Details
The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship for African American Biography is awarded to promote biographies of African American lives.
In the spirit of Rollin’s achievement, BIO’s Rollin Fellowship aims to foster the development of biographical works that encourage deeper insight into the complexity of race relations at the bedrock of American history. This fellowship will support any biography that highlights the Black experience in the Americas. It will also support any aspect of African American inhabitancy, dispersion, immigration, or emigration. Moreover, it will support biographies of Black lives often marginalized by gender, gender orientation, sexuality, or disability.
Benefits
The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship awards $2,000 to an author working on a biographical work about an African American figure or figure whose story provides a significant contribution to our understanding of the Black experience. This fellowship also provides the recipient with a year’s membership in BIO, registration to the annual BIO Conference, and publicity through BIO’s marketing channels.
Eligibilities of The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship
- Biographers anywhere in the world who are writing in English.
- Who is working on a biography of an African American figure
- Also. who are at any stage in the writing of a book-length biography. However, a publishing contract is not necessary for eligibility.
- Innovative ways of treating a life (or lives) will be in consideration at the committee’s discretion.
- Moreover, memoirs are not eligible.
Application Process for The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship
- Upload the following submission materials in a single document:
- Project description (500 words or less): provide a synopsis of the biography and explain how this biographical work fits into the mission of the Rollin Fellowship
- Statement of need (500 words or less): describe where you are in the process of writing and how you and your work would benefit from the Rollin Fellowship; if your work is not yet under contract, please include your plans for publication
- Author bio (500 words or less)
- Excerpt from your manuscript (no more than 20 pages)
- Your document should be double-spaced, with 12-point type and standard margins. Moreover, the document must be a PDF.
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Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Scholarships and Fellowships |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 01 March,2022 |
| Field | Biography |
| Open to | Biographers |
| Organizer | Biographer International Organization |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |