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Description: Provides grants to authors currently working on a project with a British publisher.
Application Deadline: Rolling basis
Eligibility:
You are eligible to apply if
You have been commissioned by a commercial British or Irish publisher to write or translate a full-length work of fiction, poetry, or non-fiction and need funding (in addition to any publisher’s advance) for important research, travel, or other general expenditure.
or
You are without a contractual commitment with a publisher but have had at least one book published commercially by a British or Irish publisher, of which you are the sole author or translator, and there is a strong likelihood that your next book will be published in Britain or Ireland.
In both cases you must have a non-contributory contract (either currently or for a previous publication) where you, the author, did not pay funds towards publication costs.
and for scriptwriters and playwrights:
You have previously had a work of which you are the sole author professionally performed on stage, screen, or radio.
or
You are currently under contract to write a script that will be professionally performed on stage, screen, or radio.
More Information: https://societyofauthors.org/grants/grants-for-work-in-progress/
Royal Literary Fund Hardship Grants
Description: Provides financial assistance to professional writers in the UK and Ireland facing financial difficulties due to unforeseen circumstances, such as unexpected bills or reduced income.
Eligibility: From their website: “We invite applications from all kinds of professional authors who are resident in the UK or British citizens – including fiction writers, illustrators, literary translators, scriptwriters, poets, journalists and others – for whom author-related activities make up a substantial amount of their annual income.
The fund is not open to editors, copywriters, or for those with salaried income for writing. If you are unsure if you are eligible for the fund please contact us at grants@societyofauthors.org and we will be happy to discuss your specific circumstances with you.”
Application Process: Applicants are required to submit a formal application detailing their financial situation and publishing history.
Grant Amount: Varies based on individual circumstances and available funds.
More Information: For detailed guidelines and application forms, visit the Royal Literary Fund’s official website: https://societyofauthors.org/grants/grants-writers-in-need/
Please note that the Royal Literary Fund has experienced a significant increase in applications recently, with a 400% rise compared to the previous year.
Woodcock Fund Grant
Description: Provides financial assistance to professional writers in Canada facing financial difficulties due to temporary unforeseen circumstances
“An applicant must be:
Accommodation will be made to those applying to the program in languages other than English. Please contact the program director for assistance.
* Applicants should base their eligibility on publication with traditional publishers, ones with an independent editorial review process that provide advances/royalties and do not charge authors as clients. The Writers’ Trust does not at this time recognize self-published titles on an equal footing, though we recognize that for some individuals and in some genres the decision to self-publish is advantageous. Our ruling is periodically reviewed. Writers that are exclusively self-published are ineligible for this program.”
Grant Amount: Varies based on individual circumstances and available funds (typically $2,000-$1,200.00)
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