Readings in Public Places
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Hosts are required to note on any promotional material, including media listings, that the Toronto Arts Council is sponsoring the reading through the League of Canadian Poets.
The Readings in Public Places program is for readings in Toronto only. Use the Canada Poetry Tours program to apply for readings elsewhere in Canada.
Eligibility
Venues: Eligible venues include public libraries, literary associations, bookstores, museums, public art galleries, artists' centres, community centres and postsecondary institutions within the NEW city of Toronto.Elementary schools and secondary schools are not eligible. Please note: each venue is allowed 5 readings per fiscal year.
Poets: Any full members of the League of Canadian Poets are eligible. Organizers are not permitted to receive funding for reading at their own event. A member is eligible for no more than 4 readings through this program per fiscal year.
- Information about the funding
The funding will pay for the poet's reading fee
Reading fees are $100.00 per reading
There is no funding for any other costs (i.e. promotional, accommodation, food, travel)
There is no charge to the organizer for using this program
Each funding (fiscal) year runs from April 1 to March 31 of the next year
Readings are allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Readings must be open and advertised to the general public; although small admission fees (i.e. $2-$4) may be charged to cover promotional or space rental expenses, large admission fees are not permissible
Applying for a reading
Contact the poet and arrange a date and location for the reading. If you need any help in contacting poets, or information on what poets are available, please call the League's program manager at the League office
Once a date and location are confirmed with the poet, fill out the Readings in Public Places application form and submit it to the League office.
Upon receipt of the completed form, the League office will provide written confirmation of the funding, if funding is still available. Only at that point is funding confirmed.
Readings must be booked at least 3 weeks in advance
The reading is non-transferrable to a different reader or different venue.
After the reading
The League will pay the reading fees directly to the poet.
Organizers are required to submit the reading report form (on the reverse of the confirmation form), with copies of any promotional material to the League office.
