2026 Fresh Voices Fellowship

The Fresh Voices Fellowship supports one writer of color who does not have an advanced degree in creative writing or a related field, and who is not currently enrolled in a degree-granting program. Applicants must be living in the United States during the twelve-month fellowship.

One writer, in prose or poetry, will receive:

• A $2000 stipend
• A twelve-month editorial fellowship at Epiphany, which entails the opportunity to participate in the editorial and publication process of a small non-profit literary magazine, and to build close relationships with the editorial team
• Publication in a print issue of Epiphany

Because this opportunity is designed to support writers currently working outside traditional literary and academic systems, applicants must not have an advanced degree (MA, MFA, PhD) in creative writing or English and must not be enrolled at the time of application in any degree-granting program. Applicants must also not have published or be contracted to publish a full-length book (excluding self-publication).

Application Requirements:

1) Work Sample: Please include a 5-page sample (double-spaced) of work you feel most represents you, your interests, and your literary style. (If you’re sending a novel excerpt, please include a short synopsis of the novel and an explanation of where, in the story, the excerpt falls.) This sample need not be unpublished.

2) Cover Letter: Please tell us a bit about yourself as an artist, your relationship to the mainstream literary/publishing world, and what you are hoping to gain by working in a literary magazine environment for a year.

Any work that uses AI in its creation must be identified as such.

All applicants will receive 40% off the first year of a subscription to Epiphany. The code to access this subscription will be found in the receipt email for each submission.

There is no fee for applications to the Fresh Voices Fellowship.