline September 25, 2026$90,000
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only PrizeDeadline September 25, 2026$5,000/month
- Fellowship · Writing2027 organization hidden — members only Fellowship ProgramDeadline September 27, 2026$100
- Fellowship · Writingorganization hidden — members only Trust Writing FellowshipDeadline September 27, 2026£700
- Fellowship · Writing2027 Rising StarsDeadline September 28, 2026$5,000
- Fellowship · WritingShearing Fellowship 2027–2028Deadline September 30, 2026$46,500
- Fellowship · JournalismCIJ Investigate Europe Lyra McKee Fellowship 2026Deadline September 30, 2026
- Fellowship · Writing2027–2028 Fellowship at Reid Hall, ParisDeadline September 30, 2026$75,000
- Fellowship · WritingCharles Wallace Fellowship in Creative WritingDeadline September 30, 2026£1,400/month
- Fellowship · WritingResearch Fellowship 2027-2028Deadline September 30, 2026$10,000/month