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Recommender Grants for Writers

Results Announcement

Deadline Date: January 13, 2023



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: 60
Total Requested: $255,486
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $21,500
 
Recipients
Campbell, Curtis, Toronto, $4,000 
Gaspar, Carina, Toronto, $2,500 
Hasfal, Ashley, Toronto, $1,500 
Maybe, Jacob, Sault Ste. Marie, $3,000 
McGrail, Cullen Elijah, Dover Centre, $1,500 
Obonsawin, Annick, Toronto, $2,000 
Rykov, Mary, Toronto, $1,500 
Swan, Dane, Toronto, $4,000 
Trafford, Matthew, Toronto, $1,500 

Arc Poetry Society, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 76
Total Requested: $293,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $24,000
 
Recipients
Besner, Linda, Toronto, $1,500 
Boyle, Frances, Ottawa, $1,500 
Byrne, Jake, Toronto, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Earl, Amanda, Ottawa, $1,500 
Humphreys, Helen, Kingston, $1,500 
Jennings, Chris, Ottawa, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $1,500 
Lee-Popham, Anna, Toronto, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $1,500 
Massey, Karen, Ottawa, $1,500 
Million, Justin, Peterborough, $1,500 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $1,500 
Petch, Charlie, Toronto, $1,500 
Roorda, Julie, St. Catharines, $1,500 
Torbica, Masa, Kitchener, $1,500 

Biblioasis Inc., Windsor
Number of Applications: 132
Total Requested: $473,427
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $38,000
 
Recipients
Allen, Jason, Hamilton, $1,500 
Baldo, Anne, Windsor, $1,500 
Bourrie, Mark, Ottawa, $3,500 
Bydlowska, Jowita, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $2,500 
Dewar, Elaine, Toronto, $5,000 
Eaton, Chris, Orleans, $1,500 
Glickman, Susan, Toronto, $1,500 
Hardcastle, Kevin, Toronto, $1,500 
Jantunen, John, Kingston, $2,000 
Maitland, Colette, Gananoque, $1,500 
McConvey, Joel, Toronto, $1,500 
Pugsley, Alex, Toronto, $1,500 
Robertson, Ray, Toronto, $5,000 
Thomas, Greg, Toronto, $5,000 
Wright, Catriona, Toronto, $1,500 

BOOK*HUG PRESS, Toronto
Number of Applications: 164
Total Requested: $649,327
Number of Grants Awarded: 22
Total Recommended: $44,000
 
Recipients
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $2,000 
Brewer, Nic, Kitchener, $2,000 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $2,000 
de Meijer, Sadiqa, Kingston, $2,000 
Eaton, Chris, Orleans, $2,000 
Ferrante, Paola, Toronto, $2,000 
Gibb, Camilla, Toronto, $2,000 
Janmohamed, Sheniz, Markham, $2,000 
Kaufman, Andrew, Toronto, $2,000 
LaPierre, Margo, Ottawa, $2,000 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $2,000 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $2,000 
Manukulasuriya, Yohani, North York, $2,000 
Nguyen, Hoa, Toronto, $2,000 
Orang, Bahar, Toronto, $2,000 
Peel, Lishai, Hamilton, $2,000 
Petch, Charlie, Toronto, $2,000 
Rubacha, Elisha, Peterborough, $2,000 
Subramanian Kanta, Sneha, Mississauga, $2,000 
Teodoro, José, Toronto, $2,000 
Wilmot, Andrew, Toronto, $2,000 
Zier-Vogel, Lindsay, Toronto, $2,000 

BookLand Press Inc, Markham
Number of Applications: 57
Total Requested: $224,083
Number of Grants Awarded: 11
Total Recommended: $21,500
 
Recipients
Binks, Andrew, Milford, $1,500 
Bonnell, Yolanda, Toronto, $1,500 
DE WAARD, SARA, Welland, $2,000 
Harris, Richard, Toronto, $2,000 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $2,000 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $2,000 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $2,000 
Scarsbrook, Richard, Toronto, $2,500 
So, Vicki, Toronto, $2,000 
Vaze, Bageshree, Toronto, $2,000 
Vizhi, Kayal, Mississauga, $2,000 

Brick Books, Kingston
Number of Applications: 82
Total Requested: $310,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 15
Total Recommended: $23,000
 
Recipients
Besner, Linda, Toronto, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Couture, Dani, Lakehurst, $1,500 
de Meijer, Sadiqa, Kingston, $1,500 
French, Whitney, Toronto, $1,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $2,000 
Myers, Cassandra, Toronto, $1,500 
Nguyen, Hoa, Toronto, $1,500 
Parisien, Dominik, Hamilton, $1,500 
Petch, Charlie, Toronto, $1,500 
Rhodes, Shane, Ottawa, $1,500 
Smart, Carolyn, Sydenham, $1,500 
Subramanian Kanta, Sneha, Mississauga, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 

Coach House Books, Toronto
Number of Applications: 127
Total Requested: $485,263
Number of Grants Awarded: 25
Total Recommended: $47,500
 
Recipients
Balcewicz, Marta, Toronto, $2,000 
Chin, Nicole, Toronto, $2,000 
de Meijer, Sadiqa, Kingston, $2,500 
Dial, Em, Toronto, $1,500 
Eaton, Chris, Orleans, $1,500 
Flemington, Sara, Toronto, $1,500 
Foad, Lisa, Toronto, $2,000 
French, Whitney, Toronto, $2,000 
Hardcastle, Kevin, Toronto, $1,500 
Johnson, Chris, Ottawa, $1,500 
Johnston, Liz, Toronto, $2,000 
Johnstone, Jim, Toronto, $3,000 
Kirby, Kirby, Toronto, $2,500 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $2,500 
Manukulasuriya, Yohani, North York, $2,000 
Mason Pierre, Terese, Toronto, $2,000 
mclennan, rob, Ottawa, $1,500 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $1,500 
Peel, Lishai, Hamilton, $2,000 
Rhodes, Shane, Ottawa, $1,500 
Suksi, Lee, Toronto, $2,000 
Teodoro, José, Toronto, $2,000 
Vizhi, Kayal, Mississauga, $2,000 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 
Zdybel, Kathryn, Thornbury, $1,500 

Cormorant Books Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 111
Total Requested: $454,558
Number of Grants Awarded: 17
Total Recommended: $36,000
 
Recipients
Binks, Andrew, Milford, $2,000 
Bonnell, Yolanda, Toronto, $2,000 
Bourrie, Mark, Ottawa, $1,500 
Coren, Michael, Toronto, $2,000 
DE WAARD, SARA, Welland, $2,000 
Dewar, Elaine, Toronto, $4,000 
Dowding, Philippa, Toronto, $2,000 
Ekoko, Beatrice, Hamilton, $2,000 
Foad, Lisa, Toronto, $2,500 
George, Ranjini, Mississauga, $2,000 
Hyde, Natalie, Puslinch, $2,000 
Kaufman, Andrew, Toronto, $2,000 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $2,000 
Lee, Andrew, Hamilton, $2,000 
Manukulasuriya, Yohani, North York, $2,000 
Misri, Angela, Toronto, $2,000 
Nguyen, Mai, Toronto, $2,000 

Diaspora Dialogues Charitable Society, Toronto
Number of Applications: 70
Total Requested: $287,481
Number of Grants Awarded: 33
Total Recommended: $50,000
 
Recipients
Arima, Phlip, Toronto, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Bonnell, Yolanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Byrne, Jake, Toronto, $1,500 
Chao, Lien, Toronto, $1,500 
Chin, Nicole, Toronto, $1,500 
de Giacomo, Rocco, Toronto, $1,500 
DE WAARD, SARA, Welland, $1,500 
Duarte, Leah, Mississauga, $1,500 
Fejzic, Sanita, Vanier, $1,500 
Garner, Samantha, Mississauga, $1,500 
Hasfal, Ashley, Toronto, $1,500 
Hernández-Ramdwar, Camille, Toronto, $1,500 
Hohn, Nadia, Toronto, $1,600 
Hyder, Maheen, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Janmohamed, Sheniz, Markham, $1,600 
Khan, Adnan, Toronto, $1,500 
Manukulasuriya, Yohani, North York, $1,500 
Mason Pierre, Terese, Toronto, $1,600 
Nájera, Luis, North York, $1,500 
Nguyen, Mai, Toronto, $1,500 
Obonsawin, Annick, Toronto, $1,500 
Oyinsan, Bunmi, Bowmanville, $1,500 
Papoutsis, James, Toronto, $1,500 
Peel, Lishai, Hamilton, $1,600 
Perry, Andy Marie, Ottawa, $1,500 
Rykov, Mary, Toronto, $1,500 
Thammavongsa, Souvankham, Toronto, $1,600 
Torbica, Masa, Kitchener, $1,500 
Torres Loaiza, Lorena, Toronto, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 
Vizhi, Kayal, Mississauga, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 

Dundurn Press Ltd., Toronto
Number of Applications: 133
Total Requested: $520,003
Number of Grants Awarded: 18
Total Recommended: $38,000
 
Recipients
Balcewicz, Marta, Toronto, $2,500 
Bydlowska, Jowita, Toronto, $2,500 
Coren, Michael, Toronto, $2,000 
Dale, Stephen, Ottawa, $2,000 
DE WAARD, SARA, Welland, $2,500 
Ferrante, Paola, Toronto, $2,000 
Flemington, Sara, Toronto, $3,000 
Forbes, Andrew, Peterborough, $2,000 
Hardcastle, Kevin, Toronto, $1,500 
Hernández-Ramdwar, Camille, Toronto, $2,500 
Jacquemain, Mark, Barrie, $2,000 
Janmohamed, Sheniz, Markham, $2,000 
Kaufman, Andrew, Toronto, $2,000 
Khan, Adnan, Toronto, $3,000 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $2,000 
Manukulasuriya, Yohani, North York, $1,500 
Moore, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
von Palleske, Heidi, Toronto, $1,500 

ECW Press, Toronto
Number of Applications: 198
Total Requested: $769,617
Number of Grants Awarded: 31
Total Recommended: $54,000
 
Recipients
Allen, Jason, Hamilton, $2,500 
Blouin, Michael, Kemptville, $1,500 
Chin, Nicole, Toronto, $1,500 
Cooper, Sally, Hamilton, $1,500 
Dial, Em, Toronto, $1,500 
Dickson, Jason, London, $1,500 
Ekoko, Beatrice, Hamilton, $1,500 
Falconer, Tim, Toronto, $2,000 
Flemington, Sara, Toronto, $1,500 
Garner, Samantha, Mississauga, $1,500 
Granados, Marlowe, Toronto, $1,500 
Hardcastle, Kevin, Toronto, $1,500 
Hasfal, Ashley, Toronto, $1,500 
Hyder, Maheen, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Jurczyk, Eva, Toronto, $1,500 
Khan, Adnan, Toronto, $1,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $2,000 
Liburd, Tonya, East York, $2,500 
Mason Pierre, Terese, Toronto, $1,500 
McGrath, Eamon, Toronto, $1,500 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $2,000 
Perry, Andy Marie, Ottawa, $1,500 
Petch, Charlie, Toronto, $1,500 
Piper, Jane, London, $1,500 
Priest, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
Prousky, Brian, Thornhill, $1,500 
Pugsley, Alex, Toronto, $1,500 
Strube, Cordelia, Toronto, $2,000 
Vaze, Bageshree, Toronto, $1,500 
Vingoe Cram, Kyle, Ottawa, $5,000 
Wilmot, Andrew, Toronto, $1,500 

Groundwood Books Limited, Toronto
Number of Applications: 68
Total Requested: $293,181
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $24,000
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, Toronto, $1,500 
Bonnell, Yolanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Campbell, Curtis, Toronto, $1,500 
Crangle, Claudine, Toronto, $1,500 
Ghadery, Hollay, Oakwood, $1,500 
Hohn, Nadia, Toronto, $1,500 
Lam, Thao, Toronto, $1,500 
Nguyễn, Linh, Toronto, $1,500 
Rosner, Anna, Toronto, $1,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Silver, Eve, St. Catharines, $1,500 
Sookocheff, Carey, Toronto, $1,500 
Strauss, Rochelle, Toronto, $1,500 
Taylor, Wanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Torres Loaiza, Lorena, Toronto, $1,500 
Vermond, Kira, Guelph, $1,500 

Guernica Editions Inc, Gananoque
Number of Applications: 133
Total Requested: $527,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 22
Total Recommended: $33,500
 
Recipients
Asgari, Nasim, Richmond Hill, $1,500 
Balcewicz, Marta, Toronto, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Besner, Linda, Toronto, $1,500 
Binks, Andrew, Milford, $1,500 
Bloom, Ronna, Toronto, $1,500 
Bydlowska, Jowita, Toronto, $1,500 
Casteels, Michael, Kingston, $1,500 
Duarte, Leah, Mississauga, $1,500 
Hasfal, Ashley, Toronto, $1,500 
Kidd, Joelle, Toronto, $1,500 
Lisson, Paul, Hamilton, $1,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
Meindl, Maria, Toronto, $1,500 
Merpaw, Amanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Moore, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Near, Stephen, Hamilton, $2,000 
Necakov, Lillian, Toronto, $1,500 
Papoutsis, James, Toronto, $1,500 
Petch, Charlie, Toronto, $1,500 
Priest, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
Raymond, Katrine, Hamilton, $1,500 

Hamilton Arts & Letters, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 118
Total Requested: $449,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 31
Total Recommended: $50,500
 
Recipients
Aiello, Kelly, Toronto, $1,500 
Barrick, David, London, $1,500 
Bass, Karen, Hamilton, $1,500 
Bulmer, April, Cambridge, $1,500 
Byrne, Jake, Toronto, $1,500 
Cooper, Sally, Hamilton, $2,000 
Duarte, Leah, Mississauga, $1,500 
Ekoko, Beatrice, Hamilton, $2,000 
Evans, Grace, Hamilton, $1,500 
Johnstone, Jim, Toronto, $3,000 
King, Bill, Hamilton, $1,500 
Kirby, Kirby, Toronto, $1,500 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $2,000 
Lee, Andrew, Hamilton, $1,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
Macdougall, Greg, Ottawa, $1,500 
Martin, Geoff, Kitchener, $2,000 
Matheson, Michael, York, $1,500 
Maviglia, Joseph, Toronto, $1,500 
mclennan, rob, Ottawa, $1,500 
Noble, Catina, Ottawa, $1,500 
Parisien, Dominik, Hamilton, $1,500 
Paxton, Maureen, Hamilton, $1,500 
Platana, Janette, Peterborough, $1,750 
Principe, Concetta, Toronto, $1,500 
Raymond, Katrine, Hamilton, $1,500 
Rodriguez Machado, Ana, Toronto, $1,500 
Rykov, Mary, Toronto, $1,500 
Sargent, Lynne, Hamilton, $1,500 
Trowbridge, Terry, Beamsville, $1,750 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 

House of Anansi Press Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 151
Total Requested: $554,317
Number of Grants Awarded: 32
Total Recommended: $54,000
 
Recipients
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $2,500 
Beadle, Megan, Toronto, $1,500 
Birrell, Heather, Toronto, $1,500 
Bristow, Ailsa, Toronto, $1,500 
Burke, Liam, Kanata, $1,500 
Cameron Gray, Julie, Toronto, $1,500 
Casteels, Michael, Kingston, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Dial, Em, Toronto, $2,500 
Ekoko, Beatrice, Hamilton, $1,500 
Foad, Lisa, Toronto, $2,500 
Forbes, Andrew, Peterborough, $1,500 
Ghafoor, Farah, Scarborough, $1,500 
Homa, Ava, North York, $2,500 
House, Yolande, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Janmohamed, Sheniz, Markham, $2,500 
Kaufman, Andrew, Toronto, $2,000 
Kidd, Joelle, Toronto, $1,500 
Kirby, Kirby, Toronto, $1,500 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $1,500 
Lee-Popham, Anna, Toronto, $1,500 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $1,500 
Lockyer, Brooke, Toronto, $1,500 
Martin, Carolyn, Ottawa, $1,500 
Martin, Geoff, Kitchener, $1,500 
McConvey, Joel, Toronto, $1,500 
McLeod, Brendan, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $1,500 
Meindl, Maria, Toronto, $1,500 
Middleton, Chris, Etobicoke, $2,000 
Rina, Kamila, Toronto, $1,500 
Roy, Ian, Ottawa, $1,500 
Vaze, Bageshree, Toronto, $1,500 

Invisible Publishing, Picton
Number of Applications: 100
Total Requested: $370,317
Number of Grants Awarded: 18
Total Recommended: $36,500
 
Recipients
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Casteels, Michael, Kingston, $2,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Forbes, Andrew, Peterborough, $2,500 
Glickman, Susan, Toronto, $1,500 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $2,500 
Khan, Adnan, Toronto, $2,500 
Kirby, Kirby, Toronto, $2,500 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $2,000 
MacLeod, Kirsteen, Kingston, $1,500 
Mason Pierre, Terese, Toronto, $2,500 
McConvey, Joel, Toronto, $1,500 
Merpaw, Amanda, Toronto, $2,500 
Oyinsan, Bunmi, Bowmanville, $2,000 
Pasquella, A.G., Toronto, $1,500 
Petch, Charlie, Toronto, $2,000 
Suksi, Lee, Toronto, $2,500 
Thammavongsa, Souvankham, Toronto, $1,500 

James Lorimer & Company Ltd. Publishers, Toronto
Number of Applications: 55
Total Requested: $235,020
Number of Grants Awarded: 12
Total Recommended: $20,000
 
Recipients
Anthony, Carlos, Windsor, $1,500 
Augustine, Myriad, Toronto, $1,500 
Barwin, Steven, Vaughan, $1,500 
Haywood, Kamilah, Milton, $1,500 
Jones, Kevin, Brampton, $1,500 
Maruno, Jennifer, Burlington, $1,500 
Mielke, Kristopher, Guelph, $1,500 
Minaki, Christina, Toronto, $1,500 
Miskonoodinkwe-Smith, Christine, Toronto, $3,000 
Nicoll, Doreen, Burlington, $2,000 
Robinson, Stacey, Toronto, $1,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $1,500 

Kegedonce Press, Chippewas of Nawash
Number of Applications: 13
Total Requested: $48,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Bonnell, Yolanda, Toronto, $1,500 
de Giacomo, Rocco, Toronto, $1,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $2,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $3,500 
Sutherland, Adrian, Attawapiskat, $1,500 

Kids Can Press Ltd, Toronto
Number of Applications: 46
Total Requested: $192,520
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $20,000
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, Toronto, $3,000 
Anthony, Carlos, Windsor, $1,500 
balasubramaniam, saumiya, toronto, $1,500 
Crangle, Claudine, Toronto, $1,500 
Dublin, Anne, Toronto, $3,000 
Hasfal, Ashley, Toronto, $1,500 
Hohn, Nadia, Toronto, $2,000 
Jones, Kevin, Brampton, $2,000 
Sookocheff, Carey, Toronto, $2,000 
Sutherland, Joel, Courtice, $2,000 

Latitude 46 Publishing, Sudbury
Number of Applications: 29
Total Requested: $117,486
Number of Grants Awarded: 12
Total Recommended: $19,000
 
Recipients
Carley, Rod, North Bay, $1,500 
Edwards, Sophie, Kagawong, $2,000 
Fahner, Kim, Sudbury, $1,500 
Jones, Kevin, Brampton, $1,500 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $1,500 
Lafortune, Connor, Sudbury, $2,000 
Leduc, Thomas, Sudbury, $1,500 
Maybe, Jacob, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,500 
McElroy, Gil, North Bay, $1,500 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $1,500 
Partridge, Shawna, Sudbury, $1,500 
Sutherland, Adrian, Attawapiskat, $1,500 

Mawenzi House Publishers, Toronto
Number of Applications: 75
Total Requested: $310,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 24
Total Recommended: $51,000
 
Recipients
Anthony, Carlos, Windsor, $2,000 
Arima, Phlip, Toronto, $2,000 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Carr, Donald, Toronto, $2,500 
Chao, Lien, Toronto, $1,500 
Chin, Nicole, Toronto, $2,000 
Duarte, Leah, Mississauga, $1,500 
Gaspar, Carina, Toronto, $2,000 
George, Ranjini, Mississauga, $2,500 
Ghafoor, Farah, Scarborough, $2,000 
Janmohamed, Sheniz, Markham, $4,000 
Jones, Kevin, Brampton, $1,500 
Khaja, Hajera, Mississauga, $2,000 
Khan, Adnan, Toronto, $2,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $3,000 
Manner, Mark, Toronto, $2,000 
MORDECAI, PAMELA, Toronto, $2,000 
Nwodo, Blessing, Toronto, $1,500 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $1,500 
Sheikh, Nazneen, Toronto, $4,000 
Subramanian Kanta, Sneha, Mississauga, $2,000 
Thammavongsa, Souvankham, Toronto, $1,500 
Vaze, Bageshree, Toronto, $2,000 
Vizhi, Kayal, Mississauga, $2,000 

MUSKRAT Magazine, Wasauksing First Nation
Number of Applications: 8
Total Requested: $28,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $13,000
 
Recipients
Bonnell, Yolanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Lafortune, Connor, Sudbury, $2,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
Obonsawin, Annick, Toronto, $2,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $3,000 
Sutherland, Adrian, Attawapiskat, $2,500 

Owlkids Books Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 39
Total Requested: $166,767
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $14,500
 
Recipients
Campbell, Curtis, Toronto, $2,000 
Hasfal, Ashley, Toronto, $2,000 
Maybe, Jacob, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,500 
Mills, Jean, Guelph, $3,000 
Moffatt, Jordan, Ottawa, $3,000 
Nguyễn, Linh, Toronto, $1,500 
Sookocheff, Carey, Toronto, $1,500 

Palimpsest, Windsor
Number of Applications: 67
Total Requested: $254,600
Number of Grants Awarded: 20
Total Recommended: $30,000
 
Recipients
Atkinson, Susan, Ottawa, $1,500 
Barrick, David, London, $1,500 
Byrne, Jake, Toronto, $1,500 
Christakos, Margaret, Toronto, $1,500 
Couture, Dani, Lakehurst, $1,500 
de Meijer, Sadiqa, Kingston, $1,500 
Dial, Em, Toronto, $1,500 
Hyder, Maheen, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Kirby, Kirby, Toronto, $1,500 
Madhavan-Reese, Sneha, Ottawa, $1,500 
Merpaw, Amanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $1,500 
Ngui, Marc, Windsor, $1,500 
Nguyen, Hoa, Toronto, $1,500 
Robinson, Ben, Hamilton, $1,500 
Solie, Karen, Toronto, $1,500 
Sutherland, Adrian, Attawapiskat, $1,500 
Tran, Barbara, Toronto, $1,500 
Truscott, Mark, Toronto, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 

The Porcupine's Quill, Erin
Number of Applications: 99
Total Requested: $365,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 18
Total Recommended: $28,000
 
Recipients
Boyle, Frances, Ottawa, $1,500 
Brewer, Nic, Kitchener, $2,000 
Bydlowska, Jowita, Toronto, $1,500 
Cameron Gray, Julie, Toronto, $1,500 
de Meijer, Sadiqa, Kingston, $1,500 
Donaldson, Jeffery, Hamilton, $1,500 
Frutkin, Mark, Ottawa, $1,500 
Glickman, Susan, Toronto, $1,500 
Grisenthwaite, Gord, Kingsville, $1,500 
House, Yolande, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Johnstone, Jim, Toronto, $1,500 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $1,500 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $1,500 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $2,000 
Rodriguez Machado, Ana, Toronto, $1,500 
Subramanian Kanta, Sneha, Mississauga, $1,500 
Zdybel, Kathryn, Thornbury, $1,500 

Second Story Press, Toronto
Number of Applications: 109
Total Requested: $440,134
Number of Grants Awarded: 21
Total Recommended: $35,000
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, Toronto, $1,500 
Arato, Rona, Toronto, $1,500 
Barss, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Bernstein, Samantha, Toronto, $1,500 
Bonnell, Yolanda, Toronto, $1,500 
Bristow, Ailsa, Toronto, $1,500 
Campbell, Curtis, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Chin, Nicole, Toronto, $2,000 
Dublin, Anne, Toronto, $2,000 
Johnston, Liz, Toronto, $1,500 
LaPierre, Margo, Ottawa, $1,500 
Leyton, Katherine, Ottawa, $2,000 
M Levine, Karen, Toronto, $2,500 
McLeod, Brendan, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $1,500 
Moore, Jessica, Toronto, $2,000 
Outram, Jessica, Cobourg, $1,500 
Palit, Monica, Toronto, $2,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Stoney Creek, $1,500 
Vingoe Cram, Kyle, Ottawa, $1,500 
Wells, Karin, Port Hope, $1,500 

New Quarterly: Canadian Writers & Writing, Waterloo
Number of Applications: 122
Total Requested: $459,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 24
Total Recommended: $37,000
 
Recipients
Amos, Brittany, Toronto, $1,500 
Best, Ashley-Elizabeth, Kingston, $1,500 
Bloom, Ronna, Toronto, $1,500 
Cullen, Nancy Jo, Kingston, $1,500 
de Meijer, Sadiqa, Kingston, $1,500 
Fuller, Eleanor, Toronto, $2,000 
Hardcastle, Kevin, Toronto, $1,500 
Jaksic, Yasmina, Thornhill, $1,500 
Laing, Barbara Lorraine, Kingston, $1,500 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $2,000 
Lee, Andrew, Hamilton, $1,500 
MacLeod, Kirsteen, Kingston, $1,500 
Manukulasuriya, Yohani, North York, $1,500 
Martin, Geoff, Kitchener, $1,500 
Massey, Karen, Ottawa, $1,500 
Priest, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
Roorda, Julie, St. Catharines, $1,500 
Roy, Ian, Ottawa, $1,500 
Rubacha, Elisha, Peterborough, $1,500 
Smart, Carolyn, Sydenham, $1,500 
Teodoro, José, Toronto, $1,500 
Thammavongsa, Souvankham, Toronto, $1,500 
Vizhi, Kayal, Mississauga, $1,500 
Wright, Catriona, Toronto, $1,500 

Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto
Number of Applications: 22
Total Requested: $98,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 11
Total Recommended: $18,340
 
Recipients
Anis, Sam, Toronto, $1,500 
Blekkenhorst, Gillian, Toronto, $1,500 
Gorny, Danny, Toronto, $1,600 
Gross, Ari, Toronto, $1,500 
Hasfal, Ashley, Toronto, $1,500 
Kapodistrias, Theo, Scarborough, $1,740 
Mirsky, Robb, Toronto, $2,000 
Spector, Shira, Toronto, $2,000 
Tobias, Conan, Toronto, $1,500 
Trafford, Matthew, Toronto, $1,500 
Vingoe Cram, Kyle, Ottawa, $2,000 

Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd., Hamilton
Number of Applications: 186
Total Requested: $713,767
Number of Grants Awarded: 36
Total Recommended: $56,000
 
Recipients
Bass, Karen, Hamilton, $1,500 
Bayrock, Dessa, Ottawa, $1,500 
Byrne, Jake, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Coleman, Daniel, Hamilton, $2,000 
Couture, Dani, Lakehurst, $1,500 
Dale, Stephen, Ottawa, $1,500 
Dhillon, Sunny, Ottawa, $1,500 
Ekoko, Beatrice, Hamilton, $1,500 
Evans, Grace, Hamilton, $1,500 
French, Whitney, Toronto, $1,500 
George, Ranjini, Mississauga, $2,000 
Glickman, Susan, Toronto, $1,500 
House, Yolande, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Johnson, Chris, Ottawa, $1,500 
Johnstone, Jim, Toronto, $1,500 
JonArno, Lawson, Toronto, $1,500 
Khan, Imran, Markham, $1,500 
Laliberte, Mark, Windsor, $1,500 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $1,500 
Lee, David, Hamilton, $1,500 
Malik, Fareh, Whitby, $1,500 
Martin, Carolyn, Ottawa, $1,500 
Mason Pierre, Terese, Toronto, $1,500 
McConvey, Joel, Toronto, $2,000 
Near, Stephen, Hamilton, $1,500 
Ngui, Marc, Windsor, $1,500 
Parisien, Dominik, Hamilton, $1,500 
Pasquella, A.G., Toronto, $2,000 
Raymond, Katrine, Hamilton, $1,500 
Smart, Carolyn, Sydenham, $1,500 
Thammavongsa, Souvankham, Toronto, $1,500 
van Staalduinen, Brent, Hamilton, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 
Wilmot, Andrew, Toronto, $1,500 
Zhang, Di, 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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