Grants for Individuals

Publishing FellowshipsMid-March 20261pm AEST 1 June 2026Late July 2026

The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund supports projects that provide opportunities to individuals through these grants and fellowships.

Publishing Fellowships

The Copyright Agency’s Publishing Fellowships provide timely support for professionals in the Australian book publishing industry by funding career-enhancing opportunities and projects that contribute to the broader publishing sector.

CREATE Grants

The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund supports Australian creative writers and visual artists with grants to create new work.

Create Grants provide a living allowance for writers and visual artists at key stages of their career.

Creative writers with ONLY ONE full-length work of their own creative writing can apply to write their second book in the following literary genres: fiction, poetry, children’s literature, young adult literature, picture book illustration, graphic novels, playwriting, literary non-fiction and writing for performance (plays only).

Visual artists with ONLY THREE solo exhibitions can apply to create new work for their fourth exhibition.

Amount of grant: $20,000

Please note, there are new eligibility requirements for 2025. Please refer to Create Grants for details.

Fellowships

For more information on these opportunities, please refer to the Fellowships webpage.

• Reading Australia Fellowship
• Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers
• Author Fellowship
• Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing