Writers' Trust Prizes Lists Announced!
Submitted by Grace on September 26, 2012 - 11:46am
The Writers' Trust of Canada gives out more money to writers than any other non-governmental organization in the country, partly through their roster of literary prizes, including the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize, now in its second year.
Here are the prize lists announced this season:
The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize:
The Writers' Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize:
The Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize:
The winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize will receive $25,000 while the winner the Writers' Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize (awarded to the finest piece of short fiction published in a Canadian literary magazine) will receive $10,000. Both winners as well the winners of several other prizes presented by the Writers' Trust will be announced at their awards event on November 7, 2012.
The winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize will receive $60,000. The announcement will take place at a stand alone gala on November 12, 2012.
Congratulations to all of the nominees! Stay tuned to Open Book to hear about the winners of these and other exciting literary awards.
