On behalf of ApollyCon event owner Jennifer L. Armentrout and our Wordsmith Board of Directors, we are thrilled to announce that our author scholarship application form for 2026 is NOW LIVE!

https://form.jotform.com/ApollyCon/Wordsmith2026

WHAT IS THE APOLLYCON WORDSMITH SCHOLARSHIP?

The ApollyCon Wordsmith Scholarship was founded by Jennifer L. Arementrout to empower and uplift marginalized members of the book community by providing them with invaluable access to ApollyCon resources. Supported by a board of directors including, Nita Banks, Stephanie Brown, Matt Dellisola, and Vonetta Young, our mission is to foster an inclusive literary community where aspiring and established historically marginalized authors, readers, and industry professionals can thrive.

Through this scholarship, we aim to remove financial barriers, facilitate meaningful connections, and support the creative journeys of individuals who are passionate about the written word. We believe in the transformative power of literature and are committed to nurturing the talents and dreams of wordsmiths everywhere.

THE AWARD:

We will be providing a scholarships for awardees to attend ApollyCon as a signing Author in 2026. This award will include:

–  Table fee waiver

–  Hotel room at the event hotel

–  Transportation costs (if needed)

–  Inclusion on two ApollyCon panels

–  Optional opportunity to have a book included in a Primal/Ascended bag (no less than 500) at no cost to the author

Applications will be open via link posted on the ApollyCon website, Instagram bio, and Facebook pages from December 5th, 2024 – January 17th, 2025.

The 2026 awardees will be contacted via email in early 2025 and announced publicly in May 2025.

Have any questions about this scholarship? Reach out to our team via email at scholarship@apollyconevent.com!