“The Canada Council for the Arts, reporting to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage, is a national arm’s-length agency which fosters the development of the arts in Canada through grants, services and awards to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations, as well as administering scholarly awards, and having under its aegis the Public Lending Right Commission and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.”

Canada
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/home-e.htm

“The Support for Arts and Literary Magazines component [of the Canadian Heritages’ Canada Magazine Fund] will help nurture and develop magazines that foster awareness of the arts and literature in Canada, ensuring Canadian readers have high-quality choices in the domestic magazine market.”

Canada
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/fcm-cmf/amal_salm_e.cfm

“Lambda Foundation: establishes Canada’s only national series of annual university scholarships in gay and lesbian studies. We produce popular Wilde About Sappho, Canada’s annual celebration of gay and lesbian literature, where audiences hear and meet outstanding authors. Mission: Lambda Foundation advances public education in Equality Rights by establishing university scholarships in gay and lesbian studies and by publicly showcasing the achievements of Lambda Foundation scholars.”

Canada
http://www.lambdafoundation.com/

“The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is the province of Ontario’s primary funding body for professional arts activity. Since 1963, OAC has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts and artists for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians.”

“Ontario Arts Council offers more than fifty funding programs for Ontario-based artists and arts organizations, with funds from the Ontario government. Grants provide assistance for a specific activity, support for a period of time, or for ongoing operations. OAC also offers awards, prizes and scholarships from private funds managed by the Ontario Arts Foundation.”

Ontario,  Canada
"http://www.arts.on.ca/site4.aspx

“Philanthropic Foundations Canada is a national membership organization for Canada’s independent, grantmaking foundations.” The PFC site refers its visitors to Imagine Canada for reasearching grant opportunities, but you can find leads on the PFC site itself.

Canada
http://www.pfc.ca/cms_en/

“The Salamander Foundation currently has two areas of interest: Arts and Culture, and the Environment…. The Foundation seeks to promote continuity and discovery in the arts and in culture, and to recognize the forms, functions and interactions of natural systems in the environment.”

Ontario,  Canada
http://www.salamanderfoundation.org

“Grants are for the creation, production, performance, broadcast or promotion of spoken word and storytelling.”

Canada

“The Walrus launched in September of 2003 with a straightforward mandate: to be a Canadian general-interest magazine with an international outlook. We are committed to publishing the best work by the best writers from Canada and elsewhere on a wide range of topics for readers who are curious about the world.”

The Walrus Foundation also sponsors The Walrus Bookshelf, “a program that encourages Canadian high school students to read.”

Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/

“The Writers’ Trust believes that the remarkable talents of Canadian writers must not only be widely recognized and applauded; they must be rewarded.”

In addition to offering numerous prizes and awards, the Writers’ Trust puts on the yearly Politics and the Pen gala in Ottawa, provides scholarships, administers the George Woodcock Fund aiding “Canadian writers who face financial emergencies while in the midst of completing books”, and delivers The Writers’ Workshop Program to stimulate the creative writing community in Canada.

Canada
http://www.writerstrust.com/

“This annual celebration of gay and lesbian literature is our annual benefit to raise funds for Lambda Foundation scholarships. Now in its 15th year, Wilde About Sappho has become a national event, touring prize-winning and up-and-coming queer writers to a variety of Canadian cities. In 2005—we were in Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph and Montréal.”

Date: Annual. Last date. November 9, 2006
Ottawa (and other cities across Canada),  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.lambdafoundation.com/wascurrent.htm

“The Canada Council for the Arts offers a range of grants for professional Canadian writers, collectives and publishers. In addition to providing support for the creation, translation, publication and promotion of Canadian literature, the Writing and Publishing Section funds author residencies, literary readings and festivals, as well as new areas of activity such as rap poetry, storytelling and electronic literature.”

Canada
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/

“Lannan Foundation established its Literary Program in 1987 to support the creation of exceptional poetry and prose written originally in the English language, and to increase the audience for contemporary literature.” See also the Lannan Audio Archives

Santa Fe, New Mexico,  United States
http://www.lannan.org/lf/programs/lit/

“The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.”

“Upon receipt of a major gift from philanthropist Ruth Lilly, the Poetry Foundation was established in 2003, evolving from the Modern Poetry Association, which was founded in 1941. The Poetry Foundation is one of the largest literary foundations in the world.” Sign up for their email list.

Chicago, Illinois,  United States
http://www.poetryfoundation.org

“How can organizations located on the periphery of major international art cities contribute to the cultural and intellectual landscape? What can a young organization that resists the market-driven orientation of today’s cultural institutions achieve with minimal private funding, no public funding, and an all-volunteer staff?”

“Slought Foundation (‘Sl-aw-t’) has continually returned to these questions since opening in Philadelphia in 2002 through a series of public programs featuring international artists and theorists…. Through over 200 exhibitions, events and performances, trade publications, and a significant internet presence featuring hundreds of recordings, Slought Foundation has been at the forefront of interventionist approaches to cultural production in North America.”

Research Institute showcases the Fred Wah Poetry Recordings (MP4) from the July-August 1963 Poetry Conference in Vancouver and the Social Mark: Poetry Readings and Talks/Discussions from 2003, among its 224 hours plus of recorded audio.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,  United States
http://www.slought.org/