2023 submissions closed
The 2023 lists of book submissions have been published. The shortlist will be announced in October.
See all submissions2022
Sponsored by Byron RempelWinner

shortlisted
Jury
Jordan Abel
Susan Gillis
Zoe Imani Sharpe
2021
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shortlisted
Jury
Gloria Macher
Nolan Natasha
Michael Prior
2020
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shortlisted
Jury
Katia Grubisic
Ben Ladouceur
Hoa Nguyen
2019
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Jury
Amber Dawn
Ehab Lotayef
Catriona Wright
2018
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Jury
Billy-Ray Belcourt
Julie Bruck
Virginia Konchan
2017
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shortlisted
Jury
Geoffrey Cook
George Murray
Jennifer Still
2016
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shortlisted
Jury
Moe Clark
Greg Cook
Moez Surani
2015
Sponsored by Richard Pound, in memory of his brother RobertWinner

shortlisted
Jury
Darren Bifford
Christian Bok
Sonnet L’Abbé
2014
Sponsored by Richard Pound, in memory of his brother RobertWinner

shortlisted
Jury
Sue Elmslie
Sue Goyette
Daniel Zomparelli
2013
Sponsored by Richard Pound, in memory of his brother RobertWinner

shortlisted
Jury
Mary Dalton
Susan Gillis
Mark Tredinnick