Grants for writers facing financial difficulty

“The grant for me was just brilliant. I’d had life-saving surgery and had some follow-on issues, and it was a really difficult time. And the Royal Literary Fund took away quite a lot of anguish for me.” – Jayne Joso “I did have problems coping in my life and I had really nowhere else to turn. They obviously had a notion that creative people who come upon hard times deserve to live in a degree of dignity.” – Bill Broady [...] ALCS Logo Article cover image: Grants for writers facing financial difficulty # Grants for writers facing financial difficulty ### As our research into authors’ incomes demonstrates, a career in writing is often financially precarious. If you’re currently facing financial difficulties, whether that be due to an unexpected bill or illness, you may be eligible for a grant from the Royal Literary Fund (RLF). [...] Previous beneficiaries have included Anna Burns, Margaret Busby, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Hanif Kureishi, DH Lawrence, Doris Lessing, Edith Nesbit, Mustapha Matura, Edna O’Brien, Mervyn Peake, Ali Smith, Bram Stoker and Dylan Thomas. What does an RLF grant cover?