2026 Grants

Research (27) - $140,000

Creators (25)

Bird, Lawrence – Winnipeg – Visual – $7,000
Bouthillier, Rose – Elliston – Visual – $4,305
Boyce, Daniel – Cow Bay – Literary – $7,196
Casselman, Anne Shibata – Vancouver – Literary – $7,000
Cayley, Kate – Toronto – Literary – $5,400
Craigie, Gregor – Victoria – Literary – $7,000
Estima, Christine – Toronto – Literary – $3,000
Evans Ogden, Lesley – Port Moody – Literary – $7,000
Harrington, Lindsey – Dartmouth – Literary – $6,000
Hull, Jeremy – Halifax – Literary – $1,500
Kidd, Monica – Calgary – Literary – $6,323
Knight, Chelene – Harrison Hot Springs – Literary – $3,000
Kopley, Emily – Westmount – Literary – $7,000
Lowe, Lezlie – Halifax – Literary – $4,411
MacKinnon, James – Vancouver – Literary – $5,992
McCandless, Rowan – Winnipeg – Literary – $3,000
McGoogan, Keriann – Guelph – Literary – $7,000
Mossop, Michelle – Toulouse – Literary – $7,000
Oliveira, Anthony – Toronto – Literary – $3,998
Shi, Jane – Vancouver – Literary – $7,000
Shirtliffe, Leanne – Calgary – Literary – $6,350
Showler, Suzannah – Vancouver – Literary – $3,325
Smith, Ruby – Ladysmith – Literary – $3,000
Surani, Moez – Thornhill – Literary – $3,000
Taylor, Wanda – Toronto – Literary – $4,200

Organizations and Publishers (2)

Professional Development (27) - $60,000

Creators (18)

Castillo, Ani – Toronto – Literary – $2,847
Cavanagh, Michaela – Berlin – Literary – $3,000
Deibert, Emily – Toronto – Literary – $716
Fogg, Kirsten – Toronto – Literary – $3,000
Gaughan, Laura Rock – Lakefield – Literary – $3,000
Graham, Taylor – Cambridge – Literary – $2,000
Ho, Miriam – Richmond Hill – Literary – $3,000
Ho, Wiley Wei-Chiun – North Vancouver – Literary – $2,707
Kopley, Emily – Westmount – Literary – $3,000
Laffan, Eimear – Nelson – Literary – $875
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja – Toronto – Literary – $671
MacLeod, Kirsteen – Kingston – Literary – $875
Matthews, Claire – Vancouver – Literary – $1,179
Maylor-Kovitz, Micheline – Canmore – Literary – $3,000
McFadzean, Cassidy – Toronto – Literary – $3,000
McGlynn, Fiona – Atlin – Literary – $3,000
Salazar, Rebecca – Fredericton – Literary – $3,000
Soros, Erin – North Vancouver – Literary – $3,000

Organizations and Publishers (9)

Alberta Book Fair Society – Edmonton – Literary – $750
Cabot Trail Writers Festival Society – Grand Etang – Literary – $2,290
Canadian Artists' Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens – Ottawa – Visual – $3,000
Conundrum Press – Wolfville – Literary – $2,500
Goose Lane Editions – Fredericton – Literary – $2,916
gritLIT (Hamilton Literary Festival Association) – Hamilton – Literary – $700
NorthWords Writers Festival Society – Yellowknife – Literary – $3,000
Opera Canada – Toronto – Literary – $974
Whistler Writing Society – Whistler – Literary – $2,000

Events (16) - $100,000

AfterWords Literary Festival -- Halifax -- Literary -- $7,500
Alberta Magazine Publishers Association -- Calgary -- Literary -- $7,50
Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. -- Saskatoon -- Literary -- $6,000
Asian Canadian Writers Workshop Society -- Vancouver -- Literary -- $7,500
BC Yukon Book Prizes -- Vancouver -- Literary -- $7,500
Brockton Writers Series -- Toronto -- Literary -- $4,450
Funny Pages Society -- Halifax -- Literary -- $7,500
gritLIT (Hamilton Literary Festival Association) -- Vancouver -- Visual -- $7,500
IBBY Canada (International Board on Books for Young People - Canadian Section) -- Toronto -- Literary -- $3,750
NorthWords Writers Festival Society -- Yellowknife -- Literary -- $7,500
Ontario Library Association -- Toronto -- Literary -- $7,500
Saskatchewan Writers' Guild -- Regina -- Literary -- $3,000
Telling Tales - Waterdown -- Literary -- $7,500
Victoria Festival of Authors Society -- Victoria -- Literary -- $7,500
Writers' Federation of New Brunswick -- Moncton -- Literary -- $3,800
Writers' Union of Canada -- Toronto -- Literary -- $4,000