{"id":26375,"date":"2026-10-28T10:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgf.org.za\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=26375"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:08:22","slug":"the-older-writers-grant","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/jgf.org.za\/af\/event\/the-older-writers-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Older Writers Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 2004, the Older Writers Grant<\/strong> has been awarded annually to writers who are at least fifty years of age at the time of application<\/strong> to assist such writers who are just beginning their careers as speculative fiction writers.<\/strong> (We define professional writers as those who qualify for SFWA pro membership; anyone who has earned less than $1000 from their catalog of published work is considered early in their career and are therefore eligible for the grant). These funds may be used as each writer determines will best assist their work.<\/p>\n

This grant, as with all SLF grants, is intended to help writers working with speculative literature from all over the world. Speculative literature spans the breadth of fantastic writing, encompassing literature ranging from hard science fiction to epic fantasy, including ghost stories, horror, folk and fairy tales, slipstream, magical realism, and more<\/strong>. Any piece of literature containing a fabulist or speculative element would fall under our aegis.<\/p>\n

This grant is awarded on the basis of merit. If awarded the grant, the recipient agrees to provide a brief excerpt from their work and an autobiographical statement describing themselves and their writing (500 to 1 000 words) for our files and for public dissemination on our website and our mailing list.<\/p>\n

Please note that the goal of these grants is to help as many writers as possible, so recent winners can reapply but will be considered low-priority within a 2-year window of winning.<\/p>\n

Submission period:<\/strong> From 12:00AM, 1 May to 11:59PM, 31 May (All times UTC -4).<\/p>\n

Required materials include:<\/strong><\/p>\n