Microgrants make SWANA writers’ literary lives more visible than ever.
RAWI Microgrants
RAWI members can request mini grants of up to $500 for regional events such as reading series, panels, and local gatherings. In order to apply for a mini grant, at least one organizer must be a RAWI member in good standing (have paid membership dues of at least $1 for the current calendar year and are signed up on the members area of the RAWI website) and submit a copy of the Microgrant Application Form before the event.
Submission Fee Bank
The RAWI submission fee bank serves to support RAWI members in submitting their work to journals, magazines, and presses, as well as to apply for prizes, residencies, fellowships, awards, and other opportunities. The fee bank operates as an honor system, and each member is allotted a maximum of $50/year to ensure wide access to the bank. For more details and instructions, please see the submission fee bank form.
Like what we’re doing? Support this program.
$20
Funds our newsletter for one month.
$50
Pays for two writers’ submission fees to career-uplifting residencies, contests, and top literary journals.
$200
Pays one writer to present at a RAWI-organized reading, panel, or RAWIFest conference.
Custom Amount
All donations support the work of this artist-led, all-volunteer organization!
Other initiatives
We offer a variety of virtual readings, roundtables, publishing Q&As, and more to empower and connect members at all stages of their writing journeys. Our Submission Fee Bank, a microgrant program, offsets the cost of application and submission fees. Contact us to learn more.
Recognizing the power of connection, we send a monthly newsletter, maintain an Instagram account, and are building a more robust member directory on this site to help Arab American and SWANA writers build on-the-ground communities, lead regional initiatives, and stay in touch between events. Contact us to learn more.
RAWIFest creates a space where we can speak among ourselves. RAWI’s biannual gathering provides a rare opportunity to bring a large number of Arab American and SWANA writers, artists, scholars, and readers into the same inclusive and welcoming space. Contact us to learn more.