FUNDING FOR AUTHORS / CREATIVE FREELANCERS (thread):

@ace_national – Grants for artists & creative professionals, up to £2,500: http://artscouncil.org.uk/funding/financial-support-artists-creative-practitioners-and-freelancers

Authors' Emergency Fund – Grants up to £2,000 for all types of authors to meet urgent need: http://societyofauthors.org/Grants/authors-emergency-fund

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@CreativeScots – Grants up to £2,500 for freelancers/artists, round 2 opens 20 April: http://creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/bridging-bursary

@CreativeScots – Open fund for sustainable working for freelancers / artists (we're running an online session about this soon): http://creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-fund-sustaining-creative-development

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@Arts_Wales_ – Grants up to £2,500 to meet urgent need, open now / round 2 on 28 April: http://arts.wales/urgent-response-fund-for-individuals

Arts Council Northern Ireland – Emergency funding to be announced: http://artscouncil-ni.org/funding 

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@rlfwriters – For writers in financial difficulty: http://www.rlf.org.uk/ 

@FilmTVCharity – Repayable grants scheme for freelancers & other schemes available: http://filmtvcharity.org.uk/