From the Substack blog, June 30:
Today we’re announcing the next generation of the Substack Fellowship
for Independent Writers, which features a $100,000 grant for the top
recipient and advances of $25,000 each for four other fellows.
The
purpose of the fellowship is to help writers go independent and succeed
with the subscription publishing model. We were so encouraged by the
success of the first Substack fellowship
late last year that we decided to increase our investment in the
program. As well as increased financial support, the fellowship includes
access to resources and a two-week schedule of coaching and advice.
There
are now millions of active readers across Substack, and more than
100,000 paying subscribers to Substack writers. Our top writers make
hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by doing the work they care
about most and serving their communities of readers. We’re excited about
a future where writers of all backgrounds can pursue the work they find
most meaningful, free of gatekeepers, and independent of what’s
trending, and we’re eager to make it accessible to even more writers.
We’ve
designed this fellowship to help accelerate a writer’s journey to
independence. The $25,000 advances for the four fellows, plus a
no-strings-attached stipend of $3,000, and the $100,000 grant for a
senior fellow will be coupled with coaching from a team of star talent
with a focus on community building, personal finance, publishing
strategies, and editorial development. We’re also supporting the fellows
with custom illustrations, access to Getty Images, legal advice,
personal mentorship from Substack writers, and ongoing access to the
team at Substack....MORE
