The 17th QWF Awards Gala took place on Wednesday, November 18 at the Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre in Montreal. The gala was hosted by author Adam Leith Gollner and the first annual CBC/QWF Writer-in-Residence was named.
Thank you to everyone who attended! We hope you had a wonderful time.
Award winners
Le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole / The Cole Foundation Prize for Translation
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Translation of
shortlisted
Translation of
Translation of
The A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry
Sponsored by Richard Pound, in memory of his brother RobertWinner

shortlisted
Jury
Darren Bifford
Christian Bok
Sonnet L’Abbé
The Concordia University First Book Prize
Winner

shortlisted
Jury
Jane Eaton Hamilton
Ross Leckie
Lesley Trites
The Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction
Winner

shortlisted
Jury
Joan McGilvray
Bruce Symaka
Peter McFarlane
The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
Sponsored by Librairie Paragraphe BookstoreWinner

shortlisted
Jury
Amy Jones
Louis Rastelli
Paul Seesequasis
Judy Mappin Community Award
Winner
carte blanche Prize
Winner
shortlisted
Jury
Kathleen Winter