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a copy of the most recent financial statement (for magazines requesting $25,000or more, a copy of the most recent audited financial statements); a copy of a recent second-class Publishers' Statement of Mailing, stamped by CanadaPost at the time of delivery, if the magazine has a second-class postal permit; an up-to-date list of the various distributors used for the magazine.6.4 Competition Closing Date:Completed applications and support material must be postmarked or received at theCanada Council no later than 1 April.6.5 Contact:For more information, or to obtain an application form, contact Josiane Polidori, Writing andPublishing Section Officer, toll-free at 1-800-263-5588, eA1. 5576, or (613) 566-4414 ext. 5576.The fax number is (613) 566-4410. E-mail: josiane.polidori@canadacouncil.ca7.0 PROGRAM: GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL WRITERS: CREATIVEWRITING, TRAVEL AND AUTHOR RESMENCIESCreative Writing Grants provide support to authors working on new projects in thefields of fiction, poetry, children's literature, comic art/narrative books or literary nonfiction.The program is also open to literary projects that are innovative or founded ontechnology, and in which the creation of literature is central.Travel Grants enable writers to respond to invitations to occasions that ~re important totheir career, such as speaking at a national or international conference, receiving officialhonours or prizes, or attending a launching of their book by a foreign publisher. Travelexpenses for research related to a writing project must be included in an application fora Creative Writing Grant.Author Residencies provide financial assistance to organizations (e.g. postsecondaryinstitutions, public libraries or writers' associations) that wish to retain the services of awriter-in-residence and are able to match the contribution made by the Canada Councilfor the Arts. The purpose of the residency is to encourage exchanges between theauthor and the community, and to enable the author to work on a writing project.7.1 Eligibility:Writers must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.Writers must have had at least one book published by a professional publishing houseor a minimum of two major texts (short stories, articles, etc.) published on two separateoccasions in literary magazines, recognized periodicals or anthologies. Normally, workpublished in periodicals should be in the same literary genre as the project beingsubmitted. For poetry, a minimum of four published poems is required.Pg. 104