Scheme of Financial Assistance to New Writers of Gujarati Language and Literature for Publishing Original Works of Creative and Fine Literature

The purpose of the "Scheme of Financial Assistance to New Writers of Gujarati Language and Literature for Publishing Original Works of Creative and Fine Literature" is to provide financial support to emerging Gujarati writers who wish to publish their first original literary work but are unable to afford printing costs due to financial constraints.

Under the "Scheme of Financial Assistance to New Writers of Gujarati Language and Literature for Publishing Original Works of Creative and Fine Literature", only new writers of the Gujarati language who are publishing their first book of original literary content are eligible to apply for financial assistance.

Only original creative works in Gujarati such as novels, short stories, essays, plays, poetry collections, and autobiographies are eligible for financial assistance under this scheme, while edited compilations or non-literary books are not considered.

The maximum financial assistance provided under the "Scheme of Financial Assistance to New Writers of Gujarati Language and Literature for Publishing Original Works of Creative and Fine Literature" is ₹10,000 for manuscripts up to 112 pages and ₹15,000 for those exceeding 112 pages, subject to the Academy's standard cost norms.

No, a writer can apply only once in a financial year under the "Scheme of Financial Assistance to New Writers of Gujarati Language and Literature for Publishing Original Works of Creative and Fine Literature" and must not submit multiple applications.

Writers who have already received financial assistance five or more times under any scheme of the Gujarat Sahitya Academy or its affiliated academies in other languages are not eligible to apply again under this scheme.

The manuscript must be submitted in two hard-bound, typed copies with proper pagination, clearly labeled with the author’s name, address, mobile number, and the title, and should not be submitted with loose pages or incomplete formatting.

No, the author cannot make any changes to the manuscript, including its title, content, or formatting, after submission unless they receive written permission from the Gujarat Sahitya Academy.

The final decision under the "Scheme of Financial Assistance to New Writers of Gujarati Language and Literature for Publishing Original Works of Creative and Fine Literature" is made after the manuscript is reviewed by expert evaluators, and only those manuscripts deemed of high literary merit are approved.

The printed book must clearly state “Published with financial assistance from Gujarat Sahitya Academy” along with the Academy’s logo on the back cover and the inside front matter of the book.

No, the financial assistance granted under this scheme is non-transferable and cannot be redirected to any private publisher or third-party organization under any circumstance.

After publishing, the writer is required to submit 15 printed copies of the book free of cost to the Gujarat Sahitya Academy along with the original printing bills and approval documents.

The approved manuscript must be printed and submitted within one year of the grant approval under the "Scheme of Financial Assistance to New Writers of Gujarati Language and Literature for Publishing Original Works of Creative and Fine Literature".