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The 2026 fellowship application deadline was November 19, 2025 at 11:59pm EST — already past. The 2026 residency runs in July 2026 but applications are closed.
Miss Sarah Fellowship for Black Women Writers is sponsored by Trillium Arts. The “Miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black Women Writers provides a restful environment conducive to reflection and writing for Black women writers. For 2026, the fellowship will focus on the genre of Fiction and includes a ten-day solo residency.
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Writing Fellowships — Trillium Arts “miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black women Writers Trillium Arts currently awards an annual “Miss Sarah” Fellowship, which provides immersive creative time and space to the selected artist, free of charge. Sarah M. Johnson was born on July 10, 1931 in Cleveland County, NC.
In 1948, she moved to and settled in Hickory, NC, where she believed there would be greater job opportunities. Like many southern Black women of her generation, Sarah made a living as a domestic and factory worker, cleaning the homes of two prominent white families while simultaneously working as an employee of Hickory Springs Manufacturing.
A single mother of seven, whom she raised in a one-bedroom apartment in the Ridgeview community, where the majority of Black folks lived in Hickory, Sarah worked tirelessly to provide for each of her children. People throughout Hickory affectionately called her “Miss Sarah” due to her generous spirit and gifts as an extraordinary baker, and her desserts graced the tables of people far and wide. She rarely met a stranger.
She was also well-known for her community activism as a lifetime member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)-Hickory Branch. Sarah was honored as the Hickory Branch of the NAACP “Mother of the Year” in 1986 and was also crowned North Carolina state “Mother of the Year” in the same year.
What better way to honor her than to create a fellowship that embodies her creativity and commitment to social justice? She passed away on July 17, 2019 at the age of 88. Given the significance of the number 7 in her Miss Sarah’s life (seven children; her birth and death in the seventh month seven days apart; and Trillium Arts board member E.
Patrick Johnson being the seventh child), the “Miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black Women Writers offers a ten-day residency in the month of July at Trillium’s “Firefly Creek” apartment in Mars Hill, surrounded by the beauty of nature in the lovely setting of the Blue Ridge Mountains, or at E. Patrick Johnson and Stephen Lewis’s “Montford Manor” residence near downtown Asheville; transportation to and from Asheville; and a $1,000 stipend.
Whether one needs the quiet space and time to develop the seed of an idea for a new writing project or to complete a project underway, the “Miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black Women Writers aims to provide Black women writers (fiction and nonfiction) uninterrupted time and a conducive environment to rest, reflect and write. Meet Previous “Miss Sarah” Fellows: 2021: Tyrese L. Coleman and Ida Harris 2022: Eder J.
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How to Apply for the “Miss Sarah” Fellowship The application portal for the “Miss Sarah” 2026 Fellowship will open beginning October 8, 2025. The application will be available for six weeks. The deadline to apply for 2026 is Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
The genre for 2026 is Fiction. Learn more and access the application HERE Banner Photo by Kat Stokes
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Black women writers at any stage of their careers are invited to apply. The 2026 fellowship focuses on fiction. Open to artists based anywhere in the world. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,000 stipend and transportation. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was November 19, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Miss Sarah Fellowship for Black Women Writers is funded by Trillium Arts. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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