New York, NY (December 6, 2021)— Applications are now being accepted online for the 2022 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships. The $50,000 fellowships will honor Poets Laureate of states, cities, counties, U.S. territories, or Tribal nations, enabling them to undertake impactful and innovative projects that will engage their fellow residents and address important issues with poetry. The fellowship program, made possible by a generous gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is now in its fourth year.
The panelists that will recommend the 2022 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships include 2020 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow and Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang, Wick Poetry Center Director David Hassler, National Student Poets Founder Olivia Morgan, and 2019 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow and Tucson Poet Laureate TC Tolbert; The Watering Hole Co-Founding Director Candace G. Wiley; plus another judge to be named. The panel will be co-chaired by Nicie Panetta, former Board Chair of the Academy of American Poets; and Jennifer Benka, President and Executive Director of the Academy of American Poets. Final award decisions will be approved and finalized by members of the Academy of American Poets Board of Directors.
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Read the guidelines for the 2022 Poets Laureate Fellowships.
Applications from qualified Poets Laureate will be accepted online until February 18, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. PST / 11:59 p.m. EST. To submit an application, please visit: https://poets.submittable.com/submit/f8033094-4235-4c98-92a1-0197b2f8c62d/2022-academy-of-american-poets-laureate-fellowships
Read more about the 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows and 2020 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows and their civic projects.
About the Academy of American Poets
Founded in 1934, the Academy of American Poets is the nation’s leading champion of poets and poetry with supporters in all fifty states. The organization annually awards more funds to individual poets than any other organization through its prize program, giving a total of $1.25 million to more than 200 poets at various stages of their careers. The organization also produces Poets.org, the world’s largest publicly funded website for poets and poetry; organizes National Poetry Month; publishes the popular Poem-a-Day series and American Poets magazine; provides award-winning resources to K–12 educators, including the Teach This Poem series; hosts an annual series of poetry readings and special events; and coordinates a national Poetry Coalition working together to promote the value poets bring to our culture.