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Literary Organizations Projects

From Ontario Arts Council

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Amount
Up to $12,000
Who can apply
Groups and collectives; Organizations
Where you must live
Ontario
Art forms
Writing
Application fee
Not stated
Kind
Grant
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What is offered

Money to you

  • Festivals and fairs: maximum $12,000
  • Development initiatives: maximum $12,000

Showing your work

  • Performance series: maximum $12,000
  • Literary book publishing: maximum $12,000
  • Arts magazine publishing: maximum $12,000

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

Eligibility

Literary festival, performance series, and sector development categories are open to: Ontario-based ad hoc groups and collectives Ontario-based not-for-profit arts organizations Literary book and magazine publishing categories are open to: not-for-profit arts organizations, as well as eligible for-profit book and magazine publishers, with a permanent physical address in Ontario, that publish primarily in English; are free to make their own editorial decisions and sign contracts in their own name; and pay contributors’ fees or royalties and issue contributors’ contracts (note: all applicants...

What to send

publishers must submit physical or digital copies of recent eligible issues or eligible books, along with excerpts from recently-published literary work

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

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

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