COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORMS

The following instructions are for the Literature Fellowship Application forms:

• Basic Information
• Supplemental Information

Basic Information

The following items on the form may require clarification.

1. Name: Provide your legal name. If you use a pen name, do not list it here; you will be asked to provide it later. All transactions with the Arts Endowment must be made using your legal name.

2. Congressional District: Provide the number of the Congressional District that corresponds to the permanent address that you provide below. For example, if you are in the 5th Congressional District of California, enter a "5." If you do not have a Congressional District (e.g., you live in a U.S. territory that doesn’t have districts or you reside in a foreign country), enter "0." If you need help determining your district, please visit the House of Representatives Web site at www.house.gov/ and use the "Find Your Representative" tool.

3. Address: Correspondence concerning the application process will be sent to your "Present Address." Notice of fellowship award or rejection will be sent to your "Permanent Address." Addresses must be valid through the announcement date for your category. You must notify us of any change in either address. If you do not know your 9-digit ZIP Code (also know as "ZIP + 4 Code") you may look it up at http://www.usps.com/zip4/.

4. Period of Support: A Prose fellowship must be scheduled to begin between January 1, 2008, and January 1, 2009, and may extend up to two years. A Poetry fellowship must be scheduled to begin between January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2010, and may extend up to two years.

5. Description of Fellowship Activity: Briefly describe how you see your work being advanced by this fellowship; this may include writing, research, travel, etc. Complete in the space that is provided. Do not continue on additional pages.

7. Certification: Provide contact information that will be valid through the announcement date for your category. You must notify us of any changes.

Supplemental Information

The following item on the form may require clarification.

3. Category Under Which Support is Requested: Choose Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, or Poetry.

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