The RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the

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to a writer who has not yet published his or her first book. Formerly restricted to writers under age 35, the age limit was removed in 2021, with the prize now open to emerging writers regardless of age. Named in memory of

Bronwen Wallace Bronwen Wallace (26 May 1945 – 25 August 1989) was a Canadian poet and short story writer. Life and career Wallace was born in Kingston, Ontario. She attended Queen's University, Kingston ( B.A. 1967, M.A. 1969). In 1970, she moved to Windsor, ...

, a Canadian writer who died of cancer in 1989, the award was created in 1994 by her literary executor Carolyn Smart to honour Wallace's work as a creative writing instructor and mentor to young writers."Laura Clarke wins RBC Bronwen Wallace Award"
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'', May 28, 2013. The Royal Bank of Canada stepped in as the award's corporate sponsor in 2012, through its Emerging Artists Project. The prize has a monetary value of $10,000, with finalists receiving $2,500. The prize formerly alternated every other year between poetry and short fiction; in 2020 the Writers' Trust announced that they would present annual awards in both categories."RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for emerging writers doubles, will give two $10,000 prizes in 2020"

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, January 7, 2020.

Winners

Note that at present, the Writers Trust's awards database does not provide the titles of winning or nominated works prior to 2008. Before that date, titles are provided below where known from other sources; from 2008 on, all titles are listed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:RBC Bronwen Wallace Award Writers' Trust of Canada awards 1994 establishments in Canada Awards established in 1994 Literary awards honouring young writers Literary awards honoring unpublished books or writers