Miami Book Fair’s Emerging Writer Fellowships program offers a life-changing experience to fresh literary voices! Through the generous sponsorship of the Stacy and Eric Mindich Fund for Jewish Stories and the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, we’re beginning the fourth cycle and selecting two emerging writers who will enjoy critical mentorship from nationally established authors in their respective genres, as well as a host of other strategic creative and career-boosting supports.
EWF supports developing writers who demonstrate exceptional talent and promise by providing them with time, space, and an intellectually and culturally rich artistic community. The program’s goal is to actively support previously unpublished writers – who are working to complete a book-length project within a year – and help them launch their literary careers. Selected fellows are granted professional development opportunities such as teaching creative writing; a $54,000 stipend; and strong literary community support to allow for 12 glorious months of uninterrupted time to craft their work.
The 2026-2027 Emerging Writer Fellowships offered are the Emerging Writer Fellowship for Prose (open to fiction or nonfiction) and the Mindich Fellowship for Jewish Fiction.
The Miami Book Fair Emerging Writer Fellowships program is supported by The Stacey and Eric Mindich Fund for Jewish Stories, the Green Family Foundation, the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Tristarr LLC, Amazon Literary Partnership, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Department of State Division of Arts and Culture.
