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Emergency Grants for Living Expenses for Writers,
Editors, Students, and Professionals
Emergency
Grants to cover Living Expenses of Authors, Writers, Editors, and
Students
Author's League
Fund www.authorsleaguefund.org
The Author's League Fund offers interest-free loans of between $2,000
and $3,000 to writers with severe medical/health related problems and
other serious misfortunes. No membership necessary. Application and
details available on website.
Change, Inc.
Grants of up to $1,000 available to artists for medical, living and
other expenses. Mail to: PO Box 705 Cooper Station, New York, NY 10276
or call (212) 226-0581
for an application.
Mayer Foundation www.mayerfoundation.org
The Mayer Foundation has grants of up to $5,000 available to
individuals who find themselves in severe economic turmoil due to
natural or civil disasters. Grants are awarded to cover rent, mortgage,
medical bills, utilities, and other day to day living expenses. See
website for details.
PEN Writer's Fund www.pen.org
Grants of up to $2,000 available to published writers in acute
financial crisis. No membership necessary to apply for emergency
assistance. Application and details available on website.
Poets In Need
www.poetsinneed.org
Provides emergency assistance to poets who have an established presence
in the literary community as innovators in the field and have a
substantive body of published work.
National Association for the Self-Employed
www.nase.org/nase_benefits/membership_levels.asp
Membership organization that providing access to health insurance for
the self-employed. See website for details.
Writer's Guild of America www.wga.org
Health insurance
available for members. To become a member, applicants must meet
extensive eligibility requirements found on the website.
American Society
of Journalists and Authors
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