Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, formerly known as the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian literary award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition of works submitted by publishers.[1] Alongside the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction and the Giller Prize, it is considered one of the three main awards for Canadian fiction in English.[2] Its eligibility criteria allow for it to garland collections of short stories as well as novels; works that were originally written and published in French are also eligible for the award when they appear in English translation.
The award was first presented in 1997. It was renamed in January 2021, in order to honour the Canadian writers Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson.[3] Concurrently with the renaming, the prize package was increased from $50,000 to $60,000, matching the amount currently presented by its sibling, the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[4] The prize is sponsored by Jim Balsillie.
Nominees and recipients
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Writers' Trust of Canada, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Archived 2007-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Writers' Trust renames fiction prize after co-founders and couple Atwood and Gibson". CTV News, January 27, 2021.
- ^ K. J. Aiello, "Will a Writers’ Trust award honouring Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson mark the beginning of a hopeful year for writers?". The Globe and Mail, January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Literary Prizes Awarded". Ottawa Citizen, January 20, 1998.
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- ^ Aida Edamariam, "Toronto historian, Calgary novelist honoured by their peers: Writers' trust awards". National Post, March 30, 2000.
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- ^ Judy Stoffman, "Seven authors win big prizes ; Levine, Blaise, Hay among those honoured in T.O.". Toronto Star, March 6, 2002.
- ^ "Double nominations in Writers' Trust awards". The Telegram, February 17, 2002.
- ^ "Manitoulin author among award winners". Sault Star, March 8, 2003.
- ^ "Finalists named for Writers' Trust Awards". The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2003.
- ^ Anne-Marie Tobin, "Writers from across Canada receive literary awards". The Western Star, March 6, 2004.
- ^ Judy Stoffman, "Overlooked books make shortlist". Toronto Star, February 4, 2004.
- ^ Judy Stoffman, "Engel 'knocked out' by honour; Sleuth writer cops Matt Cohen prize Seven, in all, feted by Writers Trust". Toronto Star, March 10, 2005.
- ^ "Munro, Newman among finals for literary awards". Peterborough Examiner, February 5, 2005.
- ^ "Joseph Boyden, John Vaillant glean Writers' Trust Awards". Sault Star, March 2, 2006.
- ^ "Crummey in running for national prize". The Telegram, February 3, 2006.
- ^ "N.L. writer's 'Inside' wins fiction prize". Telegraph-Journal, March 8, 2007.
- ^ Pat Donnelly, "Hage, Behrens face off again". Montreal Gazette, February 8, 2007.
- ^ James Adams, "Lawrence Hill, Anna Porter win Writers' Trust Awards". The Globe and Mail, April 2, 2008.
- ^ "Writer's Trust contenders named". Harbour City Star, March 1, 2008.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Winnipeg novelist wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize; Miriam Toews takes $25,000 award for her road-trip story The Flying Troutmans". Winnipeg Free Press, November 18, 2008.
- ^ "Who's in the running for some of this year's big awards". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2008.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Ontario-born B.C. writer Annabel Lyon wins fiction prize for The Golden Mean". CanWest News Service, November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Munro, Coupland on fiction shortlist for Writer's Trust prizes". Edmonton Journal, October 1, 2009.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Emma Donoghue wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Vancouver Sun, November 3, 2010.
- ^ John Barber, "Emma Donoghue, Kathleen and Michael Winter among finalists for Writers' Trust". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2010.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Patrick deWitt wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Postmedia News, November 2, 2011.
- ^ John Barber, "Edugyan, deWitt on Writers' Trust short list". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2011.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Tamas Dobozy wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for Siege 13". National Post, November 7, 2012.
- ^ "Rawi Hage among finalists for Rogers Writers' Trust of Canada Fiction Prize". Canadian Press, September 19, 2012.
- ^ Dianne Rinehart, "Colin McAdam wins Writers' Trust prize: A Beautiful Truth captures the story of family, belonging, and survival". Toronto Star, November 21, 2013.
- ^ "Writers Moore, Coady shortlisted". Windsor Star, October 1, 2013.
- ^ Medley, Mark (4 November 2014). "Miriam Toews wins Writers' Trust award for All My Puny Sorrows". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Carrie Snyder, Miriam Toews among finalists for Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Canadian Press, October 1, 2014.
- ^ Mark Medley, "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail, November 3, 2015.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Globe columnist among Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize nominees". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2015.
- ^ Bethune, Brian (November 3, 2016). "Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners". Maclean's. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022.
- ^ Sadaf Ahsan, "Writers' Trust of Canada announces five finalists". National Post, September 22, 2016.
- ^ Beattie, Steven W. (November 15, 2017). "David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019.
- ^ Mark Medley, "David Chariandy, Omar El Akkad among finalists for Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail, September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Kathy Page, Elizabeth Hay among Writers' Trust winners". Toronto Sun, November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Writers' Trust to hand out total $260,000 in prizes for literary excellence". National Post, November 7, 2018.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (November 5, 2019). "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers' Trust Awards". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019.
- ^ "André Alexis, Michael Crummey shortlisted for $50K Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". CBC Books, September 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Takeuchi, Craig (September 19, 2020). "Gil Adamson, Jessica J. Lee win Writers' Trust literary prizes". Now. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022.
- ^ van Koeverden, Jane (November 3, 2021). "Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards". CBC Books. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021.
- ^ Deborah Dundas, "‘May the force be with you’: Five finalists for the first Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize announced". Toronto Star, September 29, 2021.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (November 2, 2022). "Writers' Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Two translated titles among finalists for $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail, September 14, 2022.
- ^ Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Three debut novels among finalists for 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". Quill & Quire, September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Sheung-King, Martha Baillie among Writers' Trust literary prize winners". CBC Books, November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Three debut novels among finalists for 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". CBC Books, September 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, official website