These awards, by the Royal Society of Literature, are for UK residents. “An RSL Literature Matters Award must result in new, original writing or other literary activity of an excellent artistic standard, which will reach a substantial readership or audience. It may be a piece or pieces of writing, a publication, an event or a production on any subject and in any form, including (but not limited to) prose fiction, short stories, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, graphic fiction, biography or travel-writing. “ Priority is given to proposals which will help connect with audiences or topics outside the usual reach of literature, and/or will help generate public discussion about why literature matters. The person applying should be a writer or other literary creator with a successful track record to indicate the proposal is likely to succeed. They also accept applications from small groups or collaborations/collectives of writers.
Value: £20,000 corpus, split between various projects
Deadline: 8 August 2025
Open for: UK residents
Details here and here.

Deadline: August 8th, 2025