Supporting writers as they approach mid-career

The Writers’ Trust Board Fellowship will annually reward one writer with $50,000 for exceptional creative ability and outstanding promise in their publications to date. This fellowship intends to draw attention to a writer’s past work while also supporting the creation of their future books as they approach mid-career. The program will identify a writer with meaningful contributions to Canada’s literary landscape and community. In addition to the monetary reward, the recipient of the fellowship will also receive a two-week self-directed residency in the prestigious Leighton Artist Studios at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Writers’ Trust Board of Directors, a volunteer group of 15 individuals, funds this program designed to support writers as they approach mid-career. This program is intended to recognize and encourage writers who have made a literary mark, but who are entering a crucial point in their writing career, where writers often step back from their work out of a financial necessity to pursue careers outside of writing. The Writers’ Trust Board Fellowship will identify writers with meaningful contributions to Canada’s literary landscape and community and promise of more.