Access Copyright Foundation awards $60,000 in Professional Development Grant Funding
Thursday, August 22, 2024
TORONTO: August 22, 2024 – Access Copyright Foundation is pleased to congratulate the following 27 creators, publishers and creative organizations who have been awarded Professional Development Grants for 2024.
- Lareina Abbot; Calgary, AB
- AfterWords Literary Festival; Halifax, NS
- Marta Balcewicz; Toronto, ON
- Bibi Balkhi; Vancouver, BC
- Adèle Barclay; Vancouver, BC
- Jennifer Batler; Baltimore, ON
- Kate Bird; Vancouver, BC
- Book Publishers Association of Alberta; Edmonton, AB
- Lauren Carter; Saint Andrews, MB
- Véronique Darwin; Rossland, BC
- Paola Ferrante; Toronto, ON
- Stephanie Gibeault; Pickering, ON
- Cornelia Hoogland; Hornby Island, BC
- Alexandra Leslie; Vancouver, BC
- Rayya Liebich; Nelson, BC
- Jennifer LoveGrove; Millbrook, ON
- Sue MacLeod; Halifax, NS
- Keriann McGoogan; Guelph, ON
- Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail; Whites Lake, NS
- Nimbus Publishing Ltd.; Halifax, NS
- Chelsea O'Byrne; Vancouver, BC
- Owlkids Books Inc.; Toronto, ON
- Alena Papayanis; Toronto, ON
- The New Quarterly/Wild Writers Literary Festival; Waterloo, ON
- Lesley Trites; Montreal, ON
- Patricia Westerhof; Toronto, ON
- Kathryn Zdybel; Thornbury, ON
“Skills development and growth is so important to ensure that Canada’s creative community can grow and thrive,” said Foundation chair Paul Seesequasis. “I am pleased to see the Foundation make another important investment in professional development.”
In total, $60,000 in grant funding was allocated by the Foundation. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded over 300 Professional Development Grants totaling approximately $600,000 reinvested in Canadian creators, publishers and organizations that serve them as well as published Canadian works.
Access Copyright Foundation grants are awarded through a peer review process administered by SK Arts on behalf of the Foundation. Jurors for the 2024 Professional Development Grant program were Sally Ito, writer (Heart's Hydrography (Turnstone Press)) and translator, Phoebe Tsang, writer (Setting Fire to Water (Thistle Press)) and violinist and Shoshanna Wingate, author (Radio Weather (Véhicule Press)).
About Access Copyright Foundation’s Professional Development Grant program
Access Copyright Foundation Professional Development Grant program promotes excellence in Canadian content by supporting artistic and professional skills development for individuals and organizations engaged in the creation, production and publication of text and images.
About Access Copyright Foundation
Access Copyright Foundation provides support to creators and organizations engaged in the development and dissemination of publishable Canadian works in the literary and visual arts. We are an arm’s length foundation of Access Copyright, the collective voice of creators and publishers in Canada.
To learn more about Access Copyright Foundation, please visit the Foundation’s website.
For a look at how Access Copyright Foundation’s grants support Canada’s creative community, please visit the Foundation’s Spotlight page.
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For media inquiries:
Robert Gilbert, Manager, Communications and Marketing, Access Copyright
rgilbert@accesscopyright.ca