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OAC Recommender Grants for Writers 2026–27 — $1,500 to $5,000 for Ontario Writers, Applied for Through Publishers
A recommender-based creation grant for professional writers in Ontario.
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Grants of $1,500 to $5,000 from the council, recommended by publishers and literary organisations, to create new work and to strengthen the writer's links to publishers and literary organisations. Awards may be smaller than requested.
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Ontario residents with a recent professional publishing history: at least one traditionally published book of 48 pages or more, or three traditionally published short stories, comics, poems or other works paid for, or three years of professional comics presentation, or two recent production writing credits for radio, television, film, interactive media or theatre. Student, academic or self-published work and work done as part of employment do not count. Individuals only. Up to ten applications a year, one per recommender.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Programme runs 8 September 2026 to 15 January 2027, 1 p.m. ET; the council sets no deadline, recommenders set their own review schedules
- Results
- Up to two months after the recommender's deadline or after submission
- Language
- English