Grants & Pensions ›
The RLF supports
professional writers
through grants and
pensions for writers
in financial difficulty.
Fellowships ›
RLF Fellows provide
individual writing
support to students
through the UK-wide
Fellowship programme.
Resources ›
Online writing guides
offer students
practical help to
develop their writing.
The WritersMosaic website is a new RLF initiative that showcases writing from a mosaic of literary voices and cultures through authored talks, creative exchanges and interviews; its editorial team are all RLF Fellows.
WritersMosaic >
Welcome to the Royal Literary Fund
The Royal Literary Fund is a British charity that has been supporting authors since 1790, among them James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Dylan Thomas and Edith Nesbit. We provide grants and pensions to writers in financial difficulty: novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters and translators. As writers struggle in the current situation, we are here to help.
How to Apply >
We also run education programmes where writers deploy their talents for the wider benefit. Our Fellowship scheme funds writers to work one-to-one with university students. We also provide writing development workshops to schools and our community projects nurture resilience, engagement and empowerment.
Education programmes >