Logan Nonfiction Hybrid Fellowships Program
The Logan Nonfiction Program is a hybrid fellowship for nonfiction writers, documentary filmmakers, photojournalists, podcasters and multimedia creators. The fellowship combines virtual and in-person programming in two classes per year of 10-12 fellows per class.
Fellowships are 10 weeks in length and occur in New York’s spring and late summer. The program includes:
- Two nonconsecutive weeks in person at the Carey Institute for Global Good’s historic 100-acre campus in upstate New York. Lodging, meals, workspace, professional guidance and community are provided during these periods.
- Eight weeks of virtual residency programming to take place in the fellow’s own home.
- One-on-one formal mentoring sessions with experts in the fellow’s medium, both in person and online.
- Capacity-building panels from award-winning journalists and filmmakers.
- Film screenings.
- Peer-to-peer work shopping with other fellows.
- Access to virtual co-working spaces to encourage productivity and focus.
- Informal virtual social spaces and social hours plus sessions focused on professional and personal well-being.
- Stipends to be used for travel to and from the Carey Institute in upstate New York.
- Membership in an alumni group of more than 240 exceptional nonfiction creators.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Logan Nonfiction Program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Applicants must be nonfiction writers and journalists, photojournalists, documentary filmmakers, podcasters and radio reporters, multimedia creators.
- Applicants may also be academics, memoirists and non-professional journalist who project is intended for the general public.
- A working knowledge of English is necessary for international applicants.
- Applicants must be at work on a long-form project in order to apply. Projects must be wholly nonfiction and rely on in-depth interviews and original research for sourcing.
- Projects that examine the most pressing issues of the day, including but not limited to: conflict and security; democracy and governance; education; environment and climate change; food security; gender, race, sexual orientation, disability and intersectionality; globalization; health; inequality and exclusion; media and journalism; social justice; and sustainability and resilience.
Application Deadline
The deadline for all 2022 programs is December 15, 2021. Applicants will be notified of application status by early February, 2022.
Fees & Financial Information
There is no fee to apply to the Logan Nonfiction Program. Accepted fellows do not need to pay tuition or residency fees. A travel stipend to offset costs of fellow’s travel to and from upstate New York is provided.
For full details on the fellowship visit: https://logannonfiction.org/fellowship/