TheMatt Cohen Awardis an award given annually by theWriters' Trust of Canadato aCanadianwriter, in honour of a distinguished lifetime contribution to Canadian literature. First presented in 2000, it was established in memory ofMatt Cohen,a Canadian writer who died in 1999.
Winners
edit- 2000 -Mavis Gallant
- 2001 -Norman Levine
- 2002 -Fred Bodsworth
- 2003 -Audrey Thomas
- 2004 -Howard Engel
- 2005 -Janet Lunn
- 2006 -Marie-Claire Blais
- 2007 -David Helwig
- 2008 -Sylvia Fraser
- 2009 -Paul Quarrington[1]
- 2010 -Myrna Kostash
- 2011 -David Adams Richards[2]
- 2012 -Jean Little
- 2013 -Andrew Nikiforuk
- 2014 -Susan Musgrave[3]
- 2015 -Richard Wagamese[4]
- 2016 -Brian Brett[5]
- 2017 -Diane Schoemperlen[6]
- 2018 -David Bergen[7]
- 2019 -Olive Senior[8]
- 2020 -Dennis Lee[9]
- 2021 -Frances Itani[10]
- 2022 -Candace Savage[11]
- 2023 -Helen Humphreys[12]
- 2024 -Marie Clements[13]
References
edit- ^"Quarrington wins $20,000 Matt Cohen Award".cbc.ca,October 19, 2009.
- ^Barber, John (2011-11-01)."Patrick deWitt's 'The Sisters Brothers' wins Writers' Trust Prize".The Globe and Mail.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-01-02.
- ^"Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize".Toronto Star.2014-11-04.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-04-05.
- ^Medley, Mark (2015-11-04)."André Alexis wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize".The Globe and Mail.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-04-07.
- ^"Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners".Maclean's.2016-11-04.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-03-20.
- ^"David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards".Quill & Quire.2017-11-15.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-05-28.
- ^"Books inspired by the authors' parents win the top Writers' Trust Awards".Toronto Star.2018-11-07.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-10-13.
- ^"Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers' Trust Awards".Toronto Star.2019-11-05.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-04-06.
- ^"Writers' Trust Announces $100,000 of Career Literary Prizes, including Matt Cohen Award for CanLit Icon Dennis Lee".Open-Book.ca.December 2, 2020.RetrievedDecember 11,2020.
- ^"Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards".CBC News.2021-11-03.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-08-03.
- ^"Writers' Trust book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes".Toronto Star.2022-11-02.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-11-16.
- ^Nicole Thompson,"Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel".Toronto Star,November 21, 2023.
- ^"Sheung-King, Martha Baillie among Writers' Trust literary prize winners".CBC Books,November 19, 2017.