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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's Grantee and COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Shelley Stoehr's memoir, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS: ONE WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE AS A SEX WORKER IN THE 1990S is out now by Legacy Book Press! @shelleystoehr.bsky.social Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/girls-girls-...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

OUT NOW! We're so excited to support the writers contributing Issue 18 of @thedriftmag.com! In it, you’ll find essays, biopics, and more, as well as new fiction, poetry, Mentions, anonymous Dispatches on A.I., and an interview with Marion Nestle. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/the-drift-is...

Cover illustration for Issue 18 of The Drift Magazine. Cover design is of a woman shushing by a door knob, based on an illustration from The Liberator by Lydia Gibson (1920).

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mark your calendars! "How The World Views Trump’s America with Nataliya Gumenyuk and Madeleine Schwartz" will be online & in-person at the American Library in Paris on Tues. Sept. 29 from 1:30 – 2:30 PM EDT. @thedialmag.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more & RSVP: degrootfoundation.org/how-we-see-i...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

HUNA is on the 2026 Longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction!!!🎉 @nationalbook.bsky.social We could not be more proud to support COURAGE to WRITE & Director’s grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy's work. Congratulations, @elgendy95.bsky.social! Learn more 📖 degrootfoundation.org/huna-nationa...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Join LANDO & Director’s Grantee Lauren Markham on Oct. 10th & 17th for "Structure from Chaos: A Two-Day Class on Making Shape and Finding Our Way Through Longform Prose Projects" @laurenmarkham.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more & register: degrootfoundation.org/structure-fr...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Azra Liaqat Khan! Azra was awarded a grant for MONA: AN IMMODEST MEMOIR OF RACE AND REBELLION, forthcoming from Tiny Reparations / Penguin Random House on November 17, 2026! Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/azra-liaqat-...

Quote from 2026 Director's Grantee Azra Liaqat Khan, which reads: “I’ll be happy if Mona forces a rethinking of race, empire, and labor, and even happier if it elicits a belly laugh and some cheek-reddening titillation.” The black text is on top of a white rectangle, with a magenta background behind it.

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"This book has bloodthirsty family matriarchs, ghosts, mythical alligators, lots of real alligators, & a little bit of romance." 🐊 Director's grantee @sophiahuneycutt.bsky.social's THE HOUSE BUILT ON ALLIGATOR BONES comes out Oct. 6! @duttonbooks.bsky.social degrootfoundation.org/the-house-bu...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Sophia Huneycutt! @sophiahuneycutt.bsky.social Sophia was awarded a grant for her novel, THE HOUSE BUILT ON ALLIGATOR BONES, forthcoming from @duttonbooks.bsky.social on October 6, 2026! 🔗 Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/the-house-bu...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's Grantee and COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Anna Louie Sussman's book, INCONCEIVABLE: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAMILY IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY is out now by Dey Street Books / @harpercollins.bsky.social! Learn more & order your copy! degrootfoundation.org/inconceivable/

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Tune in TOMORROW at 7 PM EDT for the season opener of the @penparentis.bsky.social Literary Salons: BUILDING WRITER-PARENT COMMUNITY: Teachers & Writers Collaborative with Jane LeCroy, Alba Delia Hernandez, and Bruce Morrow! ✍️ Learn more & register: degrootfoundation.org/pen-parentis...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Director's Grant Recipient Anna Louie Sussman's book, INCONCEIVABLE: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAMILY IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY, is forthcoming from Dey Street Books /@harpercollins.bsky.social on September 8, 2026! Learn more & pre-order INCONCEIVABLE: degrootfoundation.org/inconceivable/

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

HAPPY PUB DAY! Director's Grant Recipient & COURAGE to WRITE grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy's (@elgendy95.bsky.social) memoir, HUNA: A MEMOIR OF REVOLUTION, PRISON, AND BECOMING is out now by Hogarth / Penguin Random House! Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/huna/

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thinking about applying for a @storyknife.bsky.social fellowship? Now is the time! Applications close AUGUST 31! We're honored to sponsor The Koyaanisqatsi Fellowships, and encourage you to explore their many other fellowship opportunities as well. APPLY NOW! degrootfoundation.org/koyaanisqats...

Photo of the wooden StoryKnife sign in Homer, Alaska, where the StoryKnife Writers Retreat is held. The sign is surrounded by tall grass, lush trees, and a blue sky. Text on top reads "Koyaanisqatsi Fellowships & more! Applications close August 31, 2026."

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

APPLY NOW! We're honored to sponsor The Koyaanisqatsi Fellowships for @storyknife.bsky.social Based in Homer, Alaska, StoryKnife hosts residencies for women worldwide to give them the time and space to explore their craft. Applications close August 31st! degrootfoundation.org/koyaanisqats...

A photo taken in Homer, Alaska, of four small brown cottages surrounded by greenery and a blue sky. White text on top reads "StoryKnife Writers Retreat. Koyaanisqatsi Fellowships & other opportunities! Applications close August 31, 2026."

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Alfredo Aguilar! 🎉 Alfredo was awarded a grant for his poetry collection MY NORTH COUNTRY, forthcoming in Spring 2027 by University of Akron Press. 🔗 Learn more about Alfredo's work: degrootfoundation.org/alfredo-agui...

A background photo of the desert surrounded by a blue border. White text on top reads "2025 Akron Poetry Prize Winner Alfredo Aguilar. MY NORTH COUNTRY. Selected by Eduardo C. Corral. The University of Akron Press."

Quote from 2026 Director's Grantee Alfredo Aguilar, which reads: “I hope through an orientation in memory/history we might take up the responsibility of imagining a future without the cruelty of militarized boundaries.” The black text is on top of a white rectangle, with a dark blue background behind it.

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

COMING SOON! Director's grantee Shelley Stoehr's memoir, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS: ONE WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE AS A SEX WORKER IN THE 1990S will be published by Legacy Book Press on September 22, 2026! @shelleystoehr.bsky.social Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/girls-girls-...

Promotional graphic for author Shelley Stoehr's upcoming publication. On top of a brick wall background, Shelley's book cover has a white background with pink text that looks like neon lights that reads the title: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS. In smaller black text reads "One Woman's Experience as a Sex Worker in the 1990s. A memoir by Shelley Stoehr." The bottom of the graphic has similar font to the title that says "Coming soon" and there is a circle in the top right corner that says "Fall 2026."

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

"[This book] would speak to anyone who's ever experienced erasure in its myriad forms, whether bodily, linguistically, geographically, or historically." 2026 Director's Grantee @elgendy95.bsky.social's memoir HUNA comes out on Sept. 1, 2026! Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/abdelrahman-...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Meet 2026 Director's Grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy! 🎉 @elgendy95.bsky.social Abdelrahman was awarded a grant for his memoir HUNA: A MEMOIR OF REVOLUTION, PRISON, AND BECOMING, forthcoming from Hogarth on September 1, 2026. Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/abdelrahman-...

Quote from 2026 Director's Grantee Abdelrahman ElGendy, which reads: “Huna is a reckoning with what it takes—and what it costs—to remain when erased, and with what endures, perhaps more faithfully, beyond hope.” The black text is on top of a white rectangle, with a dark blue background behind it.

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Meet the 2026 Director's Grant Recipients! 🎉 We periodically award Director’s Grants to writers and artists who have contracts or projects well underway. Congratulations to our new grantees! 🔗 Learn more about the Director's Grantees: degrootfoundation.org/directors-gr...

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The New Press @thenewpress.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Happy #PublicationDay to HOW WE SEE IT edited by The Dial w/ an introduction by Madeleine Schwartz Twelve talented international journalists probe their home countries’ complex relationship with the United States—and how this has swerved under the new administration. ow.ly/2jWL50Z6n65

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Congratulations to @thedialmag.bsky.social for the publication of their first book, HOW WE SEE IT through @thenewpress.bsky.social! 🔗 Learn more and order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/how-we-see-i...

Promotional graphic for The Dial Magazine's new book. The cover of the book, which is cream with various squares showing a map of the U.S in pink, green, yellow, and blue, says "HOW WE SEE IT: THE WORLD LOOKS AT AMERICA IN THE AGE OF TRUMP. Edited by The Dial, With an introduction by Madeleine Schwartz." Surrounding the cover is a navy blue background.

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

CONGRATULATIONS RASHEED! @rasheed.bsky.social Visiting Fellow at the American Library in Paris Rasheed Newson's newest book, THERE'S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD, was just published by @flatironbooks.bsky.social! Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/theres-only-...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

COMING SOON: June 11th, 2026! Director’s Grant Recipient & COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Anthony Aycock’s book, JUST PLAIN FILTHY: THE STORY BEHIND BOOK BANNING'S TRIAL OF THE CENTURY will be published by @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social! 🔗 Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/just-plain-f...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

PRE-ORDER: July 1st! LANDO finalist Jason Prokowiew @jasonprokowiew.bsky.social’s book, WAR BOYS: A FATHER AND SON MEMOIR, will be published by @triohousepress.org WAR BOYS is an extraordinary exploration of a family experiencing intergenerational trauma. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/war-boys/

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

COMING SOON: THERE'S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD by Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social, our most recent Visiting Fellow at the American Library in Paris! Out on JUNE 2nd with @flatironbooks.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more & pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/theres-only-...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

OUT ON JUNE 9TH: HOW WE SEE IT by The Dial! @thedialmag.bsky.social @thenewpress.bsky.social Twelve of the most talented and insightful journalists from around the world probe their home countries’ complex relationship with the United States. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/how-we-see-i...

Promotional graphic for The Dial Magazine's forthcoming book. The cover of the book, which is cream with various squares showing a map of the U.S in pink, green, yellow, and blue, says "HOW WE SEE IT: THE WORLD LOOKS AT AMERICA IN THE AGE OF TRUMP. Edited by The Dial, With an introduction by Madeleine Schwartz." Surrounding the cover is a navy blue background with cream text at the bottom that says the publication date, "June 9, 2026."

Promotional graphic for The Dial Magazine's book, HOW WE SEE IT. Dark blue text over a cream background has a quote about the book: “To read this rich, subtle and moving anthology is to be reminded that it is often foreigners who understand us best, and that if the ‘American experiment’ in democracy is to survive, we had better pay attention to how they see it.” Adam Shatz, author of The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon"

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Read Director's Grant Recipient Anna Louie Sussman's oped: “Why So Few Babies? We May Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All,” recently featured in @nytimes.com! Read the full piece and learn about Anna's book publication in September: degrootfoundation.org/declining-bi...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to past American Library in Paris de Groot Visiting Fellow Hala Alyan, whose memoir I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'M HOME was named a 2026 Pulitzer Prize Finalist! What an honor to have you in our community, Hala. Learn more about Hala's memoir: degrootfoundation.org/hala-alyan-p...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

HAPPY PUB DAY to Director's Grant Recipient & LANDO grantee Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social for COYOTELAND, published by @flatironbooks.bsky.social 🏜️ Supporting this project over the last three years has been an honor. Congratulations Vanessa! Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/coyoteland-b...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

TOMORROW! Breaking Bread: A Poetry Workshop with Dr. Eve L. Ewing at the American Library in Paris @eveewing.bsky.social A hands-on sensory writing workshop where fresh bread becomes inspiration; words rise in unexpected ways. May 13, 19h30 CEST. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/breaking-bre...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Join Director's Grant Recipient & LANDO grantee Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social on her book tour for COYOTELAND, which will be published by @flatironbooks.bsky.social on May 12th! Learn about COYOTELAND and see if Vanessa is coming to your city 🏙️ : degrootfoundation.org/coyoteland-b...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Make your final edits! The Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction closes TOMORROW! @desperatelit.bsky.social Deadline: Thursday, April 30th, 23:59 CEST // 5:59 PM EDT ✍️Learn more and apply: degrootfoundation.org/2026-despera...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Read @thedialmag.bsky.social's 2025 annual report! Their work was recognized for its impact and careful storytelling, and shared with audiences around the world. Learn more about what The Dial accomplished in 2025: world.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Graphic for The Dial Magazine's annual report for 2025. Text reads "In 2025, THE DIAL published 107 pieces of journalism, essays and literature from 49 countries. This work included writing about journalism in exile, changes to the global aid and our planet, as well as fiction and poetry in translation that help us understand this moment."

Graphic for The Dial Magazine's annual report for 2025. Text reads "THE DIAL'S contributors were recognized for their work: Ryan Lenora Brown and Majirata Latela won a One World Media Award for their investigation into abuses at a sportswear factory. Jessica Traynor was runner-up for a European Press Prize for her reported essay on data centers. Banu Mushtaq won the International Booker Prize in Literature for her short story collection, HEART LAMP."

Graphic for The Dial Magazine's annual report for 2025. Text reads "Their careers flourished outside of THE DIAL: Federico Perelmuter received a grant from The Robert B. Silvers Foundation. Abraham Jiménez Enoa published THE HIDDEN ISLAND. Robin Myers won a National Book Award for her translation of Gabriela Cabezón Cámara's novel WE ARE GREEN AND TREMBLING."

Graphic for The Dial Magazine's annual report for 2025. Text reads "Here's what Nigerian Writer C.I. Atumah had to say about working with THE DIAL: "[The Dial's] commitment to maintain standards pushed me to rise to the moment at a time I didn't feel my strongest.""

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

HAPPY PUB DAY to Director's Grant recipient Patrick Strickland @patrickobrienstrickland.com for the release of A HISTORY OF HEARTACHE through Melville House! @melvillehouse.bsky.social Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/a-history-of...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Two exciting events are happening tomorrow, April 14th! @penparentis.bsky.social Literary Salon: Reimagination and Reclamation degrootfoundation.org/pen-parentis... Bon Appétit: A Staged Reading with Brenda Withers at the American Library in Paris degrootfoundation.org/brenda-withe...

Graphic for the Pen Parentis Literary Salon with a faded book in the background and three circular headshots of writers Len Lawson, Chital Mehta, and Fred Moten in the foreground. White text reads "Pen Parentis Literary Salon Reimagination and Reclamation" on top and "April 14, 2026. 7 PM ET. Online. RSVP penparentis.org" on bottom. There is a black border around the graphic.

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Mark your calendars: "Bon Appétit: A Staged Reading with Brenda Withers" at the American Library in Paris! Tuesday, April 14th, 19h30 - 20h30. Learn more and RSVP: degrootfoundation.org/brenda-withe...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson has spent the month enjoying the American Library's author programs, diving into the library's stacks for primary resources, and checking out sites that might play into his developing novel. @rasheed.bsky.social Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/rasheed-news...

Photo of author Rasheed Newson smiling and speaking into a microphone at The American Library in Paris.

Two photos of author Rasheed Newson presenting his topic: "From Baldwin to Today: Queer Black Expats in Paris" at The American Library in Paris.

Four photos of author Rasheed Newson's time in Paris: having coffee at a cafe, a Negroni at a Paris restaurant, the cobblestone streets, and some Parisian pastries.

Photos that author Rasheed Newson took of authors Alison Bechdel and Liz Gilbert during their events at the American Library in Paris.

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

HAPPY PUB DAY to past Visiting Fellow Rhae Lynn Barnes for the release of DARKOLOGY: BLACKFACE AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF ENTERTAINMENT through W.W. Norton! @popcultureamerica.bsky.social @wwnorton.com Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/darkology/

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

CALL FOR PARENT WRITERS! ✍️ The Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents is open for submissions until April 17! @penparentis.bsky.social Submissions call for a new, unpublished fiction story of up to 440 words. Any genre/subject! Learn more & apply: degrootfoundation.org/pen-parentis...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Join Visiting Fellow @rasheed.bsky.social online and at the American Library in Paris on March 24th for his event "From Baldwin to Today: Queer Black Expats in Paris" Tuesday, March 24th, 19h30-20h30 or 2:30-3:30 PM EDT. Learn more + access the Zoom link: degrootfoundation.org/rasheed-news...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Congratulations to Director's Grant Recipient Kim Watson, whose documentary, TRESPASS, received the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) Founders Award for best documentary feature. What an incredible accomplishment! 🎉 Learn more about Kim's work + TRESPASS: degrootfoundation.org/kim-watson-t...

Image of author and filmmaker Kim Watson on stage at the Pan African Film Festival holding the award for best documentary feature and smiling. He is in a navy blue suit with black glasses and a hat, and is holding a microphone. In the bottom left corner is a certificate of the award, which says "Ja'Net DuBois Founders Award. Documentary Feature. Pan African Film Festival 2026."

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

HAPPY PUB DAY to Director's Grantee Gary V. Powell, for the release of MEN IN LOVE: STORIES through Main Street Rag! "Here you’ll find stories about queer love, lost love, stolen love, and love on the run." Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/men-in-love/

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Happy publication day to Writer of Note Anndee Hochman, for the release of PARENT TRIP: UNEXPECTED ROADS TO FORM A FAMILY through Temple University Press! @templeunivpress.bsky.social Learn more & order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/parent-trip/

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Congratulations to past American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Mark Braude for the publication of his new book, THE TYPEWRITER AND THE GUILLOTINE by @grandcentralpub.bsky.social! Learn more and order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/the-typewrit...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

If you're considering applying for The de Groot Visiting Fellowship at the American Library in Paris, now is the time! With less than a week left, applications close March 1st. Learn more & apply: degrootfoundation.org/fellowship-o... 📝

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

There are less than TWO WEEKS LEFT to apply for The de Groot Visiting Fellowship at the American Library in Paris!✍️ Applications close March 1, 2026. For fellowship details and to apply, go to degrootfoundation.org/de-groot-vis... 📝

Promotional graphic for The de Groot Visiting Fellowship at the American Library in Paris. A picture of past fellow Christian Campbell speaking is at the top of the image with lined paper scraps underneath. Text reads "The de Groot Visiting Fellowship at the American Library in Paris. Applications close March 1, 2026."

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The 2026 @desperatelit.bsky.social Prize for Short Fiction is OPEN! Hear from 2025 winner Shastri Akella on his experience with the prize. Submissions close April 19th! Learn more & apply: degrootfoundation.org/2026-despera... Read Shastri's full interview: degrootfoundation.org/shastri-akel...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

APPLY NOW for the 2026-2027 de Groot Visiting Fellowships at the American Library in Paris! Applications close March 1, 2026. Learn more & apply✍️ degrootfoundation.org/fellowship-o...

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF DUPREE is OUT NOW!🎉 Congratulations to Director's Grant Recipient @nikeshaelise.bsky.social for the publication of her newest novel. We saw this story in its early stages, and couldn't be more excited for its release! Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/seven-daught...

Image of writer Nikesha Elise Williams holding a copy of her new book, THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF DUPREE. She is smiling in a teal top and hoop earrings, leaning against a white wall. Maroon letters say "PUB DAY!" in the top right corner.

Promotional image of Nikesha Elise Williams' new book, 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.

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