CLAYTON

MEMORIAL

MEDICAL

FUND

The fund helps professional science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery writers living in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska deal with the financial burden of medical expenses. We generally follow the standards of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for Active or Associate membership in determining professional status. We would like to be able to give grants to writers to help them get started and to cover general expenses, but our small size and our charter require us to limit grants to professional writers to help them with medical expenses. The Clayton Memorial Medical Fund was founded in July 1996 as the Oregon SF Emergency Fund by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI) in response to the illness of Portland writer Jo Clayton. Our initial funding came from a national campaign by writers and fans of science fiction and fantasy and to help Jo. The fund has since assisted other writers in the region.

Last Modified: December 5, 2006