Grant: PEN WRITERS FUND

The PEN Writers Fund is an emergency fund for professional—
published or produced—writers with serious financial
difficulties. Depending on the situation, the fund gives
grants or loans of up to $1,000. The maximum amount is
given only under especially dire circumstances and when
monies are available. The PEN Fund for Writers and Editors
with HIV/AIDS, administered under the PEN Writers Fund, gives
grants of up to $2,000 to professional writers and editors who
face serious financial difficulties because of HIV or AIDS-
related illness. The Writers Fund does not exist for research
purposes, to enable the completion of writing projects, or to
fund publications or organizations. The Writers Fund Committee
meets approximately every two months to review applications.