Literary Publishers

Activities - what you can apply for

You can apply for a contribution towards activities that develop and promote Canadian literary writers through the publishing process.

You can’t apply for activities that receive funding from another Canada Council program or those on the general list of ineligible activities.

Who can apply

Types of potential applicants to this component:

• Canadian literary book and creative writing magazine publishers

Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal. 

You must also meet the following basic criteria:

• presently receive core (operating) support from this component

If your organization is presently receiving core support from another component, you must contact your Program Officer to confirm your eligibility before you apply.

OR:

• have received at least 2 Canada Council publishing project grants from the following programs in the last 3 years:
  Supporting Artistic Practice: Literary Publishing Projects
  Capacity Building Initiative Program: Project Grants
  Cultivate: Sector Development Project Grant
  Grants to Literary and Arts Magazines
  Support to Book Publishing: Block Grants
  Support to Book Publishing: Emerging Publisher Grants
• have had total revenues exceeding $30 000 in each of the last 3 years (some exceptions may be considered)
• book publishers: have published at least 16 eligible literary titles, publish at least 4 eligible literary titles annually and operate on an ongoing basis. Please familiarize yourself with the definition of eligible literary titles
• magazine publishers: have published at least 2 issues of the magazine in the year preceding this application

Your application will not be eligible if your organization (as of the application deadline):

• does not pay fees or royalties according to standards of the arts practice
• has not fulfilled all contractual obligations related to copyright payments.