Young Writers and Editors after COVID-19

FAIN: RJ-275112-20

Institute on Religion and Public Life, Inc. (New York, NY 10016-0402)
Russell R. Reno (Project Director: May 2020 to July 2023)

The retention of three full-time jobs, creation of one post-doc position, and stipend support for writers who contribute to the Institute on Religion and Public Life’s journal FIRST THINGS.

The Institute on Religion and Public Life’s Young Writers and Editors After COVID-19 project will retain and create new jobs and opportunities for young humanist writers during this vulnerable period. Among people working in the humanities, young (35-years old or younger) writers are especially affected by the economic crisis as they are beginning their careers in extremely difficult circumstances. Yet they are the future of our country’s vibrant intellectual culture. This project will support these young writers by retaining and expanding the First Things Junior Fellows program, which provides intensive training and mentorship for recent college graduates interested in publishing, and launching a new opportunity for 60 or more humanist writers and editors to sustain their careers by producing long-form articles, special reporting, and editing projects that articulate humanistic questions for a broad public audience.