Weiss-Brown Publication Subvention
Weiss-Brown Publication Subvention supports authors, editors, and publishers of scholarly books on European civilization before 1700, funding distinctive production or lower prices to widen readership.
Funder: Newberry Library
Due Dates: October 5, 2026 (Applications open) | January 15, 2027 (Application deadline, 11:59 pm CT)
Funding Amounts: Up to $8,000 a year, paid to the publisher
Summary: Subsidizes scholarly books on European civilization before 1700 through distinctive production or lower cover prices.
Key Information: Publishers accepting funds must acknowledge the award and provide the Newberry with a copy of the book.
Description
The Newberry Library offers the Weiss-Brown Publication Subvention with support from the Roger W. Weiss and Howard Mayer Brown Fund. The program subsidizes scholarly books on European civilization before 1700 in music, theater, cultural studies, or French or Italian literature. It supports either producing a work in a particularly appropriate form that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive or significantly reducing its cover price to reach a wider audience.
Supported production features may include special typography, plates, images, or appendices. The program favors publications that are unusual in concept or execution, depart from a publisher’s normal output, bring previously unpublished source materials into print, or promise the broadest possible audience for the type of book envisioned.
