Winter 2023 - Literature

Thank you for applying for a Café Royal Cultural Foundation Literature Grant.

Our Winter Grant cycle begins on December 6, 2022 and ends on Monday February 13th, 2022 at 9:00 am Eastern Time or when we reach our application limit. 

Artist(s) applying must be a current resident of New York City and have lived there for a minimum of one year prior to applying and plan to be a resident through the completion of their project.

Café Royal Cultural Foundation NYC will award a publishing grant to authors of fiction / creative non-fiction, poetry and playwriting. Email caferoyaldigital@gmail.com for inquiries.

Grants awarded in this category may fund costs associated with continuing the composition of work submitted such as:

• Course Reduction (if you're a Teacher/Professor)
• Salary Replacement
• Living Expenses
• Research Expenses

The applicant must be the originator of the written material.

Please submit all information with the following required attachments:

• Up to and no more than a 15 page PDF excerpt of the work for the Café Royal Cultural Foundation executive committee to download and read. 
• If available, a letter of intent from the publisher with a date of planned publication. If no publisher is assigned, Café Royal Cultural Foundation may work with writer to help find a publisher.
• A short description of the project.
• A short author biography of the person(s) involved.
• List of costs that the grant money will be used for - must not exceed the amount of $ 10,000.00

If you have any questions please see our FAQs. You can only apply with the same project twice.

Please make sure to submit your application with ample time before the release date of your project! Please see our grant schedule for dates.

Good Luck!