PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists
Forecasted
The PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists supports a writer with practical assistance to complete a novel in progress of high literary caliber.
Funder: PEN America
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 to the author of the winning manuscript
Summary: Supports an author of children’s or young adult fiction in completing a novel in progress of high literary caliber.
Key Information: Applicants must have previously published a critically well-received children’s or young adult novel through a U.S. trade publisher, without significant sales.
Description
Administered by PEN America, the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists helps a writer complete a novel in progress at a crucial moment in their career. Previously known as the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship, it supports writers whose work is of high literary caliber and offers both practical assistance and recognition of their literary promise.
The grant is made possible by a substantial contribution from author and PEN America member Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. It reflects her wish to encourage authors through the stamina, resolve, and uncertainty involved in writing a novel. An expert panel selects the winning manuscript through anonymous review, without knowing the authors’ names.
