Recognizing the very best in Canadian writing
Awards
What’s new
Vince Beiser wins 2025 Balsillie Prize
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson recognized for top nonfiction book of the year
Raymond B. Blakes wins 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Book Awards
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $60,000 • Finalists $5,000
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Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $70,000 • Finalists $7,500
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Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
Debut books • Publisher submission
Winner $12,000 • Finalists $2,000
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Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $75,000 • Finalists $5,000
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Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
Single book • Publisher submission
Winner $40,000 • Finalists $5000
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Weston International Award
Body of Work • No submissions
Winner $75,000
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Career Awards
Latner Griffin Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize
Body of Work • No submissions
Winner $60,000
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Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life
Body of Work • No submissions
Winner $40,000
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Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People
Body of Work • No submissions
Winner $25,000
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Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award
Body of Work • No submissions
Winner $25,000
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