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Writers & Books

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

Awards

Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award

2020

Jurors
Timothy Taylor

Timothy Taylor

Souvankham Thammavongsa

Souvankham Thammavongsa

Kathleen Winter

Kathleen Winter

2018

Jurors
Devon Code

Devon Code

Billie Livingston

Billie Livingston

Tessa McWatt

Tessa McWatt

2017

Jurors
Katherine Govier

Katherine Govier

Alexander MacLeod

Alexander MacLeod

Eden Robinson

Eden Robinson

2016

Jurors
Warren Cariou

Warren Cariou

Annabel Lyon

Annabel Lyon

Linda Spalding

Linda Spalding

2015

Jurors
David Chariandy

David Chariandy

Russell Smith

Russell Smith

Joan Thomas

Joan Thomas

2014

Jurors
Frances Itani

Frances Itani

Lisa Moore

Lisa Moore

Nino Ricci

Nino Ricci

2013

Jurors
Wayne Johnston

Wayne Johnston

Nino Ricci

Nino Ricci

Jane Urquhart

Jane Urquhart

2012

Jurors
Stan Dragland

Stan Dragland

Wayne Johnston

Wayne Johnston

Miriam Toews

Miriam Toews

2011

Jurors
David Bergen

David Bergen

Joan Clark

Joan Clark

Miriam Toews

Miriam Toews

2010

Jurors
David Bergen

David Bergen

Eleanor Wachtel

Eleanor Wachtel

Michael Winter

Michael Winter

2009

Jurors
Diane Schoemperlen

Diane Schoemperlen

Rudy Wiebe

Rudy Wiebe

Michael Winter

Michael Winter

2008

Jurors
Caroline Adderson

Caroline Adderson

Michael Crummey

Michael Crummey

Diane Schoemperlen

Diane Schoemperlen

2007

Jurors
Caroline Adderson

Caroline Adderson

Joan Barfoot

Joan Barfoot

Douglas Glover

Douglas Glover

Jack Hodgins

Jack Hodgins

Gayla Reid

Gayla Reid

Nino Ricci

Nino Ricci

2006

Jurors
Bill Gaston

Bill Gaston

Steven Heighton

Steven Heighton

Helen Humphreys

Helen Humphreys

Gayla Reid

Gayla Reid

David Adams Richards

David Adams Richards

Dianne Warren

Dianne Warren

2005

Jurors
Elisabeth Harvor

Elisabeth Harvor

David Adams Richards

David Adams Richards

Antanas Sileika

Antanas Sileika

Merilyn Simonds

Merilyn Simonds

Guy Vanderhaeghe

Guy Vanderhaeghe

Dianne Warren

Dianne Warren

2004

Jurors
Bill Gaston

Bill Gaston

Terry Griggs

Terry Griggs

Elisabeth Harvor

Elisabeth Harvor

Fred Stenson

Fred Stenson

Susan Swan

Susan Swan

Guy Vanderhaeghe

Guy Vanderhaeghe

2003

Jurors
Sandra Birdsell

Sandra Birdsell

George Galt

George Galt

Bill Gaston

Bill Gaston

Terry Griggs

Terry Griggs

Elizabeth Hay

Elizabeth Hay

Alistair MacLeod

Alistair MacLeod

2002

Jurors
Bonnie Burnard

Bonnie Burnard

William Deverell

William Deverell

George Galt

George Galt

Elizabeth Hay

Elizabeth Hay

Ann Ireland

Ann Ireland

Leon Rooke

Leon Rooke

2001

Jurors
Anita Rau Badami

Anita Rau Badami

Janice Kulyk Keefer

Janice Kulyk Keefer

Nino Ricci

Nino Ricci

2000

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