The Goodman Writer's Grant- $ 4,000 CAD

A grant of $4,000 CAD is available to assist an emerging writer, administered by the Canada Iceland Foundation and offered through the Icelandic Connection journal. Subject of the work must be about the Icelandic-Canadian presence, its history or otherwise be related to the author's connection to an Icelandic and/or Icelandic-North American theme. This grant will be awarded in each of the five years, 2021 to 2025.

The 2021 award will be accepting submissions until Friday, October 1 at 4PM CT, with the award recipient notified by December 1, 2021. Please fill out the application form provided on the Icelandic Connection journal website.  Forward any other documentation and/or written submission via email to editor@icecon.ca

The work must be written in the English language with the intention of publication and can be in the style of the writer’s choice (novel, treatise, collection of poems, historical documentation, etc.). There are no criteria around word count, but the writing should be of a length appropriate for the style and content. If the work is longer than a novella, it is suggested that a representative chapter be submitted for the application. The work must be unpublished at the time of application and the writer should provide clear intentions of the publication plans for the piece. The work may be completed or uncompleted, but if uncompleted, the author should provide sufficient content to clearly demonstrate the character of the finished work. The grant recipient should be prepared to provide acknowledgement of the grant support upon publication.

This grant would not be possible without the generous support of Dr Ron Goodman.