No application Fee, Writers Grants for Individual Artists (Totonto Arts Council), grant: $2,000-$8,000 (Canada)

Deadline: 15 June 2011

The Writers Program supports the creation of new literary works or works-in-progress in the genres of fiction (including novels, short stories, children’s literature, graphic novels where the applicant is both the writer and the illustrator, etc.), literary non-fiction, poetry and oral traditions such as storytelling, dub, rap and spoken-word.

The program provides two levels of support for writers. The following fixed amounts are available:

LEVEL ONE: $2,000 – for writers in the early stages of their career. Applicants must have a minimum of one professionally published work (e.g. article, poem, book, etc.) Artists working with oral traditions must have a history of public performance.

LEVEL TWO: $8,000 – for writers with an established writing career. Applicants must have a minimum of one of the following:

* 1 professionally published book
* 60 pages of articles or non-fiction published in literary magazines, periodicals or anthologies
* 20 pages of published poems
* artists working with oral traditions must have a substantial history of public performance and be recognized as established artists by their peers

All applicants to this program must be published by a professional publisher. Only publishers that have an independent editorial selection process are considered professional and the author must receive financial compensation for the work. Internet self-publishing, chapbooks and writing in community newspapers, trade journals, free publications, newsletters or student magazines, does not qualify as professional publishing.

General Eligibility Requirements

* Applicants must be Canadian Citizens, or Permanent Residents (Landed Immigrants), or have an application pending for Permanent Resident status and, if requested, be able to provide documentation to verify this.
* Applicants must be current residents of the City of Toronto and must have lived in the City for at least one year prior to the application deadline.
* Writing projects in languages other than English or French are accepted if the writing sample is accompanied by an accurate English translation.
* Applicants may receive a grant through TAC’s Writers or Playwrights Program only once every two years.

This program does not fund:

* publishing
* translation
* film, video or television scripts
* anthologies or collections that include a number of writers’ works
* graphic novels where the illustrator is not the author
* children's activity books
* travel or food guides
* cookbooks
* instruction or self-help books or manuals
* calendars, daybooks, agendas or almanacs
* directories
* index compilations or bibliographies of minimal critical content
* exhibition catalogues
* commissioned works, including industrial or business histories or biographies
* academic textbooks or books designed primarily for an educational/scholarly market
* professional reference books aimed at a specialized audience

APPLY

New applicants to the Literary program are advised to contact the Literary Officer prior to completing an application form in order to confirm eligibility.

Applications must be delivered to Toronto Arts Council by 5:00 pm on the deadline date. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure the application is complete and delivered on time. TAC does not accept applications by email or fax.

APPLICATION FORMS

* Writers Grants for individual artists >>

Return your application form to:

Toronto Arts Council
Writers Program
101-141 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2R2

Complete application packages must be submitted before 5:00 pm on June 15, 2010. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted, regardless of postmark. Applications may not be submitted by fax or email.

Inquiries

New applicants to the Literary program are advised to review the program guidelines to confirm eligibility prior to completing an application form. Contact the Literary Officer if you have questions about the program.

Contact:

William Huffman
Grants Officer, Literary Arts
416-392-6802 x 208
william@torontoartscouncil.org

More information here.