UK crime novelist Peter James has launched a new initiative called the Author Fund designed to help authors support libraries and those who struggle with reading.
Authors are being encouraged to use their position to raise money for charity The Reading Agency and to support projects such as the Summer Reading Challenge.
Writers are being encouraged to hold bucket collections at events, to tweet and blog in support of the charity and to donate stories for use in competitions.
The Reading Agency said: “£5,000 could help The Reading Agency reach an additional 5,000 disadvantaged children through the Summer Reading Challenge, £10,000 could train 50 librarians to support adults taking the Six Book Challenge and £20,000 could create skills-boosting, reading-inspired volunteering opportunities for 2,000 young people in areas of high unemployment.”
The Author Fund has already gained the backing of authors including Neil Gaiman, Cressida Cowell, David Nicholls, Karin Slaughter, Andy McNab and Julian Barnes.
The Author Fund is supported using public funding by the National Lottery and Art Council England’s Catalyst programme.
This is a worthy campaign and you can find out more at http://www.thebookseller.com/news/peter-james-launches-author-fund-libraries.html
John Dean
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