Recognizing the very best in Canadian writing
Awards
What’s new
Finalists for inaugural nonfiction book editing prize announced
Emerging Writer Awards
RBC Bronwen Wallace Awards
Poetry, Short Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction • Author submission
Winners $10,000 • Finalists $2,500
Book Awards
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $60,000 • Finalists $5,000
Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $70,000 • Finalists $7,500
Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
Debut books • Publisher submission
Winner $12,000 • Finalists $2,000
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $75,000 • Finalists $5000
Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $25,000 • Finalists $2500
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $40,000 • Finalists $5000
Career Awards
Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life
Body of Work • No submissions
Winner $40,000
Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People
Body of Work • No submissions
Winner $25,000