The de Groot Foundation

Only a few days left to submit your work! Applications close October 30, 2026 📝 The de Groot Foundation is honored to support the inaugural edition of the @markaz-review.bsky.social Literary Prizes. 🔗 Learn more and submit: degrootfoundation.org/the-markaz-p...

A sneak peek of MONA: AN IMMODEST MEMOIR OF RACE AND REBELLION, coming out on November 17! We can't wait for Director's & COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Azra Liaqat Khan's memoir to be published by Tiny Reparations Books / @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 🪩 Pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/mona/

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Ja'net Danielo! 🌔 Ja'net was awarded a grant for her poetry collection, ECLIPSE, which is forthcoming from @jacklegpress.bsky.social in October 2027. ECLIPSE embraces transformation in the wake of devastation. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/janet-daniel...

Read Director’s & COURAGE to WRITE Grantee @leilanadir.bsky.social’s essay "Everywhere and Nowhere All At Once," the first installment of a new column by @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social marking the 25th anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/leila-c-nadi...

Director's & COURAGE to WRITE grantee Anthony Hudson's new book, LAMP BACK: PLAYS AND OTHER GRIEVANCES was published by @nupress.bsky.social on October 15, 2026! 🔗 Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/lamp-back-pl...

We are pleased to announce the 2026 @desperatelit.bsky.social Prize Winner, Mimi Kawahara's “Disaster preparedness test, ex post facto.” This year’s runners-up are Eric Baker’s “This History of Violence” & Emily Roese’s “Slug.” Congratulations all! Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/competitions...

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's and COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Anthony Hudson's collection of performance works, LAMP BACK: PLAYS AND OTHER GRIEVANCES is out now by Northwestern University Press! 🎉 @nupress.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/lamp-back-pl...

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Anthony Hudson! He was awarded a grant for LOOKING FOR TIGER LILY. An Indigiqueer artist grows up seeing redface in Peter Pan and pop culture until finding true representation and power through their ancestors and drag. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/anthony-huds...

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's and COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Sophia Huneycutt's novel, THE HOUSE BUILT ON ALLIGATOR BONES is out now by @duttonbooks.bsky.social! @sophiahuneycutt.bsky.social 🐊 🔗 Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/the-house-bu...

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Sahar Delijani! Sahar was awarded a grant for her novel, FOR EVERY PERSON YOU KILL, forthcoming from @melvillehouse.bsky.social on May 4, 2027. 🔗 Learn more about Sahar's work: degrootfoundation.org/sahar-delija...

Director's grantee & COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Shelley Stoehr discusses her memoir, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS: ONE WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE AS A SEX WORKER IN THE 1990S, which was published by Legacy Book Press on 9/22/26! @shelleystoehr.bsky.social Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/girls-girls-...

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's Grantee and COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Shelley Stoehr's memoir, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS: ONE WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE AS A SEX WORKER IN THE 1990S is out now by Legacy Book Press! @shelleystoehr.bsky.social Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/girls-girls-...

OUT NOW! We're so excited to support the writers contributing Issue 18 of @thedriftmag.com! In it, you’ll find essays, biopics, and more, as well as new fiction, poetry, Mentions, anonymous Dispatches on A.I., and an interview with Marion Nestle. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/the-drift-is...

Mark your calendars! "How The World Views Trump’s America with Nataliya Gumenyuk and Madeleine Schwartz" will be online & in-person at the American Library in Paris on Tues. Sept. 29 from 1:30 – 2:30 PM EDT. @thedialmag.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more & RSVP: degrootfoundation.org/how-we-see-i...

HUNA is on the 2026 Longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction!!!🎉 @nationalbook.bsky.social We could not be more proud to support COURAGE to WRITE & Director’s grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy's work. Congratulations, @elgendy95.bsky.social! Learn more 📖 degrootfoundation.org/huna-nationa...

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Join LANDO & Director’s Grantee Lauren Markham on Oct. 10th & 17th for "Structure from Chaos: A Two-Day Class on Making Shape and Finding Our Way Through Longform Prose Projects" @laurenmarkham.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more & register: degrootfoundation.org/structure-fr...

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Azra Liaqat Khan! Azra was awarded a grant for MONA: AN IMMODEST MEMOIR OF RACE AND REBELLION, forthcoming from Tiny Reparations / Penguin Random House on November 17, 2026! Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/azra-liaqat-...

"This book has bloodthirsty family matriarchs, ghosts, mythical alligators, lots of real alligators, & a little bit of romance." 🐊 Director's grantee @sophiahuneycutt.bsky.social's THE HOUSE BUILT ON ALLIGATOR BONES comes out Oct. 6! @duttonbooks.bsky.social degrootfoundation.org/the-house-bu...

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Sophia Huneycutt! @sophiahuneycutt.bsky.social Sophia was awarded a grant for her novel, THE HOUSE BUILT ON ALLIGATOR BONES, forthcoming from @duttonbooks.bsky.social on October 6, 2026! 🔗 Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/the-house-bu...

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's Grantee and COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Anna Louie Sussman's book, INCONCEIVABLE: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAMILY IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY is out now by Dey Street Books / @harpercollins.bsky.social! Learn more & order your copy! degrootfoundation.org/inconceivable/

Tune in TOMORROW at 7 PM EDT for the season opener of the @penparentis.bsky.social Literary Salons: BUILDING WRITER-PARENT COMMUNITY: Teachers & Writers Collaborative with Jane LeCroy, Alba Delia Hernandez, and Bruce Morrow! ✍️ Learn more & register: degrootfoundation.org/pen-parentis...

Director's Grant Recipient Anna Louie Sussman's book, INCONCEIVABLE: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAMILY IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY, is forthcoming from Dey Street Books /@harpercollins.bsky.social on September 8, 2026! Learn more & pre-order INCONCEIVABLE: degrootfoundation.org/inconceivable/

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's Grant Recipient & COURAGE to WRITE grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy's (@elgendy95.bsky.social) memoir, HUNA: A MEMOIR OF REVOLUTION, PRISON, AND BECOMING is out now by Hogarth / Penguin Random House! Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/huna/

Thinking about applying for a @storyknife.bsky.social fellowship? Now is the time! Applications close AUGUST 31! We're honored to sponsor The Koyaanisqatsi Fellowships, and encourage you to explore their many other fellowship opportunities as well. APPLY NOW! degrootfoundation.org/koyaanisqats...

APPLY NOW! We're honored to sponsor The Koyaanisqatsi Fellowships for @storyknife.bsky.social Based in Homer, Alaska, StoryKnife hosts residencies for women worldwide to give them the time and space to explore their craft. Applications close August 31st! degrootfoundation.org/koyaanisqats...

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Alfredo Aguilar! 🎉 Alfredo was awarded a grant for his poetry collection MY NORTH COUNTRY, forthcoming in Spring 2027 by University of Akron Press. 🔗 Learn more about Alfredo's work: degrootfoundation.org/alfredo-agui...

COMING SOON! Director's grantee Shelley Stoehr's memoir, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS: ONE WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE AS A SEX WORKER IN THE 1990S will be published by Legacy Book Press on September 22, 2026! @shelleystoehr.bsky.social Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/girls-girls-...

"[This book] would speak to anyone who's ever experienced erasure in its myriad forms, whether bodily, linguistically, geographically, or historically." 2026 Director's Grantee @elgendy95.bsky.social's memoir HUNA comes out on Sept. 1, 2026! Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/abdelrahman-...

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy! 🎉 @elgendy95.bsky.social Abdelrahman was awarded a grant for his memoir HUNA: A MEMOIR OF REVOLUTION, PRISON, AND BECOMING, forthcoming from Hogarth on September 1, 2026. Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/abdelrahman-...

Happy #PublicationDay to HOW WE SEE IT edited by The Dial w/ an introduction by Madeleine Schwartz Twelve talented international journalists probe their home countries’ complex relationship with the United States—and how this has swerved under the new administration. https://ow.ly/2jWL50Z6n65

Congratulations to @thedialmag.bsky.social for the publication of their first book, HOW WE SEE IT through @thenewpress.bsky.social! 🔗 Learn more and order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/how-we-see-i...

CONGRATULATIONS RASHEED! @rasheed.bsky.social Visiting Fellow at the American Library in Paris Rasheed Newson's newest book, THERE'S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD, was just published by @flatironbooks.bsky.social! Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/theres-only-...

COMING SOON: June 11th, 2026! Director’s Grant Recipient & COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Anthony Aycock’s book, JUST PLAIN FILTHY: THE STORY BEHIND BOOK BANNING'S TRIAL OF THE CENTURY will be published by @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social! 🔗 Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/just-plain-f...

PRE-ORDER: July 1st! LANDO finalist Jason Prokowiew @jasonprokowiew.bsky.social’s book, WAR BOYS: A FATHER AND SON MEMOIR, will be published by @triohousepress.org WAR BOYS is an extraordinary exploration of a family experiencing intergenerational trauma. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/war-boys/

COMING SOON: THERE'S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD by Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social, our most recent Visiting Fellow at the American Library in Paris! Out on JUNE 2nd with @flatironbooks.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/theres-only-...

OUT ON JUNE 9TH: HOW WE SEE IT by The Dial! @thedialmag.bsky.social @thenewpress.bsky.social Twelve of the most talented and insightful journalists from around the world probe their home countries’ complex relationship with the United States. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/how-we-see-i...

Read Director's Grant Recipient Anna Louie Sussman's oped: “Why So Few Babies? We May Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All,” recently featured in @nytimes.com! Read the full piece and learn about Anna's book publication in September: degrootfoundation.org/declining-bi...

CONGRATULATIONS to past American Library in Paris de Groot Visiting Fellow Hala Alyan, whose memoir I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'M HOME was named a 2026 Pulitzer Prize Finalist! What an honor to have you in our community, Hala. Learn more about Hala's memoir: degrootfoundation.org/hala-alyan-p...

HAPPY PUB DAY to Director's Grant Recipient & LANDO grantee Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social for COYOTELAND, published by @flatironbooks.bsky.social 🏜️ Supporting this project over the last three years has been an honor. Congratulations Vanessa! Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/coyoteland-b...

TOMORROW! Breaking Bread: A Poetry Workshop with Dr. Eve L. Ewing at the American Library in Paris @eveewing.bsky.social A hands-on sensory writing workshop where fresh bread becomes inspiration; words rise in unexpected ways. May 13, 19h30 CEST. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/breaking-bre...

Join Director's Grant Recipient & LANDO grantee Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social on her book tour for COYOTELAND, which will be published by @flatironbooks.bsky.social on May 12th! Learn about COYOTELAND and see if Vanessa is coming to your city 🏙️ : degrootfoundation.org/coyoteland-b...

Make your final edits! The Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction closes TOMORROW! @desperatelit.bsky.social Deadline: Thursday, April 30th, 23:59 CEST // 5:59 PM EDT ✍️Learn more and apply: degrootfoundation.org/2026-despera...

Read @thedialmag.bsky.social's 2025 annual report! Their work was recognized for its impact and careful storytelling, and shared with audiences around the world. Learn more about what The Dial accomplished in 2025: world.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?...

HAPPY PUB DAY to Director's Grant recipient Patrick Strickland @patrickobrienstrickland.com for the release of A HISTORY OF HEARTACHE through Melville House! @melvillehouse.bsky.social Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/a-history-of...

Two exciting events are happening tomorrow, April 14th! @penparentis.bsky.social Literary Salon: Reimagination and Reclamation degrootfoundation.org/pen-parentis... Bon Appétit: A Staged Reading with Brenda Withers at the American Library in Paris degrootfoundation.org/brenda-withe...

Mark your calendars: "Bon Appétit: A Staged Reading with Brenda Withers" at the American Library in Paris! Tuesday, April 14th, 19h30 - 20h30. Learn more and RSVP: degrootfoundation.org/brenda-withe...