The Quebec Writers' Federation Awards are a series of

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literary awards, presented annually by the

Quebec Writers' Federation The Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) is a not-for-profit registered charitable organization representing and serving the English-language literary community in the province of Quebec, Canada. QWF is a literary arts presenter, provides professio ...

to the best works of literature in

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by writers from

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. They were known from 1988 to 1998 as the QSPELL Awards.

Winners by year

1988

* Fiction:

Hugh Hood Hugh John Blagdon Hood, OC (b in Toronto, Ontario 30 Apr 1928 – d in Montreal, Quebec 1 Aug 2000) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist and university professor. Hood wrote 32 books: 17 novels including the 12-volume New Age ...

, ''The Motor Boys in Ottawa''"Montrealers win English Quebec literary awards". ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', November 5, 1988. * Non-fiction:

Witold Rybczynski Witold Rybczynski (born 1 March 1943) is a Canadian American architect, professor and writer. He is currently the Martin and Margy Meyerson Professor Emeritus of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life Rybczynski was born in Ed ...

, ''Home: A Short History of an Idea'' * Poetry:

David Solway David Solway (born 8 December 1941) is a Canadian poet, educational theorist, travel writer and literary critic. He is a member of the Jubilate Circle and formerly a teacher of English Literature at John Abbott College. He has spent most of his ...

, ''Modern Marriage''

1989

* Fiction:

Kenneth Radu Kenneth Radu is a Canadian writer. He was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1988 Governor General's Awards for his short story collection ''The Cost of Living''."Senneville author Radu wary ...

, ''Distant Relations''"Three writers win QSPELL prizes". ''

'', November 4, 1989. * Non-fiction:

, ''The Most Beautiful House in the World'' * Poetry: D. G. Jones, ''Balthazar and Other Poems''

1990

* Fiction:

Mordecai Richler Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are ''The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1959) and ''Barney's Version (novel), Barney's Versi ...

, ''

Solomon Gursky Was Here ''Solomon Gursky Was Here'' is a novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler first published by Viking Canada in 1989. Summary The novel tells of several generations of the fictional Gursky family, who are connected to several disparate events in t ...

Mark Abley Mark Abley (born 13 May 1955) is a Canadian poet, journalist, editor and non-fiction writer. Both his poetry and several non-fiction books express his interest in endangered languages. He has also published numerous magazine articles. He publishe ...

, "Richler wins QSPELL award for epic novel". ''

'', November 17, 1990. * Non-fiction:

, ''Education Lost: Reflections on Contemporary Pedogogical Practice'' * Poetry:

Erín Moure Erín Moure (born 1955 in Calgary, Alberta) Erín Moure is a Canadian poet and translator with 18 books of poetry, a coauthored book of poetry, a volume of essays, a book of articles on translation, a poetics, and two memoirs; she has translated ...

, ''WSW (West South West)'' and Bruce Taylor, ''Cold Rubber Feet''

1991

* Fiction:

, ''A Private Performance''Bryan Demchinsky, "Kenneth Radu wins MacLennan Prize; Look at suburban family life wins QSPELL's fiction award". ''

'', November 16, 1991. * Non-fiction: Donald MacKay, ''Flight from Famine'' * Poetry:

Eric Ormsby Eric Linn Ormsby (born 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia) is deputy head of academic research and publications at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. He was formerly a professor at McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies, where he also ser ...

, ''Bavarian Shrine and Other Poems''

1992

* Fiction: Ray Smith, ''A Night at the Opera''"Women win two of three QSPELLs: Naomi Guttman takes the poetry award". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', November 30, 1992. * Non-fiction:

Mary Meigs Mary Meigs (April 27, 1917 – November 15, 2002) was an American-born painter and writer. Early life Meigs was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Edward Browning Meigs and Margaret Wister Meigs, and grew up in Washington, D.C. Her great ...

, ''

In the Company of Strangers ''The Company of Strangers'' (US release title: ''Strangers in Good Company''; French title: ''Le Fabuleux gang des sept'') is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott and was written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wil ...

'' * Poetry:

Naomi Guttman Naomi or Naomie may refer to: People and biblical figures * Naomi (given name), a female given name and a list of people with the name * Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth * Naomi (Romanian singer) (bor ...

, ''Reasons for Winter''

1993

* Fiction: P. Scott Lawrence, ''Missing Fred Astaire''Bryan Demchinsky, "Vehicule Press wins 2 QSPELL awards; Ralph Gustafson, 84, wins poetry prize from writers' group". ''

'', November 27, 1993. * Non-fiction: Zhimei Zhang, ''Foxspirit: A Woman in Mao's China'' * Poetry:

Ralph Gustafson Ralph Barker Gustafson, CM (16 August 1909 – 29 May 1995) was a Canadian poet and professor at Bishop's University. Biography He was born in Lime Ridge, near Dudswell, Quebec on August 16, 1909. His mother was British, his father, Carl ...

, ''Configurations at Midnight''

1994

* Fiction:

Ann Diamond Ann Diamond is a Canadian poet, short story writer, and novelist. Diamond's poetic tale, ''A Nun's Diary'', was adapted for theatre by Robert LePage and presented in Montreal and Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille.Jane Koustas. Robert Lepage on ...

, ''Evil Eye''"Anglophone authors honoured in Quebec". ''

'', November 16, 1994. * Non-fiction: Laura S. Groening, ''E.K. Brown: A Study in Conflict'' * Poetry:

Julie Bruck Julie Bruck is a Canadian-American poet who won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry in 2012 for her collection ''Monkey Ranch''.Ann Ireland"The Cloven Lychee Nut: Poems & Interview with Julie Bruck" ''Numéro Cinq'', October 2 ...

, ''The Woman Downstairs'' and

Raymond Filip Raymond Filip (born 1950) is a Lithuanian-Canadian poet and writer who was born in a displaced persons camp in Lübeck, Germany after World War II. He teaches in the English department at John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Sa ...

, ''Flowers in Magnetic Fields''

1995

* Fiction:

George Szanto George Szanto (born 1940) is an American-Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, and scholar. His published work includes more than a dozen novels and short-story collections as well as plays, full-length works of literary criticism, mysteries, an ...

, ''Friends & Marriages''Bryan Demchinsky, "Second time lucky for non-fiction writer Foran at QSPELL awards". ''

'', November 18, 1995. * Non-fiction:

Charles Foran Charles William Foran (born August 2 1960) is a Canadian writer in Toronto, Ontario. Life and career Foran was born in August 1960 in Toronto, Ontario to a Franco-Ontarian mother and a father from an Ottawa Irish family. He attended Catholic ...

, ''The Last House of Ulster: A Family in Belfast'' * Poetry: D. G. Jones, ''The Floating Garden'' * Community:

Judith Mappin Judith Mappin (born Judith Taylor in Toronto) was a Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the daughter of businessman E. P. Taylor, and she was a trustee of the Charles Taylor Prize for Canadian non-fiction literature, named after he ...

1996

* Fiction:

Trevor Ferguson Trevor Ferguson, also known as John Farrow, (born 11 November 1947) is a Canadian novelist who lived for many years in Hudson, Quebec, and he and his wife Lynne Hill Ferguson now live in Victoria, BC. He is the author of fourteen novels and four ...

, ''The Time Keeper'' * Non-fiction:

T. F. Rigelhof Terrence Frederick "Terry" (T. F.) Rigelhof (born April 24, 1944) is a Canadian writer and academic."Terry Rigelhof changes outlook on life". ''Guelph Mercury'', June 12, 2004. He is best known for ''A Blue Boy in a Black Dress'', his memoir of his ...

, ''A Blue Boy in a Black Dress: A Memoir'' * Poetry:

Anne Carson Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across the Unit ...

, ''Glass, Irony and God'' * First Book: Blema Steinberg, ''Shame and Humiliation: Presidential Decision Making on Vietnam'' * Community: Bryan Demchinsky

1997

* Fiction:

, ''Butterfly Lovers''Ray Conlogue, "Quebec honours anglo writers: Charles Foran, William Weintraub snag top QSPELL prizes". ''

'', December 6, 1997. * Non-fiction:

William Weintraub William Weintraub (February 19, 1926 – November 6, 2017) was a Canadian documentarian/filmmaker, journalist and author, best known for his long career with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Early life Weintraub was born in Montreal ...

, ''City Unique: Montreal Days and Nights in the 40s and 50s'' * Poetry:

, ''Visions Fugitive'' * First Book: Irene Burstyn, ''Picking Up Pearls'' * Community: Shelley Pomerance

1998

*Fiction:

, '' Barney's Version''"Barney bags another prize for Richler". ''

'', December 4, 1998. *Non-fiction:

David Manicom David Alton Manicom (born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian diplomat, civil servant, poet and novelist. Biography Manicom was born in Ingersoll, Ontario, and lived there until he attended the University of Toronto and McGill University in Montreal. ...

, ''Progeny of Ghosts: Travels in Russia and the Old Empire'' *Poetry:

, ''

Autobiography of Red ''Autobiography of Red'' (1998) is a verse novel by Anne Carson, based loosely on the myth of Geryon and the Tenth Labor of Herakles, especially on surviving fragments of the lyric poet Stesichorus' poem '' Geryoneis''. Summary ''Autobiography ...

'' *First Book: Matthew Friedman, ''Fuzzy Logic: Dispatches from the Information Revolution'' *Translation:

Hélène Rioux Hélène Rioux (born January 12, 1949) is a French Canadian writer and translator. She was born in Montreal, Quebec and was educated at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, going on to study Russian at the Université de Montréal. Her stories have be ...

, ''Self'' (

Yann Martel Yann Martel, (born 25 June 1963) is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize–winning novel ''Life of Pi'', an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent ...

) *Community: Simon Dardick and Nancy Marrelli

1999

*Fiction:

Elyse Gasco Elyse Gasco (born 1967) is a Canadian fiction writer. She is a recipient of the Journey Prize, QSPELL Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, and the QSPELL/FEWQ First Book Award, Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Gasco studied Creative Writing fir ...

, ''Can You Wave Bye-Bye, Baby?''Bryan Demchinsky, "Book-end prizes for Bye Bye: Doubting author Gasco scores double honours". ''

'', November 30, 1999. *Non-fiction: Elaine Kalman Naves, ''Putting Down Roots'' *Poetry: Bruce Taylor, ''Facts'' *First Book: Elyse Gasco, ''Can You Wave Bye-Bye, Baby?'' *Translation:

Sheila Fischman Sheila Leah Fischman (born 1 December 1937) is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature from French to English. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was brought up in Ontario. She hold ...

, ''These Festive Nights'' (

Marie-Claire Blais Marie-Claire Blais (5 October 1939 – 30 November 2021) was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Québec. In a career spanning seventy years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspa ...

) *Community: Mireille Goulet

2000

*Fiction: Julie Keith, ''The Devil Out There''"Grescoe a double-winner at Quebec writers' awards: Distinct-society analysis gets two English-language book prizes". ''

'', December 1, 2000. *Non-fiction:

Taras Grescoe Taras Grescoe (born November 1966) is a Canadian non-fiction writer. His debut book, '' Sacré Blues'', won the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, and McAuslan First Book Prize. His fourth book, Bo ...

, ''Sacré Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec'' *Poetry:

Rachel Rose Rachel Rose (born September 20, 1970) is a Canadian/American poet, essayist and short story writer. She has published three collections of poetry, ''Giving My Body to Science'', ''Notes on Arrival and Departure'', and ''Song and Spectacle''. Her ...

, ''Giving My Body to Science'' *First Book: Taras Grescoe, ''Sacré Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec'' *Translation: Claire Dé, ''Montréal barbare'' (

Robert Majzels Robert Majzels (born May 12, 1950) is a Canadian novelist, poet, playwright and translator. Life Majzels was born in Montreal, Quebec. In 1986, he graduated with a master's degree in English Literature from Concordia University in Montreal, w ...

) *Community: Patricia Pleszcynska

2001

*Fiction:

, ''

Life of Pi ''Life of Pi'' is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, India who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. He s ...

'' *Non-fiction: Jack Todd, ''A Taste of Metal: A Deserter's Story'' *Poetry:

, ''The Beauty of the Husband'' *First Book: Jack Todd, ''A Taste of Metal: A Deserter's Story'' *Translation:

Phyllis Aronoff Phyllis Aronoff is a Canada, Canadian literary translator. She is most noted as co-winner with Howard Scott (translator), Howard Scott of the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for ''Des ...

and

Howard Scott Howard Scott (April 1, 1890 – January 1, 1970) was an American engineer and founder of the Technocracy movement. He formed the Technical Alliance and Technocracy Incorporated. Early life Little is known about Scott's background or his early lif ...

, ''The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701: French-Native Diplomacy in the Seventeenth Century'' ( Gilles Havard) *Community: Germain Lefebvre

2002

*Fiction:

Neil Bissoondath Neil Devindra Bissoondath (born April 19, 1955, in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian-Canadian author who lives in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He is a noted writer of fiction. He is an outspoken critic of Canada's system of multicultur ...

, ''Doing the Heart Good'' *Non-fiction: Henry T. Aubin, ''The Rescue of Jerusalem'' *Poetry: Norm Sibum, ''Girls and Handsome Dogs'' *First Book: Nalini Warriar, ''Blues from the Malabar Coast'' *Translation:

Pan Bouyoucas Pan Bouyoucas (born 16 August 1946 in Lebanon) is a Greek-Canadian author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or g ...

, ''Dans l'ombre de Maggie'' ( Sheila Arnopoulos) *Community: Linda Shohet

2003

* Fiction:

David Homel David Homel (born 1952) is an American-Canadian writer and literary translator.Ian McGillis"Montreal's David Homel counsels self-forgiveness in new memoir" ''Montreal Gazette'', April 23, 2021. He is most noted as a two-time winner of the Governo ...

, ''The Speaking Cure''Pat Donnelly, "Homel's novel wins at writers' gala". ''

'', November 27, 2003. * Non-fiction: Elaine Kalman Naves, ''Shoshanna's Story'' * Poetry: Susan Gillis, ''Volta'' * First Book: Neale McDevitt, ''One Day Even Trevi Will Crumble'' * Translation: Fred A. Reed and

, ''The Heart Is an Involuntary Muscle'' ( Monique Proulx) * Community:

Linda Leith Linda Jane Leith is a Montreal-based writer, translator, and publisher. Biography Leith was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, when her family was living in the linen town of Lisburn. After elementary and secondary schooling in London and Basel, ...

2004

* Fiction: Edeet Ravel, ''Look for Me'' * Non-fiction:

Joel Yanofsky Joel Yanofsky (26 September 1955 – 23 December 2020) was a Canadian novelist and literary columnist. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he grew up in the Laval suburb of Chomedey, where his parents had moved from the Montreal Jewish neighbourhood aroun ...

, ''Mordecai and Me: An Appreciation of a Kind'' * Poetry:

Carmine Starnino Carmine Starnino is a Canadian poet, essayist, educator and editor. Biography He was born in 1970 in Montreal, Quebec, into an Italian heritage. His first poetry collection ''The New World'' (1997) was nominated for the 1997 A. M. Klein Priz ...

, ''With English Subtitles'' * First Book:

Jaspreet Singh Jaspreet Singh (born 1969) is a Canadian writer and chemist. Life and early career He grew up in India and moved to Canada in 1990. He is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University. From August 2006 u ...

, ''Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir'' * Translation:

Lori Saint-Martin Lori Saint-Martin ( – 22 October 2022) was a Canadian author and literary translator. Her first novel, ''Les Portes closes'', came out in 2013. Working with her husband Paul Gagné, she translated over seventy English language books into Frenc ...

and

Paul Gagné Paul L. Gagné (born February 6, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 390 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders. ...

, ''Un baume pour le cœur'' (

) * Community: Margaret Goldik and Ian McGillis

2005

* Fiction:

, ''The Unyielding Clamour of the Night''"Quebec Writers' Federation hands out awards". ''

'', November 24, 2005. * Non-fiction:

Fred Bruemmer Fred Bruemmer, D.Litt. ( lv, Freds Brimmers; June 26, 1929 – December 17, 2013) was a Latvian Canadian nature photographer and researcher. He spent his life travelling extensively throughout the circumpolar regions and to other remote parts ...

, ''Survival: A Refugee Life'' * Poetry:

, ''Little Theatres'' * First Book: Marci Denesiuk, ''The Far Away Home'' and Dimitri Nasrallah, ''Blackbodying'' * Translation: Fred A. Reed, ''Truth or Death: The Quest for Immortality in the Western Narrative Tradition'' ( Thierry Hentsch) * Community: Guy Rodgers

2006

* Fiction: Rawi Hage, ''

De Niro's Game ''De Niro's Game'' is the debut novel by Lebanese-Canadian writer Rawi Hage, originally published in 2006. The novel's primary characters are Bassam and George, lifelong friends living in war-torn Beirut. The novel traces the different paths th ...

'' * Non-fiction: Sherry Simon, ''Translating Montreal: Episodes in the Life of a Divided City'' * Poetry: Susan Elmslie, ''I, Nadja and Other Poems'' * First Book: Rawi Hage, ''De Niro's Game'' * Translation:

and

, ''La Clameur des ténèbres'' (

) * Community: Julie Keith

2007

* Fiction:

Heather O'Neill Heather O'Neill (born 1973) is a Canadian novelist, poet, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist, who published her debut novel, '' Lullabies for Little Criminals'', in 2006. The novel was subsequently selected for the 2007 edition of ' ...

, '' Lullabies for Little Criminals'' * Non-fiction:

Julie Barlow Julie Barlow (March 1968 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist, author and conference speaker who writes and publishes both in English and French and is based in Montreal, Quebec. As an author, she has written four books on language and ...

and

Jean-Benoît Nadeau Jean-Benoît Nadeau (born in 1964) is a Canadian author, journalist, and lecturer, and a Fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs. He is the author of ''The Bonjour Effect'' and '' Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong'' which he co-wrote ...

, ''The Story of French'' * Poetry:

, ''Reaching for Clear: The Poetry of Rhys Savarin'' * First Book: Neil Smith, ''Bang Crunch'' * Translation:

Lazer Lederhendler Lazer Lederhendler is a Canadian literary translator and academic."A literary translator's colourful, unlikely tale". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 17, 2016. A four-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation, ...

, ''

The Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church, meaning that it is held to be a divinely revealed truth wh ...

'' (

Gaétan Soucy Gaétan Soucy (21 October 1958 – 9 July 2013) was a Canadian novelist and professor. Life Born in Montreal, Quebec, Soucy studied physics at Université de Montréal, completed a master's degree in philosophy, and studied Japanese language and ...

) * Community:

André Vanasse André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation ...

2008

* Fiction: Rawi Hage, ''Cockroach'' * Non-fiction:

, ''Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood'' * Poetry: Peter Richardson, ''Sympathy for the Couriers'' * First Book: Adam Leith Gollner, ''The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession'' * Translation:

and

, ''Big Bang'' ( Neil Smith) * Children's Literature: Raquel Rivera, ''Orphan Ahwak'' * Community: Mary Soderstrom * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: J. R. Carpenter, "Wyoming is Haunted"

2009

* Fiction: Colin McAdam, ''Fall'' * Non-fiction:

Eric Siblin Eric Siblin is a Canadian writer. A former music critic for the ''Montreal Gazette'', he is most noted for his 2009 book ''The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece''. The book won both the McAuslan First ...

, ''The Cello Suites'' * Poetry:

, ''This Way Out'' * First Book:

, ''The Cello Suites'' * Translation:

, ''Nikolski'' ( Nicolas Dickner) * Children's and Young Adult Literature: Monique Polak, ''What World is Left'' * Community: Luci and Adrian King-Edwards * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Julie Mahfood, ''Changing Winter Tires''

2010

* Fiction:

Miguel Syjuco Miguel Syjuco (born November 17, 1976) is a Filipino writer from Manila and the grand prize winner of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for his first novel ''Ilustrado''. Early life and education Miguel Augusto Gabriel Jalbuena Syjuco, the son ...

, ''Illustrado'' * Non-fiction:

Cleo Paskal Cleo Paskal is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow for the Indo-Pacific at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Senior Fellow at the Usanas Foundation, Fellow at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, Fellow at the Canadian Global Aff ...

, ''Global Warring: How Environmental, Economic, and Political Crises Will Redraw the World Map'' * Poetry: Kate Hall, ''The Certainty Dream'' * First Book: Sean Mills, ''The Empire Within: Postcolonial Thought and Political Activism in Sixties Montreal'' * Translation: Paule Champoux, ''Québec, ville du patrimoine mondial'' (David Mendel, ''Quebec, World Heritage City'') * Children's and Young Adult Literature: Caryl Cude Mullin, ''Rough Magic'' * Community: Ilona Martonfi * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Mark Paterson, ''Something Important and Delicate''

2011

* Fiction: Dimitri Nasrallah, ''Niko'' * Non-fiction:

, ''Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism'' * Poetry: Gabe Foreman, ''A Complete Encyclopedia of Different Types of People'' * First Book: Ann Scowcroft, ''The Truth of Houses'' * Translation:

, ''Apocalypse for Beginners'' (Nicolas Dickner, ''Tarmac'') * Children's and Young Adult Literature: Alan Silberberg, ''

Milo Milo may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Milo'' (magazine), a strength sports magazine *'' Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze'', a 2011 children's novel by Alan Silberberg * ''Milo'' (video game), a first-person adventure-puzzle computer ga ...

'' * Community: Endre Farkas * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Gillian Sze, ''Like This Together''

2012

* Fiction: Rawi Hage, ''Carnival'' * Non-fiction:

, ''Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile'' * Poetry:

Oana Avasilichioaei Oana Avasilichioaei is a Canadian poet and translator. Her poetry work includes ''Expeditions of a Chimæra'' (2009), a collaboration with Erín Moure, and ''We Beasts'' (2012), which won the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. As a translator, she is m ...

, ''We, Beasts'' * First Book: Alice Petersen, ''All The Voices Cry'' * Translation: Éric Fontaine, ''T'es con, point'' (Doug Harris, ''YOU Comma Idiot'') * Children's and Young Adult Literature: Catherine Austen, ''26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6'' * Community: Steve Luxton * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Heather Davis, ''Aria''

2013

* Fiction: Saleema Nawaz, ''Bone and Bread'' * Non-fiction: Adam Leith Gollner, ''The Book of Immortality'' * Poetry: Ken Howe, '' The Civic-Mindedness of Trees'' * First Book: Andrew Szymanski, ''The Barista and I'' * Translation:

Donald Winkler Donald Winkler (born 1940) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and French-to-English literary translator. He lives in Montreal with his wife Sheila Fischman. Life and career Early life Winkler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up loving th ...

, ''The Major Verbs'' * Children's and Young Adult Literature: Paul Blackwell, ''Undercurrent'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Juliet Waters, ''Bluefooted''

2014

* Fiction: Sean Michaels, ''

Us Conductors ''Us Conductors'' is a debut novel by Canadian writer Sean Michaels. Published in 2014 by Random House in Canada and Tin House in the United States, the novel is a fictionalized account of the relationship between Léon Theremin (also known as Le ...

'' * Non-fiction:

Chantal Hébert Chantal St-Cyr Hébert (born 1954) is a Canadian journalist and political commentator. Life and career Hébert was born on April 24, 1954, in Ottawa, Ontario. She is the oldest of five children. In 1966 her family moved to Toronto where the 12 ...

, ''The Morning After: The 1995 Quebec Referendum and the Day that Almost Was'' * Poetry:

Sina Queyras Sina Queyras is a Canadian writer."From P.I. to poet, author has one varied resume; Teaching tops list for new writer-in-residence". ''Calgary Herald'', September 9, 2007. To date, they have published seven collections of poetry, a novel and an ess ...

, ''MxT'' * First Book: Anna Leventhal, ''Sweet Affliction'' * Children's and Young Adult Literature: Monique Polak, ''Hate Mail'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Elaine Kennedy and Sheryl Curtis, ''It’s Late, Doctor Schweitzer'' (

Didier Leclair Didier Leclair (born Didier Kabagema, 1967 in Montreal) is a Canadian francophone fiction writer currently based in Toronto.Neil Smith, ''Boo'' * Non-fiction: Carlos Fraenkel, ''Teaching Plato in Palestine: Philosophy in a Divided World'' * Poetry: David McGimpsey, ''Asbestos Heights'' * First Book:

Anita Anand Anita Anand (born May 20, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who serves as the minister of national defence since 2021. She has represented the riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since the 2019 federal election, sitting as ...

, ''Swing in the House and Other Stories'' * Translation: Debbie Blythe, ''Turkey and the Armenian Ghost: On the Trail of the Genocide'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Deborah Van Slet, ''Self-Serve''

2016

* Fiction: Liam Durcan, ''The Measure of Darkness'' * Non-fiction: Daniel J. Levitin, '' A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age'' * Poetry: Kelly Norah Drukker, ''Small Fires'' * First Book: Kelly Norah Drukker, ''Small Fires'' * Translation:

and

, ''Solomon Gursky'' (

, ''

'') * Children's Literature: Bonnie Farmer, ''Oscar Lives Next Door'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Lesley Trites, ''Rabbits with Red Eyes''

2017

* Fiction:

, ''The Lonely Hearts Hotel'' * Non-fiction: Sandra Perron, ''Out Standing in the Field: A Memoir by Canada's First Female Infantry Officer'' * Poetry: Erin Robinsong, ''Rag Cosmology'' * First Book: Jocelyn Parr, ''Uncertain Weights and Measures'' * Translation: Peter Feldstein, ''The Pauper's Freedom: Crime and Poverty in Nineteenth-Century Quebec'' ( Jean-Marie Fecteau, ''La liberté pauvre'') * Children's Literature: Karen Nesbitt, ''Subject to Change'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Domenico Martinello, ''Ferrante in the Cellar: A Vulgar Appreciation''

2018

* Fiction:

Eliza Robertson Eliza K. Robertson is a Canadian writer. She studied creative writing and political science at the University of Victoria and graduated with an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 2012, where she is currently pursuing a ...

, ''Demi-Gods'' * Non-fiction: Judi Rever, '' In Praise of Blood: The Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front'' * Poetry:

, ''My Ariel'' * First Book: Paige Cooper, ''Zolitude'' * Translation:

Dominique Fortier Dominique Fortier (born 1972) is a Canadian novelist and translator from Quebec, who won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for her novel ''Au péril de la mer''.

, ''Hotel Lonely Hearts'' (

, ''The Lonely Hearts Hotel'') * Children's Literature: Anne Renaud, '' Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Alisha Dukelow, "loss of (her)self" * Playwriting:

Erin Shields Erin Shields is a Canadians, Canadian stage actress and playwright.

, ''Paradise Lost''

2019

* Fiction:

, ''The Teardown''Brendan Kelly, "Quebec Writers' Federation awards reflect booming local literary scene; Homel's The Teardown, Nixon's nîtisânak among work recognized at annual event". ''

'', November 6, 2019. * Non-Fiction: Susan Doherty, ''The Ghost Garden'' * Poetry: Tess Liem, ''Obits'' * First Book:

Lindsay Nixon Jas M. Morgan is an Indigenous Canadian writer,Gwen Benaway"Interview: Lindsay Nixon" ''This Magazine'', September 4, 2018. who won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for emerging LGBTQ writers in 2019.

, ''nîtisânak'' * Children's Literature: Raquel Rivera, ''Yipee's Gold Mountain'' * ''Carte Blanche Prize:''

, ''Aquanauts'' * Translation:

, ''The Faerie Devouring'' (

Catherine Lalonde Catherine Lalonde (born 1974) is a Quebec poet and journalist. She was born in Montreal and studied theatre and contemporary dance. At the age of 16, she published her first collection of poems ''Jeux de brume''. She has worked in media and commun ...

, ''La dévoration des fées'')

2020

* Fiction:

Kaie Kellough Kaie Kellough (born 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian poet and novelist. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, raised in Calgary, Alberta, and in 1998 moved to Montreal, Quebec, where he lives. Writing Kellough has published three books of p ...

, ''Dominoes at the Crossroads''Ryan Porter
"Kaie Kellough wins Quebec Writers’ Federation’s fiction prize"
''

Quill & Quire ''Quill & Quire'' is a Canadian magazine about the book and publishing industry. The magazine was launched in 1935 and has an average circulation of 5,000 copies per issue, with a publisher-claimed readership of 25,000. ''Quill & Quire'' reviews ...

'', November 5, 2020. * Non-Fiction:

, ''Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini's Rome'' * Poetry: Sarah Wolfson, ''A Common Name for Everything'' * First Book: Madelaine Caritas Longman, ''The Danger Model'' * Children's Literature:

Marie-Louise Gay Marie-Louise Gay (born June 17, 1952) is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator. She has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple Governor G ...

, ''The Three Brothers'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Alexei Perry Cox, "It's a Slow Ride" * Translation: Benoît Laflamme, ''Éclipse électrique'' ( Melissa Bull, ''The Knockoff Eclipse'') * Playwriting: Mishka Lavigne, ''Albumen'' * Judy Mappin Community Award: Jan Jorgensen

2021

* Fiction: Mikhail Iossel, ''Love Like Water, Love Like Fire'' * Non-Fiction: Samir Shaheen-Hussain, ''Fighting for a Hand to Hold'' * Poetry: Sarah Venart, ''I Am the Big Heart'' * First Book: Samir Shaheen-Hussain, ''Fighting for a Hand to Hold'' * Children's Literature: Monique Polak, ''Room for One More'' * ''Carte Blanche'' Prize: Noa Padawer-Blatt, ''Tricks'' * Translation: Sarah Henzi, ''I Am a Damn Savage; What Have You Done to My Country?'' (An Antane-Kapesh, ''Je suis une maudite sauvagesse/Eukuan nin matshimanitu innu-iskueu'' and ''Tante nana etutamin mitassi? / Qu'as-tu fait de mon pays?'') * Judy Mappin Community Award: H. Nigel Thomas and Richard King

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