Literary Creation Projects (Works for Publication)
$12,000
Grant
Description:
The program supports Ontario-based literary artists to complete new works for book-length publication or for public performance, and literary performers who wish to record their own repertoire.
Comments on Funding:
Grant amount(s)
Creation of literary works for publication: $12,000
September 10, 2025, 1 p.m. ET
Eligibility:
Applicants must be Ontario resident and have a recent professional publishing history with:
1. at least one traditionally published book (minimum of 48 pages) for which you have a publishing contract and receive royalties or
2. at least three traditionally published short stories, comics, poems or other works for which you have received payment. Works can appear in magazines, newspapers, websites, and anthologies. Contest-winning work is considered publication
3. a professional self-publishing practice, demonstrated by either:
a. sales of more than 400 copies of a self-published work of prose or 200 copies of a self-published work of poetry within the 24 months prior to your first application to this program. OAC may request sales records. Sales of ebooks and print books are equally recognized. Sales of print books shorter than 48 pages or ebooks shorter than 16,000 words are not recognized; or
b. voting membership in a recognized professional writers’ association, including but not limited to the Canadian Authors’ Association (professional members only), League of Canadian Poets (full members only), Professional Writers’ Association of Canada (professional members only), and the Writers’ Union of Canada. Full voting membership in other professional writers’ associations, including regional, international, and non-English language groups, may be recognized at the OAC’s discretion. Provide the program officer with membership criteria before the deadline. Professional writers’ associations are incorporated as non-profit organizations and have published membership criteria that are compatible with the OAC’s definition of a professional artist.
Application Steps:
Applicants must complete and submit an application in Nova, OAC’s online grant application system. You will be able to do this approximately two months before the deadline.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. basic information about your project
2. answers to application questions
3. artistic examples:
a. a manuscript sample (18-21 pages) representing the work for which you are seeking funding. Work previously published in book format may not be used as an artistic example. Manuscripts of text must be in PDF based on an 8.5×11-inch print size, 11-point type, with 1-inch margins. Prose manuscripts must be double-spaced. Poetry manuscripts must be single-spaced. Comic-arts manuscripts should include visual art and may be presented in a format approximating the intended trim or reproduction size of the final work.
4. support documents:
a. a history of your published and/or performed literary work. You may also note key works in other areas of your artistic practice
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice