NLF Fellowships for
Children’s Book Creators
The Neev Literature Festival (NLF) is offering Fellowships of Rs 6 lakh to selected children’s book creators (writers and illustrators) to produce richly-detailed manuscripts that authentically mirror Indian lives and require a significant investment of time and effort.
Applications will be invited
through emailers, social media
announcements, posters in
retail outlets by the NLF team,
starting August 20, 2024.
Applications close by October
20, 2024.
Terms and Conditions*
The Project
Write a children’s book that brings alive a story that parents, children and librarians fall in love with. A story that captures a slice of India or Indians (anywhere in the world) that is so deeply authentic, moving and immersive that it brings alive an aspect of India—pre- and post-independence—in an engaging book.
The work will be true to the era that it depicts, bringing alive people and place effectively.
You’ll Produce
A complete manuscript for a chapter book/novel.
The work will be expected to meet a global benchmark for children’s literature.
You’ll receive
- A grant of Rs 4 lakh to complete your manuscript in 1 year
- This will be payable as monthly instalments over 12 months
- The balance of Rs 2 lakh will be payable once a publishing contract is signed
