“It was just inspiring to me how fast artists can come together and create an effort to support working artists,” he said. “Both here in Seattle and across the country it’s happening really rapidly.”
Right now, writers can be experiencing a loss of income for a variety of reasons—from cancelled readings and book tours to publications scaling back. Queer writers of color, Hughes explained, are already significantly more disenfranchised than other writers, and as such are likely experiencing an even higher level of disenfranchisement now.
On the campaign’s GoFundMe page, Hughes expressed his dedication to helping a community that has always supported him: Still, Hughes has received 243 applications for financial assistance, so while he has already raised more than he thought he could, he is hoping for more.
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