The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship
Each year, together with the Talve-Goodman Family, One Story awards one writer the Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship. Honoring the memory of author and former One Story Managing Editor Adina Talve-Goodman, this educational fellowship offers a year-long mentorship on the craft of fiction writing with One Story magazine. Their hope is to give a writer outside of the fold a significant boost in their career.
This fellowship calls for an early-career writer of fiction who has not yet published a book and is not currently nor has ever been enrolled in an advanced degree program (such as an MA or MFA) in Creative Writing, English, or Literature. They are seeking writers whose work speaks to issues and experiences related to inhabiting bodies of difference. This means writing that centers, celebrates, or reclaims being marginalized through the lens of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, class, religion, illness, disability, trauma, migration, displacement, dispossession, or imprisonment. All applicants must be at least 21 years of age as of January 1st, 2026.
Applicants must provide a fiction writing sample of between 3,000-5,000 words, a personal statement and two references. All applications are free to submit and must be made by 8 October 2025.
The successful applicant will receive:
- Access to One Story online classes
- Admission to One Story’s Writing Circle
- A stipend of $2,000 and free admission to a week-long writers’ conference
- A full manuscript reiew and consultation
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Enquiries about submissions should be directed to the Adina Talva-Goodman Fellowship. Please always refer to their website for complete details and information.
Please note, this call is run by the One Story Magazine, not the Commonwealth Foundation.
