Writers Emergency Assistance Fund
Offered by American Society of Journalists and Authors
WEAF gives grants to professional freelance writers who cannot work because of illness, disability, natural disaster, or an extraordinary crisis.
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The Writers Emergency Assistance Fund helps established freelance writers who, because of illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work. This... Main Services financial assistance Serving adults 18+ covid19 unemployed natural disaster survivors in crisis
Cost & format
free · Online
Who this is for
Applicants do not need to be ASJA members, but must qualify for ASJA professional membership as established nonfiction freelance writers and must provide work samples, tax records, bank statements, W-9, bills, and documentation of the crisis or medical/disability need.
How to apply
Apply through ASJA's online WEAF application forms; review takes about two to four weeks depending on volunteer availability.
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