Applications are now open for the second edition of the First Book Grant (2025), which aims to encourage new waves of individuals to engage in literary writing projects that are open to multiple forms and genres, and to support them in producing and publishing their first books, in a learning journey that combines editing, publishing, and meeting the public, making the process of completing the first book a rich and enriching experience of dialogue and creative confrontation, which can lead to a more mature production than the experiences of publishing the first literary book often appear.

  
**The grant is implemented in three phases:**

  
* **First**: The stage of submitting applications and evaluating literary manuscripts by an independent arbitration/reading committee, and selecting a short list that includes, at most, 10 literary projects that the committee recommends working on for publication.

  
* **Second**: The stage of developing the manuscripts included in the shortlist and preparing them for publication, by providing supervision and literary editing, where necessary.

  
* **Third**: The publishing stage, launching books, and meeting the public.

The scholarship offers two forms of support:

  
**Financial: It is worth $2,000 and is paid to the writer in two equal installments:**

  
* First: After signing an agreement between the writer and the institution regarding the publishing process, which includes the process of developing the manuscript and preparing it for publication.

  
* Second: After the book is published by a publishing house that the Foundation agrees with, and at least one book launch party is organized.

**Administrative / Organizational: It includes providing a set of technical and technological services, including:**

* Providing editing and literary supervision services, through a relationship with an experienced writer/editor, where necessary, and based on the recommendation of the judging/reading committee.

  
* Providing proofreading services for manuscripts prepared for publication.

  
* Organizing a book launch event at the Qattan Cultural Center in Ramallah, and/or in Gaza, where possible.

  
* Assist the writer in organizing a reading tour, in cooperation with relevant institutions, especially universities and schools.

  
* Providing professional and legal support to writers, to help them develop a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities, for example, by organising specialised workshops in areas related to the world of publishing and translation.

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