The Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Woodcock Fund
The Woodcock Fund, which resides at the very heart
of the Writers’ Trust, was established in 1989
through the generosity of Canadian writer George
Woodcock and his wife Ingeborg. Sadly, both are now
deceased, but their generosity lives on in this
hugely important fund.
Despite his very successful career, George Woodcock
himself was well aware of the difficulties faced by
those who have chosen to devote their lives to
literature. Not only is writing a solitary
profession with no health benefits or pension plans,
not only is little or no income generated during the
long pre-publication period when a book is being
born, there is no guarantee that even when a book is
published that it will generate enough income to
provide a decent standard of living. Any number of
factors contribute to a book's financial success
(quality being only one of them) and almost all of
these factors are impossible to control.
When a writer faces an unexpected financial crisis,
therefore, or becomes ill, his or her ability to
finish a book is at serious risk. Unless help
arrives.
To date, the Writers’
Trust of Canada’s Woodcock Fund has distributed more
than $500,000 in financial support to more than 130
Canadian writers, a number of them prominent and
established in their respective fields.
“The generous and
timely patronage of the Woodcock Fund alleviated my
immediate worries and enabled me to move through a
time of hardship and real despair, and it restored a
sense of hopefulness about my career. I am forever
grateful.”
- Pearl Luke, author
of Madame Zee
Financial assistance is available to those who
qualify.
For application
guidelines or more information please contact:
Kyle Greenwood
Program Manager
Woodcock Fund & Writers' Workshops
The Writers' Trust of Canada
200 - 90 Richmond St. East
Toronto, ON M5C 1P1
416.504.8222 x 243
kgreenwood@writerstrust.com
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