PRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION GRANT(BLOCK PUBLISHING)
Application Form (For Literary Arts Publishers)
Your application for funding will need to include the following:
PART I: APPLICANT AND PROJECT DETAILS
(A) TYPE OF APPLICATIONType / Organisation / Discipline / Literary Arts
(B) APPLICANT INFORMATION (For Publishers)
ACRA Registered Company Yes / No
Name of Organisation
Registration No. (UEN/PRN)
Date of Incorporation
Organisation Type
For Profit or Non-Profit?
Organisation Website
Formation date (if different) / Registered Address of Organisation
Name of Contact Person at your Organisation
Designation
Office Tel (HP)
Organisation Structure
Profile of staff
Staff Type / Full-Time / Part-Time
Artistic
Administrative
Technical and Design
Other
TOTAL:
Key Artistic and Management Staff
S/N / Name / ID Type / NRIC / Designation / Professional Qualifications/Expertise / Employment Status / Duties in Organisation
Board/Executive Committee Members
S/N / Name / ID Type / NRIC / Designation / Professional Qualifications/Expertise / Employment Status / Duties in Organisation
Artistic Vision and Activities
Tell us a little about how your group came about:
Major achievements:
(C) FURTHER INFORMATION
Title of project
Brief description of project:
Brief description of your publishing strategy and objectives, and a brief history of key recent accomplishments(not more than 150 words)
Distributor(s):
Distribution / Retail Channels(please state online, local and overseas channels):
Project start date:
*For publications, please input date of publication as Project start date
Project end date:
FY2013 / FY2014 / FY2015
Past 3 years’ financial performance / Net Profits
Total Expenditure
No. of full-time staff
No. of part-time staff
(D) PROJECT DETAILS
How many titles are you submitting for block publishing support? (minimum of 5 required)
Total cost of project: S$ / Amount requested from NAC: S$
Have you received funding for this project from other sources? Yes / No
Have you applied for funding for this project from other sources? Yes / No
If you answered Yes to either question above, please include this in your budget and indicate if your other funding sources are pending or confirmed.
PART II: DETAILED PROJECT PROPOSAL
Your proposal is an important part of our assessment of your application.It should not exceed 2,000 words, and should be submitted as a separate document. Your proposal should address each of the four sections below. We have come up with some guiding questions that you may wish to use as you craft your proposal. Not all guiding questions under each heading will be relevant to every application – feel free to add other points that you feel are important for us to know.
I / What Would You Like To Do?- What areyour publishing philosophy and objectives? How do these shape your selection of the proposed titles in this application?
- Have your existing books won any recent awards and received any critical response?
- How different are your proposed titles from your previoustitles and other works you see today in your domain?
- What is the scale and significance of your proposed titles? You can also discuss the adaptation potential and plans for each title if relevant.
- How do you think your titlescan impactthe arts in Singapore and/or internationally?
- What will the success of your titles look like to you?
II / Who Is Involved?
- Who are the authors and other main people involved? How have they contributed to the development of the literary scene in Singapore?
- Will you be engaging editors for all your proposed titles? How have you invested in improving literary editorial expertise in your company?
- How will your editors work with your authors to refine their manuscripts? (e.g. structural editing, copyediting).
- Who are the other publishing, marketing and distribution partners and platforms you plan to collaborate with? What will they contribute to the execution of your project?
III / How Will You Carry Out the Activity?
- What stage of planning are you at now?
- How do you normally manage and execute the main stages of publishing, from selecting a title to production, marketing and distribution?
- What resources (financial or otherwise)have you identified to successfully produce and present your work to a wider audience?How do you plan to obtain these resources (e.g. do you have a sponsorship or revenue target)?
IV / How Will You Get the Word Out?
- How do you plan to promote and distribute each of your proposed titles? Do you have plans to sell your titles overseas?
- Who are the different audiences your titles aim to reach, and why are they important to you?Please be specific, e.g. students aged 13-18, people new to literary arts etc.
- How would you describe your existing audience base? Are you planning to engage new audiences with your project?
- How many readers do you hope to reach with each title?
PART III: CURRENT ELIGIBLE TITLES
Please list eligible titles you have published since your company’s establishment (refer to the application guidelines for what is eligible). Of the titles you list below, at least 5 should have been published in the last 12 months from the point of your application.
If applicable, please also indicate if any of your titles have been released in an eBook/digital format.
No. / Title / Author / Genre / New FormatReprint?
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PART IV: PROPOSED TITLES
Please list at least 5 eligible titles you intend to publish within the coming year. For each proposed title, please also submit:
(1)CV of creative personnel (authors, illustrators, translators);
(2) Detailed plot and character synopsis;
(3)Budget breakdown (download “Block Publishing Budget” template);
(4)Sample chapters.
If applicable, please also indicate if any of your titles will be released in an eBook/digital format.
Please do not submit original copies as we are unable to return support material. All support material is securely recycled after each funding cycle.
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Annex 1 (A): Timeline
Please include a timeline that details the schedule of your publishing and marketing plan for all the proposed titles listed in this application. Make your statements as specific and detailed as possible. Below is a sample:
Stage of Production / Venue(if relevant) / Start Date / Completion Date
Editing of [Title] / May 2013 / Sept 2013
Publication of [Title]
Launch of [Title] / [Launch venue]
Annex 1 (B): Checklist
To ensure that your application gets a thorough and fair assessment, please ensure that you have submitted the following documents:
Part I: Applicant and Project DetailsPart II: Detailed Project Proposal (on separate sheets)
Part III: List of Current Eligible Titles /
Part IV: List of Proposed Titles /
CVs of each author listed in Part IV
Synopsis of each title listed in Part IV
Budget breakdown for each title listed in Part IV
Full manuscript / samples of work to be published (if available) /
Detailed project timeline
This checklist
Annex 1 (C): Declaration
I certify that the information given above, additional attachments and the budget form are accurate and complete.I agree to let NAC use this information for the purpose of assessment, which includes making the information available to an NAC-appointed panel of assessors. I acknowledge that the assessors will be bound by a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Signature
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Date
Please email your application to .
If you prefer, you can also mail your application in one package to:
National Arts Council
Presentation and Participation Grant (Block Publishing)
90 Goodman Road
Blk A #01-01
Singapore 439053
Alternatively, you may also drop off your application at the National Arts Council reception from Monday through Friday, 9am – 12pm or 2pm – 5pm.