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Recommender Grants for Writers

Results Announcement

Deadline Date: January 15, 2026



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: 59
Total Requested: $246,975
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $18,500
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, Toronto, $3,000 
Campbell, Curtis, Toronto, $3,000 
JonArno, Lawson, Toronto, $2,500 
Mordecai, Pamela, Toronto, $2,500 
Neville, Danny, Ottawa, $3,000 
Ramnanan, Sabrina, Ajax, $1,500 
Sohal, Jag, Toronto, $1,500 
Tsiang, Sarah, Kingston, $1,500 
 

Arc Poetry Magazine, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 81
Total Requested: $332,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 12
Total Recommended: $19,000
 
Recipients
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Burke, Liam, Ottawa, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $2,000 
Ghaffar, Asher, Oakville, $1,500 
Ghafoor, Farah, Toronto, $1,500 
Lahey, Anita, Ottawa, $1,500 
Lee-Popham, Anna, Toronto, $2,000 
Schmitt, Jena, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,500 
Sivajothy, Subhanya, Toronto, $1,500 
Swan, Dane, Waterford, $1,500 
Tristen, Sienna, St Thomas, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 
 

Augur Society, Scarborough
Number of Applications: 124
Total Requested: $528,880
Number of Grants Awarded: 12
Total Recommended: $25,000
 
Recipients
Ambrose, West, Kingston, $2,000 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $2,000 
Chiong, Rachel, Toronto, $2,000 
Fajardo, Kristen, Toronto, $2,500 
Ma, Yiming, Richmond Hill, $2,000 
Onwualu, Chinelo, Toronto, $2,000 
Pearce, Jason, Vaughan, $2,000 
Phan, Cindy, Kitchener, $2,500 
Powell, Shan, Kitchener, $2,000 
Sui, Anna, London, $2,000 
Tristen, Sienna, St Thomas, $2,000 
Wesley, Robert, Toronto, $2,000 
 

Biblioasis Inc., Windsor
Number of Applications: 201
Total Requested: $801,450
Number of Grants Awarded: 26
Total Recommended: $40,000
 
Recipients
Balcewicz, Marta, Toronto, $1,500 
Baldo, Anne, Windsor, $1,500 
Code, Devon, Peterborough, $1,500 
Conte, Andrea, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $1,500 
DeRango-Adem, Adebe, Toronto, $1,500 
Douglas, Ann, Golden Lake, $1,500 
Fair, Hilary, Clinton, $1,500 
Forbes, Andrew, Peterborough, $1,500 
Jones, Amy, Hamilton, $1,500 
LaPointe, Michael, Toronto, $1,500 
Lye, Harriet, Toronto, $1,500 
MacDonald, Tanis, Waterloo, $1,500 
MacLeod, Kirsteen, Kingston, $1,500 
Maillet, Madeleine, Windsor, $1,500 
McConvey, Joel, Toronto, $1,500 
Moore, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Muchemwa, Chido, York, $1,500 
Pugsley, Alex, Toronto, $2,000 
Ross, Stuart, Cobourg, $1,500 
Rubess, Banuta, Toronto, $1,500 
Ruthnum, Naben, Toronto, $1,500 
Sneath, Daryl, Seagrave, $1,500 
szczecinska, ola, Combermere, $1,500 
Toews, Georgia, Toronto, $1,500 
van Staalduinen, Brent, Hamilton, $1,500 
Westhead, Jessica, Toronto, $2,000 
 

BOOK*HUG PRESS, Toronto
Number of Applications: 255
Total Requested: $1,015,650
Number of Grants Awarded: 30
Total Recommended: $45,000
 
Recipients
Baird, Lisa, Guelph, $1,500 
Balcewicz, Marta, Toronto, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Barwin, Gary, Hamilton, $1,500 
Belleau, Lesley, Garden River, $1,500 
Birrell, Heather, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Chan, Jody, Toronto, $1,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Code, Devon, Peterborough, $1,500 
Cooper, Sally, Hamilton, $1,500 
Estacion, Therese, Toronto, $1,500 
Fischer, Bronwyn, Toronto, $1,500 
Gaughan, Laura Rock, Lakefield, $1,500 
Johnstone, Jim, Toronto, $1,500 
LaPierre, Margo, Ottawa, $1,500 
Leggat, Alexandra, Newtonville, $1,500 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $1,500 
MacDonald, Tanis, Waterloo, $1,500 
Miscione, Christine, Hamilton, $1,500 
Mutonji, Téa, Toronto, $1,500 
Papamarko, Sofi, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Richter, Lisa, Toronto, $1,500 
Surani, Moez, Thornhill, $1,500 
Taylor, Jess, Toronto, $1,500 
Tristen, Sienna, St Thomas, $1,500 
Vlassopoulos, Teri, Toronto, $1,500 
Wani, Sanna, Brampton, $1,500 
Westhead, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Zier-Vogel, Lindsay, Toronto, $1,500 
 

BookLand Press Inc, Markham
Number of Applications: 86
Total Requested: $339,127
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $20,000
 
Recipients
Belleau, Lesley, Garden River, $3,500 
Campbell, Curtis, Toronto, $2,000 
Chiong, Rachel, Toronto, $1,500 
Grisenthwaite, Gord, Kingsville, $3,000 
Janisse-Barlow, Melanie, Windsor, $1,500 
Kuriata, Chris, St. Catharines, $1,500 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $2,500 
Munroe, David, Toronto, $1,500 
Phan, Cindy, Kitchener, $1,500 
Ward, Tanya, Toronto, $1,500 
 

Brick Books, Picton
Number of Applications: 88
Total Requested: $353,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 15
Total Recommended: $23,000
 
Recipients
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Delaney, Trynne, Toronto, $1,500 
Edwards, Sophie, Kagawong, $1,500 
Gillis, Susan, Maberly, $1,500 
Juxun, Sumia, Toronto, $1,500 
Lafortune, Connor, Sudbury, $2,000 
Lee, Karen, Toronto, $1,500 
Malek, Ghadeer, Toronto, $1,500 
Malli, Nisa, Toronto, $1,500 
Mayhew, Lindsay, Sudbury, $1,500 
Rodriguez Machado, Ana, Toronto, $1,500 
Shen, Lisa, Mississauga, $1,500 
Sivajothy, Subhanya, Toronto, $1,500 
Suksi, Lee, Toronto, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 
 

Cormorant Books Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 191
Total Requested: $763,632
Number of Grants Awarded: 17
Total Recommended: $30,000
 
Recipients
Binks, Andrew, Milford, $1,500 
Cooper, Sally, Hamilton, $2,000 
Fernandez, Caroline, Toronto, $2,000 
Grisenthwaite, Gord, Kingsville, $2,000 
Klassen-Kay, Mikhael, Toronto, $2,000 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $2,000 
Martin, Geoff, Kitchener, $1,500 
Mastin, Catharine, Windsor, $2,500 
Miller, Dawn, Picton, $2,000 
Niedzviecki, Hal, Toronto, $1,500 
Robertson, Ray, Toronto, $1,500 
Round, Jeffrey, Toronto, $1,500 
Ruth, Elizabeth, Toronto, $1,500 
Scarsbrook, Richard, Toronto, $1,500 
Sheikh, Nazneen, Toronto, $2,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Hastings, $1,500 
Yildiz, Arzu, Peterborough, $1,500 
 

Diaspora Dialogues Charitable Society, Toronto
Number of Applications: 139
Total Requested: $589,438
Number of Grants Awarded: 27
Total Recommended: $50,000
 
Recipients
Ameyaw, Maya, Toronto, $2,000 
anitafrika, d'bi.young, Scarborough, $2,000 
Arima, Phlip, Toronto, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $2,000 
Bhathena, Tanaz, Mississauga, $1,500 
Chan, Jody, Toronto, $2,000 
Conte, Andrea, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $2,000 
DeRango-Adem, Adebe, Toronto, $2,000 
Estacion, Therese, Toronto, $1,500 
Estima, Christine, Toronto, $2,000 
Ghadery, Hollay, Oakwood, $1,500 
Ghaffar, Asher, Oakville, $2,000 
Janmohamed, Sheniz, Markham, $2,000 
Jiang, Ai, Markham, $1,500 
John, Aisha, Toronto, $2,000 
Lafortune, Connor, Sudbury, $2,000 
Leduc, Amanda, Hamilton, $2,000 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $1,500 
Mordecai, Pamela, Toronto, $2,000 
Muktadir, Sadi, Toronto, $1,500 
Mutonji, Téa, Toronto, $1,500 
Nguyen, Mai, Toronto, $2,000 
Qadir, Mekyle, Ottawa, $2,000 
Roderique, Hadiya, Toronto, $2,000 
Ruth, Elizabeth, Toronto, $2,000 
Surani, Moez, Thornhill, $2,000 
Vannicola, Jo, Toronto, $2,000 
 

Dundurn Press Ltd., Toronto
Number of Applications: 123
Total Requested: $487,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $33,000
 
Recipients
Bell, Brianna, Guelph, $2,000 
Coren, Michael, Toronto, $2,000 
Goldenberg, Susan, Toronto, $2,000 
Idreis, Ameer, Toronto, $1,500 
Kasman, Shari, Toronto, $2,000 
Laco, Kristine, Etobicoke, $2,000 
Lakghomi, Babak, Toronto, $3,000 
Lau, Lina, Toronto, $2,000 
McFadzean, Cassidy, Toronto, $2,000 
Miller, Dawn, Picton, $2,500 
Muktadir, Sadi, Toronto, $2,000 
Ren, Melissa, Toronto, $2,000 
Round, Jeffrey, Toronto, $2,000 
Slaughter, Graham, Toronto, $2,000 
Stefanovich-Thomson, Alexis, Toronto, $2,000 
von Palleske, Heidi, Toronto, $2,000 
 

ECW Press, Toronto
Number of Applications: 303
Total Requested: $1,217,288
Number of Grants Awarded: 28
Total Recommended: $45,000
 
Recipients
Baird, Lisa, Guelph, $1,500 
Barwin, Gary, Hamilton, $1,500 
Bidini, Dave, Toronto, $2,000 
C. Byrne, Kerry, Toronto, $1,500 
Cairns, Rachel, Toronto, $3,000 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Estima, Christine, Toronto, $1,500 
Fair, Hilary, Clinton, $1,500 
Friedman, Elyse, Toronto, $1,500 
Hollenberg, Alexander, Hamilton, $1,500 
Janisse-Barlow, Melanie, Windsor, $1,500 
Jiang, Ai, Markham, $1,500 
Kellogg, Emily, Toronto, $2,000 
Lac, Vivian Jia, Toronto, $2,000 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $1,500 
McLeod, Brendan, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $1,500 
Miscione, Christine, Hamilton, $1,500 
Papamarko, Sofi, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Priest, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
Proctor, Amanda, York, $1,500 
Roderique, Hadiya, Toronto, $1,500 
Ross, Stuart, Cobourg, $1,500 
Stothers, Greer, Toronto, $1,500 
van Staalduinen, Brent, Hamilton, $1,500 
Veillette, Eric, Toronto, $1,500 
Vlassopoulos, Teri, Toronto, $1,500 
Westhead, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Wiseman, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
 

Guernica Editions Inc, Gananoque
Number of Applications: 239
Total Requested: $954,188
Number of Grants Awarded: 19
Total Recommended: $28,500
 
Recipients
Black, Catherine, Oakville, $1,500 
Boyle, Frances, Ottawa, $1,500 
de Giacomo, Rocco, Toronto, $1,500 
Garebian, Keith, Mississauga, $1,500 
Ghadery, Hollay, Oakwood, $1,500 
Janisse-Barlow, Melanie, Windsor, $1,500 
LaPierre, Margo, Ottawa, $1,500 
Marques, Irene, Toronto, $1,500 
mclennan, rob, Ottawa, $1,500 
Oyinsan, Bunmi, Bowmanville, $1,500 
Principe, Concetta, Toronto, $1,500 
Robinson, Ben, Hamilton, $1,500 
Scheier, Jacob, Toronto, $1,500 
Schnurr, Leah, Gloucester, $1,500 
Slaughter, Graham, Toronto, $1,500 
Swan, Dane, Waterford, $1,500 
van Staalduinen, Brent, Hamilton, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $1,500 
Wickers, Brian, Ajax, $1,500 
 

House of Anansi Press Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 287
Total Requested: $1,454,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 27
Total Recommended: $45,000
 
Recipients
Ahluwalia, Deepi, Toronto, $1,500 
Aiello, Kelly, Toronto, $1,500 
Ancheta, Justin, Toronto, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Chan, Jody, Toronto, $1,500 
Clasky, Jillian, Toronto, $1,500 
Ekoko-kay, Evelyna, Hamilton, $1,500 
Estima, Christine, Toronto, $2,500 
Garner, Samantha, Mississauga, $1,500 
Ghafoor, Farah, Toronto, $1,500 
Idreis, Ameer, Toronto, $2,000 
Jaksic, Yasmina, Thornhill, $1,500 
Kuriata, Chris, St. Catharines, $1,500 
LaPointe, Michael, Toronto, $1,500 
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja, Toronto, $1,500 
McFadzean, Cassidy, Toronto, $2,500 
Miller, Dawn, Picton, $1,500 
Muchemwa, Chido, York, $2,500 
Pearce, Jason, Vaughan, $2,500 
Powell, Shan, Kitchener, $1,500 
Roderique, Hadiya, Toronto, $1,500 
Rubess, Banuta, Toronto, $1,500 
Rykov, Mary, Toronto, $1,500 
Secord, Gillian, Toronto, $1,500 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Hastings, $1,500 
Tristen, Sienna, St Thomas, $1,500 
Ward, Tanya, Toronto, $1,500 
 

Kids Can Press Ltd, Toronto
Number of Applications: 40
Total Requested: $168,867
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $15,000
 
Recipients
Birmingham, Maria, Brampton, $2,500 
Borsato, Diane, Toronto, $3,500 
Hughes, Susan, Toronto, $2,500 
Kachala, Elaine, Toronto, $4,000 
Maybe, Jacob, Sault Ste. Marie, $2,500 
 

Latitude 46 Publishing, Sudbury
Number of Applications: 37
Total Requested: $154,067
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $19,000
 
Recipients
Belleau, Lesley, Garden River, $3,000 
Gaughan, Laura Rock, Lakefield, $2,000 
Maybe, Jacob, Sault Ste. Marie, $2,500 
Ozkowski, Jane, Bloomfield, $3,000 
Schmitt, Jena, Sault Ste. Marie, $2,500 
Thompson, Allister, North Bay, $1,500 
Wallace, Jade, Windsor, $2,000 
Winslow, Cathi, Thunder Bay, $2,500 
 

MUSKRAT Magazine, Wasauksing First Nation
Number of Applications: 12
Total Requested: $58,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $30,000
 
Recipients
anitafrika, d'bi.young, Scarborough, $1,500 
Belleau, Lesley, Garden River, $5,000 
Grisenthwaite, Gord, Kingsville, $4,000 
Lafortune, Connor, Sudbury, $5,000 
Lockhart, Daniel, Windsor, $3,000 
Malek, Ghadeer, Toronto, $1,500 
Pearce, Jason, Vaughan, $3,000 
Quin, Colin, Ottawa, $3,000 
Shingoose, Nahanni, Hastings, $4,000 
 

Owlkids Books Inc, Toronto
Number of Applications: 31
Total Requested: $124,999
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $15,000
 
Recipients
Birmingham, Maria, Brampton, $2,500 
Borsato, Diane, Toronto, $2,000 
Kachala, Elaine, Toronto, $2,000 
Levy, Joanne, Clinton, $1,500 
Ludwig, Sidura, Thornhill, $2,500 
Rose, Jessica, Hamilton, $1,500 
Ruth, Elizabeth, Toronto, $3,000 
 

Palimpsest, Windsor
Number of Applications: 98
Total Requested: $386,200
Number of Grants Awarded: 18
Total Recommended: $28,000
 
Recipients
Arima, Phlip, Toronto, $1,500 
Bandukwala, Manahil, Mississauga, $1,500 
Berkel, Jenny, London, $1,500 
Colman, Robert, Newmarket, $1,500 
Easton, Steacy, Hamilton, $2,000 
Huggett, Nancy, Ottawa, $1,500 
Jamali Rad, A, Windsor, $1,500 
Kellogg, Emily, Toronto, $1,500 
Lahey, Anita, Ottawa, $1,500 
Leyton, Katherine, Ottawa, $1,500 
Mordecai, Pamela, Toronto, $1,500 
Neilson, Shane, Cambridge, $1,500 
Proctor, Amanda, York, $1,500 
Richter, Lisa, Toronto, $1,500 
Roffey, Kit, London, $2,000 
Shen, Lisa, Mississauga, $1,500 
Swan, Dane, Waterford, $1,500 
Wiebe, Mackenzie, Toronto, $1,500 
 

Second Story Press, Toronto
Number of Applications: 159
Total Requested: $681,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $30,000
 
Recipients
Baird, Lisa, Guelph, $1,500 
Belleau, Lesley, Garden River, $2,500 
Clayton, Conyer, Ottawa, $1,500 
Dublin, Anne, Toronto, $1,500 
Estacion, Therese, Toronto, $2,500 
Johnston, Liz, Toronto, $1,500 
Kacer, Kathy, Toronto, $2,500 
Lee, Ying, Kingston, $1,500 
Leyton, Katherine, Ottawa, $2,500 
Lucy, Rhonda, Toronto, $1,500 
McGuire, Jennifer, Bognor, $1,500 
Ruth, Elizabeth, Toronto, $2,000 
Shah, Annum, Ottawa, $1,500 
Wells, Karin, Port Hope, $2,500 
Westerhof, Patricia, Toronto, $1,500 
Zong, Cherry, London, $2,000 
 

New Quarterly: Canadian Writers & Writing, Waterloo
Number of Applications: 151
Total Requested: $592,638
Number of Grants Awarded: 24
Total Recommended: $37,000
 
Recipients
Balcewicz, Marta, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
de Giacomo, Rocco, Toronto, $1,500 
Gaughan, Laura Rock, Lakefield, $1,500 
Ghadery, Hollay, Oakwood, $1,500 
Heinonen, Sara, Hamilton, $1,500 
Idreis, Ameer, Toronto, $1,500 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $1,500 
MacLeod, Kirsteen, Kingston, $2,500 
Miller, Dawn, Picton, $1,500 
Miscione, Christine, Hamilton, $1,500 
Mohammadi, Khashayar, Toronto, $1,500 
Neilson, Shane, Cambridge, $1,500 
Priest, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
Reid-Benta, Zalika, Toronto, $1,500 
Rubess, Banuta, Toronto, $1,500 
Schmitt, Jena, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,500 
Schnurr, Leah, Gloucester, $1,500 
Sur, Sanchari, Mississauga, $1,500 
Surani, Moez, Thornhill, $1,500 
van Staalduinen, Brent, Hamilton, $1,500 
Vizhi, Kayal, Mississauga, $1,500 
Westhead, Jessica, Toronto, $1,500 
Wickers, Brian, Ajax, $1,500 
 

Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto
Number of Applications: 41
Total Requested: $175,978
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $20,013
 
Recipients
Blum, Beige, Hamilton, $1,500 
Castillo, Ani, Toronto, $5,000 
Grieve, Georgia, York, $1,500 
Holbrough, Brooklin, Peterborough, $1,500 
Kniivila, Irma, Ottawa, $1,500 
Murray, Duane, Hamilton, $1,757 (co-recipient), Woods, Scott, London, $1,757 (co-recipient) 
Shammas, Nadia, Toronto, $2,000 
Zong, Cherry, London, $3,500 
 

Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd., Hamilton
Number of Applications: 255
Total Requested: $1,009,738
Number of Grants Awarded: 32
Total Recommended: $50,000
 
Recipients
Barwin, Gary, Hamilton, $2,000 
Bhathena, Tanaz, Mississauga, $1,500 
C. Byrne, Kerry, Toronto, $1,500 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,500 
Chatterton, Anna, Hamilton, $1,500 
Conte, Andrea, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $1,500 
Dima, Diana, Toronto, $1,500 
Easton, Steacy, Hamilton, $1,500 
Forbes, Andrew, Peterborough, $1,500 
Friedman, Elyse, Toronto, $1,500 
Garner, Samantha, Mississauga, $1,500 
Ghadery, Hollay, Oakwood, $2,000 
Hibbs, Angela, Peterborough, $1,500 
Leifso, Brenda, Kingston, $1,500 
MacDonald, Tanis, Waterloo, $1,500 
McGuire, Jennifer, Bognor, $1,500 
Menon, Radha, Hamilton, $1,500 
Miscione, Christine, Hamilton, $1,500 
Muchemwa, Chido, York, $1,500 
Norman, Peter, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Papamarko, Sofi, Etobicoke, $1,500 
Pasquella, A.G., Toronto, $2,000 
Priest, Robert, Toronto, $1,500 
Richardson, Robin, Mississauga, $1,500 
Robinson, Ben, Hamilton, $1,500 
Ross, Stuart, Cobourg, $2,000 
Sargent, Lynne, Hamilton, $1,500 
Secord, Gillian, Toronto, $1,500 
Subramanian Kanta, Sneha, Mississauga, $1,500 
Sur, Sanchari, Mississauga, $1,500 
Surani, Moez, Thornhill, $1,500 
van Staalduinen, Brent, Hamilton, $1,500 
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