Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Explained

The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, formerly known as the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian literary award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition of works submitted by publishers.[1] Alongside the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction and the Giller Prize, it is considered one of the three main awards for Canadian fiction in English.[2] Its eligibility criteria allow for it to garland collections of short stories as well as novels; works that were originally written and published in French are also eligible for the award when they appear in English translation.

The award was first presented in 1997. It was renamed in January 2021, in order to honour the Canadian writers Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson.[3] Concurrently with the renaming, the prize package was increased from $50,000 to $60,000, matching the amount currently presented by its sibling, the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[4] The prize is sponsored by Jim Balsillie.

Nominees and recipients

YearJuryAuthorTitleResultRef.
1997Matt Cohen
Elisabeth Harvor
Ann Ireland		Austin ClarkeThe Origin of WavesWinner[5]
Elizabeth HaySmall ChangeShortlist[6]
Brian MooreThe Magician's Wife
Mordecai RichlerBarney's Version
Jane UrquhartThe Underpainter
1998Joan Clark
Austin Clarke
Trevor Ferguson		Greg HollingsheadThe HealerWinner[7]
André AlexisChildhoodShortlist[8]
Barbara GowdyThe White Bone
Wayne JohnstonThe Colony of Unrequited Dreams
Alice MunroThe Love of a Good Woman
1999Lynn Coady
Sylvia Fraser
Eric Wright		Peter OlivaThe City of YesWinner[9]
Caroline AddersonA History of ForgettingShortlist[10]
Elyse GascoCan You Wave Bye Bye, Baby?
Judy MacDonaldJane
Alistair MacLeodNo Great Mischief
2000Cynthia Holz
Janice Kulyk Keefer
Peter Oliva		Helen HumphreysAfterimageWinner[11]
Todd BabiakChoke HoldShortlist[12]
Lynn CoadyPlay the Monster Blind
Douglas Glover16 Categories of Desire
Michael WinterThis All Happened
2001Lesley Choyce
Eliza Clark
Olive Senior		Margaret SweatmanWhen Alice Lay Down with PeterWinner[13]
Alice MunroHateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, MarriageShortlist[14]
Elizabeth RuthTen Good Seconds of Silence
Timothy TaylorStanley Park
Thomas WhartonSalamander
2002Joan Barfoot
Brian Brett
Sarah Sheard		Paulette JilesEnemy WomenWinner[15]
Terry GriggsRogues' WeddingShortlist[16]
Ann IrelandExile
Lori LansensRush Home Road
Nino RicciTestament
2003Kevin Chong
Lisa Moore
Diane Schoemperlen		Kevin PattersonCountry of ColdWinner[17]
Jacqueline BakerA Hard Witching & Other StoriesShortlist[18]
Gil CourtemancheA Sunday at the Pool in Kigali
Barbara GowdyThe Romantic
Judith McCormackThe Rule of Last Clear Chance
2004Alice MunroRunawayWinner[19]
Michael HelmIn the Place of Last ThingsShortlist[20]
Colin McAdamSome Great Thing
Jeffrey MooreThe Memory Artists
Russell SmithMuriella Pent
2005Anita Rau Badami
Lewis DeSoto
Mary Swan		Joseph BoydenThree Day RoadWinner[21]
Michael CrummeyThe WreckageShortlist[22]
Lauren B. DavisThe Radiant City
Allan DonaldsonMaclean
Rabindranath MaharajA Perfect Pledge
2006Kenneth J. HarveyInsideWinner[23]
Peter BehrensThe Law of DreamsShortlist[24]
Rawi HageDe Niro's Game
Catherine HanrahanLost Girls and Love Hotels
Mary LawsonThe Other Side of the Bridge
2007Kevin Major
Kim Moritsugu
Madeleine Thien		Lawrence HillThe Book of NegroesWinner[25]
Shaena LambertRadianceShortlist[26]
Robert HoughThe Culprits
Nancy HustonFault Lines
M.G. VassanjiThe Assassin's Song
2008Miriam ToewsThe Flying TroutmansWinner[27]
Rivka GalchenAtmospheric DisturbancesShortlist[28]
Rawi HageCockroach
Lee HendersonThe Man Game
Patrick LaneRed Dog, Red Dog
2009Marina Endicott
Miriam Toews
R.M. Vaughan		Annabel LyonThe Golden MeanWinner[29]
Nicole BrossardFences in BreathingShortlist[30]
Douglas CouplandGeneration A
Alice MunroToo Much Happiness
Andrew SteinmetzEva's Threepenny Theatre
2010Andrew Pyper
Eden Robinson
Lisa Moore		Emma DonoghueRoomWinner[31]
Trevor ColePractical JeanShortlist[32]
Michael HelmCities of Refuge
Kathleen WinterAnnabel
Michael WinterThe Death of Donna Whalen
2011Emma Donoghue
Rabindranath Maharaj
Margaret Sweatman		Patrick deWittThe Sisters BrothersWinner[33]
Clark BlaiseThe Meagre TarmacShortlist[34]
Michael ChristieThe Beggar's Garden
Esi EdugyanHalf-Blood Blues
Dan VyletaThe Quiet Twin
2012Esi Edugyan
Lynn Coady
Drew Hayden Taylor		Tamas DobozySiege 13Winner[35]
Tim BowlingThe TinsmithShortlist[36]
Rawi HageCarnival
Alix OhlinInside
Linda SpaldingThe Purchase
2013Colin McAdamA Beautiful TruthWinner[37]
Krista BridgeThe Elliot GirlsShortlist[38]
Lynn CoadyHellgoing
Cary FaganA Bird's Eye
Lisa MooreCaught
2014Neil Bissoondath
George Murray
Helen Humphreys		Miriam ToewsAll My Puny SorrowsWinner[39]
André AlexisPastoralShortlist[40]
Steven GallowayThe Confabulist
K. D. MillerAll Saints
Carrie SnyderGirl Runner
2015Aislinn Hunter
Shani Mootoo
Richard Wagamese		André AlexisFifteen DogsWinner[41]
Elizabeth HayHis Whole LifeShortlist[42]
Pamela MordecaiRed Jacket
Russell SmithConfidence
John VaillantThe Jaguar's Children
2016Yasuko ThanhMysterious Fragrance of the Yellow MountainsWinner[43]
Michael HelmAfter JamesShortlist[44]
Anosh IraniThe Parcel
Kerry Lee PowellWillem de Kooning's Paintbrush
Katherena VermetteThe Break
2017Michael Christie
Christy Ann Conlin
Tracey Lindberg		David ChariandyBrotherWinner[45]
Carleigh BakerBad EndingsShortlist[46]
Claire CameronThe Last Neanderthal
Omar El AkkadAmerican War
Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonThis Accident of Being Lost
2018Ann Y. K. Choi
Mireille Silcoff
Robert Wiersema		Kathy PageDear EvelynWinner[47]
Craig DavidsonThe Saturday Night Ghost ClubShortlist[48]
Esi EdugyanWashington Black
Rawi HageBeirut Hellfire Society
Jen NealeLand Mammals and Sea Creatures
2019Dennis Bock
Michael Kaan
Suzette Mayr		André AlexisDays by MoonlightWinner[49]
Sharon ButalaSeason of Fury and WonderShortlist[50]
Michael CrummeyThe Innocents
Téa MutonjiShut Up, You're Pretty
Alix OhlinDual Citizens
2020Elisabeth de Mariaffi
Waubgeshig Rice
Yasuko Thanh		Gil AdamsonRidgerunnerWinner[51]
Zsuzsi GartnerThe BeguilingShortlist
Michelle GoodFive Little Indians
Thomas KingIndians on Vacation
Maria RevaGood Citizens Need Not Fear
2021Rebecca Fisseha
Michelle Good
Steven Price		Katherena VermetteThe StrangersWinner[52]
Rivka GalchenEveryone Knows Your Mother Is a WitchShortlist[53]
Alix OhlinWe Want What We Want
Miriam ToewsFight Night
Guy VanderhaegheAugust Into Winter
2022David Bergen
Norma Dunning
Andrew Forbes		Nicholas HerringSome HellishWinner[54]
Rima Elkouri (tr. Phyllis Aronoff, Howard Scott)ManamShortlist[55]
Kevin Lambert (tr. Donald Winkler)Querelle of Roberval
Darcy TamayoseEzra's Ghosts
Saeed TeebiHer First Palestinian
2023Francesca Ekwuyasi
Alix Hawley
M. G. Vassanji		Kai ThomasIn the Upper CountryWinner[56]
Emma DonoghueLearned by HeartShortlist[57]
Amanda PetersThe Berry Pickers
Michelle PorterA Grandmother Begins the Story
Thomas WhartonThe Book of Rain

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Notes and References

  1. The Writers' Trust of Canada, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
  2. https://www.macleans.ca/culture/who-wins-canadas-literary-prizes-and-why/ "Who wins Canada’s literary prizes — and why"
  3. https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/writers-trust-renames-fiction-prize-after-co-founders-and-couple-atwood-and-gibson-1.5284325 "Writers' Trust renames fiction prize after co-founders and couple Atwood and Gibson"
  4. K. J. Aiello, "Will a Writers’ Trust award honouring Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson mark the beginning of a hopeful year for writers?". The Globe and Mail, January 27, 2021.
  5. "Literary Prizes Awarded". Ottawa Citizen, January 20, 1998.
  6. "Govier takes Engel prize". The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1997.
  7. Val Ross, "Writers awarded $10,000 prizes". The Globe and Mail, January 19, 1999.
  8. "Butala wins Engel prize". The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1998.
  9. Aida Edamariam, "Toronto historian, Calgary novelist honoured by their peers: Writers' trust awards". National Post, March 30, 2000.
  10. "Nominations announced". The Globe and Mail, February 9, 2000.
  11. "Writers' Trust awards named: Prizes mark Canadian achievements". Sudbury Star, March 6, 2001.
  12. "Finalists named for Writer's Trust prizes". Niagara Falls Review, February 3, 2001.
  13. Judy Stoffman, "Seven authors win big prizes ; Levine, Blaise, Hay among those honoured in T.O.". Toronto Star, March 6, 2002.
  14. "Double nominations in Writers' Trust awards". The Telegram, February 17, 2002.
  15. "Manitoulin author among award winners". Sault Star, March 8, 2003.
  16. "Finalists named for Writers' Trust Awards". The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2003.
  17. Anne-Marie Tobin, "Writers from across Canada receive literary awards". The Western Star, March 6, 2004.
  18. Judy Stoffman, "Overlooked books make shortlist". Toronto Star, February 4, 2004.
  19. Judy Stoffman, "Engel 'knocked out' by honour; Sleuth writer cops Matt Cohen prize Seven, in all, feted by Writers Trust". Toronto Star, March 10, 2005.
  20. "Munro, Newman among finals for literary awards". Peterborough Examiner, February 5, 2005.
  21. "Joseph Boyden, John Vaillant glean Writers' Trust Awards". Sault Star, March 2, 2006.
  22. "Crummey in running for national prize". The Telegram, February 3, 2006.
  23. "N.L. writer's 'Inside' wins fiction prize". Telegraph-Journal, March 8, 2007.
  24. Pat Donnelly, "Hage, Behrens face off again". Montreal Gazette, February 8, 2007.
  25. James Adams, "Lawrence Hill, Anna Porter win Writers' Trust Awards". The Globe and Mail, April 2, 2008.
  26. "Writer's Trust contenders named". Harbour City Star, March 1, 2008.
  27. Mark Medley, "Winnipeg novelist wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize; Miriam Toews takes $25,000 award for her road-trip story The Flying Troutmans". Winnipeg Free Press, November 18, 2008.
  28. "Who's in the running for some of this year's big awards". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2008.
  29. Mark Medley, "Ontario-born B.C. writer Annabel Lyon wins fiction prize for The Golden Mean". CanWest News Service, November 24, 2009.
  30. "Munro, Coupland on fiction shortlist for Writer's Trust prizes". Edmonton Journal, October 1, 2009.
  31. Mark Medley, "Emma Donoghue wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Vancouver Sun, November 3, 2010.
  32. John Barber, "Emma Donoghue, Kathleen and Michael Winter among finalists for Writers' Trust". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2010.
  33. Mark Medley, "Patrick deWitt wins Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Postmedia News, November 2, 2011.
  34. John Barber, "Edugyan, deWitt on Writers' Trust short list". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2011.
  35. Mark Medley, "Tamas Dobozy wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for Siege 13". National Post, November 7, 2012.
  36. "Rawi Hage among finalists for Rogers Writers' Trust of Canada Fiction Prize". Canadian Press, September 19, 2012.
  37. Dianne Rinehart, "Colin McAdam wins Writers' Trust prize: A Beautiful Truth captures the story of family, belonging, and survival". Toronto Star, November 21, 2013.
  38. "Writers Moore, Coady shortlisted". Windsor Star, October 1, 2013.
  39. Web site: Medley. Mark. Miriam Toews wins Writers' Trust award for All My Puny Sorrows. The Globe and Mail. 5 November 2014. 4 November 2014.
  40. Victoria Ahearn, "Carrie Snyder, Miriam Toews among finalists for Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Canadian Press, October 1, 2014.
  41. Mark Medley, "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail, November 3, 2015.
  42. Mark Medley, "Globe columnist among Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize nominees". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2015.
  43. Web site: Bethune . Brian . November 3, 2016 . Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners . . October 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022120745/https://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/rogers-writers-trust-celebrating-the-2016-winners/ . live .
  44. Sadaf Ahsan, "Writers' Trust of Canada announces five finalists". National Post, September 22, 2016.
  45. Web site: Beattie . Steven W. . November 15, 2017 . David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers’ Trust awards . . en . April 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422135831/https://quillandquire.com/omni/david-chariandy-billie-livingston-and-diane-schoemperlen-among-the-winners-at-the-2017-writers-trust-awards/ . live .
  46. Mark Medley, "David Chariandy, Omar El Akkad among finalists for Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail, September 30, 2017.
  47. "Kathy Page, Elizabeth Hay among Writers' Trust winners". Toronto Sun, November 8, 2018.
  48. "Writers' Trust to hand out total $260,000 in prizes for literary excellence". National Post, November 7, 2018.
  49. Web site: Dundas . Deborah . November 5, 2019 . Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers’ Trust Awards . . en . November 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191106132510/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/11/05/andre-alexis-jenny-heijun-wills-are-big-winners-at-writers-trust-awards.html . live .
  50. https://www.cbc.ca/books/andr%C3%A9-alexis-michael-crummey-shortlisted-for-2019-rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-1.5294169 "André Alexis, Michael Crummey shortlisted for $50K Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize"
  51. Web site: Takeuchi . Craig . September 19, 2020 . Gil Adamson, Jessica J. Lee win Writers’ Trust literary prizes . . en-US . January 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116234151/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/gil-adamson-jessica-j-lee-win-writers-trust-2020-literary-prizes . live .
  52. Web site: van Koeverden . Jane . November 3, 2021 . Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards . . November 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105163434/https://www.cbc.ca/books/katherena-vermette-tomson-highway-and-cherie-dimaline-among-winners-at-2021-writers-trust-awards-1.6234384 . live .
  53. Deborah Dundas, "‘May the force be with you’: Five finalists for the first Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize announced". Toronto Star, September 29, 2021.
  54. Web site: Dundas . Deborah . November 2, 2022 . Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes . . en . November 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103004444/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/11/02/writers-trust-2022-book-award-winners-collect-270000-in-prizes.html . live .
  55. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-two-translated-titles-among-finalists-for-60000-atwood-gibson-writers/ "Two translated titles among finalists for $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize"
  56. Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.
  57. Cassandra Drudi, "Three debut novels among finalists for 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". Quill & Quire, September 27, 2023.

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