2023 Working Class Writers Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce Deirra Clyburn as the winner of the 2023 Working Class Writers Grant. The Working Class Writers Grant intends to support speculative fiction writers who are working class, blue-collar, financially disadvantaged, or homeless, who have been historically underrepresented in speculative fiction due to financial barriers which make it hard […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2023 Older Writers Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce Jen OConnor as the winner of the 2023 Older Writers Grant. The Older Writers Grant intends to support writers over the age of 50 who are just starting their work at the professional level. OConnor’s winning piece is called “Second Hand Salvation.” Jen OConnor’s poetry and fiction […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2023 Diverse Writers Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce Ysabelle Cheung as the winner of the 2023 Diverse Writers Grant.     The Diverse Writers grant is intended to support speculative fiction writers from underrepresented and underprivileged groups — such as writers of color, women, queer writers, disabled writers, etc. — whose marginalized identities may present additional obstacles […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2023 Diverse Worlds Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce Edward Rathke as the winner of the 2023 Diverse Worlds Grant.     The Diverse Worlds grant is intended for work that best presents a diverse world, even within genres that already challenge the confines of the world we know. Rathke’s winning piece is “The Wicked Flee.” […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2023 AC Bose Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Kiran Kaur Saini is the winner of the 2023 AC Bose Grant. Cosponsored by the SLF and DesiLit, the AC Bose Grant has been offering support to South Asian / South Asian diaspora writers working within the speculative fiction genre.  While applicants may submit adult works, […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2022 Gulliver Travel Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Em North is the winner of the 2022 Gulliver Travel Grant. Since 2004, the Gulliver Travel Grant has sought to assist writers of speculative literature (in fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction) in their research. The grant awards one writer $1000 annually, to be used to […]

Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce Khalifaziz B. as the winner of the 2022 Diverse Writers Grant and Ash Huang as the winner of the 2022 Diverse Worlds Grant. Since 2014, the SLF has strived to reward works rich in diversity in two ways. The Diverse Writers Grant supports voices from underrepresented groups […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2022 Older Writers’ Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Terence Kuch is the 2022 Older Writers’ Grant winner.   Kuch received the grant for his work “Westers.”  Terence Kuch’s fiction, poetry, humor, and creative non-fiction have been published in the U.S., England, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Australia, and Thailand, appearing in numerous periodicals including The […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2022 AC Bose Grant

Announcing the Winner of the 2022 AC Bose Grant The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Mimi Mondal is the winner of the 2022 AC Bose Grant. Cosponsored by the SLF and DesiLit, the AC Bose Grant has been offering support to South Asian / South Asian diaspora writers working within the speculative […]

Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Gulliver Travel Grant

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Katie Hale is the winner of the 2021 Gulliver Travel Grant. Since 2004, the Gulliver Travel Grant has sought to assist writers of speculative literature (in fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction) in their research.  The grant awards one writer $1000 annually, to be used to […]