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title: "The SLF Working Class Writers Grant"
organization: "Speculative Literature Foundation"
category: grant
deadline: 2026-09-30
valid_through: 2026-09-30
disciplines: ["writing"]
location: "Online"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "$1,000 USD"
eligibility: "Open to speculative fiction writers who are working class, blue-collar, financially disadvantaged, or homeless, and have been historically underrepresented due to financial barriers. This grant is available to international writers."
source_url: "https://speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/the-slf-working-class-grant"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/the-slf-working-class-writers-grant-speculative-literature-foundation-419f96bc"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-09-10T18:15:52.172198
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# The SLF Working Class Writers Grant

**Organization**: Speculative Literature Foundation
**Category**: grant
**Deadline**: 2026-09-30
**Location**: Online
**Discipline(s)**: writing
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: $1,000 USD
**Eligibility**: Open to speculative fiction writers who are working class, blue-collar, financially disadvantaged, or homeless, and have been historically underrepresented due to financial barriers. This grant is available to international writers.

## Description

The Speculative Literature Foundation's Working Class Writers Grant is awarded annually to speculative fiction writers who are working class, blue-collar, financially disadvantaged, or homeless. The grant aims to support writers historically underrepresented due to financial barriers. It offers a $1,000 USD award and is open to international writers. Applicants should submit a cover letter and a writing sample of speculative literature.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/the-slf-working-class-grant
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/the-slf-working-class-writers-grant-speculative-literature-foundation-419f96bc