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Recommender Grants for Writers

Results Announcement

Deadline Date: January 14, 2022



This is a third-party recommender program. Recommenders are organizations in the arts community authorized by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to receive and assess grant applications. Recommenders are each allocated a budget and decide which applications are awarded grants. They also determine the amount of each grant. OAC reviews grant recommendations to confirm applicant and project eligibility and issues grant payments to recipients. Recommender decisions are authorized by OAC’s CEO.

To safeguard the integrity of the assessment process, artists who have a conflict of interest with a particular recommender are not eligible to apply to that recommender. An artist is in a conflict of interest if they are:

  • an employee or board member of the recommender organization
  • a person who reviews applications for the recommender
  • an immediate family member of those described above
In addition, recommenders must not approve grants that will be paid back to them in any way.


Remarque : Ce programme est offert uniquement en anglais.


Annick Press Limited, Toronto
Number of Applications: 53
Total Requested: $196,217
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $18,500
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, North York, $3,500 
Chiong, Rachel, Toronto, $2,500 
Dyer, Hadley, Toronto, $3,000 
Jones, Kevin, Brampton, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $2,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Wee, Natalie, Toronto, $2,000 
Zelaya, Magally, Toronto, $2,500 

Arc Poetry Society, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 51
Total Requested: $172,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 15
Total Recommended: $23,000
 
Recipients
Atkinson, Susan, Ottawa, $1,500 
Bouchard, Joshua Chris, Toronto, $1,500 
Chernoff, MLA, Toronto, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $2,000 
Coutu Radmore, Claudia, Carleton Place, $1,500 
Cull, Tom, London, $1,500 
Estacion, Therese, Toronto, $1,500 
Hancock, Brecken, Ottawa, $1,500 
Merpaw, Amanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Reid, Monty, Ottawa, $1,500 
Richter, Lisa, Toronto, $1,500 
Ridley, Sandra, Ottawa, $1,500 
Robinson, Ben, Hamilton, $1,500 
Ruffo, Armand Garnet, Kingston, $1,500 
Scheier, Jacob, Toronto, $1,500 

Biblioasis Inc, Windsor
Number of Applications: 126
Total Requested: $454,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 19
Total Recommended: $38,500
 
Recipients
Birrell, Heather, Toronto, $1,500 
Boyd, Alex, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $2,000 
Conte, Andrea, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $5,000 
Cullen, Nancy Jo, Kingston, $1,500 
Diakiw, Larissa, Toronto, $1,500 
Dunnion, Kristyn, Toronto, $4,000 
Fiske, Luke, Kingston, $1,500 
Hancock, Brecken, Ottawa, $1,500 
Heighton, Steven, Kingston, $2,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
Neilson, Shane, Cambridge, $1,500 
Nguyen, Vinh, Toronto, $1,500 
O'Connor, Jennifer, Toronto, $1,500 
Pugsley, Alex, Toronto, $2,000 
Robertson, Ray, Toronto, $2,500 
Rykov, Mary, Toronto, $1,500 
Sabatini, Sandra, Guelph, $2,500 
Taylor, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 

BOOK*HUG PRESS, Toronto
Number of Applications: 143
Total Requested: $544,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 26
Total Recommended: $39,500
 
Recipients
Aiello, Kelly, Toronto, $1,500 
Baird, Lisa, Guelph, $1,500 
Batler, Jen, Baltimore, $1,500 
Black, Catherine, Oakville, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Diakiw, Larissa, Toronto, $1,500 
Estacion, Therese, Toronto, $2,000 
Hausner, Beatriz, Toronto, $1,500 
Jamal, Tasneem, Kitchener, $1,500 
Johnston, Liz, Toronto, $1,500 
Kap, Ryanne, Toronto, $1,500 
Kellogg, Emily, Toronto, $1,500 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $1,500 
MacDonald, Colleen, Toronto, $1,500 
McLeod, Brendan, Niagara on the Lake, $1,500 
Momin, Anubha, Toronto, $1,500 
Ng Man Chuen, Caitlyn, Scarborough, $1,500 
Nguyen, Vinh, Toronto, $1,500 
Schmaltz, Eric, Toronto, $1,500 
Smith, Mahaila, Ottawa, $1,500 
Suksi, Lee, Toronto, $1,500 
Sullivan, Andrew, Hamilton, $1,500 
Taylor, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 
VanSickle, Vikki, Toronto, $1,500 
Windsor, Suzannah, Thunder Bay, $1,500 

BookLand Press Inc, Markham
Number of Applications: 65
Total Requested: $260,017
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $16,500
 
Recipients
Athanassious, Mina, Mississauga, $1,500 
Belleau-Tirone, Lesley, Peterborough, $1,500 
LaPierre, Margo , Ottawa, $2,000 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $2,000 
Palmer, Dorothy , Burlington, $2,000 
Ruffo, Armand Garnet, Kingston, $2,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Taylor, Wanda, Mississauga, $2,000 
Zier-Vogel, Lindsay, Toronto, $1,500 

Brick Books, Kingston
Number of Applications: 66
Total Requested: $232,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $25,000
 
Recipients
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Broomer, Stephen, Toronto, $1,500 
Chan, Jody, Toronto, $1,500 
Chernoff, MLA, Toronto, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Cullen, Nancy Jo, Kingston, $1,500 
Estacion, Therese, Toronto, $1,500 
Johnstone, Jim, Toronto, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $2,000 
MacLeod, Kirsteen, Kingston, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $1,500 
McFadzean, Cassidy, Toronto, $1,500 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $1,500 
Platana, Janette, Peterborough, $1,500 
Robinson, Ben, Hamilton, $2,000 
Zachary, A. Light, Toronto, $1,500 

Coach House Books, Toronto
Number of Applications: 111
Total Requested: $416,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 20
Total Recommended: $30,889
 
Recipients
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Battershill, Andrew, Ottawa, $1,500 
Birrell, Heather, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Chang-Richardson, Ellen, Ottawa, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Diakiw, Larissa, Toronto, $1,500 
Hancock, Brecken, Ottawa, $1,500 
Hargreaves, Kate, Windsor, $1,500 
Kaufman, Andrew, Toronto, $1,500 
King, Moynan, Toronto, $1,500 
LaPierre, Margo , Ottawa, $1,500 
Madhavan-Reese, Sneha, Ottawa, $1,500 
McCormack, Derek, Toronto, $2,389 
Palmer, Dorothy , Burlington, $1,500 
Ridley, Sandra, Ottawa, $1,500 
Robertson, Ray, Toronto, $1,500 
Schmaltz, Eric, Toronto, $1,500 
Taylor, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 

Cormorant Books Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 120
Total Requested: $492,217
Number of Grants Awarded: 20
Total Recommended: $36,000
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, North York, $2,000 
Austria, Jennilee, Toronto, $1,500 
Canton, Jeffrey, Toronto, $1,500 
Coren, Michael, Toronto, $2,000 
DE WAARD, SARA, Port Colborne, $1,500 
Dowding, Philippa, Toronto, $2,500 
Dunnion, Kristyn, Toronto, $1,500 
Heighton, Steven, Kingston, $1,500 
Jacquemain, Mark, Barrie, $1,500 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $1,500 
Martin, Carolyn, Ottawa, $2,000 
Nguyen, Vinh, Toronto, $1,500 
Patrick, Ryan, Toronto, $1,500 
Ruth, Elizabeth, Toronto, $2,000 
Scarsbrook, Richard, Toronto, $2,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $2,000 
Sutherland, Adrian, Attawapiskat, $1,500 
Terrana, Diane, Mississauga, $2,500 
Weedon, Emily, Toronto, $2,000 
Westermann, Vanessa, Havelock, $1,500 

Diaspora Dialogues Charitable Society, Toronto
Number of Applications: 67
Total Requested: $272,717
Number of Grants Awarded: 22
Total Recommended: $35,500
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, North York, $1,600 
Belleau-Tirone, Lesley, Peterborough, $1,600 
Burrell, Solange, St. Catharines, $1,600 
Chan, Jody, Toronto, $1,600 
DeRango-Adem, Adebe, Toronto, $1,600 
Estacion, Therese, Toronto, $1,600 
Fejzic, Sanita, Vanier, $1,600 
Friedman, Kathy, Toronto, $1,600 
Hussain, Salma, Toronto, $1,600 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $1,600 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $1,600 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $1,500 
Maybe, Jacob, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,600 
Minhinnett, Jo, Toronto, $1,600 
MORDECAI, PAMELA, Toronto, $2,000 
Nag, Sabyasachi, Mississauga, $1,600 
Rina, Kamila, Toronto, $1,600 
Rykov, Mary, Toronto, $1,600 
Scheier, Jacob, Toronto, $1,600 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $1,600 
Surani, Moez, Thornhill, $1,600 
Wee, Natalie, Toronto, $1,600 

Dundurn Press Limited, Toronto
Number of Applications: 118
Total Requested: $472,717
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $34,500
 
Recipients
Barnier, Vannessa, Toronto, $2,000 
Burrell, Solange, St. Catharines, $2,000 
Bydlowska, Jowita, Toronto, $2,500 
Conte, Andrea, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $3,000 
Coren, Michael, Toronto, $2,000 
Cruise, Cian, Almonte, $2,500 
DeRango-Adem, Adebe, Toronto, $2,500 
Donnelly, Jack, Toronto, $2,000 
MacDonald, Andrew, London, $2,000 
Manner, Mark, Toronto, $1,500 
MORDECAI, PAMELA, Toronto, $2,500 
Nguyen, Vinh, Toronto, $1,500 
Perry, Andy Marie, Ottawa, $3,000 
Platana, Janette, Peterborough, $2,000 
Sullivan, Andrew, Hamilton, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $2,000 

ECW Press, Toronto
Number of Applications: 178
Total Requested: $665,217
Number of Grants Awarded: 24
Total Recommended: $43,000
 
Recipients
Aiello, Kelly, Toronto, $1,500 
Chiong, Rachel, Toronto, $1,500 
Cooper, Sally, Hamilton, $1,500 
DE WAARD, SARA, Port Colborne, $2,000 
Friedman, Kathy, Toronto, $1,500 
Garcia, Rebecca, Ottawa, $1,500 
HEFFERNAN, VIRGINIA, Toronto, $1,500 
Heighton, Steven, Kingston, $2,000 
Jamal, Tasneem, Kitchener, $2,500 
Jantunen, John, Kingston, $2,000 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $2,000 
MacDonald, Andrew, London, $1,500 
Middleton, Selena, Dundas, $1,500 
Mockler, Kathryn, Toronto, $1,500 
Nguyen, Vinh, Toronto, $1,500 
Pan, Flora, Markham, $2,000 
Scheier, Jacob, Toronto, $2,000 
Showler, Suzannah, Ottawa, $1,500 
Smith, Mahaila, Ottawa, $1,500 
Sullivan, Andrew, Hamilton, $2,000 
Tucker, Heather, Ajax, $2,000 
Wong, Christina, Toronto, $1,500 (co-recipient), INNES, DANIEL, Toronto, $1,500 (co-recipient) 
Zachary, A. Light, Toronto, $1,500 

Groundwood Books Limited, Toronto
Number of Applications: 61
Total Requested: $228,717
Number of Grants Awarded: 12
Total Recommended: $19,000
 
Recipients
Chiong, Rachel, Toronto, $1,500 
Kadarusman, Michelle, Toronto, $1,500 
Kerbel, Deborah, Thornhill, $1,500 
Krossing, Karen, Toronto, $1,500 
Lappano, Jon-Erik, Stratford, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $1,500 
Meyers, Ann Marie, Toronto, $1,500 
MORDECAI, PAMELA, Toronto, $2,000 
Ndongmo, Angelot, Brampton, $1,500 
Pendziwol, Jean E., Thunder Bay, $1,500 
Rao-Robinson, Anitha, Milton, $1,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $2,000 

Guernica Editions Inc, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 109
Total Requested: $394,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 19
Total Recommended: $29,500
 
Recipients
Atkinson, Susan, Ottawa, $1,500 
Boyle, Frances, Ottawa, $1,500 
Bracuk, Diane, Toronto, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Colman, Robert, Newmarket, $1,500 
de Giacomo, Rocco, Toronto, $1,500 
Ghadery, Hollay, Oakwood, $2,000 
Johnstone, Jim, Toronto, $2,000 
Lee, Karen, Toronto, $1,500 
MacDonald, Andrew, London, $1,500 
MacLeod, Kirsteen, Kingston, $1,500 
McFadzean, Cassidy, Toronto, $1,500 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $1,500 
Parisien, Dominik, Hamilton, $1,500 
Rogal, Stan, Toronto, $1,500 
Spector, Shira, Toronto, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 
van Staalduinen, Brent, Hamilton, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 

Hamilton Arts & Letters, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 70
Total Requested: $278,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 19
Total Recommended: $29,500
 
Recipients
Benn, Emi, Dundas, $1,500 
Earl, Amanda, Ottawa, $1,500 
Foad, Lisa, Toronto, $1,500 
House, Yolande, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Jamal, Tasneem, Kitchener, $1,500 
Kirby, Kirby, Toronto, $1,750 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $1,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
Madhavan-Reese, Sneha, Ottawa, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $1,750 
Nyman, John, Toronto, $1,750 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $1,500 
Robinson, Ben, Hamilton, $1,500 
Scheier, Jacob, Toronto, $1,500 
Sullivan, Andrew, Hamilton, $1,500 
Surani, Moez, Thornhill, $1,750 
szczecinska, ola, Combermere, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 
Watt, Kelly, Branchton, $1,500 

House of Anansi Press Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 182
Total Requested: $691,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 20
Total Recommended: $45,750
 
Recipients
Athanassious, Mina, Mississauga, $2,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $2,000 
Daley, Andrew, Toronto, $2,500 
Dunnion, Kristyn, Toronto, $2,500 
Estima, Christine, Toronto, $2,500 
Friedman, Kathy, Toronto, $3,000 
Graham, Laurie, Peterborough, $1,500 
JOHN, AISHA SASHA, Toronto, $2,500 
Kap, Ryanne, Toronto, $2,000 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $2,000 
Koppel, Phyllis C., Markham, $2,250 
MacDonald, Andrew, London, $2,000 
McFadzean, Cassidy, Toronto, $3,000 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $3,000 
Phokeev, Polly, Toronto, $2,000 
Ridley-Padmore, Tiyahna, Toronto, $2,000 
Sheikh, Nazneen, Toronto, $1,500 
Smith, Nicole, Cambridge, $2,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $2,500 
Zachary, A. Light, Toronto, $2,000 

Invisible Publishing, Picton
Number of Applications: 79
Total Requested: $304,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 19
Total Recommended: $28,750
 
Recipients
Benn, Emi, Dundas, $1,500 
Chang-Richardson, Ellen, Ottawa, $1,500 
Code, Devon, Peterborough, $1,500 
Cullen, Nancy Jo, Kingston, $1,500 
DeRango-Adem, Adebe, Toronto, $1,750 
Diakiw, Larissa, Toronto, $1,500 
Estima, Christine, Toronto, $1,500 
Hancock, Brecken, Ottawa, $1,500 
Hargreaves, Kate, Windsor, $1,500 
JOHN, AISHA SASHA, Toronto, $1,500 
Jong, Tamara, Guelph, $1,500 
Madhavan-Reese, Sneha, Ottawa, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $1,500 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $1,500 
Pflug, Ursula, Norwood, $1,500 
Richter, Lisa, Toronto, $1,500 
Schmaltz, Eric, Toronto, $1,500 
Showler, Suzannah, Ottawa, $1,500 
VanSickle, Vikki, Toronto, $1,500 

James Lorimer & Company Ltd. Publishers, Toronto
Number of Applications: 36
Total Requested: $132,217
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $19,500
 
Recipients
Anthony, Carlos, Windsor, $4,500 
Barwin, Steven, Vaughan, $1,500 
Conte, Andrea, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $4,000 
Jones, Kevin, Brampton, $4,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $2,000 
Wade, Lezlie, Niagara on the Lake, $1,500 
Wee, Natalie, Toronto, $1,500 

Kegedonce Press, Chippewas of Nawash
Number of Applications: 8
Total Requested: $33,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $14,000
 
Recipients
Belleau-Tirone, Lesley, Peterborough, $3,000 
de Giacomo, Rocco, Toronto, $3,000 
Hoy-Kenny, Marie, Dundalk, $1,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $3,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $2,000 
Sutherland, Adrian, Attawapiskat, $1,500 

Kids Can Press Ltd, Toronto
Number of Applications: 36
Total Requested: $130,717
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $18,500
 
Recipients
Curtis, Andrea, Toronto, $2,000 
Dyer, Hadley, Toronto, $2,000 
Hussain, Salma, Toronto, $2,000 
Kadarusman, Michelle, Toronto, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $2,000 
Pendziwol, Jean E., Thunder Bay, $2,000 
Rao-Robinson, Anitha, Milton, $2,000 
Wee, Natalie, Toronto, $5,000 

Mawenzi House Publishers, Toronto
Number of Applications: 65
Total Requested: $254,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $34,500
 
Recipients
Austria, Jennilee, Toronto, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $2,000 
DeRango-Adem, Adebe, Toronto, $1,500 
Fejzic, Sanita, Vanier, $1,500 
Garebian, Keith, Mississauga, $2,000 
Hussain, Salma, Toronto, $2,000 
Jamal, Tasneem, Kitchener, $3,500 
Kirby, Kirby, Toronto, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $3,000 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $1,500 
Momin, Anubha, Toronto, $1,500 
MORDECAI, PAMELA, Toronto, $3,000 
Rodrigo, Nedra, Toronto, $4,500 
Tsiang, Sarah, Kingston, $2,000 
Wong, Alvin, Richmond Hill, $2,000 
Zelaya, Magally, Toronto, $1,500 

MUSKRAT Magazine, Wasauksing First Nation
Number of Applications: 6
Total Requested: $19,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $16,500
 
Recipients
Belleau-Tirone, Lesley, Peterborough, $3,000 
Green, Virginia, Peterborough, $2,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $3,000 
Ruffo, Armand Garnet, Kingston, $2,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $2,000 
Sutherland, Adrian, Attawapiskat, $3,500 

Owlkids Books Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 36
Total Requested: $127,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $14,500
 
Recipients
Aire, Ekiuwa, Oakville, $1,500 
Bow, Erin, Kitchener, $2,000 
Hussain, Salma, Toronto, $2,000 
Jones, Kevin, Brampton, $1,500 
Kadarusman, Michelle, Toronto, $1,500 
Lappano, Jon-Erik, Stratford, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $1,500 
Rao-Robinson, Anitha, Milton, $1,500 
Trafford, Matthew, Toronto, $1,500 

Palimpsest, Windsor
Number of Applications: 67
Total Requested: $247,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 19
Total Recommended: $29,500
 
Recipients
Anthony, Carlos, Windsor, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Chang-Richardson, Ellen, Ottawa, $1,500 
Earl, Amanda, Ottawa, $1,500 
Hancock, Brecken, Ottawa, $1,500 
JOHN, AISHA SASHA, Toronto, $1,500 
Laliberte, Mark, Windsor, $2,000 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $2,000 
McFadzean, Cassidy, Toronto, $1,500 
Merpaw, Amanda, Toronto, $1,500 
MW, MW, Toronto, $1,500 
Neilson, Shane, Cambridge, $1,500 
Nyman, John, Toronto, $1,500 
Platana, Janette, Peterborough, $1,500 
Principe, Concetta, Niagara Falls, $1,500 
Richter, Lisa, Toronto, $1,500 
Schmaltz, Eric, Toronto, $1,500 
Smith, Mahaila, Ottawa, $1,500 
Tsiang, Sarah, Kingston, $1,500 

The Porcupine's Quill, Erin
Number of Applications: 74
Total Requested: $279,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $29,000
 
Recipients
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $2,000 
Carley, Rod, North Bay, $2,000 
Chernoff, MLA, Toronto, $1,500 
Garcia, Rebecca, Ottawa, $2,000 
JOHN, AISHA SASHA, Toronto, $1,500 
LaPierre, Margo , Ottawa, $2,000 
Lewis, Laurie, Kingston, $2,000 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $2,000 
Lockyer, Brooke, Toronto, $1,500 
MacDonald, Andrew, London, $2,000 
McLeod, Brendan, Niagara on the Lake, $1,500 
Nguyen, Vinh, Toronto, $1,500 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $2,000 
Peel, Lishai, Hamilton, $2,000 
Rina, Kamila, Toronto, $1,500 
Stephen, Michaela, Toronto, $2,000 

Second Story Press, Toronto
Number of Applications: 91
Total Requested: $371,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 17
Total Recommended: $27,000
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, North York, $2,000 
Arato, Rona, Toronto, $1,500 
Beard, Caelan, Priceville, $1,500 
DeRango-Adem, Adebe, Toronto, $1,500 
Dublin, Anne, Toronto, $1,500 
Fullerton, Alma, Midland, $1,500 
Hardy, Melissa, Port Stanley, $1,500 
Kusow, Fartumo, Windsor, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $1,500 
Ridley-Padmore, Tiyahna, Toronto, $1,500 
Salvador, Sheilah Madonna, Toronto, $2,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Spring, Debbie, Thornhill, $1,500 
Swartz, Larry, Toronto, $1,500 
Taylor, Wanda, Mississauga, $2,000 
Zhang, Di, Toronto, $1,500 
Zimic, Paul, Kitchener, $1,500 

Taddle Creek, Toronto
Number of Applications: 93
Total Requested: $346,517
Number of Grants Awarded: 15
Total Recommended: $28,000
 
Recipients
Alwani, Sami, Toronto, $1,500 
Austria, Jennilee, Toronto, $1,500 
Batler, Jen, Baltimore, $2,000 
Chambers, Chris, Toronto, $2,000 
Foad, Lisa, Toronto, $2,000 
Kasman, Shari, Toronto, $1,500 
Kuriata, Chris, St. Catharines, $1,500 
Leggat, Alexandra, Newtonville, $2,000 
McCormack, Derek, Toronto, $2,000 
Mirsky, Robb, Toronto, $2,000 
Ollmann, Joseph, Hamilton, $2,000 
Skochinski, Rebekah, Thunder Bay, $2,000 
Weiss, Adrienne, Toronto, $2,000 
Wolff, Elana (Léonie), Thornhill, $2,000 

New Quarterly: Canadian Writers & Writing, Waterloo
Number of Applications: 143
Total Requested: $527,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 25
Total Recommended: $38,500
 
Recipients
Atkinson, Susan, Ottawa, $1,500 
Baird, Lisa, Guelph, $1,500 
Carroll, Mel, Toronto, $2,000 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Colman, Robert, Newmarket, $1,500 
de Giacomo, Rocco, Toronto, $1,500 
Diakiw, Larissa, Toronto, $1,500 
Estima, Christine, Toronto, $1,500 
Fiske, Luke, Kingston, $1,500 
Ghadery, Hollay, Oakwood, $1,500 
Graham, Laurie, Peterborough, $1,500 
Heinonen, Sara, Hamilton, $1,500 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $1,500 
Lee, Karen, Toronto, $1,500 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $1,500 
MacLeod, Kirsteen, Kingston, $1,500 
Madhavan-Reese, Sneha, Ottawa, $1,500 
McConvey, Joel, Toronto, $1,500 
Mockler, Kathryn, Toronto, $1,500 
Moga, Irina, Toronto, $1,500 
Moore, Jessica, Toronto, $2,000 
MORDECAI, PAMELA, Toronto, $1,500 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $1,500 
Peel, Lishai, Hamilton, $1,500 
Pugsley, Alex, Toronto, $1,500 

Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Limited, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 161
Total Requested: $612,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 30
Total Recommended: $46,000
 
Recipients
Aiello, Kelly, Toronto, $1,500 
Birrell, Heather, Toronto, $1,500 
Bouchard, Joshua Chris, Toronto, $1,500 
Bydlowska, Jowita, Toronto, $1,500 
Chambers, Chris, Toronto, $1,500 
Chiong, Rachel, Toronto, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Cooper, Sally, Hamilton, $1,500 
Cullen, Nancy Jo, Kingston, $1,500 
Easton, Steacy, Hamilton, $1,500 
Garcia, Rebecca, Ottawa, $1,500 
Gordon, Spencer, Bowmanville, $1,500 
Graham, Laurie, Peterborough, $1,500 
JOHN, AISHA SASHA, Toronto, $1,500 
Middleton, Selena, Dundas, $1,500 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $2,000 
Nguyen, Vinh, Toronto, $1,500 
O'Connor, Jennifer, Toronto, $1,500 
Palmer, Dorothy , Burlington, $1,500 
Papamarko, Sofi, Toronto, $1,500 
Platana, Janette, Peterborough, $1,500 
Priest, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
Robinson, Ben, Hamilton, $1,500 
Ruffo, Armand Garnet, Kingston, $2,000 
Schmaltz, Eric, Toronto, $1,500 
Surani, Moez, Thornhill, $1,500 
Taylor, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 
Wee, Natalie, Toronto, $1,500 
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For more than 60 years, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians. The OAC reached 27.4 million people through events and arts education activities across the province in 2021-22. In 2024-25, OAC invested its grant program budget of $52.2 million in 204 communities across 123 Ontario ridings, providing 1,969 grants to individual artists and 1,030 grants to organizations.

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