Tonight, Jewish philanthropic foundation The Natan Fund will announce a new award to support the writing, marketing and publicity of a new nonfiction book on Jewish themes, introducing what they position as a “new literary philanthropy model.” Rather than honoring an already published book, the prize supports both the creation and marketing of new work. Awarded in two stages, the prize provides up to $15,000 to “support the writing process,” and up to another $35,000 “to craft a customized digital and in-person marketing and publicity strategy for the book at the time of its publication.” That promotional stage will also […]
