The Grant Writing Guide officially launches today with Princeton University Press! This book is for: +Scholars who want to write fundable grants. +People who like concrete examples, checklists, and action plans. Here are 5 common grant writing questions answered in the book:

1. How do you know what grants to apply for? Ch. 1 covers types of grants, how the grant process usually works, how to figure out which funders are likely to love your work, and how to find grant abstracts. By the end of Ch. 1, you'll have a shortlist of good target funders.

2. But how do you generate fundable ideas? Ch. 2 covers ways to generate ideas, prompts for brainstorming, and shows you how to turn your seed ideas into ideas that will excite funders. By the end of Ch. 2, you'll have a shortlist of ideas you can vet with trusted mentors.

3. But how do you figure out which idea to start with? Ch. 3 shows how to lean on the experience of seasoned grant writers. By the end of Ch. 3, you'll have the information you need to choose which grant will help you move your career in directions you care about.

4. But how do you pitch your grant? Ch. 4 explains how to write a compelling one pager (your pitch, also known as the specific aims page). I walk you through a structure, prompts, and exercises. By the end of Ch. 4, you'll know how to write and refine your one pager.

5. But how do you talk to a program officer? Ch. 5 explains what program officers do, gives you a template for emailing, and walks you through key questions you need to ask when you meet with a program officer. And then...

...The Grant Writing Guide walks you through the rest of the grant writing process! Every chapter has: +Action steps. +Answers to frequently asked questions. +Stories from real scholars. You can pick up your copy here:

I'm thankful to so many people for making this day a reality. My editorial team: @Dougherty1Peter, @MattRohal, Alena Chekanov. The incredible people at PUP: @christiehenry, Barb Tonetti, Lisa Black, Lauren Lepow, Karen Carter, Lauren Reese, Alyssa Sanford, & Kathryn Stevens.

Cover designer @matthewtavery - I love this cover so much! Copy editor Cindy Milstein, whose encouragement was so needed in that final mile! I'm thankful to the @TheOpEdProject, for their inspiring mission to make sure we hear from our missing voices.

Thank you to @lportwoodstacer, whose Accelerator Workshop taught me everything I needed to know about book proposals. And my colleagues who shared their publishing wisdom: @BlusteinDavid @GabrielleMRO @ScottSeider @dennisshirley @drBelleLiang and Usha Tummala-Narra.

This book is better because wonderful colleagues were willing to read beta versions of this book and share their feedback. Thank you @kbeckerblease @DemeyerJoanna @HoskovaBarbora @AlexaRiobueno Hoa Lam, @cconrymurray Samantha Aube @kguastaferroPhD Clara Shim & @ngoctphan!

And thank you to so many scholars who shared their grant writing insights. This was the most generous gift, based on the belief our world is better when we help each other address challenging questions and get support for ideas. p. 212 names these awesome individuals!