Full-term and half-term Rome Prize Fellowships are available in literature. Applicants must demonstrate professional commitment and be currently engaged in work in the discipline. To be eligible, applicants must have commercially published, between January 1, 2018, and November 15, 2024, one of the following. Included in literature are fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry. For applicants in fiction and literary nonfiction, they must have published a novel or novella; a volume of creative nonfiction; or a volume of short fiction or a collection of short stories. For applicants in poetry, they must have published a volume of forty-eight or more pages of poetry. To qualify, submitted poetry must have been first published between the dates listed, not only reprinted or reissued in another format during this period. Applicants must submit a proposal describing the project to be undertaken. Applicants must also submit up to three writing samples totaling no more than twenty pages. This may be one sample totaling no more than twenty pages; a selection of excerpts from one work totaling no more than twenty pages; or up to three separate samples from different works, totaling no more than twenty pages. Three references are also required. Applicants must provide the names and contact information only for three professionals acquainted with them and their work. Letters of recommendation are not required for applicants in literature. The deadline for applications is November 1. Applications will also be accepted between November 2 and 15 for an additional fee. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.