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Last Updated: 03 February, 2020

Giller Prize, The (3)
Governor General’s Literary Awards (9)

B.C. Book Prizes – Several awards for writers and publishers from British Columbia and the Yukon. Includes criteria and past winners.
Canada’s Major National Literary Awards – Includes the Chapter’s Books in Canada Award, the Giller Award, the Marion Engel Award, the Governor-General’s Award, and the Journey Prize. Lists prize amounts and past winners.
Canadian Authors Association Writing Awards – A series of prestigious annual literary awards that recognize excellence in Canadian writing.
Canadian Book Awards – Past winners and nominees of several major prizes.
Canadian Children’s Book Awards – List of awards with past winners.
Canadian Literary Awards – Criteria, submission details, and entry form.
Gerald Lampert Memorial Award – Recognizes the best first book of poetry published by a Canadian in the preceding year. Previous winners and submission details.
Griffin Poetry Prize – Annual international and Canadian award for poetry written or translated into English. Rules, entry form, and profiles of the trustees and judges.
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award – Atlantic Canadian book award chosen by children. Details and former winners.
The John V. Hicks Manuscript Awards – History and rules. Open to Saskatchewan residents only.
The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards – Several awards for Manitoba writers.
Milton Acorn People’s Poetry Award – List of previous winners.
The Norma Fleck Award – Presented annually to an author and illustrator of Canadian non-fiction for children. History and criteria.
Northwest Passages – Canadian Literary Awards – Description of several awards available to Canadian writers.
Pat Lowther Memorial Award – Given for a book of poetry by a Canadian woman published in the preceding year. Previous winners and submission details.
Quebec Writers’ Federation Awards – Current and past competitions, submission details, and winners.
The Rea Award – Awarded by the Dungannon Foundation for excellence in the short story form. Includes current and previous winners.
Stephen Leacock Medal For Humour – Overview of the award, rules, and past winners.
Writers Guild of Alberta – The Guild’s annual literary awards as well as The Isabel Miller Young Writers Award, Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize, and the City of Edmonton Book Prize.
The Writers’ Trust of Canada: Annual Awards – A variety of awards for Canadian authors and published works. Entry requirements, past winners, related links.
A Journey into the Heart of Canadian Fiction – Discussion of the state of Canadian fiction and how the major literary awards reflect this. (December 9, 1997)

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