Therefore, the payments are now paused, which was made possible after donations from publishers and other authors.
- Fortunately, we have been able to allocate funds to the majority of the members who have applied. In short, the criterion was to be able to prove missing income due to the pandemic. In the few cases where we have rejected applications, the lost income has not been directly linked to the member's work as a writer or literary translator, says the association's vice-chairman Patrik Lundberg to Boktugg.
The members who lost revenue due to canceled arrangements and lost assignments as a result of the covid-19 pandemic have been able to apply for funds from the fund.