Announcing Freya Project travel grants to Kundiman Fellows
This year, The Freya Project awarded two $500 travel grants to female identifying writers from red states.
We are happy to announce that Kundiman fellows Leah Schlacter and Tiana Nobile were the recipients of these grants.
“As a poet and a woman of color, it’s so easy to feel unnoticed and unheard here in the deep south. Thank you for seeing me.”
About Kundiman
Kundiman is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature. In order to help mentor the next generation of Asian American writers, Kundiman sponsors an annual Retreat where nationally renowned Asian American poets and writers conduct Master Classes and manuscript consultations with fellows.
Through this Retreat, Kundiman hopes to provide a safe and instructive environment that identifies and addresses the unique challenges faced by emerging Asian American writers.
“Thank you very much, not only for your generous travel scholarship, but also for making me more aware that there really is a lack of female writers of color from “red” and Rocky Mountain states. You’ve helped me realize that I have a unique perspective and an untold story of the diaspora to tell.”
We believe in the transformative power of storytelling and the voices of women and non-binary people.
These grants and our partnership with Kundiman are one small way we can make sure these women's’ stories are nurtured, heard, and valued.
With your support, we can keep making these grants and keep supporting women across the nation.