Writers' Trust of Canada

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Writers & Books

Each of these authors has benefitted from Writers' Trust awards or programs.

Awards

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

2025

Jurors
Jennifer Ditchburn

Jennifer Ditchburn

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

Chris Waddell

Chris Waddell

2024

Jurors
Joanna  Chiu

Joanna Chiu

Dale Eisler

Dale Eisler

Kathleen Wynne

Kathleen Wynne

2023

Jurors
Terri E. Givens

Terri E. Givens

Terri E. Givens

Terri E. Givens

Nik Nanos

Nik Nanos

Nik Nanos

Nik Nanos

Jacques Poitras

Jacques Poitras

2022

Jurors
Charelle Evelyn

Charelle Evelyn

Lisa  Raitt

Lisa Raitt

2021

Jurors
Peter Dauvergne

Peter Dauvergne

Adrian Harewood

Adrian Harewood

Heather Scoffield

Heather Scoffield

2019

Jurors
Greg Donaghy

Greg Donaghy

Althia Raj

Althia Raj

Paula Simons

Paula Simons

2018

Jurors
André Picard

André Picard

Angela Sterritt

Angela Sterritt

Chris Turner

Chris Turner

2017

Jurors
Taiaiake Alfred

Taiaiake Alfred

Joseph Heath

Joseph Heath

Kady O'Malley

Kady O'Malley

2016

Jurors
Nahlah Ayed

Nahlah Ayed

Colby Cosh

Colby Cosh

Megan Leslie

Megan Leslie

2015

Jurors
Tim Cook

Tim Cook

Robyn Doolittle

Robyn Doolittle

Antonia Maioni

Antonia Maioni

2014

Jurors
Denise Chong

Denise Chong

Terry Glavin

Terry Glavin

Jane Taber

Jane Taber

2013

Jurors
Licia Corbella

Licia Corbella

Jane O'Hara

Jane O'Hara

Doug Saunders

Doug Saunders

2012

Jurors
Ed Broadbent

Ed Broadbent

Tasha Kheiriddin

Tasha Kheiriddin

Daniel Poliquin

Daniel Poliquin

2011

Jurors
David Akin

David Akin

Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray

Janice Gross Stein

Janice Gross Stein

2010

Jurors
L. Ian MacDonald

L. Ian MacDonald

Rosemary Speirs

Rosemary Speirs

Paul Wells

Paul Wells

2009

Jurors
Andrew Nikiforuk

Andrew Nikiforuk

Erna Paris

Erna Paris

Michael Petrou

Michael Petrou

2008

Jurors
Chantal Hébert

Chantal Hébert

William Johnson

William Johnson

David Walmsley

David Walmsley

2007

Jurors
Robert Bothwell

Robert Bothwell

Lawrence Martin

Lawrence Martin

Brigitte Pellerin

Brigitte Pellerin

2006

Jurors
Carol Goar

Carol Goar

Arthur Kroeger

Arthur Kroeger

Susan Riley

Susan Riley

2005

Jurors
Sheila Copps

Sheila Copps

William Fox

William Fox

Chris Waddell

Chris Waddell

2004

Jurors
Pat Carney

Pat Carney

Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen

Marci McDonald

Marci McDonald

2003

Jurors
Clive Doucet

Clive Doucet

Margaret MacMillan

Margaret MacMillan

Peter Mansbridge

Peter Mansbridge

2002

Jurors
Susan Delacourt

Susan Delacourt

Janice Gross Stein

Janice Gross Stein

Bob Rae

Bob Rae

2001

Jurors
Maggie Siggins

Maggie Siggins

Pamela Wallin

Pamela Wallin

Hugh F. Winsor

Hugh F. Winsor

2000

Jurors
John Crosbie

John Crosbie

Ron Graham

Ron Graham

Peter C. Newman

Peter C. Newman