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In article <1if2r7INNp2n@gap.caltech.edu> ojvind@chagall.cns.caltech.edu
(Ojvind Bernander) writes: 

>Supposedly, the National Endowment for the Arts gives out scholarships
>so that budding writers and other artists can quit their jobs for a bit
>and spend all their time creating.  Does anybody know what the rules
>are and where to apply?

The NEA does indeed offer fellowships to writers, but not exactly to
"budding" writers--you have to have a track record of publication to be
eligible.  The grant amount is set at $20,000.  

Please note that there are more precise stipulations about the criteria in
the application booklet, but here's a general idea.  You can apply:

	In Creative Nonfiction if you have to have published at least 
	5 different creative essays in 2 or more publications or a 
	volume of creative essays since Jan. 1, 1983;

	In Fiction if you have published at least 5 different works of
	short fiction in 2 or more publications or a volume of short
	fiction or a novel or novella since Jan. 1, 1983;

	In poetry if you have published a volume of 48 or more pages of
	poetry or 20 or more different poems or pages of poetry in
	five or more publications.  A chapbook can count for part of that.

The application procedure is fairly simple.

You can write for the application booklet at:

	Literature Program, Room 722
	National Endowment for the Arts
	Nancy Hanks Center
	1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20506-0001

The next deadline is March 5, 1993.

Funny coincidence, it's today that I got my rejection letter for the
application I sent in last March.  The jury panelists chose 89 grantees
from a pool of 2,370. 

If you have specific questions I might be able to answer, feel free to
email me.  I've been applying for these things for about 7 years.

--
Neile Graham
neile@u.washington.edu
Seattle, WA, USA