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The Canada Council accepts writing projects in all languages.Literary artists working in oral traditions are also eligible. They must be recognized asprofessionals by their peers (artists who work in the same artistic tradition), havespecialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions) and have beenpaid for their work.Collaborative projects are accepted in this program, and writers may collaborate withprofessional artists from disciplines other than writing.Creative Writing Grant recipients will be expected to devote the majority of their time totheir writing. Applicants must intend to work on a new writing project, normally plannedfor book-length publication, unless they are applying for a $5,000 grant where requestsfor feature articles are eligible.Creative Writing Grants for $15,000 or $20,000 are available only to writers who havea minimum of two books in print and who are still active in their profession.Travel Grants do not cover transportation costs of authors to give readings or to attendbook fairs. In addition, promotional tours abroad organized by Canadian bookpublishers are not eligible under this program.Individual artists may receive up to two Creative Writing Grants in any 48-monthperiod. However, the Canada Council will accept one request for a Travel Grant peryear. Applicants must have submitted a final report on the use of any previous CanadaCouncil grant to be eligible to apply to this program.Hosts for Author Residencies must be able to demonstrate that they have theorganizational and financial capacities to host a Canadian writer in an effective andprofessional manner. Hosts are encouraged to develop public lecture series orinnovative ways of fostering public appreciation for Canadian writing within the activitiesplanned for the writer-in-residence. Innovative residencies that involve communities nottypically exposed to Canadian literature are particularly encouraged. Writers-inresidenceare expected to devote a minimum of60 percent of their time to their writingand should not have any regular teaching duties.7.2 Value of Grant:Creative Writing Grants:$20,000 (for a maximum of one year),$15,000 (for a maximum of nine months),$10,000 (for a maximum of six months) or$5,000 (for a maximum of three months).Pg. 105