Applications Open for Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award 2018!

Deadline: 20 February 2018

The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University is inviting applications for Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award 2018.

Prize Details

The monetary awards will be distributed in the following way:

• Main prize: $6,000 upon announcement of the winning proposal; $3,000 upon evidence of substantial progress (usually a first draft); and $3,500 upon completion and acceptance by the Award committee.
• Runner-up prize: $4,000 upon announcement of the winning proposal.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Institute expects the Winner’s Work to meet a high degree of excellence. While The Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award competition is open to all, with the exceptions noted below, the Institute especially encourages applications from early-career, creative nonfiction writers working on projects that meet the competition’s guidelines.
• The following persons are not eligible to compete for The Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award:
  • Employees, volunteers, interns and agents of NYU, and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries (“NYU Affiliates”)
  • NYU graduates with degrees dated within two years of the application deadline
  • Journalists holding staff positions at established media outlets that are in a position to fund such projects on their own.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via given website.

For more information, please visit Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award 2018.