The National Endowment for the Arts has canceled its creative writing fellowships for 2026. An email received by applicants states that the creative writing category has been “withdrawn by the Agency.” Previously, grants of up to $50,000 were given to published prose and poetry writers; the deadline for the 2026 season was in March. Mirroring the language used to explain grant terminations in May, the NEA writes, “The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on...
