Creative Writing Grant Application

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Name *

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Are you a IALA member? (Applicants must be active members in order to apply) *

Are you over the age of 21? *

Are you of Armenian descent or identity? *

Please provide a brief biographical statement with a list of publication credits, if applicable *

8-10 poems, no more than 10 pages. (This sample should be considered your best work of the book you are proposing to complete upon receiving the grant. Individual poems can be previously published in journals and anthologies, but do not submit work that has already been included in a published book of your work. Please use Times New Roman, 12-point font). *

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Do not include your name anywhere on this document, as the judging process will be “blind.”

Please provide an artistic statement of the work you intend to use the grant to complete. Consider any of the following questions in your answer: What are your literary, cultural, and/or lived influences? What context does a reader need to understand to consider this work? What thematic and/or craft issues are you exploring? What inspired this work? What makes your project distinctive? *

Please provide a personal statement that includes the following information: What is your goal or intention for this work? How do you see it making an impact? How would receiving this grant be beneficial in completing your project, and more generally to your endeavors as a writer? What inspires you or informs your work? What goals do you have as a writer? *