`This is a scary time`: coronavirus emergency fund set up for authors
(The Guardian Books News)

Author Philip Pullman said the grants of up to £2,000 designed to meet urgent need `will be enormously reassuring´ o Coronavirus and culture - a list of major cancellationso Coronavirus - latest updateso See all our coronavirus coverageA £330,000 emergency fund for authors is being launched to support those facing `unmanageable` losses from the cancellation of events, book tours and school visits during the coronavirus pandemic.The Society of Authors, which launched the emergency fund, said that many authors were set to be affected, with some already losing thousands of pounds a day as work is called off. Continue reading...