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<p>The Department has considered the findings of the report with interest. The Department
continues to work closely with Arts Council England (ACE) to support authors through
the different stages of their careers. ACE funding enables a diverse range of individuals
to develop as writers, including those less able to access mainstream opportunities,
and supports a broad range of free, concessionary and targeted opportunities for writers,
including Arvon’s bursaries, Writing West Midlands ‘Room 204’, Ideas Tap ‘Inspires’,
and the Creative Future Literary Awards (promoting marginalised and disabled writers).</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>ACE also fund individual writers through the Artists' International
Development programme, a £750,000 fund which offers early stage development opportunities
for individual artists to build links in another country. Around 7 per cent of applications
funded to date were from literature individuals. In addition, through ACE’s National
Portfolio over 2015-18, print and e-publishing will be supported with a total investment
of £1,565,370 to support writers to create new work.</p>
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