Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing
Funding Providers
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
Location
Australia WideFunding Type
Cash grant G16526
Primary Category
Arts and cultureEligible to
- Individuals
Funding
Amount (max): $80,000Total pool: $80,000
Round(s)
Currently Closed
- Opens 28-Apr-2025 Closes 18-Aug-2025
Purpose
The Copyright Agency’s Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing will support an Australian author to develop and create a significant new work of literary non-fiction.
Overview
The Fellowship will provide sustained support for a year to one Australian writer to create an important work for publication. Applicants should submit a compelling description of their intended project accompanied by a writing sample to demonstrate their literary merit.
As the Fellowship is intended to support one writer, joint applications are not eligible.
The project should span up to 12 months. A project of one or two months is not regarded as a substantial Fellowship activity.
Applications will be accepted for the following literary genres:
- memoir
- biography
- autobiography
- history
- criticism and review
- arts/science writing
- political analysis
- writing on the environment; and
- other genres which contribute to the national discussion/polemic.
One Fellowship will be awarded each year. As the Fellowship is intended to support one writer, joint applications are not eligible.
Projects must start after 1 November 2024. The project should span up to 12 months. A project of one or two months is not regarded as a substantial Fellowship activity.
Amount of grant: $80,000
Limitations
Who can apply?
- Applicants must have previously published at least two full-length books of their own creative writing (of which one book may be self-published).
- Authors must have secured either a publishing contract for the work or a letter of interest or intent to publish from an Australian-based publisher.
- Authors must submit their own applications. Publishers cannot apply on behalf of authors.
- Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
- Applicants must have acquitted any overdue Cultural Fund grants.
Applications / Guidelines

Contact Details
- Phone: 02 9394 7600
- Email: culturalfund@copyright.com.au
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