Funded and fearless promotional tile. Text reads: Funded & Fearless: Creative Strategies for Funding Your Book Project. Sharissa Bradley. Need funding for your book? Sharissa Bradley reveals how to find and apply for grants, fellowships, and contests--resources most authors overlook. Gain tools, examples, and the confidence to secure money and move your publishing dreams forward. 14th Annual Independent Publishers of New England Virtual Conference. February 20-21, 2026. For more information and to register go to IPNE.org

Funded & Fearless

IPNE Resource Kit

You don’t have to let funding stall your book project.

If you just attended my IPNE session, Funded & Fearless: Creative Strategies for Financing Your Book Project — this is your next step.

Inside this free download, you’ll get the exact worksheets and tools I referenced during the talk so you can start applying for funding right away.

No guesswork.
No overwhelm.
Just a clear system.

Simply enter your email below, and I’ll send the full packet straight to your inbox! 🚀📖

IPNE 2026

Inside Your IPNE Download:

✔ The 4-Step Author Funding Roadmap
✔ Grant Finder + Application Tracker Template
✔ The Complete Grant Kit Builder Checklist
✔ Sample Grant Questions with Strong Example Answers
✔ The Weekly Funding Habit Planner

These tools will help you:

• Find 3 real funding opportunities
• Check eligibility quickly
• Build reusable application materials
• Position yourself as an authorpreneur
• Create a sustainable funding plan before and after launch


Important:

By downloading this resource kit, you’ll also be subscribing to the Project Seed Money newsletter, where I share funding opportunities, grant tips, interviews, and new resources for women authors and creatives.

You can unsubscribe at any time — but my goal is to keep helping you stay funded and fearless long after IPNE ends.


You showed up for this session because you’re serious about your work.

Now let’s fund it.