Application for National Public Readings Northern Program

With the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, The Writers’ Union of Canada promotes author tours to northern communities within Canada. The Union subsidizes the author’s reading fee, travel expenses, and meals.

Please ensure you have read the National Public Readings Northern Program guidelines before applying. For more information, contact Office Administrator Valerie Laws at info@writersunion.ca or 416-703-8982 ext. 224.

The deadline to apply is December 2, 2019. All applicants will be notified of application results within 3 weeks of the deadline.

An administrative fee of $79.10 ($70 + HST) must be paid with each application. If your application is unsuccessful, the fee will be refunded to you. The option to pay online will be provided after you submit this form. 

Reading Tour Details
Please list all venues with full addresses followed by estimated attendance number for each venue.

The Union strongly encourages hosts to hold readings in barrier-free venues and to consider additional presenter or audience access needs (e.g., ASL interpretation, large print materials). We also encourage you to make accessibility information available to your audience (e.g., on your website and promotional materials).

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As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, applications from organizations wishing to host authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability will be prioritized. 

*The author publicly self-identifies using one of these terms or a related term from the LGBTQI2S lexicon. **The author publicly self-identifies as living with a disability.
Funding Eligibility

Any form of recording, taping, or broadcasting of the reading without prior written approval from the author is strictly prohibited.

Organizer Information