Summary of Grants

Please contact the Publishing Grants Department for full details of schemes in support of English-language publishing.


Individual Literary Books Grants

Grants to support the production of literary books of Welsh interest or by writers living in Wales, for adults or children.


Revenue Grants

Grants towards overheads and the literary publishing programmes of publishers based in Wales. Established publishers of Welsh literature in English who wish to enquire about the possibility of revenue funding should contact the Publishing Grants Department.


Advances/ Fees to Authors and Illustrators

Grants to enable publishers to offer advances on royalties or pay fees to writers or illustrators to create good quality work of broad appeal.


Small Literary Commission Grants

Grants to enable publishers to commission literary/ cultural research or pay for stories/essays in edited collections/multiple-authored volumes etc.


Marketing Grants

Grants towards the promotion of individual titles or groups of titles.


Supported Posts

Contributions towards the employment of in-house editors and marketing staff. Funds have been fully allocated for the period ending March 2011 (subject to satisfactory performance). The Publishing Grants Department will advertise procedures for future applications in due course.


Freelance Editor Grants

These grants are targeted specifically at titles commissioned under the Advances/ Fees to Authors and Illustrators scheme by publishers who do not, in general, employ in-house editors.


Training Grants

Grants to enable publishers and groups of publishers to receive professional training, particularly in editing, marketing and business management.


Literary/ Cultural Periodicals

Grants offered as three-year franchises to periodicals which are concerned, in whole or in part, with literature, the arts or cultural matters. Current franchises expire at the end of March 2012.


Small Literary Magazines/Presses

Grants to support small-scale, publishing initiatives and to encourage new creative talent from Wales. Applications may be made once a year, in May. See deadlines for current details.

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