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A private foundation passionate about investing in writers and the literary arts 📖
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Matthieu Aikins, a past de Groot Visiting Fellow, was just awarded a second Pulitzer Prize and sold his next book, AMERICAN VIGILANTES! Congratulations!

Learn more about Matthieu's work: degrootfoundation.org/matthieu-aik...
Headshot of writer Matthieu Aikins smiling at the camera in a blue top with a close shaven beard and mustache. He is wearing a blue shirt in front of a gray background, with his hand holding up his chin. White text on top reads "Congratulations Matthieu! On your second Pulitzer Prize and selling your next book, American Vigilantes"
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Thank you to @miamibookfair.bsky.social for the invite, the @degrootfoundation.bsky.social for your support and sponsorship, and Charlie Kochman for leading a great conversation! What amazing memories. 💥 GRAB YOUR COPY, GIFT A COPY of our book, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION: streetnoisebooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Congratulations to 2026 @penparentis.bsky.social Writing Fellow Ellen Stearns for her winning story, "Cold Comfort"!

Under 350 words, “Cold Comfort” is spectacular short fiction that shows what it is like to lose a beloved mother in adulthood.

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/ellen-stearn...
Headshot of writer Ellen Stearns smiling at the camera. She is sitting in a yellow chair, in a black top with her brown curly hair down. White text on top of her headshot reads "Ellen Stearns" in larger font and "2026 Pen Parentis Fellow" underneath.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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COMING UP THIS SUNDAY! COURAGE to WRITE grantee Melissa Chan and co-author Badiucao will be at the Miami Book Fair November 23rd at 12:00pm ET! You won't want to miss it!

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/melissa-chan...

@melissakchan.bsky.social @badiucao.bsky.social @miamibookfair.bsky.social
Promotional image of authors Melissa Chan and Badiucao's upcoming event at the Miami Book Fair. The background is blue with Melissa and Badiucao's headshots in black and white, with their book cover YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION next to them. Text reads "Meet us in Miami! Melissa Chan and Badiucao. Sunday, November 23 at 12 pm. Downtown Miami, MDC Wolfson Campus" The Miami Book Fair logo as well as a banner of the book fair's dates, November 16 - 23, 2025, are at the bottom.
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE grantee Sahar Delijani, whose novel FOR EVERY PERSON YOU KILL is forthcoming from @melvillehouse.bsky.social!

This is especially exciting, as this is the project for which Sahar was awarded a grant.

Learn more at degrootfoundation.org/sahar-delija...
Black and white headshot of writer Sahar Delijani, in a floral top with her hair in a bun, is looking to the left in front of a blurred background. Text reads "Congratulations Sahar!" in larger text and "For Every Person You KIll forthcoming from Melville House" in smaller italicized text underneath.
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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COMING SOON! COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Kenneth R. Rosen’s work of nonfiction, POLAR WAR: SUBMARINES, SPIES, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN A MELTING ARCTIC will be published by Simon & Schuster on January 6th, 2026!

Learn more about POLAR WAR: degrootfoundation.org/polar-war/
Graphic of author Kenneth R. Rosen's headshot and the cover of his upcoming novel, "Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic." The cover depicts two shoe prints in the snow, with snowy mountains and a blue sky up ahead.
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Sukie Wilson, 2024 Desperate Literature Prize winner, reflects on their Civitella Ranieri residency: "To say it was inspiring feels like a dull way to describe the experience. I managed to write two short stories..." @desperatelit.bsky.social

Read more: degrootfoundation.org/sukie-wilson...
Headshot of writer Sukie Wilson, with short red hair, looking at the camera in front of greenery. A quote in white text on the bottom half of the image says "To say it was inspiring feels like a dull way to describe the experience. I managed to write two short stories, neither of which would have been written if I hadn’t been at Civitella.” - Sukie Wilson"
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Join Pen Parentis TONIGHT at 7pm EDT for Artificial Intelligence, in conversation with DAVID EBENBACH, SCOTT ELLIOTT, and ANCA L SZILÁGYI! @penparentis.bsky.social

Learn more and register for tonight: degrootfoundation.org/pen-parentis...
Graphic for the Pen Parentis Literary Salon with a bookshelf in the background and three circular headshots of writers Scott Elliott, Anca L. Szilágyi, and David Ebenbach in the foreground. White text reads "Pen Parentis Literary Salon Artificial Intelligence" on top and "November 11, 2025 7pm ET. Online. RSVP penparentis.org" on bottom. There is a blue border around the entire graphic.
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nikesha Elise William’s novel, THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF DUPREE, will be published by Scout Press on January 27th, 2026! @nikeshaelise.bsky.social

Learn more and pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/seven-daught...
Graphic of author Nikesha Elise Williams' headshot and the cover of her upcoming novel, "The Seven Daughters of Dupree" The cover depicts a painting of a young black girl walking down a path, with big clouds and a blue sky ahead.
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Join COURAGE to WRITE grantee Melissa Chan and co-author Badiucao, in conversation with José Zamora, at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday, November 23rd, at 12:00pm ET! @melissakchan.bsky.social @badiucao.bsky.social @miamibookfair.bsky.social

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/melissa-chan...
Graphic advertising Melissa Chan and Baiucao at the Miami Book Fair. A collage with three headshots of writer Melissa Chan, artist Badicao, and journalist José Zamora. Above them is part of Melissa Chan and Baicao's graphic novel cover, which reads "You Must Take Part in Revolution."
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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There are only SIX DAYS LEFT to apply to the Geneva Writers Conference Emerging Voices Scholarship! Applications close Sunday, October 26th. @genevawriters.bsky.social

Learn more and apply now! degrootfoundation.org/geneva-write...
Graphic for the Geneva Writers Conference. Navy blue background with green text that reads "Emerging Voices Scholarship" with white text underneath reading "The 14th Geneva Writers Conference." Smaller green text below reads "14-16 November 2025" with bolded white text underneath that says "Applications due Sunday, October 26, 2025."
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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🌴 Who'll be in Miami on 11/23?! Come say hi! We are so excited to be speaking at Miami Book Fair in a conversation led by the Committee to Protect Journalists's @josecarloszamora.bsky.social! Thank you to the @degrootfoundation.bsky.social for sponsoring this talk. REVOLUTION comes to Florida!
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow R.O. Kwon, in conversation with Chloé Quenum, for their October 28th event, "Art Without Borders." @rokwon.bsky.social

[This event will be both online and in person]

Learn more and register: degrootfoundation.org/r-o-kwon-alip/
Graphic for an upcoming event at the American Library in Paris. The top half of the graphic reads "Art Without Borders with novelist R. O. Kwon and artist Chloé Quenum." The bottom half of the graphic has Kwon and Quenum's headshots, side by side.
October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Exciting news for students writers!

In partnership with The Geneva Writers Group @genevawriters.bsky.social , we are thrilled to sponsor four Emerging Voices Scholarships for the 2025 Geneva Writers Conference November 14–16. Applications close Oct. 26.

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Graphic for the Geneva Writers Conference. Navy blue background with white text that reads "Student scholarships available! The 14th Geneva Writers Conference. 14-16 November 2025. genevawriters.org/conference" with a white strip at the bottom that says "Kindly sponsored by" followed by The de Groot Foundation open book logo that says "Investing in writers & the literary arts"
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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VANISHING POINTS: WORDS FOR DISAPPEARING by COURAGE to WRITE grantee Amy Kennedy is out now!

Published by @antenna.works.web.brid.gy, this collection explores the intersection of Louisiana’s industry, nature, and the emotions elicited by those surreal spaces.

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Headshot of writer Amy Kennedy looking into the camera in front of a dark background. She is wearing a black top, glasses, dangle earrings, and her long brown hair is down. The cover of her book, VANISHING POINTS, is in the bottom right corner. It features a yellow-orange sunset with a bare tree silhouetted.
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Join Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger on Sept. 24th for her in-person event, "Lessons in Looking" @lillydancyger.bsky.social

"This interactive lecture will explore the parallels between painting and prose."

Learn more and register: degrootfoundation.org/lilly-dancyg...
Graphic for Lillly Dancyger's event with The American Library in Paris. The top half of the graphic has a gradient red and orange background with text on top that reads "LESSONS IN LOOKING WITH LILLY DANCYGER" in large yellow font and "Join Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger for an interactive lecture on how visual art can deepen and expand a writer's practice. Wed. 24 Sept, 19h30, In-person Only" in smaller white text. The bottom half of the graphic is Lilly Dancyger's headshot, where she looks at the camera in a black top with curly blonde hair in front of greenery.
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Join Pen Parentis TOMORROW, Tuesday, September 9th at 7pm EDT for the Fall season opener: Capturing the Story Before it is Lost, in conversation with Catherine Texier, Jessica Manack, and Nicole Cooley! @penparentis.bsky.social @jessicamanack.bsky.social

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Graphic for the Pen Parentis Literary Salon with a stack of books in the background and three circular headshots of writers Nicole Cooley, Catherine Texier, and Jessica Manack in the foreground. White text reads "Pen Parentis Literary Salon Capturing the Story Before it is Lost" on top and "September 9, 2025 7pm ET. Online. RSVP penparentis.org" on bottom. There is a blue border around the entire graphic.
September 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Congratulations to past American Library in Paris Fellow Ian Williams for the publication of YOU'VE CHANGED
"...A wild ride exploring identity, insecurity, intimacy and desire, who individuals become when they unite, and how they change despite promising not to."
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Image of author Ian Williams and his book, YOU'VE CHANGED. Ian's headshot, where he's smiling to the right in a jacket in front of greenery, is on the left, and his book cover, You've Changed, is to the right. The cover is yellow with a red heart sliced through with a blue arrow.
September 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Congratulations to Michael Zapata, winner of the 2025 DAG Prize for Literature! @dagfoundation.bsky.social @michaelzapata.bsky.social

"THE CENSUS TAKER is a love letter to Latinofuturism, indigenous scientists, and revolutionaries."
Graphic of the 2025 DAG Prize for Literature Winner Michael Zapata. On the left is the DAG logo, Michael's headshot of him smiling in a blue top with a beard and glasses, and the text "michaelzapata.com, @michael_zapata01." Left side has the text "Michael Zapata is the author of the novel THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU. He's on the faculty of StoryStudio Chicago and the MFA faculty of Northwestern University. THE CENSUS TAKER follows the loves of a Quechua entomologist and her son, a census taker in Chicago, who documents disappeared people following a coup. At its heart, the novel is a love letter to Latinofuturism, indigenous scientists, and revolutionaries."
August 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Check out Issue 31 of @thedialmag.bsky.social: FICTION✏️

"Many of the stories in this issue take on the most visceral and direct aspects of the self — those that can’t be extinguished by any political event."

Learn more at degrootfoundation.org/the-dial-iss... 📖
Graphic for Issue 31 of The Dial Magazine. Dark teal border with a cream background. The Dial logo is at the top in teal, with a teal banner with cream text that says "Issue 31: Fiction" underneath. The issue's logo, a teal bookmark with a tassel, is large and centered.
August 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Congratulations to Shastri Akella, winner of the 2025 Desperate Literature Prize for his story "The Border Ghosts"! @desperatelit.bsky.social

To learn more about Shastri and the runners-up, go to degrootfoundation.org/desperate-li...
August 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Congratulations to Swithun Cooper, runner-up of the 2025 Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize for his story "Expansion Street"! @desperatelit.bsky.social @swithuncooper.bsky.social

To learn more, go to degrootfoundation.org/desperate-li...
Headshot of writer Swithun Cooper looking at the camera in a black button up in front of a white wall. The Desperate Literature logo is in the top left corner and white text at the bottom of the image reads "2025 Runner-Up Swithun Cooper"
August 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Congratulations to Alisha Dietzman, runner-up of the 2025 Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize for her story "California"! @desperatelit.bsky.social @agdietzman.bsky.social

To learn more, go to degrootfoundation.org/desperate-li...
Headshot of writer Alisha Dietzman looking at the camera in a black top with her long brown hair down. The Desperate Literature logo is in the top left corner and white text at the bottom of the image reads "2025 Runner-Up Alisha Dietzman"
August 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Thank you so much to Winshen Liu and @driftwoodpress.bsky.social for inviting us to attend the virtual launch party for PAPER MONEY! What a wonderful night!

Learn more and order your own copy: degrootfoundation.org/paper-money-...
Screenshot from zoom of Writer Winshen Liu smiling at the camera with her hand on her cheek. The background is a gradient of red and orange, with a small graphic of her book cover and origami paper boats behind Winshen on zoom.
August 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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COURAGE to WRITE grantee Amy Kennedy recently attended the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference!

"Being surrounded by other people writing about the environment was not only an exercise in craft, but an exercise in resistance and optimism"

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/amy-kennedy-...
Headshot of writer Amy Kennedy looking at the camera in front of a gray background. She is wearing a black top, large-framed patterned glasses, big earrings, and her hair is down. White text underneath reads “Considering the moment we are in politically, being surrounded by other people writing about the environment was not only an exercise in craft, but an exercise in resistance and optimism.”
August 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM