Alice James Books Awarded $45,000 Literary Arts Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
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Alice James Books Awarded $45,000 Literary Arts Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
New Gloucester, Maine, January 14, 2025 - Alice James Books (AJB), a leading independent poetry publisher, today announced that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $45,000. In total, the NEA announced 1,474 awards totaling $36,790,500 to support the arts in communities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.
"The NEA is proud to continue our nearly 60 years of supporting the efforts of organizations and artists that help to shape our country’s vibrant arts sector and communities of all types across our nation,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. "It is inspiring to see the wide range of creative projects taking place—those that address our past and help us consider our future, integrate arts and culture in new ways into our lives and communities, and provide powerful opportunities for people throughout our nation to come together through a shared arts experience."
The press currently publishes an average of 8 books a year and maintains a list of over 250 titles. In addition, Alice James helps its writers achieve purposeful engagement with a broad audience and communities. These grant funds will support the ebook and print publication, distribution, and promotion of new works of poetry. Scheduled 2025 authors include: Matthew Nienow, Esther Lin, Mary Helen Callier, Mia Ayumi Malhotra, Leigh Sugar, Michael M. Weinstein, Iain Haley Pollock, Cecily Parks, and Ally Ang.
For more information, contact: Emily Marquis at PA@alicejamesbooks.org or call 207-926-8283.
About Alice James Books
Founded in 1973, Alice James Books publishes books that matter, preserves a place of belonging for poets who inspire us, and seeks to broaden our collective interpretation of what constitutes the American poetic voice. AJB provides a platform from which to elevate established and emerging voices and literary artists of excellence with an emphasis on supporting artists whose voices have been historically marginalized or who offer overlooked perspectives. The press emphasizes collaborative partnership with authors, supporting writers throughout their careers, connecting them to a broad audience, and helping them tell stories that matter. Alice James Books is named after the sister of the philosopher William James and novelist Henry James, Alice James. Keenly self-aware, Alice started writing a journal in 1889 as a vehicle for self-expression within the confines of the Victorian period in which she lived and its narrow view of womanhood. Since the publication of her journal in its entirety in 1964, Alice James has been celebrated as a feminist icon and diarist.
