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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
‘A huge confidence boost’ — awarding £179,750 in grants for works in progress
Hil Aked, Constantine Alexander Blintzios, Jaye Elster, Araba Ofori-Acquah, Laura Theis and Andrew Ziminski are among the recipients of our second 2022 round of Authors Foundation and K Blundell Trust awards for 2022.
‘Valuable time to write’ – 55 writers share £184,750 in grants for work in progress
Louisa Adjoa Parker, Leo Boix and Rachel Trethewey are among the recipients of our first round of Authors Foundation and K Blundell Trust awards for 2022.
£186,750 in grants to authors for works in progress
72 authors receive grants to buy time to write and complete research, including the inaugural World of Books Impact Award
‘This couldn’t have come at a better time’ – Writers receive £185,000 in grants for work in progress
From work exploring the relationship between journalism and public health, economic inequality in India and cultivating resilience and hope, these grants for work in progress ‘couldn’t have come at a better time’ for 78 writers.
Society of Authors awards £185,000 in grants for work in progress
48 authors have received a financial grant to support their ongoing writing projects, worth more than £185,000 in total.
SoA awards £185,000 to over 50 writers for works in progress
Over 50 authors have been awarded nearly £185,000 in grants this month to help them focus on their latest writing projects – either with research costs or by giving them valuable time to write.
72 writers share £186,000 of Autumn grants for work in progress
Our final 2019 round of grants will support the work of a range of exciting authors, from poetry and fiction to biography and non-fiction.
Writers receive £185,000 for works in progress
Each year we are thrilled to be able to support a number of writers with their works in progress through grants from the Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust. This year is no exception – with over 70 authors awarded nearly £185,000 this month, helping them with research costs and giving them valuable time to focus on their latest writing projects.
Authors awarded £185k for works in progress
We are delighted to once again award grants for works in progress to writers: the Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust grants have awarded nearly £185,000 this month to authors to assist with research costs or buying them time to write. As with every year, we are proud to offer support to writers from a…
£180,000 to authors for works in progress
By the start of 2018 we had received an enormous number of applications from writers of a wide range of genres and styles. This year we are delighted to be able to support some exciting new work from established and emerging authors. Over 50 authors will receive cheques amounting to £180,000 enabling them to complete their latest projects.