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TARBELL GRANTS FOR JOURNALISTS WITH INTEREST ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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LOCATION: Multiple Regions

As artificial intelligence grows more advanced, the technology and the people making it are increasingly consequential and they believe journalism will play a crucial role in helping the public understand AI — and in holding companies and policymakers to account.

Tarbell  seek to fund established journalists to pursue original reporting on current & future harms from frontier models, investigate the inner workings of leading AI companies, and scrutinize lobbying efforts shaping AI policy. They are also excited to support explanatory reporting that helps the public understand complicated topics in AI

ELIGIBILITY:

They welcome applications from anywhere in the world, as long as the individuals qualify based on legal restrictions and compliance measures.

Experienced journalists. We expect most successful applicants to have a strong background in journalism, ideally in AI or technology reporting. Journalists with an investigative background are particularly encouraged to apply. We accept applications from both freelance and staff reporters.​​

Neglected stories. We are keen to fund stories and investigations that will not otherwise be published.

Readership. We hope grantees’ stories will be read widely, and by people with decision-making power. We encourage applicants to apply with a letter showing interest from an editor at an established publication.

Impact. We care about stories that make a difference. We hope the stories we fund will lead to meaningful change in the world, whether that be raising awareness of an underdiscussed harm, or catalyzing policy change.

Please do not rule yourself out because of these criteria, though. If you have a strong story idea and believe you have what it takes to write it, please pitch us.

Please apply via our application form, which asks for basic information about you and your story.​​

Submissions will be accepted from all experienced journalists: both staff writers/editors and freelancers are welcome to apply for grants. (For staff writers, your publication must be able to accept donations.)

A background in reporting on AI and/or technology is desirable, but not essential.

BENEFIT:

Tarbell Grants offer awards of $1,000 – $15,000 to support journalism on AI and its impacts.

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INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOK CONTEST APILA FIRST PRINTING AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 16 February 2025

LOCATION: Spain

To promote the production of children’s picture books by illustrators with no previous published works, the publishing house Apila Ediciones, in collaboration with the School of Design of Aragón and with the support of the Zaragoza City Council, announces the Apila’s First Impression Award 2025, the thirteenth edition of an International Illustrated Children’s Book competition aimed at strengthening graphic and literary creation by supporting illustrators who have not yet published any books.

ELIGIBILITY:

All illustrators who wish to participate, of any nationality, over 18 years old, may enter this award without any limitation on the number of projects. A necessary condition for participation is not having any published children’s book with an ISBN until June 14, 2024. However, those who have one or more self-published books with an ISBN may participate, provided that these books were not published through a publishing house or editorial services company. In cases where the project is a collaboration (text by one person and illustrations by another), the condition of not having any published books applies exclusively to the illustrator. Additionally, the rights to the submitted works must be free of commitments to third parties.

The works submitted, written in Spanish or English, may be original or adaptations of stories free of copyright.

The award will be granted to one project only.

The projects may have any format, but may not exceed 40 pages (20 double pages), including legal pages (credits page and title page) and flyleaves. The cover: front cover, spine and back cover are not included in the 40 pages of the book

To avoid postal mailings, entrants should submit the following files by e-mail to apilaediciones@gmail.com, indicating in the header of the e-mail message, “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_FIRST_PRINTING”:

A PDF file (maximum 15 megabytes) of the finished book or, failing that, of the layout of the book with a minimum of five finished double-page spreads and the rest sketched. The file must be named indicating the surname and first name of the illustrator plus the word “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME _BOOK”.

A text or PDF file indicating: Email address, nationality, postal address, telephone number and (optional) website, Facebook, Instagram, blog or any profile of the illustrator. The file must be named indicating the illustrator’s surname and first name plus the word “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_ DATA”.

BENEFIT:

The award will consist of the signing of a professional contract with Apila Ediciones for the publication of the selected work, which will include the payment to the author(s) of €4,000, equivalent to 10% of the value of the first print run of the book, as well as the dissemination and international distribution of the book. In the event that the rights of the project are shared between writer and illustrator, the percentage of 10% will be divided between them according to the prior agreement reached by both.

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