Following emergency relief donations to Artist Relief and PEN America Writer's Emergency Fund who are providing grants directly to writers impacted by COVID-19, the Amazon Literary Partnership expands support with more than $1 million in funding to 66 nonprofits dedicated to serving writers

Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded more than $13 million in grant funding to more than 175 literary organizations

(NASDAQ: AMZN)— For more than 10 years, the Amazon Literary Partnership has supported efforts that help writers tell their stories and find their readers. Following the emergency relief donation to Artist Relief and PEN America Writer’s Emergency Fund, both of which are providing grants directly to writers impacted by COVID-19, the Amazon Literary Partnership today announced an additional $1 million in grant funding to 66 organizations across the country. The funding will support groups that are working to empower writers, helping them to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive.

The Amazon Literary Partnership strives to award grants to organizations that have a deep impact on writers’ lives and the broader literary and publishing community. In addition to the 66 grants gifted this year, the Amazon Literary Partnership has also awarded $120,000 grants to the Academy of American Poets and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses to establish a Poetry Fund and Literary Magazine Fund.

Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded more than 175 organizations, all of which amplify and uplift overlooked and underrepresented writers, and connect writers with their readers, with more than $13 million in grant funding. Grant recipients include nonprofit writing centers, residencies, fellowships, after-school classes, literary magazines, national organizations supporting storytelling and free speech, and internationally acclaimed publishers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

“We’re extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with the Amazon Literary Partnership to support poetry organizations, especially as more and more people are turning to poetry for comfort and courage in this crisis,” said Jennifer Benka, Executive Director, the Academy of American Poets. “We appreciate that the Amazon Literary Partnership program was quick to respond in this time of great need.”

“Since its inception, CLMP has been dedicated to sustaining the health and extending the reach of the nation’s literary magazines. Often the first places writers find their readers, these publications are essential to the publishing ecosystem, providing fertile ground for diverse voices to thrive,” said Mary Gannon, Executive Director, Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. “CLMP is honored to lend its expertise to the Amazon Literary Partnership's ongoing financial support of these underserved and uniquely vulnerable publishers.”

“The Amazon Literary Partnership champions organizations that support writers, poets, translators, and diverse voices at every stage in their career. Given the impact COVID-19 has had on the literary community, we are proud to continue to fund these remarkable organizations sustaining the literary culture in our communities now and for the future,” said Alexandra Woodworth, Manager of the Amazon Literary Partnership.

This year’s grant recipients include a wide range of organizations from 24 states and Washington D.C. New grant recipients include Deep Vellum Publishing, City of Asylum Pittsburgh, The Center for Africa, LitNet as well as past grant recipients like the Asian American Writers Workshop, Lambda Literary, National Novel Writing Month, the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35, Words without Borders, and Poets & Writers.

“The pandemic’s impact on the LGBTQ literary community has been, and will continue to be, devastating. So many of us are struggling to get by, are grieving, have fallen ill, or have been lost,” said Sue Landers, Executive Director of Lambda Literary. “Generous support from the Amazon Literary Partnership will help ensure that Lambda Literary can continue to respond creatively and powerfully to LGBTQ writers' needs as we move through this historic time.”

“As a small organization hosting the world’s largest writing event, NaNoWriMo has depended on Amazon Literary Partnership's support for more than 10 years to help create a global neighborhood of writers focused on inclusivity, empowerment, and encouragement,” said Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month. “We want everyone to embrace their creativity and make it a priority, and Amazon Literary Partnership has been instrumental in helping thousands of people believe in their story and give it voice.”

“In times of danger and upheaval, writers help us make sense of what is happening, expand our capacity for empathy, and imagine the future. So we are especially grateful to have the renewed support of Amazon Literary Partnership this year,” said Elliot Figman, Executive Director, Poets & Writers. “The grant will help us continue United States of Writing, an initiative to deepen our support for writers nationwide. In a field that is woefully under-capitalized, Amazon's support for the literary community is critical.”

2020 Amazon Literary Partnership grants 826 Valencia 826NYC Academy of American Poets Archipelago Books Artist Relief Artist Trust Asian American Writers' Workshop Aspen Words Association of Writers & Writing Programs Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute Brooklyn Book Festival.org Center for the Art of Translation Centrum Chicago Humanities Festival City of Asylum Pittsburgh Clarion West Coffee House Press Community of Literary Magazines & Presses Community-Word Project Creative Writing Program, University of Washington Deep Vellum Publishing Feminist Press, Inc. Girls Write Now Graywolf Press GrubStreet Hedgebrook House of SpeakEasy Hub City Writers Project Humanities Washington Indiana Writers Center Jack Jones Literary Arts Kenyon Review Kundiman Lambda Literary Lighthouse Writers Workshop LitNet: The Literary Network Loft, Inc. (The Loft Literary Center) Milkweed Editions Narrative 4, Inc. National Book Critics Circle Board National Book Foundation National Novel Writing Month Open Letter Books/Best Translated Book Award PEN America PEN America Writer's Emergency Fund Restless Books Richard Hugo House Seattle Arts & Lectures Seattle City of Literature Seattle Public Library Small Press Distribution The Center for Fiction The Corporation of Yaddo The Inner Loop The MacDowell Colony The Moth The Africa Center The Telling Room The Writer's Block: Writing Downtown Residency Town Hall Seattle Transit Books Ucross Foundation Washington Center for the Book Words Without Borders WriteGirl Writers in the Schools Young Writers Project Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Foundation

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