Writers' Trust

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Congratulations to Zak Jones, winner of the $70,000 #AtwoodGibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for Fancy Gap, his debut novel, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada. The prize is supported by the Balsillie Family Foundation. #WTAwards #Fiction #WT50

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Robert Moor is the winner of the $75,000 #HilaryWeston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for In Trees: An Exploration, published by Simon & Schuster Canada. The prize is supported by The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation. #WTAwards #NonFiction #WT50

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Maria Campbell wins the $40,000 #MattCohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life, supported by Lorraine Greey. Congratulations! #WTAwards #WritingLife #WT50

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Congratulations to Cherie Dimaline @writeoncherie, winner of the $40,000 #VickyMetcalfAward for Literature for Young People, supported by the Metcalf Foundation @metcalf_ca. #WTAwards #Youth #WT50

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Congratulations to Margaret Christakos @MChristakos, winner of the prestigious $60,000 #LatnerGriffinWriters’ Trust Poetry Prize, supported by The Albert and Temmy Latner Family Foundation and Scott Griffin. #WTAwards #Poetry #WT50

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Shaena Lambert wins the $25,000 Writers’ Trust #EngelFindley Award, recognizing an outstanding writer of fiction in mid-career, supported by the Estate of Timothy Findley and the Writers’ Trust Prize Fund. #WTAwards #Fiction #WT50

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The prize honours the writing legacy of the late Andrew Pyper and is administered by Pyper's widow, Heidi Pyper, and a group of writers who knew him.

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Writers’ Trust is honoured to host a special presentation from the founders of the #AndrewPyperPrize for Genre Fiction. Congratulations to Nalo Hopkinson, winner of the inaugural $20,000 career prize.

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The inaugural $25,000 #NancyFlight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing is awarded to Rachel Rose for Humanitarienne: A Doctor’s Stories from the Conflict Zone by Kirsten Johnson, MD, published by Douglas & McIntyre. #WTAwards #Editing #WT50

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Misha Solomon wins the $12,000 #DayneOgilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers for My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet, published by Brick Books. The prize is supported by the Dayne Ogilvie Fund and community support, including a generous investment by Anuja Varghese. #WTAwards

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Join us for Canada’s biggest night in literature and publishing. The annual Writers’ Trust Awards are November 10 and this year $400,000 will be given away across eight awards. Follow us for live updates and tune in to our livestream at https://t.co/zOuKB4y58V. #WTAwards #WT50

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Submissions are open for the 2027 #ShaughnessyCohen Prize for Political Writing! Rewarding $40K to the best Canadian political non-fiction writing, and $5K to each finalist. Learn more and apply: https://t.co/qdNO7lfBrv #PoliticalWriting

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The #WTStoryBall brings together business and culture leaders & Canadian authors for an unforgettable evening of celebration and philanthropy in support of Canadian literature. Join us and host John Irving on Feb 3, 2027 for the literary event of the year. https://t.co/FpOvBUB0kl

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The annual Writers’ Trust Awards is Canada’s biggest night in literature and publishing, this year giving over $400K across eight awards. Go to https://t.co/rttYTRma9k for all the shortlists and read more Canada! The prize is supported by the Balsillie Family Foundation.

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Ashraf Zaghal is a 2026 #AtwoodGibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalist for Seven Heavens Away (@houseofanansi), is “a miracle of tenderness in a harsh and perilous surround.” Winner announced November 10 at the #WTAwards! Tune in to our livestream at https://t.co/zOuKB4xxjn.

[Writers' Trust @writerstrust]

The annual Writers’ Trust Awards is Canada’s biggest night in literature and publishing, this year giving over $400K across eight awards. Go to https://t.co/rttYTRlCjM for all the shortlists and read more Canada! The prize is supported by the Balsillie Family Foundation.

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2026 #AtwoodGibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalist Blair Palmer Yoxall's Treat Them as Buffalo (HarperAvenue), is "a voice and story that is undertold in Canadian literature.” Winner announced Nov. 10 at the #WTAwards! Tune in to our livestream at https://t.co/zOuKB4y58V.

[Writers' Trust @writerstrust]

The annual Writers’ Trust Awards is Canada’s biggest night in literature and publishing, this year giving over $400K across eight awards. Go to https://t.co/rttYTRlCjM for all the shortlists and read more Canada! This prize is supported by the Balsillie Family Foundation.

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Lisa Robertson is a 2026 #AtwoodGibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalist for her book Riverwork (@coachhousebooks), a “stunning foray into a river of language.” Winner announced November 10 at the #WTAwards! Tune in to our livestream at https://t.co/zOuKB4xxjn.

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Where writers and readers meet. 📖 The eighth annual Afterwords Literary Festival @AfterwordsF starts this Sunday (November 1-8, 2026) at venues around Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Explore the full event lineup and get your tickets at https://t.co/Nf8c3LTwns. #AfterWords #Halifax