Foundation / Corporation
Writers' Trust of Canada (WT)
07/14/21 - For books published between October 1, 2020 and March 9, 2021.
Awards to Canada authors to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the field of literature. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winner and finalists. Nominations are invited for collections of fictional short stories or novels that have been recently published. A prize will be awarded to the novel or short story collection published between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 that, in the opinion of the jurors, is the year’s best book of fiction. Prizes will be awarded to each of the finalists.
GrantWatch ID#: 158724
The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles.
- Winner $60,000
- Finalists $5,000
In the event of a translation winning the prize, the prize money will be divided as follows: $45,000 to the author, $15,000 to the translator.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Apply online: https://form.jotform.com/210203925758253
For further information, or if you encounter problems with the form, please contact:
Devon Jackson, Program Coordinator
djackson@writerstrust.com
1-877-906-6548 x248 (toll-free)
416-504-8222 x248
Send submissions to:
Devon Jackson, Program Coordinator
Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
Writers’ Trust of Canada
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