If you are a conventional publisher in Canada there are government programmes you can tap into. These include Canada Council of the Arts and Ontario Arts Council grants. If on the other hand, like me, you are a self-publisher, well, as Jamaicans say, Dog nyam (eat) your supper! You will be left to fend for yourself. And another thing: if you are a self-publisher, your work wont be considered for awards. Consideration for awards can be the bridge to greater sales arising from the publicity that surrounds both your book and the competition in which you are participating. This is the lay of the land. This is my challenge.
To be fair, I can get limited assistance from Canada Council for travel to readings or book launches but the rules are a little stringent. In the first place, you may have to be invited to such events.I have my eyes set instead on the Writers Digest contest for self-publishers in spring 2009. I will have to pony up $100 to participate. Perhaps I'll win and parlay whatever publicity into much needed sales.
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