James Baldwin Fellowship
Established in 2019
These Fellowships honor three-time MacDowell Fellow James Baldwin and his influence on the American consciousness through his writings on racial justice and social inequality by providing artists of today time and space to create work that celebrates and furthers Baldwin’s legacy as an activist and artist. The Fellowship supports writers.
Current and past supporters of these Fellowships include the Hearst Foundation, Amazon Literary Partnership, Bank of America, Agnes Gund, and Musa and Tom Mayer.
Most recent recipients
Delight Ejiaka, Diana Cejas
2024
Past recipients
Niki Herd, A.J. Verdelle, Camille Wanliss, Nami Mun, Amara Janae Brady, Jared Jackson, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Enuma Okoro
2023
Eve L. Ewing, Carolyn Ferrell, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Vanessa Lyon, Elizabeth Owuor, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Tanna Tucker, Calley Anderson, Harold Smith, Jr., Dawn Lundy Martin
2022
Kia Corthron, Bliss Broyard
2019
Jia Tolentino, Azmat Khan
2018
To learn more about naming or giving a Fellowship, contact our development team via email.