Important Dates in the History
of the QWF Awards
- 1988
- QSPELL Prizes established in three categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry
- 1991
- Fiction prize named "Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction"
- 1992
- Poetry prize named "A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry"
- 1996
- Inauguration of the First Book award
- 1996
- Fiction prized renamed "The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction"
- 1998
- QSPELL Prizes renamed QWF Awards
- 1998
- Non-fiction prize called "Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction"
- 1998
- Inauguration of the Translation prize
- 1999
- First Book award named "McAuslan First Book Prize"
- 2008
- Inauguration of the QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
The QWF Literary Awards
The Quebec Writers' Federation is now accepting submissions to the 2009 QWF Awards. Click on the links below for details or to print the required submission forms.
Calls for Submissions [PDF]
- Call for submissions to The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, and McAuslan First Book Prize.
- Call for submissions to the QWF Prize for Children's & Young Adult Literature.
- Call for submissions to the QWF Translation Prize (French to English).
- Appel de soumissions pour le prix de traduction (ouvrage traduit du français à l’anglais).
Submission Forms [PDF]
- Submission form for the The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, and QWF Prize for Children's & Young Adult Literature.
- Submission form for the McAuslan First Book Prize.
- Submission form for the QWF Translation Prize.
QWF holds an annual juried competition for published books by Quebec authors in six categories:
- The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
- Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction
- A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry
- McAuslan First Book Prize
- QWF Prize for Children's & Young Adult Literature
- QWF Translation Prize (French and English, with target language alternating each year)
An award of $2,000 goes to the winner in each category.
