The Daily Populous Thursday September 4th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by cbsnews.com and submitted by AmethystOrator

After years of giving millions of dollars to literacy programs, bookstore employees and librarians, James Patterson has now launched an initiative on behalf of emerging authors.

The bestselling novelist and true crime writer announced Wednesday the first 12 recipients of grants from his "Go Finish Your Book" campaign. Authors each will receive up to $50,000 to help them complete their manuscript.

"There are so many incredible stories out there that never get written because life gets in the way. I wanted to give these writers a little time, a little space, and a push to say: your voice matters — now go finish your book," Patterson said in a statement.

Patterson's new program was organized in partnership with PEN America, the Authors Guild and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, among other organizations. The inaugural recipients, drawn from hundreds of submissions, are working on books in genres ranging from memoirs to graphic novels. One author, Jungin Angie Lee, hopes to finish a short story collection.

"I aim to write a thoughtful, meaningful, powerful book that sheds light on friendship, family, and disability — particularly the intricacies of giving and receiving care — and the 'Go Finish Your Book' grant comes to me as an extremely generous, much-needed burst of motivation and boost of confidence," Lee said in a statement.

Moretoesthanfeet on September 3rd, 2025 at 22:21 UTC »

Before reading the article I thought he was gonna finish it for them and slap a co-writer label on it so he can crank out even more books.

jherrm17 on September 3rd, 2025 at 22:04 UTC »

I heard of a new author call Ratrick Pothfuss

Temassi on September 3rd, 2025 at 21:45 UTC »

Well shit, I'd better start one real quick