Why a Foundation Focused on Financial Inclusion Launched a Short Story Contest

Why a Foundation Focused on Financial Inclusion Launched a Short Story Contest

For the Principal Foundation, a corporate funder backed by Principal Group, funding a short story contest this year has been one way to inspire people to rewrite their personal narratives about money.

Read More

Literary Writers Get Peanuts from Philanthropy. With a New Prize, South Arts Is Doing What It Can

Literary Writers Get Peanuts from Philanthropy. With a New Prize, South Arts Is Doing What It Can

With scant funding available for writers, a new literary prizes program from the Atlanta-based South Arts is a refreshing anomaly. The amounts aren’t vast, but this is good to see in a region where writers often struggle.

Read More

Literary Arts Groups Weathered a Pandemic, but Finances Remain Just as Precarious

Literary Arts Groups Weathered a Pandemic, but Finances Remain Just as Precarious

A new report based on data from 410 literary arts nonprofits that applied to Mellon Foundation-funded Literary Arts Emergency Fund provides a concerning snapshot of the state of the field. We explore some key takeaways.

Read More