About/FAQ

What is Cha-Ching?

Cha-Ching is a Canadian small press comics grant.The grant is awarded once per year. Applicants can receive up to $500 towards printing exciting and ambitious comics projects.

Who is eligible for Cha-Ching?

Our intention is to support creators who are looking to make a leap in their practice, which can include things like:

• Increasing a print-run to lower the retail price of a work, and reach a wider audience.
• Making the jump from self-stapled zines to books with a spine.
• Creating formally inventive works that expand concepts of what comics are (comics beyond pamphlets or books).

The grant is available to all comics artists living in Canada. We especially encourage applications from artists of marginalized or underrepresented identities. This includes artists of all races, genders, religions, sexualities, disabilities, citizenship status, and economic backgrounds.

No professional publishing experience is needed. At the same time, artists who have been published (in any capacity), or have received other grants are also welcome to apply.

While applicants may re-apply every year, you are only eligible to receive the award once.

How to apply for Cha-Ching?

Applications for Cha-Ching 2020 are currently closed.

Applications for Cha-Ching open every year in January, and remain open until a project is funded. An application should include, if possible:

• Brief description of the project (250 words max)
• Brief biography, including previously printed comics work (250 words max)
• Links to online portfolio or representative works (3 max)
• Photos or a digital preview of the finished comic

Applications should be emailed to chachingcomics@gmail.com.

Who is Cha-Ching?

Cha-Ching is funded by donations. Current donors are Kim Hoang (Love Love Hill, Montreal) and Andrew Townsend (The Beguiling, Toronto).

Cha-Ching is not a registered non-profit or charity. Please contact chachingcomics@gmail.com if you are interested in contributing to the fund.

Past Recipients:

• 2019 - Xiaoxiao Li, Retomber (xiaoxli.format.com)
• 2018 - Lee Lai, First Year (instagram.com/_leelai)

Where is Cha-Ching?

• Twitter - twitter.com/chachingcomics
• Instagram - instagram.com/chachingcomics