The Authors’ Foundation and Authors’ Contingency Fund in 2023
A roundup of a year in grants from our Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust, and from our Contingency Fund for authors in need
£600k Hardship Fund for authors in Scotland
SoA partners with Creative Scotland to distribute £600k in hardship grants to authors in Scotland.
Two-thirds of authors reporting loss of income during Covid-19, according to new SoA survey
Our third real-time survey Authors in the Health Crisis confirms extent of Covid-19 impact on the earnings of writers, illustrators and literary translators – and highlights lack of Government support.
Step Up to support authors facing financial hardship, says SoA as grants Fund runs short
The SoA launches Step Up, a fundraising drive to call for donations to the Authors’ Contingency Fund to ensure it can continue to offer hardship grants to authors, as emergency funding runs low and the health crisis continues.