This award is given to a member of the extended literary community who has made a significant and longstanding contribution to the development and/or dissemination of English-language literature in Quebec.
It is named for the first recipient of QWF’s Community Award in 1995, who quietly but fiercely promoted generations of Canadian writers in her long career as a bookseller at the now defunct Double Hook bookstore in Westmount, Quebec.
Winners archive
Nominations are solicited from the community each summer, and a committee from the Board of the QWF selects the winner.
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2021
Winner
for offering advice and opportunity to scores of students and writers, always with generosity, humility, and good humour
for dedicating almost 50 years of his life to serving readers, promoting books, and supporting the English-language writing community
2020
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for her hard work, leadership, and longstanding personal commitment to community in all its forms
2019
Winner
for his work championing underground publishing and dedicated service to Montreal's independent writing community
2018
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for her work with Atwater Library and Computer Centre
2017
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for his work with Matrix and the Knowlton Literary Association
2016
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for the unflagging focus, determination, and modesty with which he built and maintained Serai and Montreal Serai
2015
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for the invaluable care and advice she has given to book lovers and writers, and for her role in instilling a love of literature in throngs of children
2014
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for her longstanding dedication to fostering a love of learning, literacy, and the English language during her work with the Montreal Children's Library
2012
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for his invaluable contributions as a teacher, mentor, editor, publisher, and writer
2011
Winner
for his work as a producer, editor, and publisher, and for the inclusiveness and power of his vision for Quebec literature