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The de Groot Foundation
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A private foundation passionate about investing in writers and the literary arts 📖
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COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nikesha Elise William’s novel, THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF DUPREE, will be published by Scout Press on January 27th, 2026! @nikeshaelise.bsky.social

Learn more and pre-order your copy: degrootfoundation.org/seven-daught...
Graphic of author Nikesha Elise Williams' headshot and the cover of her upcoming novel, "The Seven Daughters of Dupree" The cover depicts a painting of a young black girl walking down a path, with big clouds and a blue sky ahead.
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Join COURAGE to WRITE grantee Melissa Chan and co-author Badiucao, in conversation with José Zamora, at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday, November 23rd, at 12:00pm ET! @melissakchan.bsky.social @badiucao.bsky.social @miamibookfair.bsky.social

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/melissa-chan...
Graphic advertising Melissa Chan and Baiucao at the Miami Book Fair. A collage with three headshots of writer Melissa Chan, artist Badicao, and journalist José Zamora. Above them is part of Melissa Chan and Baicao's graphic novel cover, which reads "You Must Take Part in Revolution."
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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There are only SIX DAYS LEFT to apply to the Geneva Writers Conference Emerging Voices Scholarship! Applications close Sunday, October 26th. @genevawriters.bsky.social

Learn more and apply now! degrootfoundation.org/geneva-write...
Graphic for the Geneva Writers Conference. Navy blue background with green text that reads "Emerging Voices Scholarship" with white text underneath reading "The 14th Geneva Writers Conference." Smaller green text below reads "14-16 November 2025" with bolded white text underneath that says "Applications due Sunday, October 26, 2025."
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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🌴 Who'll be in Miami on 11/23?! Come say hi! We are so excited to be speaking at Miami Book Fair in a conversation led by the Committee to Protect Journalists's @josecarloszamora.bsky.social! Thank you to the @degrootfoundation.bsky.social for sponsoring this talk. REVOLUTION comes to Florida!
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow R.O. Kwon, in conversation with Chloé Quenum, for their October 28th event, "Art Without Borders." @rokwon.bsky.social

[This event will be both online and in person]

Learn more and register: degrootfoundation.org/r-o-kwon-alip/
Graphic for an upcoming event at the American Library in Paris. The top half of the graphic reads "Art Without Borders with novelist R. O. Kwon and artist Chloé Quenum." The bottom half of the graphic has Kwon and Quenum's headshots, side by side.
October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Exciting news for students writers!

In partnership with The Geneva Writers Group @genevawriters.bsky.social , we are thrilled to sponsor four Emerging Voices Scholarships for the 2025 Geneva Writers Conference November 14–16. Applications close Oct. 26.

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Graphic for the Geneva Writers Conference. Navy blue background with white text that reads "Student scholarships available! The 14th Geneva Writers Conference. 14-16 November 2025. genevawriters.org/conference" with a white strip at the bottom that says "Kindly sponsored by" followed by The de Groot Foundation open book logo that says "Investing in writers & the literary arts"
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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VANISHING POINTS: WORDS FOR DISAPPEARING by COURAGE to WRITE grantee Amy Kennedy is out now!

Published by @antenna.works.web.brid.gy, this collection explores the intersection of Louisiana’s industry, nature, and the emotions elicited by those surreal spaces.

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Headshot of writer Amy Kennedy looking into the camera in front of a dark background. She is wearing a black top, glasses, dangle earrings, and her long brown hair is down. The cover of her book, VANISHING POINTS, is in the bottom right corner. It features a yellow-orange sunset with a bare tree silhouetted.
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Join Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger on Sept. 24th for her in-person event, "Lessons in Looking" @lillydancyger.bsky.social

"This interactive lecture will explore the parallels between painting and prose."

Learn more and register: degrootfoundation.org/lilly-dancyg...
Graphic for Lillly Dancyger's event with The American Library in Paris. The top half of the graphic has a gradient red and orange background with text on top that reads "LESSONS IN LOOKING WITH LILLY DANCYGER" in large yellow font and "Join Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger for an interactive lecture on how visual art can deepen and expand a writer's practice. Wed. 24 Sept, 19h30, In-person Only" in smaller white text. The bottom half of the graphic is Lilly Dancyger's headshot, where she looks at the camera in a black top with curly blonde hair in front of greenery.
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Join Pen Parentis TOMORROW, Tuesday, September 9th at 7pm EDT for the Fall season opener: Capturing the Story Before it is Lost, in conversation with Catherine Texier, Jessica Manack, and Nicole Cooley! @penparentis.bsky.social @jessicamanack.bsky.social

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Graphic for the Pen Parentis Literary Salon with a stack of books in the background and three circular headshots of writers Nicole Cooley, Catherine Texier, and Jessica Manack in the foreground. White text reads "Pen Parentis Literary Salon Capturing the Story Before it is Lost" on top and "September 9, 2025 7pm ET. Online. RSVP penparentis.org" on bottom. There is a blue border around the entire graphic.
September 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Congratulations to past American Library in Paris Fellow Ian Williams for the publication of YOU'VE CHANGED
"...A wild ride exploring identity, insecurity, intimacy and desire, who individuals become when they unite, and how they change despite promising not to."
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Image of author Ian Williams and his book, YOU'VE CHANGED. Ian's headshot, where he's smiling to the right in a jacket in front of greenery, is on the left, and his book cover, You've Changed, is to the right. The cover is yellow with a red heart sliced through with a blue arrow.
September 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Congratulations to Michael Zapata, winner of the 2025 DAG Prize for Literature! @dagfoundation.bsky.social @michaelzapata.bsky.social

"THE CENSUS TAKER is a love letter to Latinofuturism, indigenous scientists, and revolutionaries."
Graphic of the 2025 DAG Prize for Literature Winner Michael Zapata. On the left is the DAG logo, Michael's headshot of him smiling in a blue top with a beard and glasses, and the text "michaelzapata.com, @michael_zapata01." Left side has the text "Michael Zapata is the author of the novel THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU. He's on the faculty of StoryStudio Chicago and the MFA faculty of Northwestern University. THE CENSUS TAKER follows the loves of a Quechua entomologist and her son, a census taker in Chicago, who documents disappeared people following a coup. At its heart, the novel is a love letter to Latinofuturism, indigenous scientists, and revolutionaries."
August 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Check out Issue 31 of @thedialmag.bsky.social: FICTION✏️

"Many of the stories in this issue take on the most visceral and direct aspects of the self — those that can’t be extinguished by any political event."

Learn more at degrootfoundation.org/the-dial-iss... 📖
Graphic for Issue 31 of The Dial Magazine. Dark teal border with a cream background. The Dial logo is at the top in teal, with a teal banner with cream text that says "Issue 31: Fiction" underneath. The issue's logo, a teal bookmark with a tassel, is large and centered.
August 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Congratulations to Shastri Akella, winner of the 2025 Desperate Literature Prize for his story "The Border Ghosts"! @desperatelit.bsky.social

To learn more about Shastri and the runners-up, go to degrootfoundation.org/desperate-li...
August 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Congratulations to Swithun Cooper, runner-up of the 2025 Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize for his story "Expansion Street"! @desperatelit.bsky.social @swithuncooper.bsky.social

To learn more, go to degrootfoundation.org/desperate-li...
Headshot of writer Swithun Cooper looking at the camera in a black button up in front of a white wall. The Desperate Literature logo is in the top left corner and white text at the bottom of the image reads "2025 Runner-Up Swithun Cooper"
August 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Congratulations to Alisha Dietzman, runner-up of the 2025 Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize for her story "California"! @desperatelit.bsky.social @agdietzman.bsky.social

To learn more, go to degrootfoundation.org/desperate-li...
Headshot of writer Alisha Dietzman looking at the camera in a black top with her long brown hair down. The Desperate Literature logo is in the top left corner and white text at the bottom of the image reads "2025 Runner-Up Alisha Dietzman"
August 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Thank you so much to Winshen Liu and @driftwoodpress.bsky.social for inviting us to attend the virtual launch party for PAPER MONEY! What a wonderful night!

Learn more and order your own copy: degrootfoundation.org/paper-money-...
Screenshot from zoom of Writer Winshen Liu smiling at the camera with her hand on her cheek. The background is a gradient of red and orange, with a small graphic of her book cover and origami paper boats behind Winshen on zoom.
August 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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COURAGE to WRITE grantee Amy Kennedy recently attended the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference!

"Being surrounded by other people writing about the environment was not only an exercise in craft, but an exercise in resistance and optimism"

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/amy-kennedy-...
Headshot of writer Amy Kennedy looking at the camera in front of a gray background. She is wearing a black top, large-framed patterned glasses, big earrings, and her hair is down. White text underneath reads “Considering the moment we are in politically, being surrounded by other people writing about the environment was not only an exercise in craft, but an exercise in resistance and optimism.”
August 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Check out Issue 30 of The Dial: FEVER🌡️
@thedialmag.bsky.social

"...But what about a future when a melting planet isn't considered newsworthy anymore? The stories this month take on various issues that have reached peak intensity."

Learn more at degrootfoundation.org/the-dial-iss... 📖
Graphic for Issue 30 of The Dial Magazine. Red border with a cream background. The Dial logo is at the top in red, with a red banner with cream text that says "Issue 30: Fever" underneath. The issue's logo, a thermometer line drawing with red up to the top temperature, is large and centered.
July 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Congratulations to 2025-26 Scholar of Note Brenda Withers!

Withers is working on the libretto for an original musical about the life of Julia Child.

We're delighted to sponsor the Visiting Fellowship program. Learn more at degrootfoundation.org/visiting-fel...
Headshot of Scholar of Note Brenda Withers. She is looking at the camera with her long hair in a ponytail in a green tank top in front of a blurred background. The bottom of the image has The American Library in Paris logo with the text "2025-26 Scholar of Note Brenda Withers"
July 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Congratulations to 2025-26 Scholar of Note Dr. Eve L. Ewing! @eveewing.bsky.social

Ewing is writing about the joy and craft of bread and what it reveals about society, culture, history, and communities.

We're delighted to sponsor the Visiting Fellowship. degrootfoundation.org/visiting-fel...
Headshot of Scholar of Note Dr. Eve L. Ewing. She is looking to the side while sitting in a wooden chair in front of a yellow background. Her curly hair is down and she is wearing a long sleeve floral patterned top. The bottom of the image has The American Library in Paris logo with the text "2025-26 Scholar of Note Dr. Eve L. Ewing"
July 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Congratulations to 2025-26 Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger! @lillydancyger.bsky.social

Lily is writing about ballet as an artform and a physical practice, chronic pain, and the mind/body connection.

We're delighted to sponsor the Visiting Fellowship program. degrootfoundation.org/visiting-fel...
Headshot of Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger. She is looking at the camera in front of a blurred background of greenery. Her blonde curly hair is down and she is wearing a black top. The bottom of the image has The American Library in Paris logo with the text "2025-26 Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger"
July 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Congratulations to 2025-26 Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson! @rasheed.bsky.social

At the Library, Newson will work on a novel about a gay, African-American, male runway model who becomes a brief international sensation during Paris Fashion Week in 1992.

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Headshot of Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson. He is looking at the camera in a blue button down and navy blue jacket with a pink flower pin and gold bug pin on it. You can see the "Hollywood" sign in Los Angeles in the background. The sky is gray. The bottom of the image has The American Library in Paris logo with the text "2025-26 Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson"
July 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Congratulations to 2025-26 Visiting Fellow R. O. Kwon! @rokwon.bsky.social

At the Library, Kwon will work on a novel about a Korean American woman who plans a heist of historically significant art.

We're delighted to sponsor the Visiting Fellowship program!

degrootfoundation.org/visiting-fel...
Black and white headshot of Visiting Fellow R. O. Kwon. She is looking at the camera in front of a black background. Her long black hair is down and she is wearing a black top with a white collared coat. The bottom of the image has The American Library in Paris logo with the text "2025-26 Visiting Fellow R. O. Kwon"
July 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Join COURAGE to WRITE grantee Winshen Liu on August 5th to celebrate the launch of her poetry chapbook, PAPER MONEY!

@driftwoodpress.bsky.social is hosting a virtual launch party August 5th, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET. We hope you’ll join!

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/paper-money-...
Graphic for poet Winshen Liu's upcoming publication, PAPER MONEY. Light red background with cream text that reads "Paper Money, Winshen Liu, 8/5/2025." Underneath the text is Winshen's headshot, where she is smiling at the camera in a red and black coat with her long hair down, next to her book cover for PAPER MONEY, which has a red background and various cream colored origami sheets folding in different ways.
July 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Join Writer of Note Nishant Batsha at Rizzoli Bookstore on July 9th to celebrate his new book, A BOMB PLACED CLOSE TO THE HEART.

He’ll be speaking with Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Jafreen Uddin, followed by a signing.

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Graphic for author Nishant Batsha's upcoming event. A photo of the Rizzoli Bookstore in New York City is tinted a creamy yellow color in the background. Headshots of Nishant Batsha and event moderator Jafreen Uddin are in the top and bottom corners of the graphic, with the cover of Nishant's book, "A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart," between them.
July 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM