The Global Jewish Literary Alliance aims to encourage more writers to write ‘Jewish’ content, and to explore what that might be, as well as being an annually updated centralized hub to connect professionals and writers and create community. The Global Jewish Literary Resource Centre will also provide information on funding opportunities, residences and events.

The Alliance aims to support a global ecosystem of Jewish arts and culture, with a specific focus on the literary arts, ensuring writers have the resources they need to write Jewish books, that readers are aware of these works and that Jewish communities and institutions have the resources they need to create meaningful programes and events around Jewish literature. The Covid pandemic showed the benefits of connecting with people around the world and showed the possibilities of Trans-Atlantic collaborations, something which the Global Jewish Literary Alliance will expand upon.

Founding members of the GJLA are The Wingate Prize (UK), Jewish Book Council (US), JCC Association of North America (US and Canada) and JW3 (UK).  Other international organizations will be invited to join as members going forward.

The Alliance will launch the Global Jewish Literary Resource Center on 4 May, alongside its inaugural online event. To submit any information you would like included in the Resource Center, please include it in the form below! Any information submitted will be edited and curated by partner orgs and available to the public at the May event.