The carte blanche Prize is awarded once a year in recognition of an outstanding submission to QWF’s online literary journal, carte blanche, by a Quebec writer, artist, or translator. Winners receive a cash prize and a unique trophy—“The Lori”—created by Montreal artist Glen LeMesurier.
Winners archive
A short list is selected by the editors of the journal, and the winner is selected by a single juror.
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2025
Sponsored by Mark GallopWinner
“heart made of bees”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 51)
shortlisted
2nd place
“The Stars of Saint-Léonard”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 52)
3rd place
“Trulie, Toronto, and the Southwest Swale”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 52)
Jury
Maria Schamis Turner
2024
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
2023
Sponsored by Mark GallopWinner
“Three Disorientations”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 45, 2023)
shortlisted
2nd place
“Relieved”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 45, 2023)
3rd place
“the cows are benevolent and full of flies”
(published in carte blanche, Issue 44, 2023)
Jury
Mirabel
2022
Sponsored by Mark GallopWinner
Some Kind of Light
(published in Carte Blanche, Issue 43)
shortlisted
2nd place
The Salad Spinner
(published in Carte Blanche, Issue 43)
3rd place
Gardens of Dirty Laundry
(published in Carte Blanche, Issue 43)
Jury
Kasia Van Schaik
2021
Winner
Tricks
(published in carte blanche issue 41 (Fiction) )
shortlisted
2nd place
Sickness in Limbo
(published in carte blanche issue 42 (Creative Nonfiction) )
3rd place
The Queue
(published in carte blanche issue 40 (Fiction) )
Jury
Gillian Sze
2020
Sponsored by 3Macs/Raymond JamesWinner
First Prize: “It’s a Slow Ride”
(Issue 39)
Second Prize: “Thin”
(Issue 39)
Third Prize: “Emote: A Time Capsule”
(Issue 39)
Jury
Greg Santos
Zoe Shaw
2018
Winner
loss of (her)self
(Issue 33)
shortlisted
2nd place
Tracking Animal
(Issue 33)
3rd place
Bow
(Issue 34)
Jury
Madeleine Thien
2017
Winner
shortlisted
2nd place
The House On Carbonate
(Issue 30)
3rd place
Self-Trolling
(Issue 29)
Jury
Liz Howard
2016
Winner
Rabbits with Red Eyes
(Issue 28)
shortlisted
2nd place
The Radium Girls
(Issue 26)
3rd place
Bridges We Build
(Issue 26)
Jury
Nick Mount