Expressions of Interest: Mātātuhi Foundation 2022 Literary Funding Grants

Our kaupapa is about forging stronger connections between New Zealand readers and writers by growing New Zealand's literary landscape. 

We do that via a biannual grants round where up to $5000 of project seed funding is made available to three to five innovative literary project submissions.  

Our next funding round CLOSES: 31 MAY 2022

Biannual Grants Round:

Submit your expression of interest online at www.matatuhifoundation.co.nz via a simple and short application form

The Foundation will seed fund projects that:

• Relate to New Zealand literature only (fiction, non-fiction, poetry)
• Deliver broad community literary or literacy benefit outcomes
• Demonstrate innovation and imagination
• Are new or business expansion projects rather than business-as-usual projects
• Represent well-considered, robust propositions with identified, achievable and measurable deliverables

The Foundation will generally NOT fund: 

• Business-as-usual activities or costs such as ongoing operational or staff overheads
• Ancillary project costs including catering expenses, travel, accommodation
• Projects that can access full funding elsewhere
• The writing or publishing of individual titles or collective works unless there is deemed to be a significant community benefit

Links & contact details: 

Visit the website for further information.