My sweetie just opened her mail and found a lovely letter from the Society of Authors informing her that the Authors’ Foundation have awarded her a grant to further her work on her current novel. And they sent a check (hmm, they are English, so actually they sent a cheque).
Many (zillions) apply for these grants, and few are chosen; and I have been yearning for her to get some love from the English Literary Establishment. In that world, there is no greater love than a) money and b) Big Awards with Fancy Dinners, which I fully expect to materialize as soon as this book — this lovely, granted book — is published.
I’m so proud of her I could burst. In anticipation of all those BAwFD’s-to-come, we are taking ourselves out to our neighborhood place for a proper dinner to celebrate our day of Irish radio and English literary love.
Wow! Congratulations on the fantastic news and the unexpected windfall of money. What a wonderful day it will be when her book is published.