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Breen, Nancy (ed.) Poet's Market: 1,800 Places to Publish your Poetry. 2004 ed. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 2003.
Entries include contact information and submission instructions for periodicals, book publishers, and other outlets for poetry. URL: http://www.writersdigest.com

Brogan, Katie Struckel and Robert Brewer, eds. 2004 Writer's Market. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 2003.
Contains a "Contests and Awards" section listing fellowships and prizes for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, journalism, children's literature, and translation. Includes information on programs sponsored by state arts councils. Published annually. URL: http://www.writersdigest.com

Literary Market Place 2004: The Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry. Medford, NJ: Information Today Inc., 2003.
Includes a section listing literary prizes, contests, residencies, fellowships, and grants. Published annually. E-mail: custserv@infotoday.com; URL: http://www.infotoday.com

Morrone, John, Victoria Vinton, and Anna Jardine, eds. Grants and Awards Available to American Writers. New York: PEN American Center, 2002.
Comprehensive list of awards available to American and Canadian writers for use in the U.S. or abroad. Includes appendix of state arts councils. URL: http://www.pen.org

Poets & Writers Magazine. New York, NY: Poets & Writers, Inc. URL: http://www.pw.org

Sova, Kathy, and Samantha Rachel Healy, eds. Dramatists Sourcebook, 2002-2003. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2002.
Contains a "Fellowship and Grants" section listing foundations and organizations that offer funding to playwrights, composers, translators, librettists, and lyricists. Notes guidelines, application procedures, deadlines, remuneration, and frequency of these funding sources. Includes a list of sources of emergency funds for writers in severe temporary financial difficulties, the addresses and phone numbers of state arts agencies, and artists' colonies and residencies. Published annually. E-mail: tcg@tcg.org; URL: http://www.tcg.org

Wright, Michael, and Christi Pyland. The Student's Guide to Playwriting Opportunities. 3rd ed. Dorset, VT: American Theatre Works, 2002.  
Includes developmental programs that may have internships, fellowships, summer employment, and other opportunities of interest to student playwrights. URL: http://www.theatredirectories.com

Internet Sources

Americans for the Arts (http://www.artsusa.org)
Information clearinghouse that provides material on funding for individuals in all areas of the arts.

National Endowment for the Arts (http://arts.endow.gov)
Provides information on fellowships in the areas of poetry, prose, music, and the arts.

Newswise (http://www.newswise.com)
Includes descriptions, deadlines, and contact information for more than 90 awards, grants, and fellowships in journalism.

Poets & Writers Online (http://www.pw.org/mag/grantsawards.htm)
Contains an extensive list of upcoming deadlines for future poetry and fiction prizes.

The Zuzu's Petals Literary Resource (http://www.zuzu.com)
Literary site with links to a variety of grants organizations and art councils.