The 2024 QWF Awards Gala was held on November 12 at the Cabaret Lion d’Or
Links and Announcements:
Award winners
Le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole / The Cole Foundation Prize for Translation
Sponsored by the Cole FoundationWinner
shortlisted
Te souviens-tu de ta naissance?
(Alto)
Translation of
Do You Remember Being Born?
(Random House Canada)
Jury
Rémi Labrecque
Francis Langevin
Sauline Letendre
The A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry
Sponsored by Byron RempelWinner
National Animal
(Véhicule Press/Signal Editions)
shortlisted
Bottom Rail on Top
(Brick Books)
Tidal
(Pine Row Press)
Listening in Many Publics
(Invisible Publishing)
Jury
Joanne Arnott
Ross Leckie
Nisha Patel
The Concordia University First Book Prize
Sponsored by Concordia UniversityWinner
Little Crosses
(House of Anansi Press)
Jury
Mark Abley
Nicole Markotic
Tavleen Purewal
The Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize
Winner
“committing a dream / pawâkan Palestine”
“Congratulations”
“Memory Justice”
shortlisted
“Hater’s n Baiters: The Culture Collision”
Excerpts from “Reiterations”
“twenty-one”
“Please Don’t Tell Me”
Jury
Jason Camlot
Roen Higgins
Janice Jo Lee
The Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature
Sponsored in memory of Janet Savage BlachfordWinner
Hopscotch
(Groundwood Books Ltd.)
shortlisted
Walking Trees
(Groundwood Books)
The Wolf Pup
(Inhabit Media)
SOS Water
(Tradewind Books)
Jury
Jeffrey Canton
Laura May Vogel
Eldon Yellowhorn
The Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction
Sponsored by the Lilly and Joshua Ronn FoundationWinner
Furniture Music
(Wave Books)
shortlisted
Ghost Stories: On Writing Biography
(McGill-Queen's University Press)
Picturing the Game: An Illustrated Story of Hockey
(McGill-Queen's University Press)
Jury
Michelle Coupal
Alex Manley
Julie Sedivy
The QWF Prize for Playwriting
Sponsored by Gabriel Safdie in conjunction with InfinithéâtreWinner
Salesman in China
(Stratford Festival)
shortlisted
The Dark Lady
(J. Gordon Shillingford/Scirocco Drama)
Shorelines
(Playwrights Canada Press)
Mizushōbai (The Water Trade)
(Tableau D'Hôte Theatre)
Vierge
(Factory Theatre)
Jury
Bonnie Farmer
Emil Sher
Marcus Youssef
Judy Mappin Community Award
Winner
for his enduring commitment to nurturing the literary arts and literary communities in Quebec
The QWF College Writers Award
Sponsored by Cegep Heritage College, Champlain Regional College, Dawson College, John Abbott College, Marianopolis College, Vanier CollegeWinner
“Echoes of Leïla”
(Champlain College Saint-Lambert)
Jury
David Connor
Val Rwigema
Olivia Shan
carte blanche Prize
Sponsored by Mark GallopWinner
“Playtime in Carmella’s Room: A Memoir
(published in carte blanche, Issue 49, 2024)
shortlisted
2nd place
“BONE-EATING SNOT FLOWER”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 48, 2024)
3rd place
“Zoologies”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 49, 2024)
Jury
Klara du Plessis