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Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance)

From Ontario Arts Council

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Amount
Up to $15,000
Who can apply
Individual artists
Where you must live
Ontario
Art forms
Writing, Music
Application fee
Not stated
Kind
Grant
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What is offered

Showing your work

  • Creation of literary works for performance: $5,000
  • Recording of literary works that are created for performance: up to $10,000
  • Creation and recording of literary works for performance: up to $15,000

In the funder's words, from their page, read September 26, 2026.

Eligibility

You must be an Ontario resident and have a recent professional history with a history of public performance in dub, sound or performance poetry, storytelling, ASL poetry or other performance literature forms. Applicants whose professional publishing history makes them eligible to apply to Literary Creation Projects: Works for Publication may also apply if they have an eligible project. Read the Guide to OAC Project Programs for more eligibility information.

What to send

Not stated

Checked against the funder's page, September 26, 2026.

Source: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/literary-creation-projects-works-for-performance (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.

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