The Society of Authors administers a number of grants for writers. Grants help fund works in progress and support authors in financial difficulty.
Grants for works in progress:
- The Authors Foundation
- The K Blundell Trust
- World of Books Impact Award
Deadline
1 February, annually May
1 July, annually October
Contingency grants:
- The Authors’ Contingency Fund
- The Francis Head Bequest
- The P.D. James Memorial Fund (Members only)
The Authors’ Contingency fund offers hardship grants to authors in financial difficulty. It helps writers, illustrators, literary translators, scriptwriters, poets, journalists and others, whose author-related activities make up a substantial amount of their annual income. Grants range in value from £500 to £2,000 and are designed to meet immediate need.
Grants are there for a wide range of purposes. That could mean emergency relief to support you through the health crisis. Or it could mean help with an unexpected expense, so the inconvenience of a broken boiler, laptop or washing machine doesn’t become a crisis.
- Make up lost income if you find yourself unable to work
- Help cover a shortfall if a project falls through
- Ease the impact on your writing career of illness or a domestic situation
- Pay for a training course when you don’t have the funds
- Help with one-off expenses, such as the cost of a new boiler or if your computer is on its last legs.
- If you have any questions about the criteria or your specific needs, please email grants@societyofauthors.org.
You do not have to be a member of the SoA to apply.
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