The Royal Literary Fund saves my bacon (again...)

Sep 15, 2017

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Updated: Jun 11

Many thanks once again to the Royal Literary Fund for providing me with a very generous grant for the second year running. Means a great deal when such a respected organisation shows such faith in your writing.

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