Amazon Literary Partnership Grant: UK

Amazon Literary Partnership Grant: UK

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Amazon, Inc.
Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Summary

The Amazon Literary Partnership Grant supports literary organizations in the UK and Republic of Ireland, promoting diverse voices and emerging writers. In 2025, it funded 38 groups, enhancing storytelling and writing engagement, especially for children. The grant is currently open for applications from non-profit organizations aiming to grow their literary initiatives in 2026, fostering creativity and community involvement in literature.

Overview

Amazon Literary Partnership (ALP) is back for its sixth year after five successful years providing grants to literary organisations that encourage and champion writers of all ages and stages across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.In 2025, the ALP supported 38  literary groups across the UK, more than ever before; and for the first time supported groups in the Republic of Ireland. Beneficiaries included organisations dedicated to amplifying voices that aren’t usually heard, or groups that engage children with expressing themselves through writing.The Amazon Literary Partnership is now open and invites applications from all non-profit literary organisations in the UK and Republic of Ireland for grants to support and help grow their work in 2026.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must be a registered nonprofit organisation in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland, whose core mission is to develop emerging writers, support diversity, celebrate storytelling, and/or build authors’ careers. Organisations should be structurally and financially sound; display energy, passion, and reach; have an online presence and an enthusiastic membership or readership.