March 7, 2022

New Poets of Native Nations Women's Scholarship

By Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

An opportunity for poets and prose writers: New Poets of Native Nations Women’s Scholarship to the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference ~ June 20-26, 2022. This full scholarship is for participation in an intensive weeklong writing workshop and includes a manuscript consultation plus a stipend. One, two, or more scholarships will be awarded, thanks to a generous donation of royalties from sales of the anthology, New Poets of Native Nations, edited by Heid E. Erdrich and published by Graywolf Press. Any woman who is an enrolled member or citizen or descendant of an enrolled member of a Native Nation is eligible to apply for this scholarship. Both poets and prose writers are encouraged to apply.

In-Na-Po

Founded in 2020, In-Na-Po—Indigenous Nations Poets—is a national Indigenous poetry community committed to mentoring emerging writers, nurturing the growth of Indigenous poetic practices, and raising the visibility of all Native Writers past, present, and future. In-Na-Po recognizes the role of poetry in sustaining tribal sovereign nations and Native languages.