Publishing Organizations: Operating

Overview of the Publishing Organizations: Operating program:

The Publishing Organizations: Operating program aims to support Ontario-based, Canadian-owned book and magazine publishers that publish works of literary, artistic or cultural importance for the general public. There are two specific categories for this program which include: 1. Book publishers - Organizations that publish books in print or digital format as their primary activity. Some publishers may publish magazines or journals as a secondary activity 2. Magazine publishers - Organizations that publish magazines in print or digital format as their primary activity. Some publishers may publish books as a secondary activity

Benefits of the Publishing Organizations: Operating program:

• This provide support and funding to book and magazine publishers in their operations of publishing Canadian-owned or Ontario-based books.

Eligibility criteria of the Publishing Organizations: Operating program:

• To qualify for this program, the following guidelines must be observed:
• Organizations must:
• Be Canadian-owned and controlled with its head office (at least 50 per cent of employees and editorial, management and financial control) in Ontario
• Have been operating as an Ontario-based publisher for at least two years (excepting affiliated companies (see definition below)
• Have at least $75,000 in total revenues for the last fiscal year, and in projected revenues for the current and requested years (for applicants not currently receiving funding from this program)
• Have completed at least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming in its community as of the application date (for publishers, publication is considered programming)
• Have book and/or magazine publishing as their primary activity
• Be free to make their own editorial decisions and sign contracts in their own name
• Conduct the majority of their publishing activity in English.
• Be governed by a board of directors or an advisory body solely responsible for the publisher (exception: sole proprietorships and private companies)
• Have a range of revenue sources such as private and government
• Have proof of sound financial management
• Book publishers must:
• Demonstrate a significant and ongoing trade book publishing program. New applicants must have at least six eligible trade books (see eligible and ineligible books sections under Program-specific Definitions, below)
• Have published at least three eligible trade books in the previous calendar year
• Have published at least 10 eligible books in the previous calendar year if the books make up less than 25 per cent the total annual book publishing program
• Have established a marketplace presence through bookstore distribution and marketing
• Have devoted less than 25 per cent of its previous years publishing to books authored by its owners, staff, editors or their families
• Provide authors with a signed contract before announcing books, regularly issue clear royalty statements and fully meet all royalty and contractual commitments, as defined in its contracts with authors, illustrators and translators
• Magazine publishers must:
• Publish (print or online) at least two issues a year, or post original online content at least 40 times a year
• Have an identified readership and an appropriate distribution method to reach it
• Pay writers and artists established fees, issue contributor contracts prior to publication, and have fully met your contractual commitments to your contributors
• Be dedicated to the publication of original fiction and poetry and/or critical commentary on the arts, culture and society
• Have and follow a clear policy with respect to the use of contributors writing and intellectual property