The BookEnds Page One Endowment allows us to remit a portion of BookEnds fees for select students with genuine need. There is an option to apply for scholarship funding in the BookEnds application. 

There are no full scholarships or stipends. There are no travel scholarships. 

Applications go live November 1, 2025. Applications close on December 20 or once we receive fifty applications, whichever comes first. We will only accept one manuscript per writer. Interviews take place in March. Admitted fellows will be notified in early April, and must accept within seven days of receiving the acceptance letter.

The weekly commitment to BookEnds is 20-25 hours per week. Most BookEnds fellows have both full-time jobs and family commitments, and fit in the work in the early mornings, late at night, and/or while commuting. How to prioritize writing is a question for all writers, and this is a part of the conversation and support throughout the fellowship and in the alumni group.

The fellowship begins in May 2025 with readings of your podmates’ manuscripts and  four virtual meetings in May and June. The program ends with graduation and the alumni retreat at the Southampton Writers Conference in July 2026.

BookEnds is a non-credit program. Most participants have completed a Creative Writing MFA, though it is not required.

Our alums continue the community beyond the fellowship year with critique and accountability meetings, as well as a six-times yearly visiting author series, which includes guests such as Matt Bell, Melissa Chadburn, Laura Warrell, Peter Ho Davies,  Rebecca Makkai, Courtney Maum, Alice McDermott, Jim Shepard, and many others.