Grants to Literary and Art Magazines
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.
Deadline
1 March
If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. Your completed application and all required support material must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.
The Canada Council will not accept applications postmarked after the deadline, incomplete applications, or those submitted by fax or email.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
This program encourages excellence in artistic expression and fosters awareness of the contemporary arts and literature in Canada through support for the publication of literary and art magazines.
Eligibility
Note that meeting the eligibility criteria allows you to apply to the program. It does not, however, guarantee that you will receive a grant.
Eligible publishers
Publishers of magazines that meet the criteria listed below are eligible to apply. They must:
- have published at least two issues of the magazine before applying for a grant and be committed to a continuing magazine publishing program
- have identified the target audience for the magazine and developed an appropriate distribution method to reach it
- have a paid circulation of at least 50 percent of the copies printed (except for electronic magazines); for magazines linked with an association or sharing editorial resources with another organization, only copies sold to non-members are taken into consideration
- have and honour a clear policy with respect to the use of contributors’ writing and intellectual property.
Eligible magazines
To be eligible for support, magazines must:
- be written principally in English, French or one of Canada’s Aboriginal languages
- the arts or literature in Canada must be an important and regular, not occasional or peripheral, editorial focus of the periodical
- be at least 75 percent Canadian-owned
- be published at least twice a year
- focus mainly on editorial content written or created by Canadians
- have a demonstrated editorial capability and financial stability
- focus mainly on previously unpublished material
- have a print run of at least 500 copies per issue (except for electronic magazines).
Electronically published magazines are eligible if they are published on a regular basis and can demonstrate a minimum of 250 visits per issue. They must meet the same content and quality criteria as do magazines printed on paper (including a clearly established and honoured policy respecting the use of writers’ intellectual property).
New Magazines Component
This program includes a component for support of new magazines devoted to literature and the contemporary arts in Canada. Seed grants of $5,000 or more will be awarded to the new magazines judged most deserving in terms of literary and artistic potential.
The eligibility criteria for this component are the same as stated above, with the exception of the following technical criteria:
The publisher’s average print run must be a minimum of 200 copies (except for electronic magazines).
New magazines may receive only one grant under this component; subsequently, they will be considered in the regular program. A magazine is not eligible for support from the regular program unless it has received one grant from the New Magazines component. First-time applicants must apply to the New Magazines component regardless of the number of issues they have published previously.
Grant Amount
The amount of the Canada Council’s grant, except under the New Magazines component, is based on the magazine’s demonstrated need for support, the peer assessment committee’s evaluation of its excellence (based on the assessment criteria described below), the proposed publishing program and the number of issues published the previous year. Double issues are considered as a single issue in calculating grant amounts.
The Canada Council will contribute only toward issues published in the next calendar year and will not cover a publisher’s accumulated deficit.
Further Information
Peter Schneider
Program Officer
Writing and Publishing Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613- 566-4414, ext. 4685
TTY : 1-866-585-5559
January 2012