Logan Nonfiction Program Accepting Applications for 2022 Fellowship
Logan Nonfiction Program Accepting Applications for 2022 Fellowship
Long-Form Nonfiction Creators Are Encouraged to Apply by December 15
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October 12, 2021
Media Contact: Carly Willsie, carly@logannonfiction.org
Rensselaerville, N.Y. — The Logan Nonfiction Program is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its 2022 fellowship classes. Journalists, documentary filmmakers, podcasters, photojournalists and multimedia creators at work on long-form nonfiction projects are invited to apply by December 15, 2021.
Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis for the program’s new hybrid fellowship, which will consist of an eight-week virtual fellowship bookended by one-week residencies at the Carey Institute for Global Good’s historic 100-acre campus in Rensselaerville, New York. Two classes will be held in 2022 — one in the spring and a second in late summer – with up to twelve fellows supported in each class.
“We’re looking forward to assembling another group of exceptional media makers at work on the type of nonfiction that truly changes our world,” said Carly Willsie, head of the Logan Nonfiction Program. “The blending of in-person events with virtual programming will ensure that the program leaves a deep and lasting impact on the quality of fellows’ work.”
The upcoming fellowships are made possible by a recent $1 million grant given to the Logan Nonfiction Program by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation. Fellowships begin with a week of in-person activities at the Carey Institute in upstate New York, followed by eight weeks of online capacity-building panels with award-winning journalists and documentary filmmakers, focused work sessions, film screenings and peer-to-peer discussions. The tenth and final week of the program concludes with fellows and mentors returning to campus to share and evaluate progress made. Travel, room and board for the in-person residencies are provided by the program.
Founded in 2015, the Logan Nonfiction Program has supported more than 240 journalists and documentary filmmakers from 41 countries around the world. Alumni have produced documentary films, books and articles that have gone on to garner international acclaim, including the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, a Sundance Special Jury Award, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the Los Angeles Time Book Prize and The Hillman Prize.
For its 2022 classes, the Logan Nonfiction Program seeks to assemble a diverse and inclusive community of fellows working on socially relevant political, health, environmental, human rights and justice topics. Fellows are selected based on quality of the applicant’s work, relevance of subject, professional experience and depth of reporting. All nonfiction creators at work on books, films, long-form articles or podcasts are encouraged to apply by December 31. For more information about eligibility and to apply visit www.logannonfiction.org.
All questions can be directed to nonfiction@careyinstitute.org.
Primary funding for the Logan Nonfiction Program is provided by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation — empowering world-changing work. Additional foundation support is provided by the Open Society Foundations.
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The Logan Nonfiction Program’s mission is to empower writers, documentary filmmakers, photojournalists and multimedia creators to complete the nonfiction that changes our world. Logan Nonfiction fellows are known for bravely revealing inequality, illuminating untold truths and investigating the most pressing issues of the day through long-form narrative.
The Jonathan Logan Family Foundation supports organizations that advance social justice by empowering world-changing work in investigative journalism, arts and culture, and documentary film.
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.