About Live Literature

Live Literature:

• Part-funds 1,200 sessions a year by paying the author’s fee (£175 per session), travel and accommodation expenses directly to the author after the event. We provide a claim form to make this easy, fast and straightforward
• Asks you to pay a pre-set, predictable cost per session – great for budgets! We invoice you for a contribution to the author’s fee after the event (£75 per session, a total of £90 including VAT. Some organisations can reclaim VAT)
• Makes sure everyone pays the same contribution, no matter how short or long the author’s journey to the session. This gives you more flexibility to choose authors and helps you bring new voices to your audiences
• Offers help and advice on organising and coordinating your sessions, as well as promotional help from our Marketing team

As part of the wider Live Literature programme, we also fully-fund a number of schools residencies and showcase the work of hundreds of professional authors in our Live Literature directory.

How to apply

Applications for 2019 events are closed, applications for 2020 will open later in the year.

Application details will be available during the submission window. You'll hear from us about your application within six weeks. Any questions? Get in touch by emailing live.literature@scottishbooktrust.com or calling us on 0131 524 0160.

Who can apply?

Individuals and not-for profit organisations in every part of Scotland can apply for support to host events or projects with authors.

You can apply for funding if:

• You are an individual or not-for-profit organisation in any part of Scotland
• You are applying on behalf of a school, library, community group, arts organisation, local festival, reading/writing group, hospital, prison or an organisation working with adults or children with disabilities
• You have budget to part-fund your application

The panel carefully read and consider all applications. Where appropriate, the panel gives feedback along with the award decision.