The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, formerly known as the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian
literary award presented by the
Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual
juried competition of works submitted by publishers. Alongside the
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction and the
Giller Prize, it is considered one of the three main awards for Canadian fiction in English. Its eligibility criteria allow for it to garland collections of short stories as well as novels; works that were originally written and published in French are also eligible for the award when they appear in English translation.
The award was first presented in 1997. It was renamed in January 2021, in order to honour the Canadian writers
Margaret Atwood and
Graeme Gibson. Concurrently with the renaming, the prize package was increased from $50,000 to $60,000, matching the amount currently presented by its sibling, the
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.
[K. J. Aiello]
"Will a Writers’ Trust award honouring Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson mark the beginning of a hopeful year for writers?"
''The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...
'', January 27, 2021. The prize is sponsored by
Jim Balsillie.
Nominees and recipients
References
External links
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize official website
{{Writers' Trust of Canada awards
Writers' Trust of Canada awards
Awards established in 1997
1997 establishments in Canada
Canadian fiction awards