On your mark, get set, GET LIT!

Deadline: May 4, 2009

Celebrate creativity and share your stories in the first annual Get Lit! competition.

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Toronto Arts Council (1974-2009), Torontonians of all ages are invited to get creative and submit their Toronto-inspired works to the first-ever Get Lit! competition.

Get Lit! explores how text and spoken word can be presented in various media and will showcase interdisciplinary creativity and present new ways of telling city stories. This unique initiative, is open to all Torontonians, and celebrates the arts in Toronto by encouraging creative work that is inspired by this city and its citizens. Residents from every neighbourhood across Toronto are invited to tell their stories through a work of art.

Get Lit! invites submissions in any creative form provided the final work includes a literary element - either printed text or spoken word that is incorporated into or accompanies the work. There is no minimum word count required.

What to Submit:
Submit poetry, a short story, painting, collage, sculpture, poster art or banner design. You can even submit photography, a short video, or produce a sound recording. Limit one submission per person. All submissions must communicate stories that reflect the diversity of Toronto 's citizens and artists.

A special jury will review all applications and consider how the works make us think about Toronto in new, interesting, or inspiring ways. They will select the First $700, Second $200 and Third $100 prize winners.

All Get Lit! submissions will be featured at a special exhibition taking place May 23 and 24 at the Toronto Arts Council Foundation located 141 Bathurst Street (south of Richmond on the east side). The three winning entries will also be featured on the Toronto Arts Council Foundation website and through Open Book Toronto.

Entries must be submitted to the Toronto Arts Council Foundation no later than May 4, 2009.

Download Complete Submission Details and Entry Form at: www.torontoarts.org/GetLit.pdf
Get Lit! - is produced by the Toronto Arts Council Foundation (TACF), in association with Lit City, where Toronto stories meet Toronto settings taking place from March to May 2009. An initiative of City of Toronto , Lit City is a three-month festival launching Friday, March 6 as part of Toronto 's 175th birthday celebrations at City Hall and culminating on the 10th anniversary weekend of Doors Open Toronto, May 23 and 24. Lit City celebrates stories set in Toronto and those writers inspired by this city for over 175 years. Find out what's going on at www.toronto.ca/litcity

Created by the City in 1974, the history of Toronto Arts Council parallels the meteoric rise of Toronto as an arts and culture destination. In 2009 the TAC commemorates 35 years of supporting and investing in the arts.
Media/Contact Information:
Cara Williamscara@torontoartscouncil.org 416-392-6802 ext 214