Fri August 8, 2025
The Muses & Melanin Fellowship for California Creative Writers of Color
at Intersection for the Arts
(5pm)
The Muses & Melanin Fellowship is a hybrid, fully funded, eight-month professional development program for talented California BIPOC creative writers who aspire to become professional authors. To be eligible, applicants must not:
o have a lengthy list of publishing credits
o have published a book
o be under a publishing contract
o have literary agent representation
o have a doctoral degree in English, Creative Writing, or Literature (a Master's degree in these subjects is fine, such as an MFA or MA).
A Bachelor's degree is required. Applicants should be able to present a minimum of two publishing credits: articles, short stories, poems, a script, a novel excerpt, an essay, a paper, or a combination of these.
Participants complete a comprehensive learning and support curriculum that equips them with the strategies, tools, and knowledge they need to transition from creative writing students or hobbyists to professional authors. During the last four months of the program, Fellows submit their work to publications, conferences, residencies, and contests. As a hybrid program, Fellows must be able to attend in-person kickoff weekends and occasional onsite meetings in San Francisco.
Muses & Melanin ensures that BIPOC creative writers are seen, heard, and nurtured through a program that recognizes, celebrates, and promotes their talent through workshops, seminars, and coworking. We acknowledge that most university Creative Writing programs fail to address the "What next?" postgraduate stage of establishing an author career, leaving many of these community members to flounder or give up writing altogether. We know that the aspiration to become an artist is a tough sell in many minority and immigrant households. M&M's program stands in this gap, committed to leveling the publishing playing field for writers of color through providing tailored guidance, artistic development, and public presentation opportunities that elevate graduates' publication and literary advancement prospects.
Prior to applying:
o Visit our website. If you wish to attend our virtual Information Session, please follow the directions to register. https://musesandmelanin.carrd.co
o Read our FAQ page. https://shuffle.do/projects/muses-melanin-fellowship-for-bipoc-creative-writers
o Begin your application. https://forms.gle/AmNCYrKcRBpAfbHh6
The application deadline is June 20th, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific time.
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o have a lengthy list of publishing credits
o have published a book
o be under a publishing contract
o have literary agent representation
o have a doctoral degree in English, Creative Writing, or Literature (a Master's degree in these subjects is fine, such as an MFA or MA).
A Bachelor's degree is required. Applicants should be able to present a minimum of two publishing credits: articles, short stories, poems, a script, a novel excerpt, an essay, a paper, or a combination of these.
Participants complete a comprehensive learning and support curriculum that equips them with the strategies, tools, and knowledge they need to transition from creative writing students or hobbyists to professional authors. During the last four months of the program, Fellows submit their work to publications, conferences, residencies, and contests. As a hybrid program, Fellows must be able to attend in-person kickoff weekends and occasional onsite meetings in San Francisco.
Muses & Melanin ensures that BIPOC creative writers are seen, heard, and nurtured through a program that recognizes, celebrates, and promotes their talent through workshops, seminars, and coworking. We acknowledge that most university Creative Writing programs fail to address the "What next?" postgraduate stage of establishing an author career, leaving many of these community members to flounder or give up writing altogether. We know that the aspiration to become an artist is a tough sell in many minority and immigrant households. M&M's program stands in this gap, committed to leveling the publishing playing field for writers of color through providing tailored guidance, artistic development, and public presentation opportunities that elevate graduates' publication and literary advancement prospects.
Prior to applying:
o Visit our website. If you wish to attend our virtual Information Session, please follow the directions to register. https://musesandmelanin.carrd.co
o Read our FAQ page. https://shuffle.do/projects/muses-melanin-fellowship-for-bipoc-creative-writers
o Begin your application. https://forms.gle/AmNCYrKcRBpAfbHh6
The application deadline is June 20th, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific time.
The Muses & Melanin Fellowship is a hybrid, fully funded, eight-month professional development program for talented California BIPOC creative writers who aspire to become professional authors. To be eligible, applicants must not:
o have a lengthy list of publishing credits
o have published a book
o be under a publishing contract
o have literary agent representation
o have a doctoral degree in English, Creative Writing, or Literature (a Master's degree in these subjects is fine, such as an MFA or MA).
A Bachelor's degree is required. Applicants should be able to present a minimum of two publishing credits: articles, short stories, poems, a script, a novel excerpt, an essay, a paper, or a combination of these.
Participants complete a comprehensive learning and support curriculum that equips them with the strategies, tools, and knowledge they need to transition from creative writing students or hobbyists to professional authors. During the last four months of the program, Fellows submit their work to publications, conferences, residencies, and contests. As a hybrid program, Fellows must be able to attend in-person kickoff weekends and occasional onsite meetings in San Francisco.
Muses & Melanin ensures that BIPOC creative writers are seen, heard, and nurtured through a program that recognizes, celebrates, and promotes their talent through workshops, seminars, and coworking. We acknowledge that most university Creative Writing programs fail to address the "What next?" postgraduate stage of establishing an author career, leaving many of these community members to flounder or give up writing altogether. We know that the aspiration to become an artist is a tough sell in many minority and immigrant households. M&M's program stands in this gap, committed to leveling the publishing playing field for writers of color through providing tailored guidance, artistic development, and public presentation opportunities that elevate graduates' publication and literary advancement prospects.
Prior to applying:
o Visit our website. If you wish to attend our virtual Information Session, please follow the directions to register. https://musesandmelanin.carrd.co
o Read our FAQ page. https://shuffle.do/projects/muses-melanin-fellowship-for-bipoc-creative-writers
o Begin your application. https://forms.gle/AmNCYrKcRBpAfbHh6
The application deadline is June 20th, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific time.
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o have a lengthy list of publishing credits
o have published a book
o be under a publishing contract
o have literary agent representation
o have a doctoral degree in English, Creative Writing, or Literature (a Master's degree in these subjects is fine, such as an MFA or MA).
A Bachelor's degree is required. Applicants should be able to present a minimum of two publishing credits: articles, short stories, poems, a script, a novel excerpt, an essay, a paper, or a combination of these.
Participants complete a comprehensive learning and support curriculum that equips them with the strategies, tools, and knowledge they need to transition from creative writing students or hobbyists to professional authors. During the last four months of the program, Fellows submit their work to publications, conferences, residencies, and contests. As a hybrid program, Fellows must be able to attend in-person kickoff weekends and occasional onsite meetings in San Francisco.
Muses & Melanin ensures that BIPOC creative writers are seen, heard, and nurtured through a program that recognizes, celebrates, and promotes their talent through workshops, seminars, and coworking. We acknowledge that most university Creative Writing programs fail to address the "What next?" postgraduate stage of establishing an author career, leaving many of these community members to flounder or give up writing altogether. We know that the aspiration to become an artist is a tough sell in many minority and immigrant households. M&M's program stands in this gap, committed to leveling the publishing playing field for writers of color through providing tailored guidance, artistic development, and public presentation opportunities that elevate graduates' publication and literary advancement prospects.
Prior to applying:
o Visit our website. If you wish to attend our virtual Information Session, please follow the directions to register. https://musesandmelanin.carrd.co
o Read our FAQ page. https://shuffle.do/projects/muses-melanin-fellowship-for-bipoc-creative-writers
o Begin your application. https://forms.gle/AmNCYrKcRBpAfbHh6
The application deadline is June 20th, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific time.
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