Contests, Grants/Fellowships, and Residencies for Authors

Jeanne Lyet Gassman — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:33:18 GMT

Current Revision posted to Education and Craft by Jeanne Lyet Gassman on 10/8/2025 8:33:18 PM

In this recorded webinar, award-winning writer Jeanne Lyet Gassman discusses the process of entering contests, including how to recognize legitimate contests from scams. She also reviews how to apply for grants and fellowships or to artist residencies and discusses what they can do for your career.

Here are the 3 handouts referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../2570.ALC-Handout_5F00_Contests-and-More-_2D00_-Resources.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ALC-Handout_5F00_Grants-_2D00_-Artists-Statement.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../0081.ALC-Handout_5F00_Residencies-_2D00_-The-Letter-of-Intent.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ContestsGrantsFellowshipsandResidenciesforAuthors2025.mp4

About the Presenter:
Jeanne Lyet Gassman lives in the mountains of New Mexico where she writes & teaches. Her debut novel, "Blood of a Stone" (Tuscany Press), received a Bronze 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award. Her short work has been nominated for Best Small Fictions and the Pushcart Prize. Other awards include fellowships from Ragdale and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Her short fiction, creative nonfiction, & poetry have been published in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, including "45 Poems of Protest: The Pandemic", "Bosque7", "Dear America: Reflections on Race", "Debris & Detritus: The Lesser Greek Gods Running Amok", "The Manifest-Station", "Queen Mob's Tea House", & "Hippocampus Magazine", among many others. Jeanne recently received a New Mexico Writers Grant for her novel-in-progress, a story about a family of downwinders who were affected by the radioactive fallout from the atomic bomb tests in Nevada. You can learn more about Jeanne at her website: www.jeannelyetgassman.com or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JeanneLyetGassman.

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Contests, Grants/Fellowships, and Residencies for Authors

Author Learning Center — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:30:39 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Education and Craft by Author Learning Center on 10/8/2025 8:30:39 PM

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Contests, Grants/Fellowships, and Residencies for Authors

Jeanne Lyet Gassman — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:59:41 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Education and Craft by Jeanne Lyet Gassman on 11/2/2021 7:59:41 PM

There are many paths to success for authors beyond submitting your writing to publishers. Contests open the door to both publication and financial awards. Grants and fellowships provide financial support for your work, and residencies offer time to concentrate on your projects without distractions or interruptions. In this webinar, award-winning writer Jeanne Lyet Gassman will discuss the process of entering contests, including how to recognize legitimate contests from scams. She will also review how to apply for grants and fellowships or to artist residencies and discuss what they can do for your career.

Here are the handouts referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ALC-Handout_5F00_Contests-and-More-_2D00_-Resources.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ALC-Handout_5F00_Fellowships-_2D00_-The-Artist_2700_s-Statement.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ALC-Handout_5F00_Residencies-_2D00_-The-Letter-of-Intent.pdf

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ContestsGrantFellowshipsandResidenciesforAuthors.mp4

About the Presenter:
Jeanne Lyet Gassman lives in the mountains of New Mexico where she writes and teaches. Her debut novel, 'Blood of a Stone' (Tuscany Press), received a Bronze 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award. Her short work has been nominated for Best Small Fictions and the Pushcart Prize. Other awards include fellowships from Ragdale and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Her short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry have been published in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, including 45 Poems of Protest: The Pandemic, Bosque7, Dear America: Reflections on Race, Debris & Detritus: The Lesser Greek Gods Running Amok, The Manifest-Station, Queen Mob's Tea House, and Hippocampus Magazine, among many others. Jeanne recently received a New Mexico Writers Grant for her novel-in-progress, a story about a family of downwinders who were affected by the radioactive fallout from the atomic bomb tests in Nevada. You can learn more about Jeanne at her website: www.jeannelyetgassman.com or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JeanneLyetGassman.

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Contests, Grants/Fellowships, and Residencies for Authors

Jeanne Lyet Gassman — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:57:59 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Education and Craft by Jeanne Lyet Gassman on 11/2/2021 7:57:59 PM

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ContestsGrantFellowshipsandResidenciesforAuthors.mp4

Contests, Grants/Fellowships, and Residencies for Authors

Author Learning Center — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:06:13 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Education and Craft by Author Learning Center on 11/2/2021 7:06:13 PM