New York, NY—June 8, 2021—Poets & Writers is pleased to announce that the organization has been awarded a grant of $20,000 from the Amazon Literary Partnership.
“We are grateful to receive renewed support from the Amazon Literary Partnership,” said Melissa Ford Gradel, Poets & Writers’ executive director. “In a field that is chronically underfunded and in the face of budget challenges intensified by the pandemic, Amazon’s sustained support is crucial to our ability to reach writers nationwide, and will help us showcase the nation’s varied writing communities, build partnerships, and leverage technology to connect writers to one another.”
For the full list of Amazon Literary Partnership 2021 awardees, visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-literary-partnership-grant-recipients-2021.
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