Publishers Assistance Program
No fixed amount
Grant
Description:
The Publishers Assistance Program supports publishers with potential for sustained or expanding business strength, sound market and business planning, employment growth over the long term, and responsiveness to the provincial literary sector. The program is designed to strengthen the publishing and the literary sectors overall by encouraging quality products, effective marketing, and by making professional development services available to publishers.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is allocated based on two components: a Base Component allocated on a per publication basis, based on eligible titles released the previous year (40% of funding); and an Evaluation Component based on an assessment of the company’s publishing program (60% of funding) as presented in the application.
June (Annually)
Eligibility:
Applicants must be a publishing company that:
1. Have its effective management, editorial and financial control within the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador;
2. Have as its primary activity the publication of books;
3. Have in print no fewer than ten eligible titles;
4. Be able to provide a financial statement (Review Engagement or Audit Engagement) and a Royalty Certification Report for the previous fiscal year;
5. Demonstrate fiscal viability;
6. Demonstrate contractual relationships with authors;
7. Issue clear royalty statements on a regular basis and fulfill all contractual obligations and agreed terms to writers, illustrators, translators, artists and other services and licensors;
8. Have an on-going publishing program of at least three eligible titles per year;
9. Be incorporated and publishing eligible titles for a minimum of two years; and
10. Score greater than twenty-five (25) assessment points out of the maximum one hundred (100) points of the Evaluation Component (see Funding Structure below). The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador reserves the right to ask for additional information to determine the eligibility of an applicant.
Application Steps:
Applicants must submit the completed application form to:
Publishers Assistance Program, Arts and Heritage Division
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
For inquiries regarding the Publishers Assistance Program please call 709-729-7613.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Copy of each eligible title released April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024
2. A copy of your standard author/publisher contract
3. A copy of your standard royalty statement
4. Financial Statements and Royalty Certification Report for your most recently completed fiscal year
5. Support materials
Other Things to Note:
About the author
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