National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Literature
Number of Grants: 51 Total Dollar Amount: $1,195,000
A Public Space Literary Projects Inc. (aka A Public Space)
$20,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support a mentorship program for emerging writers, as well as the publication and promotion of new books
and the journal "A Public Space." In addition to receiving rigorous editorial guidance and publication in the
journal, selected emerging writers will give a public reading in New York City and have the opportunity to meet
with members of the publishing community. The newly launched A Public Space Books will release titles from
such authors as Bette Howland and Sally Potter, both of whom have been featured in previous issues of the
journal.
Alice James Poetry Cooperative, Inc. (aka Alice James Books)
$25,000 Farmington, ME
To support the publication and promotion of new books of poetry. The press will publish books by authors
Jennifer Chang, Alessandra Lynch, Elizabeth Lyons, Jill McDonough, Kristin Robertson, and Ellen Dore Watson, as
well as a collection of multi-genre work by June Jordan. The press will involve authors in the book design and
production process, and titles will be promoted via social media, the press's website, and through online and
print advertising, among other means.
Archipelago Books, Inc. (aka Archipelago Books)
$80,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support the translation, publication, and promotion of international literature, including titles for children.
Planned books include fiction and nonfiction from countries such as Argentina, Bulgaria, Cuba, Spain, and South
Africa, as well as illustrated children's books from Brazil, Norway, and France. Books will be distributed
worldwide, and planned book tour events will feature authors and translators in readings and discussions at
book festivals, cultural centers, and children's museums, among other locations.
Aspect, Inc. (aka Zephyr Press)
$10,000 Brookline, MA
To support Zephyr Press in the publication and promotion of poetry titles in translation. Planned publications,
which will be presented in bilingual form, include work by Chinese and Polish poets such as Tadeusz Dabrowski,
Jacek Dehnel, Zhang Er, Julia Fiedorczuk, and Ya Shi, most of whom have had little or no exposure in English.
BOA Editions, Ltd.
$20,000 Rochester, NY
To support the publication and promotion of books of contemporary poetry and short fiction in print and
electronic form, as well as the digitization of backlist titles. Among the books planned for publication are new
titles by such authors as Reginald Gibbons, Christine Kitano, and Craig Morgan Teicher. Books will be promoted
through social media, the press's website, e-mail marketing campaigns, author book tours, and literary
conferences, among other means.
Bamboo Ridge Press (aka Bamboo Ridge)
$10,000 Honolulu, HI
To support the publication and promotion of the journal "Bamboo Ridge." With a focus on literature by and
about Hawaii's people, the project includes a planned "docu-poetry" issue with a collection of linked poetry
about the 1932 murder of Native Hawaiian prize fighter Joseph Kahahawai. The press will publicize new issues
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.