This is a reminder to all SCBWI members that applications for SCBWI's Work-in-Progress grants will be due in February.

The SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grants have been established to assist children’s book writers in the completion of a specific project.

Grants Available:

* General Work-In-Progress Grant
* Grant for a Contemporary Novel for Young People
* Nonfiction Research Grant
* Grant for a Work Whose Author Has Never Had a Book Published

In any given year, an applicant may apply for: the General Work-In-Progress Grant OR the Work-In-Progress Grant for a Contemporary Novel for Young People OR the Work-In-Progress Nonfiction Research Grant. The Grant for a Work Whose Author has Never Had a Book Published may not be applied for -- it will be chosen from all the entries in the other Work-In-Progress categories.

Eligibility: The Grants are available to both full and associate members of the SCBWI. They are not available for projects on which there are already contracts. Please note: members can apply for only one SCBWI grant per calendar year.

Grant Amounts: Four Grants of $1,500 will be awarded annually, one in each category. Four Runner-Up Grants of $500 will also be awarded, one in each category. Authors of other projects cited by the judges as noteworthy will receive a Letter of Merit. In any given year, the SCBWI Grant Committee reserves the right to withhold the grant for that year.

Deadline: Completed application and accompanying materials must be postmarked no earlier than February 15th and must be RECEIVED BY March 15th. Receipt of your application will be acknowledged only if a stamped self-addressed post card is enclosed. The recipients of the grants will be announced in September.

Instructions for mailing the completed application and materials can be downloaded here.

The General Work-In-Progress Grant is funded by the SCBWI and Dorothy Francis. The Work-In-Progress Grant for a Contemporary Novel for Young People is funded by the SCBWI and Judy Blume. The Work-In-Progress Nonfiction Research Grant is funded by the SCBWI and James Cross Giblin, in memory of his mother, Anna Cross Giblin. The Work-In-Progress Grant for a Work Whose Author Has Never Had a Book Published is funded entirely by the SCBWI.