The Mellon Foundation, along with the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses and the National Book Foundation, have joined forces to administer $3.5 million to literary organizations struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Writers create humanity’s vast and intricate record — they are the chroniclers of our joys and fears, our varied inner lives, our humor, anguish, and determination,” said Foundation president Elizabeth Alexander.
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Hillel Italie, “Arts Organizations Establish 'Literary Arts Emergency Fund’,” Associated Press, July 17, 2020.
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Helen Holmes, “A Literary Arts Emergency Fund Has Been Set Up for Struggling Organizations,” Observer, July 17, 2020.
Ed Nawotka, “$3.5 Million in Grants Available for Nonprofit Publishers, Lit Orgs,” Publishers Weekly, July 17, 2020.
Aaron Robertson, “A new emergency fund will help literary organizations hit hard by the pandemic,” LitHub, July 17, 2020.
“The Literary Arts Emergency Fund to provide $3.5 million in one-time grants; Michelle Obama launches podcast,” BookForum, July 17, 2020.
“Literary Arts Emergency Fund, Inclusivity in Bookselling, and More,” Poets & Writers, July 17, 2020.
