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How to handle repeated creative rejections

I have been applying for grants for two years and getting rejected every time and I am starting to think maybe I am just not good enough

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Systematic rejection from institutions begins to feel like objective proof of inadequacy rather than institutional limitation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The artist's business — self-employment and creative work?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.