Every year thousands of Canadian writers receive writing grants: you might as well be one of them.

Criteria for grants vary, but you need to have had work published in a recognized journal, or had a book published. Yet another reason to keep submitting your work to literary and trade magazines.

Travel grants are also available. If your book is soon to be published and your publisher cannot afford to send you on a book tour, you can apply for a travel grant to help you hop across the country.

You may be eligible for a writing grant at a local, provincial or federal level, or all three. Read the criteria carefully and follow the application instructions.

Hint: you may be awarded less than what you apply for, but you will not be awarded more, so always apply for the maximum allowable in your category.

	Alberta Foundation for the Arts 10708 105 Ave Edmonton, AB T5H 0A1 Arts Branch http://www.affta.ab.ca/About-the-AFA/Contact-Us (780) 427-9968
	British Columbia Arts Council 2nd Floor, 800 Johnson Street Victoria, BCV8W 1N3 Walter K. Quan, Individual Arts Awards Programs (250) 356-1728 walter.quan@gov.cb.ca
	The Canada Council for the Arts 150 Elgin St P.O. Box 1047 Ottawa, ON K1P 5V8 info@canadacouncil.ca Program Inquiries (613) 566-4414 ext 5060 1 (800) 263-5588
	Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec 79, boul. René-Lévesque Est. 3e étage Québec, QC G1R 5N5 info@calq.gouv.qc.ca M. Stéphan La Roche, Président-directeur général (514) 864-4333 1 (800) 608-3350 stephan.laroche@calq.gouv.qc.ca
	Manitoba Arts Council 525 – 93 Lombard Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3B1 Patricia Sanders, Literary Arts Programs (204) 945 – 0422 psanders@artscouncil.mb.ca
	New Brunswick Arts Board 649 Queen Street, 2nd floor Fredericton, NB, E3B 1C3 Joss Richer, Programs Officer (506) 478-4610 Contact Form
	Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 1 Springdale St. St. John's, NL A1E 2R1 Katrina Rice, Program Officer (709) 726-2212 ext 204 krice@nlac.nf.ca
	Northwest Territories Arts Council PO Box 1320 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 Boris Atamanenko boris_atamanenko@gov.nt.ca (867) 920-6370 1 (877) 445-2787 ext 3 or 5
	Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage 1741 Brunswick St., 3rd Floor P. O. Box 456, STN Central Halifax, NS B3J 2R5 Peter Kirby, Grants to Individuals; Artist Residency Program kirbypc@gov.ns.ca (902) 424-3422
	Ontario Arts Council 151 Bloor Street West, 5th floor Toronto, ON M5S 1T6 Jack Illingworth, Literature Officer (416) 969-7438 jillingworth@arts.on.ca
	Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts 115 Richmond Street Charlottetown, PE C1A 1H7 Darrin White, Executive Director dwhite@peica.ca (902) 368-6176 1 (888) PEI-ARTISTS (734-2784) ext 3
	Saskatchewan Arts Board 1355 Broad Street Regina, SK S4R 7V1 Deron Staffen, Administrative Coordinator for Community Programs (306) 787-4131 1 (800) 667-7526 deron@artsboard.sk.ca
	Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture 100 Hanson St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6C2 1 (867) 667-3535 artsfund@gov.yk.ca