Literary

A woman in a blue patterned top and a man in a button-down shirt posing together behind a book display table.

MicroGrant Success: Dechen Yee, Fall 2025

October 15, 2026September 2, 2026
Literary (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Music (category), Visual Arts (category)

Dechen Yee used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to produce Strings Attached, an interdisciplinary community arts event.

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MicroGrant Success: Qurat Dar & Pujita Verma, Spring 2026

October 8, 2026September 2, 2026
Literary (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category)

Qurat Dar used their Matchmaker MicroGrant to produce a double book launch in partnership with fellow poet Pujita Verma.

A group of joyful performers celebrate together on a stage beneath rainbow streamers. In the centre, a person in a blue blazer and black trousers stands with arms wide open. Other individuals surround them, smiling, clapping, and holding Pride and transgender flags.

MicroGrant Success: Angelo Brown, Spring 2026

August 13, 2026July 22, 2026
Literary (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Music (category), Theatre (category), Visual Arts (category)

Angelo Brown used his Matchmaker MicroGrant to produce Rising Colours: A Mississauga Queer Arts Showcase.

A colourful, scrapbook-style flyer for "Verse to Voice: youth poetry workshop." The title is written in eclectic, multi-coloured cutout letters. A photo of Matthew "Testament" Jones, Ontario Poet Laureate, is featured on the right side. The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 30, from 3:30 – 5 PM at the Chill Zone, Mississauga Valley CC Gymnasium. A registration link, macversetovoice.eventbrite.ca, is highlighted in blue. The bottom of the flyer includes logos for the City of Mississauga, TD, and the Mississauga Arts Council.

Verse to Voice – Youth Poetry Workshop

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
Literary (category), TD Culture Lab (category), TDCL Event (category)

Join Ontario Poet Laureate Matthew “Testament” Jones for a poetry workshop celebrating National Poetry Month and Mississauga Youth Weeks.

Promotional graphic for "Poets for Peace: raise our voices for national poetry month." The event features poets Matthew "Testament" Jones, Andrea Josic, Tahira Rajwani, and Susan Ksiezopolski. It takes place Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga, sponsored by TD Bank and MAC.

Poets for Peace – Raise our Voices for National Poetry Month

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026
Literary (category), TD Culture Lab (category), TDCL Event (category)

Join MAC for a special National Poetry Month event featuring our Poet Laureates on April 19, 2026 from 2:30-4 PM… Read More »Poets for Peace – Raise our Voices for National Poetry Month

Graphic for ABCs of Poetry event. The poster is a graphic collage with paper and map textures. It reads "ABCs of Poetry. art business and cadence of poetry. Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:30-4 PM, Online via Zoom. Hosted by Susan Ksiezopolski. Supported by TD Bank Group and MAC"

ABCs of Poetry: Art, Business and Cadence of Poetry – Defining a Poetry Roadmap for Mississauga

March 10, 2026March 3, 2026
Literary (category), TD Culture Lab (category), TDCL Event (category)

Join MAC for ABCs of Poetry: arts, business, and cadence of poetry on March 29 from 2:30-4… Read More »ABCs of Poetry: Art, Business and Cadence of Poetry – Defining a Poetry Roadmap for Mississauga

A collage titled "Poetry and Music" featuring several performers. Images show musicians playing guitar, handpan, and traditional string instruments, alongside poets speaking at microphones. Performers mentioned include Anna Yin, Heather Christine, and Sarah Hei.

MicroGrant Success: Anna Yin, Spring 2025

March 5, 2026February 17, 2026
Literary (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Music (category)

Anna Yin used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to produce collaborative pieces combining music and poetry in new ways.

MicroGrant Success: Meena Chopra, Fall 2024

September 25, 2025
Digital (category), Literary (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Visual Arts (category)

Meena Chopra used her Fall 2024 Matchmaker MicroGrant to support her newest book, Charismatic Chiaroscuro.

A man stands in a bookstore in front of a table with books, promotional items, and an award. He holds a book titled “Shards of Verse” by Pratap Reddy.

MicroGrant Success: Pratap Reddy, Fall 2024

September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Literary (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category)

Author Pratap Reddy used his MAC Matchmaker MicroGrant to self-publish his new volume of poetry, “Shards of Verse.”

Job Opportunity – SAH Community Outreach & Production Manager

May 1, 2025August 5, 2025
Digital (category), Jobs (category), Literary (category), Sauga Arts HUB (category)

Mississauga Arts Council is hiring a Community Outreach & Production Manager for a Full-Time, One Year Contract Position.