American Academy in Rome - Rome Prize in Literature
Application guidelines and requirements for the Rome Prize Fellowship in literature, including eligibility criteria, required materials, and submission instructions.
Professional commitment and currently engaged in work in the discipline; Commercially published work between January 1, 2019, and November 15, 2025; Fiction/Nonfiction: A novel, novella, volume of creative nonfiction, or volume of short fiction/stories; Poetry: A volume of forty-eight or more pages of poetry
Requirements
Self-published books are not eligible; Work published in a publication where the applicant is editor, publisher, or staff is not eligible; Work published by vanity presses or non-competitive presses is not eligible
Application materials
Completed online application form; Current résumé/curriculum vitae; One-page project proposal; Up to three writing samples (totaling no more than twenty pages); Contact information for three references; Application fee
How to apply
Submit online application via the provided portal; Upload required digital files; Pay application fee via credit card or mail check/money order to the New York office; Mail hardcopy materials (if applicable) postmarked by November 15
Important dates
November 15: Application portal closes at 11:59 PM PST; November 15: Deadline for postmarking hardcopy materials
Contact
American Academy in Rome, 535 West 22nd Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10011
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