.The receivers of the 2024 MacArthur Base Fellowships have actually been introduced. Generally known as the Genius Give, it provides a $800,000 stipend to each Fellow, paid over 5 years. Marlies A. Carruth, Supervisor of the MacArthur Fellows states, "The 2024 MacArthur Fellows seek strenuous query with goal as well as purpose. They reveal prejudices constructed right into arising innovations and also social units and also pack vital voids in the understanding of patterns that sustain life in the world. Their job highlights our shared humanity, focusing the firm of impaired individuals, the complexion and also backgrounds of Aboriginal communities, the psychological lives of youngsters, and viewpoints of country Americans." A lot of the 22 MacArthur Fellows this year have actually published publications, whether as their line of work, like young adult and mid level author Jason Reynolds, or as a result of their work, like disability compensation activist Alice Wong. Right here are 10 of the year's MacArthur Fellows that are actually writers, beginning with those that got the fellowship for their creating.